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From gamifying social movements to analyzing partisan press on the eve of the Civil War, undergraduate student research touches all corners of our society. Students’ creative and research endeavors were on display April 23 for the spring 2025 edition of ClarkFEST, the University’s biannual research showcase.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

ClarkFEST included over a dozen interactive media and game design<\/a> presentations, five panel presentations, and more than 100 poster presentations.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Photos by Steven King, university photographer, and Natalie Hoang \u201925, MBA \u201926<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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