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Polar research blooms inside the hot spots
New Englanders know the summer is painfully brief, so by the time July rolls around, they make sure to head to the water. That could mean surfing in Narragansett, Rhode Island, boating on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, or kayaking down the Connecticut River. Or, in the case of South Portland, Maine, native Ella Christie ’27,…
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Clark-built dashboard reveals success of conservation efforts where the wild things are
‘It was the most unique thing I’ve done at Clark in the GIS realm’ Elephants in Tanzania, walruses in the Arctic, bison in Montana, and bears in the New York Adirondacks: These animals and their habitats have benefited from research by graduate students in Clark University’s Wildlife Conservation GIS Research Seminar over the past 13…
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Small but mighty
They are tiny. They fly and squirm, skitter and crawl. They are so humble that they easily escape notice. But ask a Clark scientist about the insects and worms at the center of their research and they’ll let you know that these creatures are also endlessly fascinating—the stories they tell, the secrets they reveal, and…
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Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics’ role in our seafood sustainability is anything but shrimpy
Above: A satellite image of an aquaculture area in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics (CCGA) is working with Seafood Watch, a nonprofit based at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, to monitor the sustainability of shrimp farming in Ecuador and other countries. (Image courtesy of CCGA) Decade-old aquaculture project has received over…
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Building equitable cities
Geography Professor Asha Best has lived in a handful of cities across the U.S., Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Atlanta among them. Experiencing each place’s unique culture, transportation, and education systems has given Best insight into how different cities are designed and how they function. A curiosity to understand this more drives some of her current…
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