{"id":236,"date":"2025-09-13T21:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/campaign-new\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:32:08","slug":"stories-of-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/stories-of-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"query-filter\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-2\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Stories of Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro has-medium-font-size is-style-intro--2\">Clarkies are driven by their endless curiosity. Committed to positive change and collaboration, they seek to improve human lives and sustain the planet, with urgency and empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-filter wp-block-query-filter-taxonomy\" data-wp-interactive=\"query-filter\" data-wp-context=\"{}\">\n\t\t\t<a  data-wp-on--click=\"actions.navigate\" data-clark-term=\"\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236?query-2-category=navigating-technological-transformation\">Navigating Technological Transformation<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a  data-wp-on--click=\"actions.navigate\" data-clark-term=\"\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236?query-2-category=thriving-on-a-sustainable-planet\">Thriving on a sustainable planet<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a  data-wp-on--click=\"actions.navigate\" data-clark-term=\"\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236?query-2-category=uplifting-people-at-clark-and-beyond\">Uplifting People at Clark and Beyond<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2023_Alhgren_Lab-NOV26-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"columns-3 isStoryTemplate wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-96bd1808 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-600 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry topic-investing-in-clarks-future\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Larry Franks, M.A. \u201973 and his wife, Ellen Berelson\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson.avif 2400w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson-300x228.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson-1024x779.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson-768x584.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson-1536x1168.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson-2048x1557.avif 2048w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/larry-franks-ellen-berelson-1200x913.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/10\/21\/gifts-that-always-matter\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gifts that always matter<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-524 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uplifting-people-at-clark-and-beyond topic-power-of-a-clark-education\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jonathan_Soloman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"student sits at table with laptop open\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jonathan_Soloman.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jonathan_Soloman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jonathan_Soloman-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jonathan_Soloman-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/09\/03\/mapping-reparations-in-massachusetts\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mapping reparations in Massachusetts<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-539 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-thriving-on-a-sustainable-planet topic-search-for-solutions\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ella-Christie-Frey-CN-header-1200x900-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ph.D. student Morgan Lehman, Ella Christie \u201927, Ph.D. student Anna Zhu, and Professor Karen Frey on the CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ella-Christie-Frey-CN-header-1200x900-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ella-Christie-Frey-CN-header-1200x900-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ella-Christie-Frey-CN-header-1200x900-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ella-Christie-Frey-CN-header-1200x900-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/08\/28\/polar-research-blooms-inside-the-hot-spots\/\" target=\"_self\" >Polar research blooms inside the hot spots<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-521 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uplifting-people-at-clark-and-beyond topic-power-of-a-clark-education\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Krishna_Gajjar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Krishna Gajjar &#039;25\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Krishna_Gajjar.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Krishna_Gajjar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Krishna_Gajjar-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Krishna_Gajjar-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/07\/17\/i-completely-fell-in-love-with-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018I completely fell in love with research\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-535 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-thriving-on-a-sustainable-planet topic-search-for-solutions\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jaguar-Amazon-1200x797-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jaguar walking through the Amazon rainforest\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jaguar-Amazon-1200x797-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jaguar-Amazon-1200x797-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jaguar-Amazon-1200x797-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Jaguar-Amazon-1200x797-1-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/06\/18\/clark-built-dashboard-reveals-success-of-conservation-efforts-where-the-wild-things-are\/\" target=\"_self\" >Clark-built dashboard reveals success of conservation efforts where the wild things are<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-532 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-thriving-on-a-sustainable-planet topic-power-of-a-clark-education\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Many_Hands_Farm_APR_2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"hands covered in dirt\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Many_Hands_Farm_APR_2025.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Many_Hands_Farm_APR_2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Many_Hands_Farm_APR_2025-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Many_Hands_Farm_APR_2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Many_Hands_Farm_APR_2025-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Many_Hands_Farm_APR_2025-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/06\/16\/harvesting-lessons-from-a-farming-master-class\/\" target=\"_self\" >Harvesting lessons from a farming master class<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-528 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-thriving-on-a-sustainable-planet topic-search-for-solutions\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Onthophagus-gazella.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Close up detail of a male dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Onthophagus-gazella.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Onthophagus-gazella-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Onthophagus-gazella-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Onthophagus-gazella-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/05\/12\/small-but-mighty\/\" target=\"_self\" >Small but mighty<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-510 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uplifting-people-at-clark-and-beyond topic-power-of-a-clark-education\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Surrettes-1200x1200-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clark trained teachers, and siblings, Bill, Danielle, and Kim Surrette in front of the University Park Campus School\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Surrettes-1200x1200-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Surrettes-1200x1200-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Surrettes-1200x1200-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Surrettes-1200x1200-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Surrettes-1200x1200-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/05\/12\/main-south-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" >Main South lessons<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-549 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-navigating-technological-transformation category-thriving-on-a-sustainable-planet topic-search-for-solutions\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ecuador_imagery-seafood-watch-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Satellite image for an area in Guayaquil, Ecuador that is a major aquaculture area\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ecuador_imagery-seafood-watch-web.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ecuador_imagery-seafood-watch-web-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ecuador_imagery-seafood-watch-web-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Ecuador_imagery-seafood-watch-web-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/05\/08\/clark-center-for-geospatial-analytics-role-in-our-seafood-sustainability-is-anything-but-shrimpy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics\u2019 role in our seafood sustainability is anything but shrimpy<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-507 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uplifting-people-at-clark-and-beyond topic-power-of-a-clark-education\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Nick_Brunelle_APR_2025-11-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"student poses for headshot with book\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Nick_Brunelle_APR_2025-11-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Nick_Brunelle_APR_2025-11-1200x800-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Nick_Brunelle_APR_2025-11-1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Nick_Brunelle_APR_2025-11-1200x800-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/05\/06\/one-short-experience-can-be-absolutely-life-shaping\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018One short experience can be absolutely life-shaping\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-546 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-navigating-technological-transformation topic-power-of-a-clark-education\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025-Marina-Sako-Lab.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"student works in science lab\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025-Marina-Sako-Lab.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025-Marina-Sako-Lab-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025-Marina-Sako-Lab-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025-Marina-Sako-Lab-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline; margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-left alignleft wp-block-post-title has-heading-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/2025\/04\/23\/science-can-be-creative\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018Science can be creative\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-543 story type-story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-navigating-technological-transformation topic-power-of-a-clark-education\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Larriyah-Graham-AI-gaming.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Larriyah Graham in a class on AI for Gaming\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Larriyah-Graham-AI-gaming.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Larriyah-Graham-AI-gaming-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Larriyah-Graham-AI-gaming-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/plan-and-purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/Larriyah-Graham-AI-gaming-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 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