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Scientists say federal nuclear waste panel must rebuild public trust

A renewed federal effort to fix the nation’s stalled nuclear waste program is focusing so much on technological issues that it fails to address the public mistrust and lack of credibility hampering...

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Students in Sustainable University course present research projects

Clark University students completing a fall semester course titled “The Sustainable University” recently made a public presentation of their final research projects, revealing issues and posing...

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Clark ‘scientist-mother’ Stephens urges action against air pollution

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy Jennie Stephens with her daughters. What does Clark University Assistant Professor Jennie Stephens have in common with Oscar-nominated actress...

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Top marine ecologist, NOAA leader to deliver Geller Lecture April 5

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leader Jane Lubchenco, an internationally known marine ecologist and environmental scientist, will present "Growing a Sustainable Future: Reasons for...

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Environmental scientist garners NSF grant for Smart Grid research

IDCE Assistant Professor Jennie Stephens is involved in several Smart Grid initiatives. Jennie Stephens, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy in the Department of International...

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Students' high-level conservation research aids public reporting

Students gathered during a recent trip to the St. Mary & St. Scholastica Monastery in Petersham, MA. Pictured, from left: Katie Friedman ’12, Shannon O’Neil ’11, Mike Keveny ’13, Katie Minnix ’12,...

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MBA student, entrepreneur excels at ‘elevator pitch' competition

Brad McNamara Clark University graduate student Brad McNamara won second place at the Princeton Entrepreneurship Pitch Contest in Boston on Nov. 17, presenting an “elevator pitch” about his new...

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Students share boundary-breaking Sustainable University research

  Students enrolled in The Sustainable University course pause for a photo with Jenny Isler, Clark Campus Sustainability Coordinator (front row, second from left), and IDCE Prof. Jennie Stephens (third...

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Marsh-Mosakowski NOAA Fellows to embark on summer research

From left are the 2012 Marsh-Mosakowski NOAA Fellows, all Clark juniors: Lauren Ziemer, Karissa Lear, Christina Geller, and Emily Sturdivant. (NOAA Fellow Audrey Seiz was unable to attend.) Mosakowski...

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Student researcher Hostetler '13 named O’Connor HERO Fellow

President David Angel presented a certificate to Andrew Hostetler '13, in recognition of the senior's O'Connor HERO Fellowship, during a reception for student scholars and researchers at Harrington...

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Internat'l conference on sustainable consumption, at Clark June 12-14

Leading researchers and practitioners in multiple dimensions of consumerism and well-being -- sociologic, economic, technologic, cultural, and political -- to examine the real meanings of prosperity...

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Back to the Arctic: Clark University student researchers embark on polar...

A view of the Kolyma River watershed in the Siberian Arctic. (Photo: Karen Frey) While basting on a crowded beach or waiting for the AC to cool your sweltering car interior, imagine yourself cutting...

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Clark University scientists report first satellite-based quantifications of...

Satellite image shows large (multi-kilometer scale) melt ponds and streams on the George VI ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. These were taken by the WorldView-1 satellite. (Copyright:...

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Top expert on climate change to speak at Clark University Feb. 4

Daniel Schrag, director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment Clark University will present a lecture by Harvard geologist and leading environmental science expert Daniel Schrag,...

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Esteemed geoscientist, PBS host, to present Atwood Lecture March 20

Richard Alley is professor of geosciences at Penn State. He was host of the recent PBS miniseries "Earth: The Operators’ Manual." (Pennsylvania State University) Environmental expert Richard Alley will...

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Clark University student researchers receive Marsh-Mosakowski NOAA Fellowships

The 2014 Marsh-Mosakowski NOAA Fellows were introduced at Clark University April 29. Pictured, from left, are Robert Johnston, director of the Marsh Institute; Julianne Murphy; Silvana “Vanessa”...

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Clark University Geography Ph.D. student receives selective Horowitz...

Alida Cantor is a Ph.D. student at the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University. Her dissertation fieldwork will contribute to a better understanding of the social and environmental justice...

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Clark U. recognizes two with Lund Award for their contributions to the...

Back row (from left to right): Heather Mangione, Clark President David P. Angel, Associate Professor Deborah Martin. Front row (from left to right): Professor Martin’s children, Naomi and Isaac...

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Oct. 15 at Clark: Distinguished scientist Eric Lambin to lecture on...

Eric Lambin professor at the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences at Stanford (Photo: Tore Marklund) Globalization expert Eric Lambin will present “Land Use Change in the Globalization...

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Student researcher Hostetler ’13 named O’Connor HERO Fellow

President David Angel presented a certificate to Andrew Hostetler '13, in recognition of the senior's O'Connor HERO Fellowship, during a reception for student scholars and researchers at Harrington...

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