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From Massachusetts to Australia, Beatrice Altopp '25, M.S. '26, wants to protect local species

Research by Clark undergraduate students sparked lively discussions at the Fall 2025 edition of ClarkFEST.

Fruit fly research seeks to unlock the mysteries of disease You might call it the noble - or Nobel - fruit fly. In 1933, Thomas Hunt Morgan won the Nobel Prize for uncovering the role that chromosomes play in heredity. His discovery arose from his...

Chemistry Professor Julio D'Arcy leads a student research team to develop state-of-the-art technology aimed at improving human lives.

For Owen Dominguez '27, photography is not just a skill or a hobby, it's a way of life. During his time as a Clarkie, taking photos has allowed Dominguez to connect with people on and off campus, creating images that earned him a scholarship from the Griffin Museum of Photography.

Caden Thomas '27 gets down in the mud for marine research

Clark University announces students named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List.

Through Southbridge CARES, Clark University's Mosakowski Institute fellows help address high school students' academic and social-emotional needs.

Clark University has announced the recipients of the inaugural AI Innovation Grants, which support creative and impactful projects that explore the potential of artificial intelligence to improve lives on campus and off.

Branson Witt '27 came to Clark interested in issues like health equity and access, food deserts in the inner city, and stormwater pollution. He planned to major in economics - then discovered data science.

One of Clark University's premier undergraduate research programs wrapped up its 26th summer recently, as students presented their findings on a tree-planting program aimed at curbing heat islands in Massachusetts cities.

New Englanders know the summer is painfully brief, so by the time July rolls around, they make sure to head to the water - surfing in Rhode Island, boating in New Hampshire, or kayaking down the Connecticut River. But Portland, Maine, native Ella Christie '27 traveled farther afield - namely, the Northern Bering Strait and the Southern Chukchi Sea - to join Geography Professor Karen Frey aboard the Sir Wilfrid Laurier, a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker. Frey's Polar Science Research Laboratory team collected water samples to better understand how climate change is impacting fragile marine ecosystems.

Clark University junior Jonathan Solomon is using his data and GIS savvy to help history professor Ousmane Power-Greene create a digital map of reparation efforts across Massachusetts

Clark University announces students named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List.

Clark University awarded 468 undergraduate degrees and 1,014 advanced degrees in two ceremonies at the University's 121st Commencement at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on Monday, May 19.

As a high school student deciding where to attend college, Isaac Tomeho '26 found himself attracted to the words appearing on the Clark University seal: Fiat Lux. The idea of being drawn to the light helped draw him to the campus. The computer science major has since found a path that allows him to indulge his intellectual passions, begin fulfilling a personal plan for his life and career, and enjoy the opportunity to do something truly unexpected: help his fellow students make really cool stuff.

Devon Rose Leaver's five years of undergraduate and graduate study in biology at Clark has been packed with classes, research assistantships in two faculty labs, a summer internship near Boston, scientific conferences, and even part-time jobs. As she works on her master's thesis, Leaver '24, M.S. '25, is reaching for her apex: a spot in a Ph.D. program. She's interested in studying molecular biology and microbial ecology - the genetics, composition, functionality, and ecology of microbial communities - similar to what she's studied most recently in the lab of Professor Nathan Ahlgren, a marine microbial biologist and the Warren Litsky Endowed Chair in Biology.

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Clark University announces students named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List.

As Clark University signs a partnership agreement with African Community Education (ACE), a Worcester agency that works to help African refugee and immigrant youth and families achieve educational and social stability, students present research projects on the foods of local immigrant communities.

Justin Schwartz '27 reflects on a semester of Clark University theater

Clark University biologists find mystery and majesty in a common insect.

Summer Game Studio is a two-week game design program that immerses students in the Becker School of Design & Technology at Clark University. This pre-college program teaches all aspects of game design and development - from concept art to coding; from sound design to playtesting - and empowers students with the skills to create their own video games from scratch. Current BSDT students share how they got their introduction to interactive media and game design before they enrolled at Clark.

In the History of Hip Hop course, Clark University students examine the genre's influence on global culture.

Belonging is a nuanced emotional need that's top-of-mind for college students as they transition from high school to college and from college to whatever comes after graduation. In her ongoing series of paintings and community service projects titled "The Embrace Project," studio art/marketing major Wynne Dromey '25, MBA '26, explores what it truly means to belong.

Every fall, students in Professor Kristina Wilson's Art, the Public, and Worcester's Cultural Institutions course get a taste of what may be ahead for them if they seek marketing or museum careers. The class offers a departure from more traditional course offerings by giving students the opportunity to produce episodes for the podcast "WAMxUniversity," which focuses on the works inside the Worcester Art Museum.

Clark University junior makes a statement with game design

Every Wednesday afternoon, Red Square bustles with the activity of the Clark Collective pop-up market. Created to support student entrepreneurs and encourage innovation, the Collective provides a space where students can promote their business ventures, whether products or services. A common thread among sellers is a desire to uplift fellow Clarkies, from selling nourishing food to making wares aimed at helping their peers express themselves.

The Fall Game Expo hosted by Clark's chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) was created to help students meet developers and build community. The IGDA sets up expo booths in a way that emulates the popular PAX East gaming convention and encourages students and developers to chat with one another.

Jennifer Krulisz-Hossain '25, MPA '26, and Temera De Groot '25 have created opportunities on campus for first-generation students like themselves to gather for social and academic fellowship and support.