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A summer internship award supported Skye Donaldson in painting an inspirational mural in the Robert H. Goddard Library at Clark University.

For biology major Lauren Bostwick '26, M.S./GIS '27, a desire to help stray animals combined with her abilities in technology led her to create a powerful tool of compassion.

The Clark women's basketball team powered its way to the NEWMAC finals for the first time since 2005 before falling to Smith College, 72-65. Coach Bridgette Reyes' squad finished the season with a 19-9 record.

Clark earns honorable mention

Robert Goddard's spirit of innovation lives on through NASA-funded research in the School of Climate, Environment, and Sustainability and the affiliated Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics.

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

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...

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

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

Student web designers put the flex in UX - Clark Now | Clark University

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

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.

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.