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Farmers have acres of fields to look after, and it can be hard to spot an insect infestation before crops endure significant damage. What if a robot could help? That's a question computer science Professor Gary Holness and students are tackling in Clark's robotics lab, the Laboratory for Intelligent Perceptual Systems.

Eleven Clark undergraduate students spent this summer in Greece, researching the history of forced migration and settlement through the lens of food and culture. Their work was part of Clark's newly developed study abroad course, People-on-the-Move Research Studio: Food, Migration, and Belonging in Thessaloniki, funded in part by the Leir Program.

Working in the laboratory of Arshad Kudrolli, professor and chair of the Physics Department, the Ph.D. candidate conducts experiments detailing how California blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus) move through water-filled spaces of various shapes and strictures. Student researcher Simon Bissitt '26 describes the worms he and Kapadia observe wriggling inside various containers as "inspiration models" for those future robots.

Meridian Stiller '26 worked at the nonprofit Sanctuary One Care Farm, which helps people struggling with health issues heal by participating in farm activities and provides a home to animals in need of rescuing or rehabilitation.

Abbie Hart '25 spent the summer working at the Worcester Art Museum.

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

Clark University announces students named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List.

Clark University announces students named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List.

Clark University students added to the Spring 2023 Dean's List for their academic performance.

Clark University announces students named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List.

Clark University awarded 1,376 degrees (503 bachelor's, 847 master's, 26 doctoral degrees) and conferred four honorary degrees at the University's 120th Commencement ceremonies held at the DCU Center in downtown Worcester, on Monday, May 20. The graduates included 653 international students representing 39 countries.

Clark University awarded 1,300 degrees (590 bachelor's, 681 master's, and 29 doctoral degrees) to the Class of 2023 and conferred three honorary degrees during their 119th Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 21. Speakers heralded the graduates for their accomplishments, and the resilience and ambition they exhibited when their college experience was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clark University held the University's 118th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 22. The University awarded 577 bachelor's, 489 master's, and 25 doctoral degrees, and conferred four honorary degrees during two ceremonies. Graduates were urged to always ask questions, move forward with confidence, and have the moral clarity to make courageous and meaningful decisions.

Clark University awarded 490 bachelor's degrees, 501 master's degrees, and 10 doctorates, and conferred three honorary degrees during ceremonies on June 12 and June 13.

Twelve members of Clark University's Class of 2024 have been selected for Gryphon & Pleiades, the university's senior leadership and service honor society, on the basis of their outstanding record of academic achievement, service and dedication to the University. Gryphon and Pleiades has a long history at the University. The organization today is the result of a merger of two earlier honor societies, Gryphon, the men's honor society founded in 1909, and Pleaides, the women's honor society founded in 1948. The Society's mission is to provide a forum for thoughtful dialogue between the University and its undergraduate students. To that end, the members of Gryphon and Pleaides shall invite conversations with University officials on subjects of strategic concern and shall make every effort to bring their collective experience to bear on the problems brought before them. Members of Gryphon and Pleaides will also engage in service projects focused either on the Clark community or on the immediate Main South neighborhood.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Clark University's English Department sponsors annual writing contests that are open to all Clark undergraduate students, including those enrolled in the School of Professional Studies. This year's prize winners for the Leroy Allston Ames Essay Contest, the Betty '79 and Stanley Sultan Short Story Contest, the Loring Holmes and Ruth Dodd Drama Contest and the Prentiss Cheney Hoyt Poetry Contest have been selected.

Sadie Price-Elliott, a Clark University student earned second place in a college poetry contest this spring for her sonnet "La sandia."