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Our Research Focus

As a research university, we seek to solve society’s most pressing problems, while educating and engaging the next generation of researchers.

Math Professor Jackie Dresch is photographed in a lab on the campus of Clark University on January 27, 2016. Photo by Matthew Healey for Clark University

Faculty Research

The effects of climate change, from sub-Saharan Africa to the Arctic. The biochemical roots of cancer. Our faculty focus on the world’s most complex and thorny issues.

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Student Research

Undergraduate Research

Through capstone projects and fellowships, undergraduate students collaborate closely with faculty to contribute to the greater body of knowledge.

Graduate Research

Clark values graduate student researchers, who enrich our close-knit community of scholars.

Our Stories

The big thirst

Researchers help drought-stricken Mexico City focus on a greener future

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Virtual reality. Real-life consequences.

Employing technology to envision a drying Mexico’s possible future(s)

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‘I couldn’t do this research without the new lab’

Ribbon cut on $750K grant-funded life sciences facility

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The big thirst

Researchers help drought-stricken Mexico City focus on a greener future

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Virtual reality. Real-life consequences.

Employing technology to envision a drying Mexico’s possible future(s)

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Exercise for senior citizens — with an AI boost

BSDT scholar-in-residence uses new technologies to improve health care

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The big thirst

Researchers help drought-stricken Mexico City focus on a greener future

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Virtual reality. Real-life consequences.

Employing technology to envision a drying Mexico’s possible future(s)

Read More
‘I couldn’t do this research without the new lab’

Ribbon cut on $750K grant-funded life sciences facility

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‘I couldn’t do this research without the new lab’

Ribbon cut on $750K grant-funded life sciences facility

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‘I'm starting to see how my project is impacting people’

Students to show off research prowess at ClarkFEST

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‘We are really helping understudied individuals’

Danny Fredette researches how Asian American adoptees approach therapy

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Community Research Partners

Clark researchers listen to and work closely with community members, schools, nonprofits, and health programs, often involving students in ongoing projects.

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