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Tiny house builder Derek Diedricksen promotes the benefits of ‘living small’ in recent lecture
Author, builder and HGTV show host Derek “Deek” Diedricksen spoke about the benefits and popularity of “living small” during a recent presentation for Home (De) Constructed, the Higgins School of Humanities’ fall dialogue symposium. Diedricksen, one of the leading designers and builders in the micro-shelter movement, focused on how building tiny houses made largely from recycled and repurposed items reduces…
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Marionettes will add to magic of Stravinsky’s moving ‘A Soldier’s Tale’ at October concert
Clark University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present a performance of “L’Histoire du Soldat” or “A Soldier’s Tale” by Igor Stravinsky, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in Atwood Hall, Daniel’s Theater on Woodland Street. The concert is free and open to the public. “A Soldier’s Tale” is considered one of the most…
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Undergraduate researcher mines for answers in Mongolia
Environmental science major examines industry’s impact on nomadic farmers
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Clark University makes the grade at ‘40 Under 40’ awards event
As it so often does, Clark University enjoyed a robust presence at the Worcester Business Journal‘s 17th annual “40 Under 40” awards program held Sept. 14 at Mechanics Hall. Launched in 2000, the awards honor business leaders under the age of 40 who are making an impact in the Central Massachusetts/Metro West region. Among this year’s…
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Professor presents findings on ‘climate-smart’ agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
USDA awards Edward Carr for work on climate change, food security
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Undergrads’ physics research drills deep into fracking-induced quakes
Two undergraduates majoring in physics at Clark University are working with their professor, Arshad Kudrolli, to fine-tune a mathematical model that captures the development of erosion underground. Their research, part of a summer LEEP project, eventually could help scientists better understand the effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other cases where fluids carve out channels and destabilize the…
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A passion for sports, an eye to helping others
Clark GSOM graduate's Radiant Sport a hit in India
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Holocaust historian appears in Ken Burns PBS documentary
Joukowsky, the film’s producer and Sharps’ grandson, shared his process during visits with Deborah Dwork's students
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American studies expertise sends Clark professor overseas
It was a transcontinental kind of summer for Mark Miller. In May, the Clark University professor of political science presented a paper at the 16th Biennial Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference for North American Studies at the University of Helsinki in Finland. In it he argued that the U.S. Supreme Court needs clear standards for…
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Clark alumna turns her lens on war-torn Yemen
Thana Faroq ’13 took her first photograph — a picture of her family — using her father’s camera when she was just 10 years old. Back then, she and her family lived in a peaceful Yemen, one without war or bloodshed. Today, Faroq (pictured above), a Sanaa-based photographer, captures images of her war-torn city’s street life. Many of…
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