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Vladimir Putin uses gender rights to justify war in Ukraine

Masculinity a central part of Putin’s rise to power

IPCC report raises alarm about consequences of climate change inaction

Lead author Ed Carr stresses the need for transformational adaptation

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett: Remote work compounds young adult loneliness, anxiety

As the COVID-19 pandemic forced workers out of traditional offices and into remote situations, members of Generation Z started to enter the workforce. These young people, born in or after 1997, graduated from college or landed their first jobs while the world was shutting down, and have never worked in an office. Could this…

Clark political scientist analyzes Putin’s ability to manage Russian elites

Last month, the Russian Ministry of Culture proposed a law to promote strong families and counter any activities — including those of the U.S. and its allies — that threaten the country’s traditional values. Does this mean that President Vladimir Putin has aligned himself with Russia’s ultraconservative elites? Not necessarily, contends political science professor Valerie…

Music professor plays key role in award-winning Bruckner symphony project

Benjamin Korstvedt collaborates with Bamberg Symphony Orchestra on recording of Austrian composer’s Fourth Symphony

Clark psychologist urges scholars to re-examine life’s stages

The happiest years of your life may come when least expected

Why do some people hold transphobic views? A Clark psychology expert explains

Professor Goldberg: ‘Being cisgender is positioned as normative and trans/all other gender identities are other’

Making time for meditation during COVID: A Clark mindfulness expert weighs in

In The Conversation, instructor Jessica Bane Robert writes about ‘clearing the mind’

Clark psychologist offers expertise of emerging adulthood to fight ‘failure to launch syndrome’

Even before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of 18-to-29-year-olds living with their parents was increasing. High rent, college debt, and paralyzing societal (and parental) expectations — now exacerbated by the pandemic’s disruptions —are making it hard for some young men to leave home. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, senior research scholar in psychology, weighs in…

Professor Elizabeth Blake examines the allure of Betty Crocker

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