Chuttani finishes 13th at state bee Apr 15, 2008
Dover-Sherborn Middle School Geographic Bee winner Milan Chuttani finished among the top 13 students in the Massachusetts section of the National Geographic Bee on Friday, April 4, at Clark University in Worcester. The Dover sixth-grader finished in 13th place out of 100 Massachusetts fifth- through eighth-graders who qualified for the state competition by winning their school bee and then passing a written exam. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 10, 2008 Apr 15, 2008
This past Saturday, the Massachusetts State History Day competition was held at Clark University in Worcester. Winchester High School was represented by projects in the Historical Paper and Group Documentary categories. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Kennedy students score big in state's National History Day competition Apr 15, 2008
First and second place winners then went on to compete at the state competition held at Clark University. All first and second place winners of the state contest will compete at the National Contest held at the University of Maryland, College Park. (Somerville Journal, MA)
UAW strike could cut production of GM's hot-selling products Apr 12, 2008
It just seems to be spreading, said Gary Chaison, a labor specialist at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. We're heading into some very difficult times for the UAW and the American auto industry. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Student knows where to bee Apr 11, 2008
The state competition was held Friday, April 4, at Clark University in Worcester. The 13-year-old is the son of William and Sharon Lee. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Glenna Regan recognized at History Day competition Apr 11, 2008
Glenna Regan, of Wakefield and a sophomore at Wakefield High School, was among several students who participated in the National History Day competition held at Clark University on April 5. For her efforts she received an honorable mention for her individual performance on the Homestead Steel Strike. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Around Town April 9 -- Remembrance of trains past Apr 10, 2008
The following Marshfield residents were named to the dean's list for the fall 2007 semester at their respective colleges: Marist College, Abigail E. Baker, Fairfield University, Jacquelyn Gentile; Holy Cross, Stephanie Chaisson; Clark University, Mary E. Joyal; Providence College, Richard Herb; Mount Ida College, Jacqueline Tulis; Norwich University, Matthew Rader; Liberty University, Jaclyn MacDonald; and Skidmore College, Ross Jaffe. REEVES EXCELS AT GETTYSBURG. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Brice Victor Selected to Play in NEISL All-Star Game Apr 9, 2008
May 3rd at Clark University ... The game, featuring some of the top players from around the region, will be held May 3rd at Clark University. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
WHS students make history on History Day Apr 7, 2008
Francucci, Zhang and New will compete in the state finals on April 5, at Clark University in Worcester. Students who are successful at the state competition will represent Massachusetts at the National History Day Finals, June 15-19, at the University of Maryland at College Park, Md. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Affirmative Action for Boys Apr 5, 2008
"We sit and talk about why no men are applying for leadership roles," says Jason Zelesky, associate dean of students at Clark University in Massachusetts, which is 60-40 female. "Do we need to concentrate more on traditional masculine words--'Be a leader on campus,' as opposed to 'Come join our team'?" He's launching a "men helping men" support program to help boys adjust to their minority status. (Time.com)
Massachusetts History Day winning entries Mar 27, 2008
Kasey Conlon, Claire Dapkiewicz, Lauren Kennedy, Alissa Kotowski, and Tania DeStefano will compete in the state finals on April 5, at Clark University in Worcester. If they are successful at the State Competition they will represent Massachusetts at the National History Day Finals, June 15-19, at the University of Maryland. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Wakefield students take part in History Day competition Mar 20, 2008
The following were winners: First Place Documentary: Rex Lam and Brian Li First Place Individual Performance: Glenna Regan Second Place Individual Documentary: Larissa Lam Second Place Group Performance: Kristen Dinapoli, Gina Falzone, Alex Guay and Lauren Marsden Second Place Web sites: Jonah Faigel Honorable Mention Individual Documentary: Ryan Suh Honorable Mention Group Performance: Jay Phipps, Matt Mochi and Mike Santiago The winning students will be competing in the state competition,... (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Toyota Says Union Vote at Ontario Plant Is Canceled After Union Withdraws Mar 20, 2008
That's a fairly common strategy, for the employer to add a number of employees to the proposed bargaining unit to dilute the percentage support for the union,'' , a professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Massachussetts, said in an interview. The union needs signed cards for at least 40 percent of the proposed bargaining unit to get an election, which would be conducted by the Ontario Labour Relations Board. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Silvestri makes it to state Geographic Bee Mar 19, 2008
The state bee will be held at Clark University in Worcester on April 4. The state winner will receive $100, a globe and a trip to Washington, D.C., where they will represent Massachusetts in the national finals at the National Geographic Society headquarters May 20-21. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Talk to focus on resilient children Mar 19, 2008
He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Clark University and did additional training at the University of Colorado Medical School. He is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has served as Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Video: Finding the best foot forward Mar 15, 2008
"Most swimming problems have been studied in the context of water," notes Arshad Kudrolli of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. Goldman "pushes that boundary in exciting ways, by considering how animals propel themselves on complex surfaces.". (Nature News Service)
ASU hires pioneer in geographic, sustainable sciences Mar 15, 2008
Billie Lee Turner currently is a professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass, and director of the Graduate School of Geography at Clark's George Perkins Marsh Institute. "With the addition of Billie to our geography faculty, ASU takes a significant leap onto the national climate hazards arena, one of the most salient sustainability issues of our time," ASU President Michael Crow said in a prepared statement. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Poetry contest comes to Framingham Mar 7, 2008
Jayarama is one of 41 students who will compete in the Poetry Out Loud semifinals at the Framingham Civic League and Clark University in Worcester Saturday. On Sunday, 18 of those students will compete in Boston when judges will choose one student to represent Massachusetts at the national competition in Washington, D.C. in April. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Easton-Bell Sports Names Paul Harrington CEO Mar 5, 2008
He holds a bachelor s degree from Clark University in Worcester, Mass. and a master s degree in business administration from Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. (BusinessWire)
Faked Holocaust memoir: Den of lies Mar 2, 2008
Daniel asked Lawrence L. Langer, a Simmons College professor emeritus, a preeminent authority on Holocaust narratives, and Deborah Dwork, director of the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, to read the manuscript. Dwork recalls that she and Langer, who discussed it, pointed out numerous historical and geographical errors to Daniel. (Boston Globe)
Fun in a box: How to turn pre-fab fun into something special Feb 24, 2008
Children's lives are more structured than ever, says Wendy S. Grolnick, a child development researcher and professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. Boxed sets, Grolnick says, can "take some of the creativity and spontaneity out of these experiences, and give a sense that there's a best way to do it or a right way to do it.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Washington Class 4A wrestling championships results Feb 17, 2008
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:47 AM PST. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Stopping the primary madness Feb 15, 2008
That afternoon, a large crowd at Clark University in Worcester cheered as Democrat Hillary Clinton made her case there. And late that night, a huge gathering greeted Barack Obama at the World Trade Center in Boston. (Boston Globe)
Best U.S. factory jobs in rising jeopardy Feb 15, 2008
"Those jobs are going and they're not coming back," says Gary Chaison, a labor expert at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. In part, he says, manufacturers see moves such as the job buyouts as "a path for them to become low-cost producers by eliminating the high costs of American labor.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Local student goes green Feb 15, 2008
Clark University undergraduate Katelyn R. McGrath, of Wilmington, recently presented results and recommendations from research conducted in conjunction with the fall semester course The Sustainable University ... Clark University is a private, co-educational liberal-arts research university with 2,200 undergraduate and 800 graduate students. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Wacky weather week began with terrific POI doubleheader Feb 8, 2008
Wendy Grolnick, professor of psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. wrote a book called Pressured Parents. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
Super-successful siblings: Is it nature or nurture? Feb 6, 2008
Pressure may appear to work in the short term, says Wendy Grolnick, professor of psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. and author of Pressured Parents, Stressed Out Kids. (USA Today)
Heavy voter turnout expected in Mass. presidential primaries Feb 5, 2008
Clinton attended a town hall meeting yesterday at Clark University in Worcester. Obama was planning to attend a rally last night with Governor Deval Patrick and Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the Seaport World Trade Center. (Boston Globe)
Issue of war may tip Mass. voters in favor of Obama Feb 5, 2008
US Representative Jim McGovern and his daughter, Molly, introduced Senator Hillary Clinton of New York at a campaign stop at Clark University in Worcester ... WORCESTER - Elsa Scheie was rushing across campus in blue Chuck Taylor hightops and a red Clark University sweatshirt yesterday to hear Hillary Clinton's speech ... "It's the war in Iraq. That is what has me pretty much decided on voting for Obama," she said, walking toward the packed Clark University gymnasium where Clinton delivered a... (Boston Globe)
Front-runners campaign in Mass. on primary eve Feb 5, 2008
Hillary Clinton at Clark University gave last-push campaign efforts ... to the afternoon rally at Clark University in Worcester yesterday, Clinton was hitting her mid-day stride as she sharply criticized Republican policy, reserving only oblique attacks for her main Democratic challenger, Illinois Sen. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
It's Super Tuesday coast to coast Feb 5, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a rally at Clark University. Slideshow. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
U.S. candidates blitz states as Super Tuesday looms Feb 5, 2008
On Monday, as the candidates began their final push before Super Tuesday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke to supporters at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times). (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story Feb 5, 2008
Clinton attended a rally at Clark University in Worcester, while Obama planned an evening event at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. McCain, who won the GOP presidential primary in Massachusetts eight years ago, held a campaign rally at Boston's Faneuil Hall. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Wellesley's Bill Mizgerd wins Geographic Bee Feb 2, 2008
The Massachusetts state level Bee will be held at Clark University. The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the National Geographic Bee national championship on May 20 and 21. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Boy's choking death on bus raises questions Feb 1, 2008
"I hoped for a future for my child," said Cobb, a full-time student at Clark University in Framingham, where she is from. "He was a beautiful kid, a very active kid, a very friendly child. He had his whole life ahead of him. Everyone loved this kid.". (Boston Globe)
Norwell geographic: the annual NMS bee Feb 1, 2008
Ian will now take a 70-question written test and if he s one of the top 100 scorers in Massachusetts, he ll advance to the state championship, which will be held at Clark University in Worcester later this year. From there, state champions will travel to Washington D.C. to compete in the national championship, a contest that s moderated by Jeopardy. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Campus Calendar Jan 30, 2008
Thursday Shoghaken Ensemble Clark University's Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies presents the Shoghaken Ensemble, an internationally celebrated Armenian folk music and dance company. In 2002, cellist Yo-Yo Ma invited the eight-member group to perform at the Smithsonian Folk Festival in Washington, D.C. Clark University's Thursday presentation will showcase Armenian music, song, and dance - sounds ranging from the frenetic energy of dances to lullabies that make it seem... (Boston Globe)
Wedding: Alexander Louis Guadagno and Erin Eileen Mitchell Jan 25, 2008
A graduate of Clarkson University, Alex received his MBA from Clark University. He is a Senior Account Executive at Fidelity Investments in Boston. (Canton Journal, MA)
Q&A: Larry Brilliant Jan 24, 2008
We're also supporting Clark Labs at Clark University, with equal funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, to develop systems to see how long-term Earth-monitoring data sets on climate change and variability, and soil moisture can be used to predict changes in ecosystems in Africa and the Amazon, and disasters such as drought and famine. An El Nio event m 00004000 ight, say, predict a later drought in Mozambique. (Nature News Service)
Essex County Greenbelt: Adding insights into estuaries Jan 24, 2008
Through monitoring, scientific experiments and the use of computer models, MBL researchers and their partners at the University of South Carolina, the University of New Hampshire, Clark University, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society have tracked and simulated changes throughout the Plum Island Sound. Their work has resulted in many important findings, a few of which are summarized here. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Sheltered lives Jan 20, 2008
In 1972, as a graduate student at Clark University, the young researcher set out to understand the geography of childhood. He journeyed to a not-so-exotic locale -- a village in Vermont -- and spent two years tracking the movements of a species that, remarkably, had never been closely studied in its natural environment: the human child. (Boston Globe)
Early to Wed Jan 20, 2008
"The few students I've known who got married when they were undergrads really had to work to continue to be part of their social group," says Denise Darrigrand, the dean of students at Clark University in Worcester. She says that while the unmarried are socializing, studying, and living together - at all hours - married students typically live off-campus and keep different schedules. (Boston Globe)
Google.org announces $26 million in grants, investments Jan 19, 2008
-- Clark University, development of system to improve monitoring of impact of climate variability: $600,000. Source: Google. (San Francisco Chronicle)
If You Love to Hate Google, Read This Jan 18, 2008
And it is giving $600,000 to Clark University for a project to predict major droughts and floods in Africa and the Amazon basin in South America. Google Gives: 1% of Profits for Global Problems 1. (ABC News)
Port Clyde man recalls Sir Edmund Hillary Jan 17, 2008
Dalrymple is a World War II veteran who was educated at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. where he earned his bachelor of science degree; Syracuse University, where he earned a masters of science degree; and Boston University, where he reached his doctorate. (Courier Publications, ME)
Backward Glances for Jan. 17 Jan 17, 2008
Funeral services were held for Royal F. Conley, 55, employee of the Mohair Factory, Apsley street James Burkill Grant was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves Albert W. Smith enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after graduating with honors from Clark University. 45 YEARS AGO- Fred B. Dawes was moderator for the 49th year at the annual meeting of the First Unitarian Society of Hudson Hudson Savings Bank announced the largest total dividend amount ever was paid, Jan.... (Hudson Sun, MA)
Are Littleton High School graduates prepared to succeed? Jan 10, 2008
Heather Trumbull is a junior at Clark University in Worcester. In January she will be studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Soldier killed in Iraq voiced no regrets on blog Jan 8, 2008
Eight days later, Olmsted, a 1992 graduate of Clark University in Worcester and a 1987 graduate of St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, died from wounds suffered when his unit was hit with small arms fire in As Sadiyah, Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Olmsted, of Colorado Springs, and another soldier from his unit were among the first soldiers killed in Iraq in the new year. (Boston Globe)
Skating around the world Jan 6, 2008
Fasha is now a senior at Clark University in Worcester, and both mother and daughter are skating instructors at Norfolk Arena. Another noteworthy skating instructor at the Norfolk rink is Cunningham's daughter Pamela, 36, who toured with the Ice Capades in the 1990s. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Middle School teacher inducted to Science Educators Hall of Fame Jan 5, 2008
Things Andrake started and continues to do include setting up a marine lab in the Middle School and taking students on boat rides in Nahant Bay to study marine life, drawing on his 1978 bachelor s degree from Roger Williams College in Rhode Island and 1981 master s degree from Clark University in Worcester. "I was very fortunate to end up in Swampscott with a background in marine biology," he said. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Former UConn Leader Dies Jan 4, 2008
Before coming to UConn, Ferguson had been president of Clark University in Massachusetts from 1970 to 1973 and chancellor of Long Island University from 1969 to 1970. Later in his career, he served as president of the American University of Paris from 1992 to 1995. (FOX61, CT)
Glenn Ferguson, envoy, university president Jan 3, 2008
He was chancellor of Long Island University in 1969 and president of Clark University from 1970 to 1973. His family said he also was assistant dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and held posts at the University of Rhode Island, Connecticut College, and the American University of Paris. (Boston Globe)
Glenn W. Ferguson, 78; Envoy to Kenya Jan 3, 2008
He served as chancellor of Long Island University from 1969 to 1970, president of Clark University in Massachusetts from 1970 to 1973 and president of the University of Connecticut from 1973 to 1978. From 1978 to 1982, he was president of Radio Free Liberty-Radio Europe, based in Munich. (Washington Post)
US diplomat, driver killed in Sudan Jan 2, 2008
Sean McCabe, who is married to John Granville's only sibling, Katie McCabe, said Granville had been in Africa for about 10 years, since his graduation from Clark University in Worcester. The Peace Corps sent Granville to Cameroon for two years in the mid-1990s, and Granville also won a Fulbright scholarship for study in Africa. (Boston Globe)
Slain Diplomat Was Devoted To Africa Jan 2, 2008
Granville, who last called his mother on New Year's Eve, graduated from Fordham University and got a master's degree in international development from Clark University, his family said. While in the Peace Corps, he helped a Cameroon village build its first school. (CBS News -- US)
O Come, All Ye Uncertain Dec 24, 2007
His parents thought it was a phase but, when it continued into his college years, they stopped paying his tuition at Clark University in Worcester. He transferred to the University of Connecticut,where he earned a bachelor of philosophy degree and became area director of Young Life in 1998. (FOX61, CT)
Making sense of last-minute shopping Dec 24, 2007
Another reminder of the complexity of pricing has been recently presented by Keith Coulter (Clark University) and Robin Coulter (University of Connecticut). They confirm the existence of the right digit effect. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
At last, hope: Fallbrook man celebrates break in grandmother's long-ago murder Dec 23, 2007
Minggia, who lived in the third-floor apartment above Lillian Johnson, was a Clark University student at the time of her slaying. He was interviewed by detectives as part of the original investigation, part of a routine neighborhood canvass, and his information was placed in a file, according to a history of the case recently published in the Worcester Telegram te newspaper. (North County Times)
Imperas to focus first on multiprocessor simulation, debug Dec 19, 2007
He holds an MBA from Clark University, an MS in applied and engineering physics from Cornell University, and a BA in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Related articles. (EETimes)
The two faces of Harvey Finkelstein Dec 17, 2007
He majored in biochemistry at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. and graduated in 1981 from the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, spokeswomen at those institutions said. (Newsday -- Sports)
Automakers could again turn to Miss. Dec 16, 2007
"First, they want to see what kind of a deal they're going to get from the local government and state government. It's become almost a bidding war between states," said Gary Chaison, professor of labor relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "The South and parts of the Southwest will continue growing (their automotive sectors) and there will be pretty significant amounts of competition between states.". (The Clarion-Ledger)
Man charged in murder of Worcester woman in 1984 Dec 12, 2007
At the time, Minggia lived in the apartment above Johnson and was a Clark University student, police said. Minggia is originally from New York. (Boston Globe)
Business briefs Dec 6, 2007
Dacri has been an adjunct professor at Clark University, Assumption College and Fitchburg State College, where he has taught courses in management, human resource management and organizational behavior. Grant workshop for nonprofits. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Expedition charted plants, animals as well as land Nov 25, 2007
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Partnership between schools in Worcester yields a path to college Nov 22, 2007
WORCESTER - The lush, main quad of Clark University stretches just beyond the hard-edged Main South neighborhood ... Tom Del Prete, director of Clark University's Hiatt Center for Urban Education, acknowledged the school has a "culture of achievement that is not simple to duplicate.". (Boston Globe)