{"id":1627,"date":"2024-12-30T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T18:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/?page_id=1627"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:40:54","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center hero-landing has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-597348a6e9ac88112926c300893f8b82\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);min-height:50rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-84\" alt=\"students study an estuary\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Biology-Students-In-Nahant-43-w.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" 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wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/highlights\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Highlights<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/facilities-and-labs\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Facilities and labs<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/centers-and-institutes\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Centers and institutes<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/fellowships\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Fellowships<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol><li aria-current=\"page\" class=\"\">Clark University<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"intro\">Through their research, practice, and creative work, Clark faculty and students probe at knotty questions and unravel complex problems. Their inquiry takes them to the most unexpected places. A phytoplankton bloom in the Atlantic Ocean. The Amazon rainforest\u2019s tree canopy. The aqueducts of Central Mexico. The understory of a Massachusetts forest. The Salem witch trials. The chemistry \u201clab\u201d of an ordinary kitchen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark scholars are driven by their endless curiosity. Committed to positive change and collaboration, they seek to improve human lives and sustain the planet, with urgency and empathy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu\/institution\/clark-university\/#profile-tabs-tabpane-research\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"494\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carnegie-R2-seal-navy.png\" alt=\"Carnegie RS Classification seal\" class=\"wp-image-5655\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0121735511393195;width:264px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carnegie-R2-seal-navy.png 500w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carnegie-R2-seal-navy-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-overlay\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/facilities-and-labs\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"A student seated behind an easel in class at the Traina Center for the Arts, Clark University\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-square\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Traina-arts-facilities.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-facilities-and-labs\">Facilities and labs<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-overlay\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/centers-and-institutes\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"A class discussion at the Strassler Center\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-square\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vienna-Class.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-centers-and-institutes\">Centers and institutes<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-overlay\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/fellowships\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"A student conducting research in Julio Darcy's lab\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-square\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Julio-DArcy-Lab-2.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fellowships\">Fellowships<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull xabut-start has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group goods square has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-322b40bb211c9aa818dcd34490313906 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-changing-planet\" style=\"font-size:2.9rem\">Our changing planet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro\">For decades, Clark scholars have confronted the climate crisis through research and engagement that examine the critical issues of vulnerability, mitigation, and adaptation existing at the nexus of science, sustainability, and social equity. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OnIceStation-116.jpg&apos;);background-position:57.99999999999999% 53%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group goods lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:410px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p>Our holistic approach to climate and global change seeks to inform and inspire policymakers and the public to explore strategies for our shared future \u2014 and take action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-dark-teal)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Climate and Global Change<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/blog\/research-highlights\/mexicos-big-thirst\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"An aerial view of colorful buildings on a hillside in Mexico.\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mexico-city.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mexico-s-big-thirst\">Mexico&#8217;s big thirst<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant, a team of 11 Clark faculty and over a dozen students are collaborating with community stakeholders and municipal and federal governments in Central Mexico to address the region\u2019s longstanding water crisis.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/blog\/research-highlights\/the-sounds-of-science\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Florencia Sangermano works at a computer analyzing ecoacoustic data in Brazil\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Florencia-Sangermano-Brazil.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sounds-of-science\">The sounds of science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark Geography Professor Florencia Sangermano first began attaching audio recorders to trees in Central Massachusetts to capture the sounds of birds, weather, and humans. Her research has expanded to Brazil and she has earned globally recognition in the growing field of ecoacoustics.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/blog\/research-highlights\/protecting-the-pacific-islands\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Fijian masa, a hand-printed designs on bark cloth\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fiji-tapa-art.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-protecting-the-pacific-islands\">Protecting the Pacific Islands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Abby Frazier and her co-authors reported in the Fifth National Climate Assessment chapter. Now, Frazier is exploring the physical and socioeconomic impacts on Pacific island communities hit by \u201ccompound climate extremes\u201d \u2014 a combination of multiple climate hazards.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-deep-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/research\/climate-and-global-change\">Climate Highlights<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-panel section has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-artist-James-Maurelle-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sculpture Professor James Maurelle in the studio.\" class=\"wp-image-1980 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-artist-James-Maurelle-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-artist-James-Maurelle-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-artist-James-Maurelle-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-artist-James-Maurelle-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-artist-James-Maurelle-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-artist-James-Maurelle.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">The creative process<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sculpture Professor&nbsp;James Maurelle&nbsp;has developed a process that allows him to preserve the magic of child-like play in artistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI surround myself with materials and objects and work on them all at the same time. I\u2019m like the eye of the hurricane. That\u2019s how I\u2019ve developed over the years,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s the closest thing to freedom that I\u2019ve embodied in my entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe title=\"podcast\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"border:0;width:100%;max-width:;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sculpture-professor-james-maurelle-on-life-death-and\/id1608025510?i=1000649300473&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;ls=1&amp;mttnsubad=1000649300473&amp;theme=auto\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"administration\">Research administration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/sponsored-programs-and-research\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Erin McCullough conducts field research\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dung-beetle-research.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsored-programs-and-research\">Sponsored Programs and Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The office is responsible for the review, submission, and acceptance of University-based research or educational projects involving funds, materials, or other compensation from outside sources.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/environmental-health-and-safety\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"A researcher inspects lab equipment\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/environmental-health-and-safety.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n       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