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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

A nudge in the right direction

Studying how tech tactics can motivate or entrap users

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Emily Clarke ’24 unmasks the propaganda behind the postcards

Intern helps Strassler Center stage exhibition of Nazi letters

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Clark embraces AI to advance geospatial analytics

Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics builds upon legacy of GIS research

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Are we master of Siri, or vice versa?

Professor explores the deepening impact of AI on language and culture

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A nudge in the right direction

Studying how tech tactics can motivate or entrap users

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Clark embraces AI to advance geospatial analytics

Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics builds upon legacy of GIS research

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Downtown space expands ‘experiential lab’ for SOM students

Small Business Development Center offers hands-on experience

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Researchers dive into undersea war of the microbes

Cyanobacteria produce oxygen for life on earth. Why do viruses kill them?

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Can we feed the world by going with the grains?

Ethiopian farmers may hold the answer, and researchers are listening

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Emily Clarke ’24 unmasks the propaganda behind the postcards

Intern helps Strassler Center stage exhibition of Nazi letters

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‘You can see the painter’s thoughts through brushstrokes'

Student’s survey of Venus unveils secrets of Renaissance nude portraiture

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‘Justice means a lot to these people’

Clark student helps keep alive memories of the Gatumba Massacre

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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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