Tag Archive for STEM

Building a Better Future

Keeley McConnell at Commencement

Clark alumna goes from basic math to advanced medical research with the help of two game-changing programs      You want to know Keeley McConnell’s strategy for success, the thing that’s helped her go from remedial math to high-level medical research? It’s this: Stay focused on the path in front of you. One foot in…

Clark College announces Winter STEM Seminar Series

STEM logo

Free lunchtime lectures cover everything from volcanoes to animal acupuncture      Clark College is inviting the public to come back to school for a series of free lunchtime seminars that explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Begun in 2015, the Clark College STEM Seminar Series launches its 2017 Winter season on Friday, January…

STEM is Silver

STEM Building exterior

Clark College’s new STEM Building has a LEED Silver certification. Here are a few environmentally friendly aspects of the building and its construction: The building is cooled by water pumped from the local wellfield through a campuswide hydronics (water-based heating and cooling) system. This same water is used to heat the building with help from…

A look into the future

STEM Building exterior

Clark College’s new STEM Building gives students the perfect environment for learning about the sciences      Shortly before Clark College’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Building opened for classes at the beginning of the 2016 fall quarter, Clark College Construction Project Manager Jim Watkins stood on its north plaza and pointed out a…

Clark College goes to the Fair

Oswald at Clark County Fair

College offers family-friendly STEM education at Summer’s Biggest Party      In keeping with this year’s Clark County Fair Theme of “Science Fun,” Clark College is offering a host of family-friendly, hands-on activities promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Clark students, staff, and faculty will lead demonstrations every day of the fair, which runs…

Battling stereotypes, they found success

Qi Wu and Tammy Senior

Clark College’s 2016 All-Washington Academic Team members share a love of science and a drive to overcome obstacles      Two outstanding Clark College students were selected to attend the 2016 All-Washington Academic Team Recognition Ceremony, held on March 24 at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington. Tammy Senior and Qi Wu are…

Turning students into scientists

Clark offers budding researchers a way to pursue their careers        Clark College is providing an unprecedented opportunity for eligible students to start their research careers while still in community college–getting hands-on research opportunities, paid internships, and special educational support to help them succeed in the exciting career of scientific researcher. This opportunity comes…

Learn as you lunch

Professor Steven Clark

Clark College launches new STEM Seminar Series      Clark College is inviting the public to come back to school for a series of free seminars that explore the lighter side of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). New this academic year, the Clark College STEM Seminar Series launches on Friday, October 16, at noon…

Exceptional Faculty Award spotlight: The naturalist

Professor Steven Clark

Steven Clark’s office is full of animals. There’s the “Cats Against the Bomb” calendar; the poster of the grizzly bear; the woodblock print of a turtle; the vintage Audubon Society birdwatching chart; photos of bees, rodents, spiders, his dogs. The effect is something like walking into a natural history museum that’s been shoved into a…

Small World Could Bring Big Rewards

Small World Initiative classroom

Clark joins Yale University’s innovative new program to hunt for new antibiotics and ignite interest in STEM       When antibiotics were first introduced in the 1930s, they seemed almost magical in their ability to save people from previously fatal infections. But recently, the medical community has warned that bacteria are evolving to resist…

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