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Released: 5-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Four to Receive Honorary Degrees at Clarkson University This Spring
Clarkson University

GE Chairman & CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt, CyPhy Works CTO & Founder Helen Greiner, Northwestern University Prof. Jan D. Achenbach, and Ravenwood Golf Club Managing Partner David Reh will speak at commencement and be awarded honorary degrees by Clarkson University.

Released: 13-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EDT
David Heacock Elected Clarkson University Trustee
Clarkson University

David K. Heacock of Los Gatos, Calif., has been elected to the University's Board of Trustees. He is senior vice president and manager of Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Analog (SVA).

Released: 2-Mar-2017 4:05 PM EST
A Hot Cup of Attention Tempered with Chocolate, Please
Clarkson University

Deep down, we always knew it, but science is proving that cocoa and caffeine are indeed the best marriage ever. Researchers examined the acute effects of brewed cocoa consumption on attention, motivation to perform cognitive work and feelings of anxiety, energy and fatigue.

Released: 22-Feb-2017 9:05 AM EST
Biology Professor Reshapes Teaching Strategy with Course on Parasites
Clarkson University

With an eye on tiny ticks and mosquitoes, a Clarkson biology professor has created an undergrad parasitology course embraced by professionals in the field as well as by students, showing a glimpse of the future of biology education.

Released: 20-Feb-2017 3:05 PM EST
Study on Walking Ability Shows Path to Treatment for Stroke Survivors
Clarkson University

Stroke is the leading cause of disability in older adults in the United States, but research by Clarkson University Physical Therapy Professor George Fulk and his colleagues is pointing the way to recovery for people who are relearning how to walk.

Released: 11-Jan-2017 2:05 PM EST
The Nomadic Who? -- Broomball Documentary Features Clarkson University Alumnus
Clarkson University

David Zarneke plays broomball for the Nomadic Horde, a Washington, D.C., team that, improbably, took the Men's Class D Broomball Championship in 2012. The team's unlikely rise to the top is the subject of a documentary film, “The Nomadic Who?.

Released: 18-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
New App Helps Homeowners Select Wind Turbine
Clarkson University

WindApp offers an easy, practical way for users to determine which wind option is best for them.

Released: 29-Sep-2016 3:05 PM EDT
New Echolocation App on Google Play
Clarkson University

A new app developed by Clarkson University faculty and students allows users to use echolocation to better understand their surroundings.

Released: 14-Sep-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Lawrence Kingsley Elected Clarkson University Trustee
Clarkson University

Lawrence D. Kingsley of Rye, N.Y., has been elected to the Clarkson University Board of Trustees.

Released: 26-Jul-2016 1:05 PM EDT
T.A. Boot Camp Debuts for Ph.D. Students
Clarkson University

Some of Clarkson University’s entering Ph.D. candidates, facing the role of serving as teaching assistants, are entering a ground-breaking pilot training program, which could be a model for all of higher education.

Released: 21-Jul-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Clarkson University Mourns Death of Renowned Chemist Egon Matijevic
Clarkson University

Clarkson University's Egon Matijevic passed away early on July 20 at the age of 94. Matijevic was considered a brilliant scholar whose prolific and inspired research helped shape the modern field of colloid and surface science, and established Clarkson as preeminent in the field.

Released: 23-May-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Wearable Fitness Monitors Don't Motivate Exercise Says Study
Clarkson University

The results of a new study on physical activity have researchers asking what in the world will it take to get people moving.

Released: 23-May-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Physical Therapy Students Lead Injury Prevention Workshops for Musicians
Clarkson University

Playing musical instruments can lead performers to suffer from unique aches and pains, so a group of Clarkson University physical therapy students held a series of injury prevention workshops for musicians, this spring

Released: 23-May-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Business of Energy Graduate Online Certificate Program
Clarkson University

Clarkson University is offering a Business of Energy graduate online certificate program for those in the energy industry or those interested in learning about it.

Released: 1-Feb-2016 4:05 PM EST
Clarkson University Campus Opens in Schenectady
Clarkson University

Clarkson University has officially opened its new campus in Schenectady, N.Y. The Clarkson University Capital Region Campus is the former Union Graduate College (UGC), and is a result of UGC merging into Clarkson University on Feb. 1.

Released: 14-Jan-2016 11:05 AM EST
Shared Culture of Nudism in Unified Germany
Clarkson University

While the practice of spending time in nature without clothes had become a major family leisure pursuit in the “repressive” East Germany, nudism remained a fringe and/or counterculture movement for West Germans. After the nation reunited, however, an openness to nudism became one of the few cultural exports from East to West.

Released: 29-Oct-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Women's Entrepreneurship Day Aims to Empower Young Entrepreneurs Worldwide & at UN on Nov. 19
Clarkson University

Educators will connect their students, campus communities and alumni to Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on Nov. 19 and a new movement to create a worldwide network of women leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs igniting startups, driving economic expansion and advancing communities around the globe.

Released: 12-Aug-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Researchers Receive $6.5 Million from EPA to Monitor for Contaminants in Great Lakes
Clarkson University

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Clarkson University a $6.5 million five-year Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to continue its partnership with SUNY Fredonia and SUNY Oswego to conduct the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program.

Released: 24-Jul-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Merger of Clarkson University & Union Graduate College Approved by New York State Board of Regents
Clarkson University

The merger of Union Graduate College in Schenectady, N.Y., into Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y.,was approved July 20 by the New York State Education Department Board of Regents.

Released: 23-Jun-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Expert Says Iris Recognition Gives Smartphone Users More Security Options
Clarkson University

Fujitsu has developed a new smartphone with iris recognition and a Clarkson University professor says the technology is giving people more options to protect their electronic devices and should be available in the United States in the near future.



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