http://www.clarkson.edu/news/ Clarkson University News en-us Copyright 2009 Clarkson University rburt@clarkson.edu Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:03:03 -0500 Clarkson RSSGen 1.0 http://www.clarkson.edu/images/newlogo.gifhttp://www.clarkson.edu http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2147 The sisters of Delta Zeta (DZ), a national sorority with a Clarkson University chapter, are taking "green pledges" this semester as part of Delta Zeta National’s "Pink Goes Green" initiative. 2008-11-18 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2165 Clarkson University Associate Professor of Philosophy Bill Vitek and his trio of jazz musicians will play a Welcome Back Concert for new and returning students to kick off the new semester. 2009-01-05 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2166 Nationally recognized speaker Brian Johnson will lead a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday at a dinner on Monday, January 19, at 6 p.m. at Clarkson University. 2009-01-05 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2163 Small-business people in the area are invited to attend four weekly two-hour sessions, which will focus on topics to increase productivity and strategically plan for future success. 2008-12-29 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2159 Born and educated in Russia, Regel holds that country's highest academic degree, the doctor of science, in physics and mathematics, in addition to a Ph.D. in physics and mathematical sciences (solid state physics). Since 1991, Regel has served as the director of Clarkson's International Center for Gravity Material Science and Applications. She has directed 21 Ph.D. theses and 33 M.S. theses to completion, and is a member of Clarkson's Million Dollar Club in acknowledgment of more than $2.5 million in funding for her research while at Clarkson. 2008-12-19 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2162 Clarkson University employees collected more than 900 non-perishable food items at their annual holiday luncheon Dec. 15. The food will be distributed by the Potsdam Neighborhood Center to those in need. Left to right: Clarkson employees Theodore P. Ritzko, Catherine E. Fayette, Tony Collins, Shirley A. Metcalf, Diane G. Bullard and Clayton R. Stoddard. 2008-12-19 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2155 Clarkson faculty and administrators teach the courses on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. until noon for five weeks under the direction of The Clarkson School. This winter’s program begins on January 17. 2008-12-18 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2157 Clarkson University Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) Professor Igor Sokolov and graduate student Ravi M. Gaikwad have discovered a new method of protecting teeth from cavities by ultrafine polishing with silica nanoparticles. 2008-12-18 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2158 Political Science Professor Lewis P. Hinchman, now on research leave from Clarkson University, has been named a Fulbright Scholar for 2009 by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. 2008-12-18 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2161 Clarkson University Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor Emeritus Gordon B. Batson was recently honored at the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall Convention held in St. Louis, Mo. 2008-12-18 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2153 Clarkson University students took first and second place in competitions at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) fall regional conference in Parsippany, N.J., last month. 2008-12-09 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2152 See live coverage of the tournaments at http://media.clarkson.edu. 2008-12-04 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2151 "During her time as Senator of New York, Hillary Clinton has recognized the essential role universities have in advancing research and innovation for global commerce and embraced our educational ideology of technology in service to humanity. From advocating for renewable energy to e-commerce initiatives for entrepreneurs, she translated global realities into opportunities for New York State and its citizens from all walks of life. We wish her well and much success in her new position," he said. 2008-12-01 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2149 Comedians have made good use of "road kill" in their routines, but a Clarkson University professor began focusing attention on the problem after finding roads in Northern New York covered in green sheen from frogs who had been flattened by traffic. 2008-11-25 00:00:00.000 http://www.clarkson.edu/news/view.php?id=2150 This summer, nearly 100 teachers from St. Lawrence County moved to the other side of the desk and became students, participating in professional development institutes at Clarkson University. 2008-11-25 00:00:00.000