President's Newsletter: November 2023

President's Newsletter: November 2023

Message From the President

While the temperature cools in the North Country, the academic climate at Clarkson is heating up as students and faculty ignite innovation in our classrooms and labs. Side by side, our professors and young scholars are pursuing research and discovery that matters. In this newsletter, you'll learn more about research funding by major organizations like the NIH and NSF, biomedical research opportunities for a diverse cohort of students, a new major in a rapidly expanding business field, and much more happening at Clarkson. I am thrilled to introduce you to our talented community of scholars and the exciting work taking place in the North Country.

— Marc P. Christensen, Ph.D., P.E., President

NIH Research Award

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Headshot, Ginger Hunter

Assistant Professor of Biology Ginger Hunter has been awarded a nearly $1.8 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigators from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. Her research will study how defects in cell-cell communication during development can lead to human disorders and disease.
Read More About This Award

Profs Publish New Diagnostic Test Research

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Biomolecular switch operated as a biosensor – artistic vision

Two professors recently published a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology on research that fosters rapid and reliable development of new diagnostic tests. They've developed a new approach for designing molecular on/off switches based on artificial allosteric proteins.
Read More About This Research
 

Glowing Opportunity

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Clarkson has a strong history of welcoming socio-demographically diverse students to our campus. A National Institutes of Health grant will launch the BOREALIS Scholars program, which will prepare a diverse cadre of students for careers in biomedical research by creating a pathway to bioengineering graduate study.

Read More About BOREALIS
 

New Business Analytics MBA

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A female and a male student at a desk talking while looking at their laptop computer screens.

A new Reh School program aims to meet the growing demand for professionals capable of exploring, analyzing and interpreting large volumes of data to drive informed decision-making. The new MBA in Business Analytics combines the latest methods of statistical analysis, data management and decision analysis with a solid foundation in business administration.

Read More About The New MBA 
 

Removing PFAS

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a group of five professors posing in front of a sandstone wall with the Clarkson seal

A group of professors has been awarded $650K by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program to find and design new advanced adsorbent materials to remove toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from groundwater. 
Read More About This Grant 
 

Construction Management Track (for E&M majors)

Construction Management Track (for E&M majors)

Construction Management Track (for E&M majors)

The Construction Management Track is available to Engineering & Management majors in the David D. Reh School of Business. Students interested in construction management careers —whether as project managers, field engineers, or initially as estimators, schedulers, expediters, auditors–can hone their skills and gain a competitive career edge through this track with courses taught in both the Reh School of Business and the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 

Curriculum

To complete a track in Construction Management, Engineering & Management students must complete 5 three-credit courses.  Review the full curriculum and requirements below.

Two Required Classes:
EM 380 Project Management (Corequisite: STAT 383)
ES 222* Strength of Materials

One of the following:
EHS 309 Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health
EHS 330+ Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Two of the following:
CE 304* Introduction to Scheduling and Estimating
CE 305* Construction Planning and Management
CE 404* Applications in Scheduling and Estimating
CE 406* Infrastructure Construction
CE 408* BIM and IPD (Building Info. Mgmt. and Integrated Project Mgmt.)
CE 409* Fundamentals of Building Systems (Offered Every Spring)
CE 410* Sustainable Infrastructure and Building (Offered Every Fall)
CE 411* Construction Materials Engineering


* Professional Elective
+ Recommended Course

Contact Us

Engineering & Management Program
Email: em@clarkson.edu
Phone: 315-268-6579

Interested in learning more about the Bachelor of Science in Engineering & Management? Contact us today with your questions.

School of Arts & Sciences Newsletter: Fall 2023

School of Arts & Sciences Newsletter: Fall 2023

Message From the Dean

Fall has come to the North Country and with it our returning students, as well as a new cohort of young scholars anxious to delve into the arts and sciences. This month, we report on some significant grants received by our professors, as well as a newly published paper, presentations and other news. I'm very proud of the work of both our students and faculty, and I hope that you enjoy reading about their scholarship.

— Darryl Scriven, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Fellow in The Shipley Center for Innovation

Removing PFAS

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a group of five professors posing in front of a sandstone wall with the Clarkson seal

A group of professors has been awarded $650K by the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program to find and design new advanced adsorbent materials to remove toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from groundwater.

Read More About This Grant

 

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NSF Curriculum Grant

Four professors have received a $398K grant from the National Science Foundation to create and integrate an identity and access management-themed project-based learning curriculum into existing computer science- and software engineering-related curricula.

Read More About This NSF Grant

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Biomolecular switch operated as a biosensor – artistic vision

Profs Publish New Diagnostic Test Research

Two professors recently published a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology on research that fosters rapid and reliable development of new diagnostic tests. They've developed a new approach for designing molecular on/off switches based on artificial allosteric proteins.

Read More About This Research

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Professor Delivers Self-Determination Keynote

Associate Professor of Psychology Lisa Legault delivered a keynote address at the International Self-Determination Theory Conference. Legault, a leading scholar in the field, presented her research examining the effects of motivational messages across a range of domains and behaviors.

Read More About The Conference

EMS Education Department

EMS Education Department

Training Local EMS Heroes

Clarkson University Lewis School of Health & Life Sciences EMS Education Department was created to provide high quality emergency medical services training for University students and North Country residents. The Lewis School inherited the New York State Department of EMS Course Sponsorship responsibility within St. Lawrence County in the fall of 2021. With this new responsibility, Clarkson University is the training location of the North Country's EMS providers for local and regional ambulance agencies. 

This training includes: 

  • Certified First Responders (CFRs)
  • Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
  • Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMTs)
  • Paramedics

Besides these courses, The EMS Education Department also offers 

  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs conducted by renowned national presenters for practicing EMS providers to recertify their credentials and
  • an American Heart Association (AHA) training site status to certify EMS and any health care providers in Heartsaver, CPR, ACLS and PALS courses. 

Scholarships

Clarkson's Lewis School of Health & Life Sciences supports several partial and full scholarships. Please inquire with our team to learn more about scholarship opportunities.

Contact Us

Lewis School of Health & Life Sciences
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam NY 13699
Box 5881
healthcare@clarkson.edu

Director: Doug Wildermuth
Email: dwilderm@clarkson.edu
Office Phone Number: 315/268-4444

Our Programs

EMS Education

We offer both Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Certified First Responder (CFR). 

Learn more about upcoming EMT and CFR courses

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) can re-certify themselves by attending Continuing Medical Education sessions (CMEs) 

Learn more about upcoming CME courses

Paramedic Program

Clarkson is now offering a nine-month, full-time Paramedic Program. 

Learn more about the Paramedic Program

American Heart Association (AHA) Courses

We offer the following AHA courses: Heartsaver, Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Health Care Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses. 

 

Department Faculty and Staff

Lennart Johns

Lennart Johns

Founding Dean of Health & Life Sciences

Email: ljohns@clarkson.edu
Office: 315/268-4019

Douglas Wildermuth

Douglas Wildermuth

Director of EMS & Experiential Learning

Email: dwilderm@clarkson.edu
Office: 315/268-4444