Greetings from the Clarkson University campus and welcome to the July edition of the Provost's Newsletter. In this issue, we take a look at a new 3+1 Business Administration BS/MBA Accelerated Program that will allow students to earn a BS and an MBA in only four years. We also cover a trip by our physician assistant studies students to care for patients in Nicaragua as well as new research on PFAS mitigation and new techniques of deep tissue imaging. I hope you enjoy reading about our gifted students and faculty as much as I enjoy interacting with them every day!
— Christopher C. Robinson, Provost
Our Reh School's new 3+1 Business Administration BS/MBA Accelerated Program will fast track students’ business careers and empower them to complete both their bachelor's in business administration and master's in Clarkson’s top-100 MBA program, all within four years. Students will design an individualized plan of study tailored to their goals.
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A group of 19 second- and third-year physician assistant studies students, along with a group of local medical professionals, recently completed a medical mission trip to Nicaragua. The students provided essential care to approximately 500 patients, addressing a wide range of medical needs and fostering improved health outcomes within the community.
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Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Yang Yang has published research in Nature Water, a sister journal of Nature focusing on water sustainability. Yang's team developed an innovative non-thermal, cost-effective method of near-complete defluorination and mineralization of PFAS in various types of wastewater.
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Xiaocun Lu has been awarded an Engineering Research Initiation grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support his pioneering research to develop advanced biophotonic technology for deep tissue imaging that could overcome the limitations of traditional imaging methods such as MRI, CT, and ultrasound imaging.
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Welcome to the July edition of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment Newsletter. Clarkson University is committed to sustainability in all it does and in this issue we're pleased to announce that Clarkson has received its third STARS Gold rating in the past eight years!
This recognition reflects both the progress we have made in our campus operations – for example, 100% renewable electricity for the Potsdam campus – and the thorough integration of sustainability throughout the research, education and scholarly work of our students and faculty.
We DO sustainability with work that has local, national and global impact. A few of our great people on campus who are committed to this work are highlighted below. Dr. Erik Backus has long served the green building and sustainable communities industry; the biology/math team of Drs. Kring, White and Green brings interdisciplinary research to life for our undergraduate students and addresses the challenges of local invasive species; and Celia Darling (BS‘24 Political Science, MS‘24 Environmental Policy) received one of Clarkson’s top awards for her contributions to numerous campus sustainability projects and leadership positions during her time on campus.
Please enjoy reading about our accomplishments!
— Susan Powers (BS‘83 Chemical Engineering, MS‘85 Civil & Environmental Engineering), Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment / Associate Director of Sustainability / Jean ’79 and Robert ’79 Spence Professorship in Sustainable Environmental Systems
Clarkson has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Clarkson includes sustainability in almost all of our degree programs.
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New York's Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded Clarkson researchers a grant to monitor two invasive aquatic watermilfoil species in Upstate New York. The research team – all affiliates of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment – will study Eurasian watermilfoil in Goose Bay and broadleaf watermilfoil in Norwood Lake.
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Graduating senior Celia Darling received the Frederica Clarkson Award during spring commencement. Darling, who earned a bachelor of science in political science with minors in anthropology, environmental science, and environmental policy, piloted a 3+1 master’s program and also finished her master’s in environmental policy.
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Professor Erik Backus, a faculty affiliate of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment, has been appointed to the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Cities and Communities Consensus Committee. USGBC is a leading authority on green building and the global developer of the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED), the world’s most preeminent green building system.
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We encourage you to take some time to share your thoughts on the blueprints for our future. Feedback for each of the plan areas can be provided electronically using the links below:
Founded to honor Thomas S. Clarkson's values and deeds, a Clarkson education has a strong history of transforming the lives of students as well as their entire families.
Making a Clarkson education accessible and supporting all our students in a sustainable way is key to our future.
To compete Clarkson must develop a distinctive and robust experience in support of our students' development and growth.
Areas of focus include:
Clarkson will be a university where textbooks are written, not simply read. Supporting excellence in research is key to attracting and retaining the very best.
Clarkson will transform how we educate our students while developing new markets
Clarkson's "secret sauce" is creating graduates best prepared for STEM careers. There is global attention to how to do this and how to lead in the companies our graduates thrive in. There is a vacuum in thought leadership in this area.
