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• Clarkson University Researcher to Speak at June 5 Autism Conference

  School of Arts & Sciences NEWS 05-23-2013

  Clarkson University Research Assistant Professor Alisa G. Woods of the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science will present at the ICare4Autism International Autism Conference on June 5.

• Fellowship Fund Established at Clarkson University in Memory of Professor Yuzhuo Li

  

  A memorial fellowship fund has been established in memory of Yuzhuo Li, a beloved chemistry professor for more than 20 years. The Yuzhuo Li Memorial Fellowship Fund has received donations totaling more than $25,000 from family, friends, colleagues and associates.

• Two Clarkson University Entrepreneurs Place in National Competition

  

  Clarkson students Matthew Turcotte and Daegan Gonyer have a commonality in their budding entrepreneurial careers: both are runners-up for Sigma Nu Tau's first National Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

• Clarkson University Professor Develops Problem for National Mathematics Competition

  

  Kathleen Fowler, an associate professor of mathematics & computer science, co-wrote the mathematics problem featured in the 2013 Moody's Mega Math Challenge national math competition.

• Clarkson University Professor Laura Ettinger Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

  

  Laura E. Ettinger, an associate professor of history in Clarkson University's School of Arts & Sciences, was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award during the University's 120th commencement ceremony on May 11.

• Clarkson University Senior Marty LaFleur Receives Frederica Clarkson Award

  

  Graduating senior Marty LaFleur received the Frederica Clarkson Award during Clarkson University's 120th commencement ceremony.

• Clarkson University's Alex Lee in Chicago's AXIS International Art Festival

  

  Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Digital Arts Alex Lee is participating in the AXIS 2013 International Art Festival in Chicago.

• Clarkson University Digital Arts & Sciences Senior Exhibition May 10 & 11

  

  Clarkson University's eighth Digital Arts & Sciences Senior Exhibition will take place on May 10 and 11 in the new Digital Arts Studios in the basement of Bertrand H. Snell Hall.

• Clarkson University Air Force ROTC Cadet to Study Arabic Through National Program

  

  Air Force ROTC cadet Allie E. Day '16 will study Arabic this summer through Project Global Officers (GO), a Department of Defense program that teaches language and intercultural communication skills to future military officers.

• Clarkson University Students Win First-place Prize at New York State Business Plan Competition

  

  One Clarkson University team was awarded first prize in their category and another won the People's Choice Award in the fourth annual New York State Business Plan Competition held at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany.

• Two More Clarkson University Students Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

  

  Two more Clarkson University honors students have been awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships, and one has received an honorable mention.

• Clarkson University Hosts Humanities & Social Sciences Conference for Students April 19

  

  Clarkson University's Department of Humanities and Social Sciences will host its fifth annual Humanities & Social Science Undergraduate Research Conference on Friday, April 19, showcasing the creative and critical intellectual work of students from across the University, as well as from SUNY Potsdam and St. Lawrence University.

• The Chemistry of Drink & More at Clarkson University Shipley Lectures April 18 & 19

  

  Prof. Richard Zare says, "Fizz and foam has always spelled fun to me as early as I can remember... Imagine the surprise to find that bubbles do occupy an important place in contemporary technology." Zare will deliver the two lectures of Clarkson University's Shipley Distinguished Lectureship, April 18 and 19.

• "Dead Men Tell No Tales?" at Next Clarkson University Science Cafe

  

  "Dead Men Tell No Tales?" is the title of the next Science Cafe to be presented by St. Lawrence University Anthropology Professor Mindy Pitre on April 16 in Canton on April 17 in Potsdam.

• Clarkson University Dean Peter Turner Named Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

  

  Peter R. Turner, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).