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Action shot of basketball team member Kevin Cherry, circa 1977-1981
No full textPhotograph of Clark University men\u27s basketball player Kevin Cherry during a game, circa 1977-1981.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/basketball/1047/thumbnail.jp
Men\u27s basketball team group photo [22], circa 1990s
No full textThe Clark University men\u27s basketball team group photograph circa 1990s.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/basketball/1123/thumbnail.jp
Men\u27s basketball team huddles in center court, 1984
No full textPhotograph of the Clark University men\u27s basketball team huddling in center court, 1984. This was presumably taken during the NCAA Division III men\u27s basketball tournament where the team would become the national runner-up.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/basketball/1074/thumbnail.jp
Accounting for alternation in temporal quality analysis in MapBiomas Brazil
No full textLand use and land cover maps are an important resource for understanding interactions between humans and their environment across space and time with current mapping efforts often spanning upwards of 20 years. We present here a new method for a robust assessment of land cover transitions over time and apply this methodology to the yearly MapBiomas land use land cover maps of Brazil spanning 1985–2022. Based on a reference sample of 85,152 points, we find MapBiomas to have limited accuracy as an indicator of yearly land use change, but consistent over the full mapping period. Alternation, a newly defined error component, captures the number of land use transitions a location experiences throughout time. It is the primary reason for differences in estimates of annual change and is 4.6 times more frequent in the MapBiomas product than reference data. Differences in alternations are particularly prevalent in transitions from pasture to savanna and forest classes. The total land use changes detected over the 37 year study period are consistent between the reference data and the MapBiomas classification with 232 million hectares and 252 million hectares, or 27% and 29% of the Brazilian territory respectively. HIGHLIGHTS 1. We present a new method, Alternation, to measure quality in land cover transitions over time. 2. The methodology is applied to MapBiomas land cover maps of Brazil from 1985 to 2022. 3. Land cover change is consistent across the full time series, but inconsistent at the annual scale. 4. MapBiomas has 4.6 times more annual transitions than the reference data. © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Municipal Solid Waste Reduction Through Food Waste Diversion and Recycling Initiatives
No full textThe report evaluates how Massachusetts municipalities are working toward the goals set in the MassDEP 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan, focusing on waste reduction, recycling initiatives, and especially food waste diversion. It identifies barriers, highlights successes, and makes policy recommendations, drawing on statewide and local examples. Primary methods include a literature review of articles covering the challenges municipalities face in waste reduction and some successful approaches. However, there is a literature gap regarding the impact of local staffing and implementation of waste reduction strategies. Data and case examples from Massachusetts are used to illustrate the benefits of dedicated staffing for waste reduction programs at the local level. The report finds that while local dedicated staff can improve a municipality’s fulfillment of state mandates and waste reduction goals, very few communities have dedicated staff, creating a gap in their abilities to follow the state’s mandates. The author recommends steps for municipalities to take to better position themselves to meet the state’s goals. The author also recommends that the state should create better incentives, specifically to help municipalities create dedicated positions for waste reduction programs, and that the state should enhance statewide enforcement mechanisms related to compliance with its waste reduction related mandates
Commencement Program [Spring 2025]
No full textAnnual Commencement Program for graduation ceremonies at Clark University, held on May 19th, 2025.https://commons.clarku.edu/commencement/1124/thumbnail.jp
Beyond Vulnerability: Collective Victimization Beliefs that are Linked to Collective Resilience
No full textIn contexts of collective violence and its aftermath, people engage in meaning-making that involves various beliefs about their group’s experiences of victimization. These collective victimization beliefs, which include descriptions of the group’s experiences as well as the needs and lessons that arise from them, are dialectical: They may convey not just vulnerability and weakness but also agency, power, and strength. Therefore, some collective victimization beliefs are linked to collective resilience. However, collective victimization beliefs are often examined through the lens of risk (e.g., of cycles of violence) and vulnerability, while collective victimization beliefs tied to positive outcomes are less commonly studied. This chapter, therefore, aims to bring more attention to collective victimization beliefs that can inform collective resilience. We draw on findings from qualitative and quantitative studies from different marginalized communities and various contexts across the globe. Taken together, these findings show that people often link their group’s victimization with intragroup and intergroup solidarity, survival and collective resilience, narratives of resistance, communal strength and coping, and various forms of ingroup power despite experiences of oppression. Overall, the chapter argues for the importance of moving away from a pathologizing view of collective victimization beliefs to a more empowering approach that also considers collective resilience, agency, and resistance as part of the experience of collective victimization. © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Blerina Këllezi and Sandra Penić
Boheme Committee group photo [6], 1949
No full textGroup photograph of the Boheme Committee at Clark University, 1949. The Boheme was the first dance of Clark\u27s academic year, and the committee organized a and supervised social events at the university throughout the season.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/boheme/1008/thumbnail.jp
Student uses a laboratory machine [4], 1967
No full textPhotograph of a Clark University student using laboratory machinery, 1967.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/classroom/1024/thumbnail.jp
Students paying attention in class [3], early 1970s
No full textPhotograph of Clark University students paying attention in class, circa early 1970s.
All photographs in this collection were digitized between 2022 and 2023.
The photographs in this collection are part of the Photographs and Media record group of Clark University’s Archives & Special Collections.https://commons.clarku.edu/classroom/1014/thumbnail.jp