Message From the Dean
Because of the breadth of fields included in the School of Arts & Sciences, we always have a diverse array of stories to share with you. Topics this month range from stem cells in zebrafish to award-winning research papers, and the news of Golden Knight influence begins in the local waters of the St. Lawrence River and stretches all the way to Afghanistan. I am immensely proud of these researchers, students and alumni and their accomplishments, as I am of everyone in our school and larger Clarkson community.
— Darryl Scriven, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Fellow in The Shipley Center for Innovation
Probing Microbiomes
The vast waters of the St. Lawrence River are home to a myriad of visible flora and fauna. They also contain countless ecosystems invisible to the naked eye. Biologists from Clarkson want to understand more about these microbiomes and how they change with water quality, and they’re using a novel technique to find out. READ MORE
Stem Cell Research
Professor Kenneth Wallace will investigate how human intestinal stem cells are regulated by studying zebrafish, who share more than 70% of their genes with us. His project, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, will offer undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience by assisting with the research. READ MORE
International Impact
Students in the School of Arts & Sciences make an international impact. One of the most recent to do so is doctoral student Richard Turner, who won the award for best paper at the 19th International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications, held in Portugal. His paper examined using structure from motion (SfM) for 3D scene reconstruction. READ MORE
Valor in Afghanistan
Our ROTC alumni also go on to do great things. No one exemplifies this more than Matthew McChesney ’14, a captain in the New York Air National Guard. He recently received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his competence, skill and sense of duty during Operation Allies Refuge in 2021. READ MORE
