I want to personally extend my sincere thanks for the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation’s investment in UVA Engineering.
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D.C. Central Kitchen Invests in Small Farms
Like many people around the world, Derek Kilmer felt alarmed during the first three months of the pandemic.
Four Maryland engineers receive CAREER awards
Four faculty members of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering — Shelby Bensi, Gregg Duncan, Katrina Groth, and Katharina Maisel — are recipients of CAREER grants, the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty.
Operation Homefront Continues to Assist Military Families Financially Impacted by COVID-19
John Pray provides an update on our work assisting military families financially impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Operation Homefront Covid-19 Impact Report May 2021
The pandemic hit our military families very hard. Due to the economic impacts of COVID-19, many are still facing a bleak financial future.
Operation Homefront 2020 Milestones: Serving America’s Military Families
Despite a myriad of complex challenges in 2020, Operation Homefront was able to continue serving our military families. Hear more about our impact in 2020.
Introducing the 2020 Georgia Tech Clark Scholars
The third cohort of Georgia Tech Clark Scholars arrived on campus this past fall during the middle of the global pandemic. Things were certainly different on campus for these new students, however, they quickly bonded and began their journey at Tech together.
Class of 2021: Family bonds inspire biomedical engineering major to fight breast cancer through cellular research
“I was born in Bulgaria and immigrated here as a child, and I like to keep my culture with me everywhere I go. I love cooking Bulgarian food for my friends here at Vandy,” she said. “My family in the U.S. and in Bulgaria are truly my inspiration.”
World’s 50 Greatest Leaders: Timothy Renick
Too often, people who worked hard to get to college don’t end up getting through it. The reasons are myriad—financial, bureaucratic, logistical, and more—but the result is a tragic, all-too-familiar story of American inequality: Those most likely to be derailed are low-income and first-generation students, often from underrepresented communities of color.
Reopening should not leave youths and families of color even further behind
The pandemic isn’t over — especially for many Latino and Black families. More than a year has passed since the coronavirus upended our lives, and widening racial, economic, health and educational inequities have slowed our recovery.