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Clarkson University is a small coeducational private university in Potsdam NY with a long tradition in technology and engineering and a more recent expansion of focus into business and health curricula.
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EssayUN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter--The Iraqi Threat: How Real Is It?
Scott Ritter, former chief weapons inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq, in a recent North Country Tour, made the case against unilateral military action in Iraq.
UpNorth ForumPaul Hawken on Natural Capitalism
Author and businessman Paul Hawken envisions a new kind of economy, one that protects natural resources, creates more jobs, and gives businesses a competitive advantage.
Media Coverage of War: Then and Now
Mar 28, 2003 — One things is certain about the war with Iraq: we are seeing it in a brand new way. Satellite video phones, embedded reporters and the play-by-play nature of contemporary news, particularly television news, are combining for a dramatic new way of getting the story. Martha Foley talks with Dan Dullea who teaches mass communications and society at Clarkson University in Potsdam. Part of his curriculum is a history of journalism. Go to full article
Trials of an Iditarod Hopeful
Feb 28, 2003 — Tomorrow 56 men and women and their dogs will take off for the 1200 mile Iditarod sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Organizers call it "the last great race on earth". It can take years of training, not to mention an $1850 entry fee, just to get to the starting line.
A St. Lawrence County man is training for a future Iditarod. His road to Alaska will be more challenging than most. Angelo Suriano is paralyzed from the waist down. He wants to be the first disabled musher to run the race. David Sommerstein has this profile.
To help fund his effort, Suriano can be reached at iditarod_hopeful2005@yahoo.com Go to full article
A St. Lawrence County man is training for a future Iditarod. His road to Alaska will be more challenging than most. Angelo Suriano is paralyzed from the waist down. He wants to be the first disabled musher to run the race. David Sommerstein has this profile.
To help fund his effort, Suriano can be reached at iditarod_hopeful2005@yahoo.com Go to full article
Preview: Clarkson Lecture on History of Sex Education
Feb 27, 2003 — David Sommerstein talks with Alexandra Lord, a staff historian for the U.S. Public Health Service about the government's sex education campaign.
She'll be speaking in the Cheel Campus Center at Clarkson University in Potsdam at 5pm. Go to full article
She'll be speaking in the Cheel Campus Center at Clarkson University in Potsdam at 5pm. Go to full article
Pataki Gives Clarkson $4.5 Million for Biotech
Feb 24, 2003 — Governor George Pataki visited Clarkson University in Potsdam Friday to announce a 4.5 million dollar state grant through its Ge*NY*sis program. The money will help Clarkson... Go to full article
State Helps Lure Faculty To Clarkson
Nov 14, 2002 — Clarkson University is one of nine New York universities that will get state help to lure high-tech and bio-tech researchers to their campuses. David Sommerstein reports the... Go to full article
The Iraqi Threat: How Real Is It?
Oct 07, 2002 — Martha Foley talks with former chief United Nations arms inspector Scott Ritter, who will be speaking tonight at St. Lawrence University in Canton, and tomorrow night at... Go to full article
Filling the Post-Ames Void
Sep 25, 2002 — When Ames Department Stores close their doors for good in a dozen North Country communities later this fall, they'll leave behind a retail void. Small town residents will... Go to full article
The Post Industrial World Economy: Upside Down and Backward
Sep 02, 2002 — Business leader, environmentalist, and author Paul Hawken is a leading proponent of natural capitalism: corporate reform with respect to ecological practices. Hawken spoke... Go to full article
Local College Enrollment Up
Aug 30, 2002 — The North Country's colleges and universities are welcoming a near record number of new students to their campuses this year. That's good news for tight budgets. But as... Go to full article
Science Camp for Girls
Jul 26, 2002 — Only 12 percent of the nation's jobs in science, engineering and technology are held by women. Clarkson University wants to help change that statistic with its Horizon... Go to full article
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