February 11, 2026
Clemson University’s vegetable breeding program is developing groundbreaking discoveries through diligent research and collaboration with growers across the state of South Carolina.
Photo of woman looking into the sky wearing skydiving gear.

Rarefied Air

Genetics doctoral student and future astrobiologist Sriya Pothapragada Ph.D. ’28 explores how humans might one day live among the stars, finding courage in the open sky.

Graphic illustration of a woman opening a door as a hand draws the door to represent mental health care architecture.

Designing for Healing

Inspired by his Clemson Experience and family history, architect Stephen Parker ’11 designs health care spaces centered on compassion and dignity.

If you give them choices, if you give them a voice in their treatments, then they are better able to get on the road to recovery because they feel like they can grasp what’s happening to them and they’re not simply receiving care passively — they are a partner in their care.

Stephen Parker ’11
A young woman leans on the balcony of a rooftop patio overlooking Clemson University's campus.

While championing her brother’s Netflix stardom, Midge Smith ’24 has found her passion through her own Clemson Experience.

The Clemson tiger mascot poses with a man and woman in front of a house with an orange front door.

Mark Mitchell M ’83, Ph.D. ’87 and Janet Mitchell established the Power of One challenge to recognize the power of Clemson University’s faculty.

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