Confronting Bullying
Evidence-based approach to bullying prevention shows promising results in multi-year U.S. study.
A Clear Solution
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerSafe water and sanitation are considered basic needs for people all over the world. In most of the United States, we turn on the faucet and expect clean water. We walk down the hall to a bathroom with a toilet, sink and soap. We take those things for granted.
Madam Ambassador
/ in Features / 6 Comments / by: Sara Ann Hutto Grant ’17After a distinguished career in the U.S. Department of State, Kristie Kenney ’77 is still finding ways to serve.
Mapping Success
/ in Features / 2 Comments / by: Chris WaldropClemson is part of a high-tech effort to break the cycle of poverty.
Celebrating Life
/ in Features / 4 Comments / by: Chris WaldropTen years after Clemson opened its doors to young adults with intellectual disabilities, the University and the community have come to embrace a program that equips students with skills to live more complete lives.
The Roots of a Student Bluegrass Ensemble
/ in Features / 13 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerIt began with a student’s idea but culminated in an official Performing Arts ensemble: Tigertown Roots
Tackling Dementia
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Chris WaldropThe team huddles, gathering strength for the battle ahead. They face no ordinary opponent today, but then again, they are no ordinary players. They are residents of Brookdale Senior Living Solutions; the opponent is their own failing memory.
A Tiger's Guide to Tailgating
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerDuring football season, there is no place like Clemson. No other place that’s so wall-to-wall with alumni and fans. No other place where you can find anything — and I mean anything — in orange.
Orange campers festooned with Tiger Paws roll into town on Thursdays and Fridays; orange tents are set up pole-to-pole on Saturday mornings; orange grills are lit; and Clemson-themed drinks are mixed in parking lots and fields across the campus and the town. Orange-clad fans you’ve never met before will pull up a chair, add some drinks to the cooler, and watch the game with you outside the stadium. It’s a party like nowhere else.
The Best Medicine
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Chris WaldropEach summer, Clemson students trade in their summer jobs and internships to spend two weeks on the hillsides of Costa Rica and Panama, conducting house visits and creating pop-up clinics in the most impoverished areas.
Stumphouse Tunnel Sleuths
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Chris WaldropBats are dying off at alarming rates due to white-nose syndrome. Researchers are exploring how to foster bat populations to survive this disease.