Research project preserves veterans’ stories
Expect to be impressed when you meet a Marine, but when that Marine is a 95-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor who challenges you to a pull-up contest, prepare to be blown away. This is one of many things Will Hines of Spartanburg has learned in conducting the Veterans Project, an ongoing undergraduate research project to collect […]
Congressional hearing on aging comes to Clemson
In September, the Strom Thurmond Institute played host to a Congressional field hearing. U.S. Senator Tim Scott brought the Senate Committee on Aging to campus to discuss biomedical research in South Carolina. Accompanying Senator Scott on the Congressional panel was U.S. Senator Susan Collins (Maine) and Congressman Jeff Duncan.
Bill Gates speaks on campus
In November, Clemson hosted Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates for “A Conversation with Bill Gates: The Future Generation’s Role in Addressing the World’s Greatest Challenges.” The visit was facilitated by U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham (S.C.). Gates reflected on the importance of education in the United States and the role of technology and innovation to […]
Grant for printed electronics could be boon for Clemson, region
Imagine bandages that detect infections, flexible paper lightbulbs that screw into a light socket or food containers that notify you of an allergen inside. Now, imagine all of this technology is created on a printing press and that Clemson University is on the cusp of helping bring it to mainstream America. Those technologies and Clemson’s […]
New Adobe Digital Studio sparks creativity, collaboration
Last spring, Clemson became the only university in the country to provide all students, faculty and staff full use of the Adobe Creative Cloud. And this past fall, a new digital studio in the R.M. Cooper Library opened to give the Clemson community a place to work together, using technology powered by the entire Adobe […]
Vice President Biden visits in support of “It’s On Us”
Vice President Joe Biden visited the Clemson campus to speak in support of the “It’s On Us” campaign, a White House initiative to help prevent sexual assaults on college campuses. Offensive lineman Eric Mac Lain, captain of the Tiger football team, introduced Biden, who addressed students packed into Jervey gym. Biden urged the crowd to […]
NASA looks to Clemson research stars for answers to Mars mission
A three-year, 70-million mile space voyage takes some serious planning. And the world’s largest space agency has turned to Clemson in preparing for the first-ever manned mission to Mars in 2030. In laying the groundwork for this marathon adventure, NASA has tapped Clemson psychology professors Tom Britt and Marissa Shuffler to make recommendations on the health and […]
