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Clinton Colmenares
Articles by Clinton Colmenares
Dog’s Best Friend
/ in Features / 1 Comment / by: Clinton ColmenaresLeigh Anne Clark and her research team have discovered genes in collies and shelties that explain a number of traits in the two breeds. Their most recent discovery could have implications for humans as well.
Seven researchers earn NSF CAREER awards
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Clinton ColmenaresHow can we keep food fresh with less energy during cold storage and transportation? What’s the best way to manage water supplies during extreme drought? How can we get personalized medications to patients faster? Seven Clemson researchers will tackle these questions, and others, thanks to competitive awards from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program totaling more than $2.7 million.
Thin Ice
/ in In These Hills / 1 Comment / by: Clinton ColmenaresAssistant Professor of Art Todd Anderson is a printmaker, skilled at transferring beauty and wonder from landscapes onto paper. His most recent project, The Last Glacier, involved hiking more than 500 miles through Glacier National Park over the last six years.
Women, diversity in STEM focus of $3.4 million grant
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Clinton ColmenaresLike many universities, Clemson struggles with attracting and retaining women and underrepresented minorities as faculty. That problem is magnified in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. Across the campus, 35 percent of full-time faculty are women. In STEM departments, the percentage drops to 19. When racial diversity is factored in, the statistics are even […]
Bacteria strain named by Clemson students
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Clinton ColmenaresThe Clemson family has gained a new namesake: Legionella clemsonensis, a novel strain of the Legionella bacteria, the most common cause of waterborne bacterial outbreaks in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the honor of naming L. clemsonensis to students in a collaborative research group called CU and the […]