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Paul Alongi
Paul Alongi is a news and feature writer for the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences.
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Witness to War
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiInjured troops could receive better care and benefits with new research aimed at better documentation on the battlefield.
Keeping the pipeline filled with diverse talent
/ in Clemson Forever / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiDuke Energy is continuing to support two Clemson summer programs — one for middle school girls and one for incoming University freshmen — with an $85,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. Both programs are aimed at increasing diversity in the pipeline that carries talent from the classroom to the workplace. Project WISE is designed […]
Students help island nation still recovering from devastating storm
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiAbout 5,000 residents near the southern tip of Dominica learned just how precarious their water supply was when Tropical Storm Erika’s torrential rains caused a creek to breach the cistern that holds their treated drinking water.
Chowdhury Honored for Research Achievements
/ in Lifelong Tigers / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiMashrur “Ronnie” Chowdhury envisions a future in which car accidents will be reduced to virtually zero and drivers will travel down some of the state’s busiest roads without stopping for a single traffic light.
Eight win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiOne of the nation’s top honors for graduate students is going to eight from Clemson, putting them in the same club as several Nobel Prize winners, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and “Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt.
Spirit of fallen NASCAR driver lives on
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiRobert Prucka was still too young to legally drive a car by himself but not too young to work on engines when one of his favorite NASCAR drivers, Alan Kulwicki, died in a plane crash. Now Prucka is taking on a new position at Clemson named for his fallen childhood hero.
Revival
/ in Features / 1 Comment / by: Paul AlongiBrent Beason first traveled to Slater Mill on a sales call with his father in 2000. In 2016, with the mill facing closure, Beason returned to purchase it, saving 57 jobs and creating new ones. His company is one of many breathing new life into the textile industry by sharpening its focus on advanced materials.
Passing it on: Emily Wallace encourages the next generation of underrepresented students
/ in Uncategorized / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiEmily Wallace ’72 has been breaking down barriers and cutting new paths since she was a student at Clemson, and now she is helping the next generation follow in her footsteps. Wallace and her husband, Jack, have established an endowed scholarship through the College of Engineering and Science. The scholarship targets groups who are […]