Stumphouse Tunnel Sleuths
Bats are dying off at alarming rates due to white-nose syndrome. Researchers are exploring how to foster bat populations to survive this disease.
Carving Creation
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerFrom a log cabin outside of Sumter, Grainger McKoy has become one of the South’s most prominent sculptors and artists. His dramatic and detailed bird sculptures have been exhibited across the country. But for McKoy, every sculpture has a backstory. And so does he.
Not Taking No For An Answer
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Paul AlongiNearly deaf and blind, Miriam Lozneanu thrives through perseverance and a positive attitude.
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.
Lessons from Her Parents
/ in Features / 19 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerThis daughter of immigrants has gone from a small town in South Carolina to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, all the while following the lessons she learned from her parents.
Coral Crusader
/ in Features / 2 Comments / by: Jim MelvinCoral reefs in the Florida Keys, Caribbean and throughout the world are in dramatic decline. Kylie Smith, a graduate student from Clemson, has made it her mission to help restore one of the ocean’s most endangered species.
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.
Pluff Mud, Persistence & Protecting Fragile Ecosystems
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerNearly half the oyster reefs in South Carolina have disappeared in the last century. Professor Caye Drapcho and her students have teamed up with Al Segars ’74 to help Mother Nature by creating new oyster reefs.