Witness to War
Injured 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 / 3 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 / 3 Comments / 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.
To Stand Where They Stood
/ in Features / 11 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerHistory professor Rod Andrew took a group of students to France and Belgium to analyze the events of D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. The students came back profoundly affected.
The Fights of His Life
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Kenneth ScarTyrone Gayle ’10 has never shied away from a challenge — whether in the classroom, on the track, at the cancer treatment center or in the thick of our last knock-down, drag-out presidential campaign.
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.