Clemson Newsroom

Clemson teams up with CBS affiliate to cover Super Bowl XLVII

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:05:00 -0500

Students and faculty from the department of communication studies at Clemson University will provide a unique service to 7 On Your Side (WSPA TV) from the university’s Social Media Listening Center Sunday, Feb. 3, as millions of people watch the Super Bowl.

Clemson University trustees approve educational and facility plans

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:25:00 -0500

Clemson University trustees approved new educational initiatives, program changes and facility plans at their quarterly meeting Thursday in Columbia.

Duke Energy helps fund workforce development initiative in South Carolina

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

As part of its commitment to bolster South Carolina’s manufacturing base, Duke Energy will fund workforce development initiatives in the state to help provide a next-generation workforce in key cluster areas. These initiatives will advance economic development and enhance employment opportunities for South Carolinians, thereby providing industry with a highly qualified pool of employees

Clemson researchers to study oil and gas operations' impact on Gulf pelicans

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:19:00 -0500

A federal agency has turned to Clemson University’s South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit to collect data that will help it assess the environmental impact of oil and natural gas operations on the marine and coastal environments of the northern Gulf of Mexico’s outer continental shelf.

Clemson researchers: What happens to peaches when the chill is gone?

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:00:00 -0500

The warmer-than-normal temperatures of 2012 — the fourth warmest year on record in South Carolina — signal potential challenges for growers of the state’s best-known fruit. Peaches need cold weather to produce flowers and fruit. What happens when the chill is gone?

Clemson honors two trustees with Clemson Medallion

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:45:00 -0500

Clemson University is honoring two long-serving trustees — Thomas B. McTeer Jr. of Columbia and Joseph D. Swann of Greenville — with the university’s highest public honor, the Clemson Medallion.

Clemson trustees delegate responsibilities to provost

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:15:00 -0500

Clemson University trustees Friday delegated powers to Provost Doris Helms to operate as chief executive of the university while President James F. Barker is on medical leave, effective immediately.

Clemson professor to be published in inauguration portfolio

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Vernon Burton, professor of history and director of the CyberInstitute at Clemson University, is one of 10 historians from across the country invited to submit essays for the historical portfolio that will be distributed at the presidential inauguration luncheon Monday, Jan. 21, in Washington, D.C.

Clemson’s Lee III wins national architecture award

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:45:00 -0500

Lee III, the 55,000-square-foot addition to Clemson University’s Lee Hall, has won a national award for design achievement from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The award, one of only 11 given this year, was announced Friday in AIAArchitect magazine.

Clemson public health sciences professor receives Class of 1939 Award for Excellence

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, professor of public health sciences, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Class of 1939 Award for Excellence for her outstanding contributions to Clemson University.