Impacts Magazine - Fall 2006
Welcome to Clemson Impacts magazine, a quarterly guide to research highlights and services benefiting the citizens of South Carolina, the nation and the world.
Magazine features are sorted by the 5 Focus Areas of Public Service Activities:
- Agrisystems Productivity & Profitability
- Economic & Community Development
- Environmental Conservation
- Food Safety & Nutrition
- Youth Development & Families
News
- Letter from the Vice President
- New calendar offers monthly gardening tips
- Sonoco provides foundation for new packaging institute
- New dean for College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Science
- Downunder Horsemanship Clinic comes to Garrison Arena
Agrisystems Productivity & Profitability
- New pest attacks greenhouse and other crops
- Soybean rust warning system cuts treatment costs in half
- Top peanut research award goes to Clemson scientists
- Bountiful first harvest for PeeDee vineyard
- It’s a melon on top but a gourd underground
- Beef producers: improve forage quality and feed less hay
Economic & Community Development
- Campbell Scholars assist with youth programs
- Supporting grandparents raising grandchildren
- U.S. Commerce selects Clemson to foster state’s economic growth
- Federal Reserve Chairman meets S.C. business leaders
Environmental Conservation
- Paint helps keep golf courses green
- Wild bird monitoring guards against bird flu
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation joins fight to eradicate beach vitex
- Hurricanes mimic effects of global climate change on coastal forests
- Horses and natural resources can coexist
- Audubon Society honors Clemson Forest
Food Safety & Nutrition
- Nutrigenomics chair will lead “functional foods” research
- Small flock owners learn best management practices
- Taking fat off dinner plates
Youth Development & Families
- Health Fest helps youth face challenges
- Young students become forensic investigators
- Summer camp goes to the Caribbean
- Building character builds classrooms, communities and careers
- Animals give insight into human evolution
- AmeriCorps partnership launches dropout prevention program
Download the entire Fall 2006 issue (PDF, 984KB).