Impacts Magazine - Spring 2008
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
- Research studies aid forested wetlands managers
- Finding ways to repair hearing loss in babies and seniors
- Nurturing the next generation of scientists
Agrisystems, Productivity & Profitability
- Colored nets may boost strawberry yields
- Ag Lenders School helps farmers, too
- Farmers get advice on soybean supply
- Honey bees are vital to our food supply
- Turning trees into fuel
- Recycled agricultural waste generates biofuel
- Beef Cattle Marketing School improves profits
Economic & Community Development
- Compassion Project helps rural citizens
- Community Fellows take volunteering to a new level
- School district partnership helps build strong communities
Environmental Conservation
- Oysters provide key to super-tough coatings for metals
- Beach vitex may be on last legs in S.C.
- Lexington County officials tackle stormwater issues
- Is it really a brown recluse?
- Kudzu SWAT team removes weed without chemicals
- Restoration ecologists seek to protect the environment
Food Safety & Nutrition
- Helping fruit trees cope with global warming
- Air-chilling poultry can reduce water use in processing plants
- Teaching chefs to fight the battle of the bulge
- Leaner meats can lead to better health and lower costs
Youth Development & Families
- 4-H celebrates 100 years and seeks alumni
- New wilderness adventure camp connects kids with nature
- New partnership forms to rejuvenate teachers and students
- Environmental field-study program expands to Upstate
Download the entire Spring 2008 issue (PDF, 940KB)