CLEMSON, SC – October 20, 2011 – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $3 million to Clemson University to design, develop and deploy a basinwide network of computerized sensors…

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GREENVILLE, SC – October 17, 2011 – Greenville Tech’sCorporate and Career Development division has added welding classes withopen entry and exit opportunities in addition to courses with set startand stop…

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By Mary Catalonotto CLEMSON, SC – October 19, 2011 – The South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association will focus on Clemson University at its 2011 fall conference in…

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CLEMSON, SC – October 14, 2011 – Clemson University has selected Harry E. Johnson Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation, as the keynote speaker for…

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CLEMSON, SC – October 12, 2011 – Clemson University Tiger Band Association (CUTBA) has unveiled plans for a Tiger Band Plaza to be built on the band practice field on…

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WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2011 – Clemson University Chief Information Officer James Bottum told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Thursday that cloud computing is efficient and economical and…

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CLEMSON, SC – October 6, 2011 – When a teenaged Mitch Norville pondered what he should study at Clemson University, it was his dad’s advice that tipped the scales in…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – October 10, 2011 – A $100,000 gift from Wells Fargo has established a new scholarship to advance accessibility and affordability for first generation college students at Converse…

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CLEMSON — October 10, 2011 – A new $1.25 million Carl McHenry Lund Endowed Chair in Agricultural Science at Clemson University continues a legacy for excellence in agricultural innovation that…

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CLEMSON, SC – October 5, 2011 – Clemson University President James F. Barker has been appointed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to serve as chairman of one of…

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GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University’s $400 million Because Furman Matters fundraising campaign received a significant boost today when an alumnus pledged $5 million to the school, the largest outright commitment…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – October 5, 2011 – A professor with an international study abroad program will lecture Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Wofford College on Gaudi and His Contemporaries: Art and…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 28, 2011 – The Clemson University baseball team will name its new locker room for Jim and Barbara McCabe of Clemson, who have supported the construction…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 28, 2011 – Studying images of the very boundaries where atoms meet, a team of Clemson University and Lehigh University researchers has gained an atomic-level understanding…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 29, 2011 – The over-the-counter or prescription medication provided in the United States may not be as safe as consumers are led to believe, according to…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – September 23, 2011 – Dr. Marsha Dowell plans to retire from her position as senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 22, 2011 – A $5 million gift from a civilengineering alumnus and his wife will help Clemson University addressone of the largest problems the nation faces…

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CLEMSON, September 21, 2011 – A Clemson University vision of howAmerican cars and roads might interact in the future has been named apublic favorite in a competition sponsored by the…

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GREENVILLE, SC – September, 2011 – Cindy Youssef, Manager, Diversity Leadership Initiative, Riley Institute at Furman University, has been named to the 2011 class of Greenville First’s Best & Brightest…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – September 21, 2011 – Spartanburg Day School’s SAT scores were released and are above the national, state, and local averages.  In 2011, 46 Spartanburg Day School junior…

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GREENVILLE, SC – Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. – Furman University will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new bookstore under Barnes & Noble management Saturday, Sept. 24…

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GREENVILLE, SC – September 20, 2011 – The Verizon Foundation today awarded to Welcome Elementary School an $8,250 grant for its “I Love Math Now!” program, utilizing Thinkfinity.org, an award-winning…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – September 15, 2011 – Thomas R. Young, III was recently elected to serve as chair of the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education. His term as chair…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 14, 2011 – Researchers at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and the psychology department have partnered with Perceptual Testing Inc. of San…

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Desmond Layne holds a box of the new CaroTiger peach cultivars   CLEMSON, SC – September 12, 2011 – Celebrating the end to a successful peachseason, Clemson University peach specialist…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 13, 2011 – Clemson University ranks 25th among public institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report’s annual guide to “America’s Best Colleges.” The…

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PHILADELPHIA & GREENVILLE, SC – September 8, 2011 –  A college junior from Greenville, South Carolina will be honored in Philadelphia Sep. 17 as a national winner of Constituting America’s…

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CLEMSON, SC –  September 6, 2011 – It seems fitting that a man honored by having a waterfall named for him would endow his alma mater with a professorship in…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 6, 2011 –  Clemson University students and South Carolina residents who haveideas for new businesses can get support from the Launch Pad competitioncreated by the Arthur…

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CLEMSON, SC – September 1, 2011 – The Clemson University Athletic Department will recognize and honor fallen soldiers, veterans and current military personnel serving in the armed forces during Military…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 25, 2011 – Verizon Wireless and the Clemson University Athletic Department are today to announce a multi-year agreement, naming Verizon Wireless the official wireless provider for…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – August 25, 2011 Amanda Cox has been hired to teach second grade, has a BS degree in Elementary Education and is completing her Masters in early Childhood…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 23, 2011 – Clemson University’s faculty and staff kicked off the 2011-12 academic year on a positive note Tuesday with an update from President James F.…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 22, 2011 – The Clemson University MBA program has developed an innovative online staff training program for Heritage Healthcare in Greenville. Heritage Healthcare, an independently owned…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 18, 2011 – Clemson University is offering an eight-session course for entrepreneurs beginning Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the McNair Law Firm on South Main Street in…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 16, 2011 – When SmartMoney Magazine looked at 50 of the nation’s top colleges and universities to see whose graduates get the best return on their…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 13, 2011 — Clemson University awarded 689 degrees during summer graduation exercises Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum. Of the degrees conferred, 325 were bachelor’s degrees, 294 were…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – August 14, 2011 – Dr. Thomas Moore, chancellor of the University of South Carolina Upstate, will participate in the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 10, 2011 –  Ronnie L. Booth, president of Tri-County Technical College, will receive an honorary doctorate during Clemson University’s graduation exercises at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug.…

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GREENVILLE, SC – August 10, 2011 – Clemson University will host members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce for a field hearing Aug. 16 that will…

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GREENVILLE, SC – August 9, 2011 – Legacy Charter School kicks off its 2011-12 school year with three new principals. Ginny Burrows is the elementary school principal for Legacy Charter…

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GREENVILLE, SC – August 9, 2011 – Two of Upstate South Carolina’s foremost economic development teams have partnered to drive research into next-generation clean transportation systems and develop an innovative…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 8, 2011 – As communication delivery methods change — think Morse code, Pony Express, fax machines — so change the practices of the communicators. Clemson University’s…

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GREENVILLE, SC – August 8, 2011 – In less than a decade, the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) has become a model for economic development. The fabric…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 4, 2011 – The American PsychologicalAssociation will honor Dan Olweus, adjunct faculty member in Clemson’sInstitute on Family and Neighborhood Life, with the Award forDistinguished Contributions to…

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CLEMSON, SC -August 3, 2011 – Clemson University has received the first year of funding of a five-year $2.43 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…

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Students to Take on Local Celebrities in Quiz-Show Classroom GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2011 – As Greenville County public-schoolstudents head back to classes this month, nine of the best…

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CLEMSON, SC – August 2, 2011 –  Two Clemson University researchers seek to make diners mindful of mindless eating. Psychology professor Eric Muth and electrical and computer engineering professor Adam…

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Southern Regional Education Board Director Speaks at Board of Visitors Meeting GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2011 – The University Center of Greenville (UCG) hosted Dr. Bruce Chaloux, of Atlanta,…

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