S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Awarded Federal Funds for New Readiness Initiative
January 21, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – January 20, 2010 – The S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) has been awarded $275,000 in federally appropriated funds to expand its outreach program through the…
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Clemson changing student lending program
January 20, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 20, 2010 – Students attending Clemson in the 2010-2011 academic year will see a significant change in the student loan program for federal loans. Clemson will participate…
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GSSM Celebrates $200,000 Gift from BB&T Charitable Foundation
January 19, 2010HARTSVILLE, SC – January 19, 2010 – In an effort to help launch its new Economics and Finance Institute, the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) announced it has…
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Greenville Tech Foundation announces new members and officers
January 17, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – January 14, 2010 – Greenville Tech Foundation announces new members and officersThe Greenville Tech Foundation, Inc. recently elected new board members: Matt Shouse, Rowena Buffett -Timms ,…
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Annual Study Shows Decline in Number of Teacher Positions, Fewer Vacancies for 2009-2010 School Year
January 13, 2010ROCK HILL, SC – January 13, 2009 – As temperatures—and K-12 funding—drop South Carolina school districts continue to weather the storm. They’re doing so this year with fewer teachers in…
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Clemson manufacturing research gets boost with $400,000 NSF CAREER Award
January 13, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 11, 2010 – Clemson assistant professor of mechanical engineering Laine Mears has been awarded a $400,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to research…
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Gift to Clemson to support health, wellness programs for South Carolina school children
January 13, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 12, 2010 – Clemson University President James F. Barker Tuesday announced a major gift that expands the school’s relationship with an Upstate development company to support…
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Princeton Review recognizes Clemson as a best value
January 13, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 12, 2010 – Clemson University is one of the nation’s 50 best values in public colleges and universities, according to the “The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges…
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Rex launches teacher education project aimed at reducing levels of family, dating violence
January 13, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – January 13, 2010 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex today announced a new teacher education initiative aimed at reducing family and dating violence in South Carolina. Teachers…
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SC Superintendent Candidate Mick Zais Visits CERRA
January 4, 2010ROCK HILL, SC – January 4, 2010 – South Carolina citizens will elect a new state superintendent of education in November, and each of the five candidates vying for the…
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Top 10 education stories for 2009
January 1, 2010COLUMBIA – The struggles of local school districts to absorb hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts leads the South Carolina Department of Education’s list of top education stories…
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Nearly 800 teachers achieve National Board certification; state retains third-place ranking
December 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 16, 2009 – Another 799 South Carolina teachers have joined the ranks of those receiving the highest credential available in the teaching profession, up from 755 teachers…
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799 South Carolina Educators Earn National Board Certification
December 16, 2009ROCK HILL – December 16, 2009 – Seven hundred ninety-nine South Carolina educators representing 62 school districts and 5 special schools earned National Board Certification in 2009, according to data…
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Clemson dean Claude Lilly re-elected to Federal Reserve Board in Charlotte
December 16, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 15, 2009 – Claude Lilly, dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson University, has been re-elected chairman of the board of the Charlotte…
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Clemson's Jim Pepin named to Premier 100 information-technology leaders list
December 16, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 15, 2009 – Clemson University’s chief technology officer, Jim Pepin, has been named a 2010 Premier 100 IT Leaders honoree by Computerworld Magazine. This year’s Premier…
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Clemson names new golf facility after coach Larry Penley
December 11, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 11, 2009 – Clemson University will name its new golf building for current Tiger golf coach Larry Penley. The surprise announcement was made Thursday, Dec. 10,…
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Clemson awards first automotive-engineering Ph.D. from CU-ICAR
December 11, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 11, 2009 – John Limroth of Austin, Texas, will graduate Dec. 17 with Clemson University’s first automotive-engineering Ph.D. Clemson launched its automotive-engineering program in 2006 at…
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Erskine Graduate is Biologist in Africa
December 11, 2009DUE WEST, SC – December 11, 2009 – “I’ll sleep when I’m dead!” was the joking reply Kimberly Kanapeckas gave a few weeks ago when asked in an e-mail by…
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Judge Anderson to get honorary doctorate at Clemson graduation
December 9, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 9, 2009 – Clemson University will recognize Judge Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. with an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree during the winter graduation ceremony at 11…
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National Wildlife Ferderation Study Praises Furman University Sustainability Projects
December 6, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – December 4, 2009 – Efforts of Furman University students to decrease their carbon footprint are featured in the National Wildlife Federation’s just released study, Generation E: Students…
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SC Educational Consulting & Marketing Firm Presents at National Conferences
December 2, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 1, 2009 – Dr. Ted Darid Mauro of ED101, Inc. recentlyconcluded a busy presentation season with an address to members of theU.S. Department of Education as…
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General Electric CEO to Address Clemson University Restoration Institute Energy Summit
December 2, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – December 2, 2009 – The Clemson University Restoration Institute will host one of the energy industry’s top executives at a Dec. 8 energy summit that is expected to…
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Furman's David Shi Joins Presidents' Trust as Advocate for Liberal Arts Education
December 2, 2009GREENVILLE,SC – December 2, 2009 – Furman University president David Shi is among82 college and university presidents and chancellors joining togetheras the Presidents’ Trust to make the case for the…
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Three-Quarters of SC Students Pass High School Exit Exam on First Attempt
November 24, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – November 24, 2009 – Three out of four South Carolina students passed the state’s high school exit exam on their first attempt in 2009, according to results…
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Clemson Collaborates with Prestigious French School for New Dual Graduate Degree
November 12, 2009CLEMSON, SC – November 12, 2009 – Students who desire a dynamic graduate education in business now have a new option to study abroad and earn two unique degrees. Clemson University…
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Education Department and Anderson School District Five Partner to Enhance Curriculum Support Statewide
November 11, 2009ANDERSON, SC – November 10, 2009 – Teachers and school administrators across South Carolina now have access to an innovative curriculum resource that connects teaching and learning to the state…
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Dunn named Department Head for Massage Therapy at Greenville Tech
November 5, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – November 2009 – William Dunn has been named Department Head for Massage Therapy at Greenville Technical College. Dunn previously worked for 13 years as a massage therapy…
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Simulation Technologies and Training (STAT) Center Opens at Greenville Tech
November 5, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – A $1.5 million Simulation Technologies and Training (STAT) Center opened today at Greenville Technical College, making the college one of very few in the country to use simulation…
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Greenville Tech PTA Students Light the Night
November 5, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – October 30, 2009 – Greenville Technical College’s senior Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) students gave back to the community during October, which is National Physical Therapy Month, volunteering…
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Furman University Receives $2.5 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Energy
November 2, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – November 2, 2009 – Furman University has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that will allow the university to replace the…
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Furman, Columbia College Students Receive Educational Technology Scholarships
October 28, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – October 28, 2009 – Two college students striving for careers in the classroom are receiving scholarships from the South Carolina Association for Educational Technology. The awards were…
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SC House Member Dan Cooper to Receive Annual David Wilkins Leadership Award
October 28, 2009Award presented by the Riley Institute at Furman University GREENVILLE, SC – October 28, 2009 – Dan Cooper, a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from District 10…
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Clemson Research Receives Grant to Study Breast Cancer Reconstruction
October 28, 2009CLEMSON, SC – October 28, 2009 – The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded the Clemson University Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering a $195,000 grant to support research to develop…
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CU-ICAR Recognized as Top Emerging Technology Research Center
October 26, 2009CLEMSON, SC – October 26, 2009 – The Association of University Research Parks (AURP), an international organization representing university-related research parks from around the world, presented its Emerging Research/Science Park Award…
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Clemson Researchers say Algae the Key Cause of Mass Extinctions
October 23, 2009CLEMSON, SC – October 23, 2009 – Algae, not asteroids, were the key to the end of the dinosaurs, say two Clemson University researchers. Geologist James W. Castle and ecotoxicologist…
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Kershaw, Charleston County Teachers Win National Honors, $25,000 Prizes
October 21, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – October 21, 2009 – Two South Carolina high school educators – a Charleston English teacher and a Kershaw algebra teacher – got the surprise of their professional…
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Clemson University’s Deep Orange Initiative Offers Radical Approach to Automotive-Engineering Education
October 21, 2009Students, faculty, partners to build prototype vehicles at CU-ICAR GREENVILLE, SC – October 20, 2009 – A new long-term initiative at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR)…
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Forty-Four School Districts Receive $7.3 Million in Federal Grants for Technology
October 16, 2009GREENVILLE & SPARTANBURG, SC – October 16, 2009 – Forty-four school districts are receiving approximately $7.3 million in federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2)/ARRA Round 9 Competitive Grants. The purpose of the…
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National Institutes of Health Award Clemson $9.3 Million for Tissue Regeneration Center
October 16, 2009CLEMSON, SC – October 15, 2009 – Clemson University has received a $9.3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to establish a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)…
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In Our Schools TV Program will Focus on Customer Service at Red Carpet Schools
October 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – October 13, 2009 – October’s “In Our Schools” television program features three examples of the good customer service and family-friendly environments found in schools that are honored…
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Researchers Fine-Tune Diffuse Optical Tomography for Breast Cancer Screening
October 7, 2009CLEMSON, SC – October 6, 2009 – Clemson University researchers in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bremen, Germany, are working to make the physical pain and discomfort of…
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Clemson Names Collaboration Facility at Sonoco Institute for Harpers
October 7, 2009CLEMSON, SC – October 6, 2009 – Clemson University Tuesday unveiled The Ronald & Katherine Harper Industry Collaboration Room on the top floor of the Sonoco Institute for Packaging Design…
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Furman University Honored by Clean-Air Planet for its Sustainability Efforts
October 7, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – Octover 7, 2009 – Furman University has received a 2009 Climate Champion Award from Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) in recognition of the university’s leadership and excellence in…
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New Study Shows South Carolina Gains on Test Scores but Mixed Results on Achievement Gaps
October 4, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – October 4, 3009 – A new national research reports shows that student achievement in South Carolina has improved in recent years, but results on achievement gaps remain…
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Forty-Five Seniors Named Semifinalists in 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Competition
October 4, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – October 4, 2009 – Forty-five Black American seniors in 30 South Carolina public high schools have been named 2010 semifinalists in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship competition. …
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Greenville, Michelin Hosting America’s Best School Bus Maintenance Competition
September 27, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – September 21, 2009 – The National Association for Pupil Transport (NAPT), South Carolina Department of Education and Michelin North America will shine the spotlight on school bus maintenance…
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146 High School Seniors Named Semifinalists in 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program
September 16, 2009EVANSTON, IL & GEORGETOWN, MOUNT PLEASANT, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – September 16, 2009 – One hundred forty-six students in 59 public high schools across South Carolina are among the 16,000…
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Clemson Scores High in Student Engagement Survey
September 15, 2009CLEMSON, SC – September 15, 2009 – Seniors and freshmen at Clemson University say they would choose Clemson again if given the opportunity to start their college educations over. According to…
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Coca-Cola Partners with Clemson to Step up Game-Day Recycling
September 15, 2009CLEMSON, SC – September 15, 2009 – Coca-Cola is partnering with Clemson University’s athletic department and the Solid Green campaign to increase recycling on home football game days. Fans attending the…
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Five South Carolina Public Schools Named National Blue Ribbon Award Winners
September 15, 2009GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC – September 15, 2009 – Five South Carolina public schools are among the 314 schools nationwide named 2009 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon winners today by Secretary of…
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