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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Fourth Annual Young Professionals Holiday Party and Winter Warmth Drive
December 7, 2009Midlands Young Professionals AllianceFourth Annual Young Professionals Holiday Party and Winter Warmth Drive12.09.096 – 10 p.m.Liberty Tap Room | 828 Gervais Street @ Lincoln Street18 Young Professionals Organizations = 1…
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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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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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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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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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State Board of Education Supports Requiring School Districts to Screen Substitute Teachers
November 11, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – November 10, 2009 – South Carolina’s State Board of Education today supported changing state law to require school districts to do state criminal background checks on substitute…
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South Carolina Ranks 17th in National Report Card Designed to Track Educational Innovation
November 11, 2009WASHINGTON – November 11, 2009 – South Carolina ranks 17th in a new national report card measuring key indicators of educational innovation. The “Leaders and Laggards” report – released today…
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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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ExxonMobil Awards Grant to College of Charleston’s Department of Computer Science
November 4, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – November 4, 2009 – ExxonMobil has awarded a $35,000 grant to the College of Charleston’s Department of Computer Science to help in the development of a system…
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BiblioLabs Establishes College of Charleston Computer Science Scholarships
November 4, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – November 4, 2009 – The College of Charleston has announced today that BiblioLabs LLC will support four four-year tuition scholarships to academically competitive South Carolina students pursing…
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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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Columbia College, Furman Students Receive Educational Technology Scholarships
October 28, 2009COLUMBIA, 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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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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Windsor Hill Receives National Recognition for Outstanding Arts Education
October 27, 2009WASHINGTON, DC & CHARLESTON, SC – October 26, 3009 – Two South Carolina public schools are national award winners for making arts an essential part of their students’ education during…
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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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College of Charleston Chooses Eprocurement Solution from SciQuest
October 23, 2009HigherMarkets Express Offers Flexible, Easy-to-Use Eprocurement Solution that Meets the Needs of Smaller Universities and Colleges CHARLESTON, SC & CARY, NC – October 23, 2009 – SciQuest, Inc., the global leader…
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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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Charleston, Kershaw County Teachers Win National Honors, $25,000 Prizes
October 21, 2009CHARLESTON, 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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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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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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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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TTC Names New Director of Apprenticeship Programs
October 14, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – October 14, 2009 – Trident Technical College has named Mitchell R. Harp as the new director of apprenticeship programs. In this role, he is responsible for working…
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School of Business Launches New Site
October 13, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – October 13, 2009 – The School of Business spent the summer and early fall months organizing and developing new content for its new Web site, www.sb.cofc.edu. It…
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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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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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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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Districts Top Teachers to Gather at Regional Forums this Fall
October 7, 2009ROCK HILL, SC – October 7, 2009 – School districts across South Carolina have named their teacher of the year and many are prepping to participate in regional teacher leadership…
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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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Trident Technical College President Receives Chief Executive Officer Award
October 2, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – September 30, 2009 – The Association of Community College Trustees has chosen Trident Technical College President Mary Thornley as the recipient of the 2009 Southern Regional Chief…
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Lucy Beckham Named National High School Principal of the Year
September 28, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – September 28, 2009 – Charleston County School District’s Lucy G. Beckham, principal of Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant, SC, has been named the 2010 MetLife/National Association…
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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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City Announces Call for Nominations for Service Scholarships
September 17, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2009 – Nominations are being accepted for the 2010 E. W. Cromartie Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King.…
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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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Author Tim O’Brien To Speak at the College of Charleston
September 16, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – September 16, 2009 – Author and Viet Nam veteran Tim O’Brien will be the featured speaker during the College of Charleston’s College Reads! project on October 2,…
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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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