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History professor wins Hodges Prize in Southern Studies
Thursday, November 19, 2009Rod Andrew, professor of history at Clemson University, has won the 2008 Mary Lawton Hodges Prize in Southern Studies for his biography 'Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer.'
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State, donors fund Clemson Optoelectronics Center of Economic Excellence
Thursday, November 19, 2009Private gifts from telecommunication companies Comporium and PalmettoNet of
South Carolina, along with a state match, have raised $4 million to
establish an Optoelectronics Research Center of Economic Excellence in the
Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson
University.
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http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2410
UCG Joins Clemson in Virtual Worlds Consortium
Wednesday, November 11, 2009The University Center of Greenville has joined the Carolinas Virtual Worlds Consortium, which investigates how three-dimensional virtual worlds can enhance teaching, training and learning at all educational levels. Bruce Rafert, chairman of the consortium’s board of directors and Clemson’s vice provost and dean of the Graduate School, said the seven universities and 130 faculty members located at the University Center “bring a lot of capability, strength and growth potential for weaving immersive technologies into the fabric of the Upstate. “This partnership positions this region to become a core hub of activity related to research and development in immersive technologies as we bring the combined resources of the consortium and the University Center to bear on the possibilities of virtual worlds,” he said. Fred Baus, University Center president and chief executive officer, said joining the consortium will “allow the center to remain at the cutting edge of technologies for teaching and learning, and advance new models for immersive learning in virtual environments.” Steve Bronack, a professor in Clemson’s Human Resource Development graduate program located at the University Center, conducts research into the role of three-dimensional virtual worlds in teaching and training and also expressed his excitement about the prospects of the new partnership. “The relationship will enable us to leverage the multiple online, three-dimensional environments managed by the consortium, and the expertise present across the partner institutions will enable us to develop and answer important questions regarding the potential of 3-D worlds used for supporting learners in formal and informal educational spaces,” said Bronack. The University Center of Greenville is a consortium of higher education institutions dedicated to increasing access to educational opportunities for the citizens of the Upstate of South Carolina. The center offers more than 75 undergraduate and graduate degrees through Clemson, Furman University, Lander University, the Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina State University, the University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina Upstate. The Carolinas Virtual Worlds Consortium was founded in 2007 to explore the role of three-dimensional virtual worlds and immersive technologies for teaching, training and learning. The founding institutions, Clemson and Appalachian State University, have been joined by the North Carolina Virtual Public School District and now the University Center. In 2008 the consortium received $1.5 million in federal funding from the National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers program to help fund research and outreach activities.
Shane Acker, director of 9, to visit Clemson
Friday, November 06, 2009Shane Acker, director of the hit motion picture, 9, will be on campus next week mentoring students. He will be giving a public lecture on Wednesday November 5 at 5:45 PM in 119 McAdams Hall.
Clemson engineering program receives state-of-the-art machining software
Friday, November 06, 2009Gibbs and Associates, an international provider of machining CAD/CAM technology, has made a software gift valued in excess of $500,000 to the Clemson University Campbell Graduate Engineering Center. The software will provide advanced machining simulation in mechanical and automotive engineering classrooms and research labs on campus and at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research.
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http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2376
Power companies bring electrical engineering lecturer to Clemson
Friday, November 06, 2009Five utility companies have pledged a total of $100,000 to sponsor a visiting
lecturer of power engineering this year in the Holcombe department of electrical and
computer engineering at Clemson University.
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http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2312
Clemson names collaboration facility at Sonoco Institute for Harpers
Friday, November 06, 2009Clemson University Tuesday unveiled The Ronald & Katherine Harper Industry
Collaboration Room on the top floor of the Sonoco Institute for Packaging
Design and Graphics. The Industry Collaboration Room is made possible by a
$1.1 million gift from Ronald and Katherine Harper of Charlotte to Clemson?s
graphic communications department.
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http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2307
Clemson professor named American Chemistry Society Fellow
Monday, November 02, 2009Clemson University Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Melanie Cooper has been named to the inaugural class of American Chemical Society Fellows. Cooper was among 162 honorees who were chosen for excellence in their contributions and distinctive service to the society and to the broader world of chemistry.
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Clemson research receives grant to study breast cancer reconstruction
Saturday, October 31, 2009The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded the Clemson University Institute
for Biological Interfaces of Engineering a $195,000 grant to support
research to develop new ways to improve reconstructive breast surgery using
engineered tissue that contains anti-cancer properties.
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http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2365
Clemson professor receives award to study effect of mothers' obesity,
Friday, October 30, 2009The National Institutes of Health has awarded Clemson University professor
Maria Mayorga and Medical University of South Carolina professor Kelly Hunt
a $735,000 grant to study the effects of a mother¹s obesity and diabetes on
infant health in certain ethnic groups.
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http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2354
