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Clemson¹s Aleda Roth first woman named Distinguished Fellow of supply chain
Friday, October 30, 2009Aleda Roth has been named a 2009 Distinguished Fellow of the Manufacturing
and Service Operations Management Society. Roth, the Burlington Industries
Professor of Supply Chain Management in the College of Business and
Behavioral Science at Clemson University, is the first woman to receive the
prestigious scholarly recognition in operations management.
Read the entire news release at:
http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2357
Clemson-fostered business leaders to be featured at Innovation Roundtable
Friday, October 30, 2009Three entrepreneurial startups spun off from Clemson University will share their stories during the Clemson Renaissance Center’s Fall Innovation Roundtable.
Read the entire news release at:
http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2356
Clemson University’s Deep Orange initiative offers radical approach to automotive-engineering education
Tuesday, October 20, 2009A new long-term initiative at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) will advance the university’s automotive-engineering graduate research and education program and position its graduates ahead of the competition for jobs and automotive industry leadership. Read the full article here.
Graduate Schools Continue Trend Toward Lower Cost, Social Media Recruiting
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Cincinnati, OH – October 16, 2009 - A recent survey of North American graduate school deans and admissions professionals indicates that 56% of universities are adding lower cost, higher touch social media tools to their recruitment arsenal, but not necessarily abandoning traditional approaches. The survey, prepared by PhD-Connect.com, an educational search-and-apply portal which helps prospective PhD applicants and universities find each other and then seamlessly utilize a standardized application, found that all universities maintain recruitment websites and almost two-thirds utilize either social media or search engine marketing; however faculty referrals and college fairs still generate huge interest and are significantly utilized. The biggest trend in recruitment spending is that several schools are moving away from traditional referral sources such as Peterson’s and Gradschools.com, preferring to spend monies on Google Smart Words and other lower cost alternatives. Even in difficult economic times, recruitment spending overall was up 13.5%, and it ranged from -15% to +45%. 95% of respondents utilize either Banner or Peoplesoft for their IT Infrastructure, and 75% use centralized application systems; surprisingly, almost 20% of the schools surveyed use more than one application system. Banner seems to be the system of choice for simple application systems, and ApplyYourself dominates the market for complex applications. Also surprising was the fact with all of the technology enhancements, 10% of the admissions departments still could not break out simple data differentiating PhD from Masters applicants. A trend that appears to be growing is charging more for international applicants, now at 19%. About 81% have consistent pricing across all departments, although schools with significant Fine Arts and Music programs tend towards more disparity in application pricing. 6% of those surveyed do not charge for graduate admissions. Graduate schools are becoming more creative in recruitment strategy. One Boston school advertises on billboards and mass transit posters. A large Midwestern school utilizes human interest stories which profile adult students returning to obtain graduate degrees. Also, faculty research is featured in certain local targeted newspapers. Online open houses are gaining more acceptance. One Wisconsin university even waives application fees for those who attend their in-person open houses. For several years, Graduate Admissions offices have been migrating toward online application processes; now they are finding that “reach” to prospectives can also be maximized utilizing the Internet. James B. Rafert
Dean
Clemson University Graduate School
ArborGen LLC and Clemson University form research cooperative
Monday, October 19, 2009Clemson University and ArborGen LLC, two of South Carolina’s most recognized names in forestry and biofuels research, have partnered to develop purpose-grown woody biomass as feedstock for the biofuels industry.
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National Institutes of Health award Clemson $9.3 million for tissue regeneration center
Thursday, October 15, 2009Clemson University has received a $9.3 million, five-year National
Institutes of Health grant to establish a Center of Biomedical Research
Excellence for Tissue Regeneration. Faculty from the Medical University of
South Carolina and the University of South Carolina also will collaborate,
providing expertise in medicine and developmental biology.
Read the entire news release
here
Clemson bioengineer uses nanoparticles to target drugs
Friday, October 09, 2009Clemson bioengineer Frank Alexis is designing new ways to target drugs and
lower the chances for side effects.
Read the entire news release here.
Center for Academic Integrity hosts international conference in St. Louis
Friday, October 09, 2009America's 'cheating culture' and what to do about it will be the focus of discussion in St. Louis when experts gather for the annual international conference of the Clemson University-based Center for Academic Integrity. The three-day conference begins Friday, Oct. 16, at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Read the entire news release here.
Power companies bring electrical engineering lecturer to Clemson
Friday, October 09, 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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Clemson's Pee Dee Research and Education Center will host the 2009 South Carolina BioEnergy summit from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15
Friday, October 09, 2009This year’s summit, which is free and open to the public, is hosted with the S.C. Biomass Council and S.C. Energy Office, and is the largest bioenergy conference ever organized by the Florence research center.
Read the entire news release here.
Researchers fine-tune Diffuse Optical Tomography for breast cancer screening
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Clemson University researchers in collaboration with researchers at the
University of Bremen, Germany, are working to make the physical pain and
discomfort of mammograms a thing of the past, while allowing for diagnostic
imaging eventually to be done in a home setting.
Read the entire news release here
Up to $12.5 Million in Recovery Act Funding for New Graduate Fellowships in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Monday, October 05, 2009Washington, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $12.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering through the newly created Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship program. The goal of the fellowship program is to encourage outstanding students to pursue graduate degrees in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, and environmental and computer sciences – fields that will prepare students for careers that can make significant contributions in discovery driven science and science for national needs in energy and the environment.
“Training the next generation of U.S. scientists and engineers is critical to our future energy security and economic competitiveness,” said Secretary Chu. “This Fellowship is part of the Administration’s effort to encourage students to direct their talents towards careers in science and our nation’s next technology revolution.”
To be eligible for the Fellowship, applicants must be U.S. citizens and currently a first or second year graduate student enrolled at a U.S. academic institution, or an undergraduate senior who will be enrolled as a first year graduate student by the fall of 2010. Applicants must be pursuing graduate study and research in the physical, biological, engineering and computational sciences. Interested students can apply online here
Each fellowship award will be $50,500 per year for three years to provide support for tuition, living expenses, research materials and travel to research conferences. Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of peer review. Applicants may begin submitting applications on September 30, 2009. Completed applications are due November 30, 2009.
Virtual World Consortium welcomes University Center of Greenville
Thursday, October 01, 2009The Carolina Virtual World Consortium, of which Clemson University is a founding member, has announced that the University Center of Greenville (UCG) has joined the consortium and will partner with member universities in pursuit of the consortium’s mission of investigating how 3-dimensional virtual worlds can enhance teaching, training, and learning at all educational levels. Bruce Rafert, Chairman of the CVWC’s Board of Directors and Clemson’s Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, expressed his enthusiasm for the Board’s decision to invite the UCG, noting that “the seven universities and 130 faculty housed at the University Center bring a lot of capability, strength, and growth potential for weaving immersive technologies into the fabric of the Upstate.” Rafert added, “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 CVWC and the University Center to bear on the possibilities of virtual worlds.” UCG President & CEO, Dr. Fred Baus, said that joining the consortium will “allow the University 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 on the role of 3-dimensional virtual worlds in teaching and training and also expressed his excitement about the prospects of the new partnership. According to Professor Bronack, the University Center’s membership in the Carolinas Virtual World Consortium will allow him to expand his professional reach beyond just the classroom. “The CVWC relationship will enable us to leverage the multiple online, 3-dimensional environments managed by the consortium, and the expertise present across the partner institutions, will enable us to develop and then answer important questions regarding the potential of 3-D worlds that facilitate more effective models for supporting learners in formal and informal educational spaces,” notes 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. UCG offers more than 75 undergraduate and graduate degrees through Clemson, Furman, Lander, Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina State, University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina Upstate. For more information, please call 864.250.1111 or visit www.ucgreenville.org. The Carolina Virtual Worlds Consortium was founded in 2007 to explore the role of 3-dimensional virtual worlds and immersive technologies for teaching, training and learning. The founding institutions, Clemson University in South Carolina and Appalachian State University in North Carolina, have been joined by the North Carolina Virtual Public School District and now the University Center. In 2008, the consortium also received $1.5 million in federal funding from the National Science Foundation’s “Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers” (ITEST) to help fund its research and outreach activities. For more information on the Carolina Virtual Worlds Consortium, visit the website, http://www.cvwconline.org/, and for more information on the ITEST program, visit the project’s website at http://www.stem-ict-3d.org/.
Clemson researchers study energy savings with electric cars and IntelliDrive technology
Tuesday, September 29, 2009Clemson University researchers have been awarded a $470,000 National
Science
Foundation grant to study making plug-in hybrid electric vehicles more
efficient to reduce fossil fuel use.
Read the entire news release here
Clemson mechanical engineering department hosting International systems conference
Monday, September 21, 2009The 11th International Design Structure Matrix Conference Oct. 11-13 at
the
Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research
(CU-ICAR)
will focus on the complexity of systems that exist in various
industries.
Read the entire news release here
Clemson mechanical engineering department hosting International systems conference
Monday, September 21, 2009The 11th International Design Structure Matrix Conference Oct. 11-13 at
the
Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research
(CU-ICAR)
will focus on the complexity of systems that exist in various
industries.
Read the entire news release here
Clemson professor named APA Fellow
Tuesday, September 08, 2009Clemson University psychology professor James McCubbin has been named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Based in Washington, D.C., the association is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
Fellow status is bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology.
“This is a great honor for me because APA is the largest and most prestigious organization of scientific and professional psychologists,” McCubbin said.
Read the full article here
Clemson professor named American Chemistry Society Fellow
Monday, August 31, 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.
Read the entire news release here
U.S. News ranks Clemson the 22nd best national public school
Friday, August 21, 2009Clemson University ranks 22nd among national public institutions,
according to the annual ranking by U.S.News & World Report, and remains
the highest ranked public institution in South Carolina.
Clemson also is among the top public schools in the 'Up-and-Coming
Schools' category, which lists schools that have made 'the most
promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus
or facilities.'
'We're pleased that Clemson has maintained its number 22 ranking among
all national public universities. This is our highest ranking ever and
places us in the company of some of the most highly regarded research
universities in America,' Clemson President James F. Barker said. 'The
ranking is a tribute to the faculty and students who are the core of the
university, to the staff who provide those faculty and students with the
support they need in order to be successful, and to all alumni and
friends whose financial support helped us protect academic quality
during a challenging year.
'It's important to recognize that, while the overall ranking is the same
as last year, Clemson showed improvement in many individual ranking
categories, including record high retention and graduation rates, higher
SAT scores, and increased faculty resources,' Barker said. 'This shows
that Clemson has the right priorities and is improving in areas that are
meaningful to students and parents,' he said.
The university again appears in the 'Writing in the Disciplines' list of
outstanding academic programs commonly linked to student success,
recognized for making writing a priority at all levels of instruction
and across the curriculum.
'Each year, more prospective students and their families are aware of
these accolades and consider Clemson for their collegiate studies,' said
Clemson Admissions Director Robert Barkley. 'We offer the complete
experience with quality academics, along with an exciting environment
for living and learning.'
America's Best Colleges 2010 will be published in the U.S.News & World
Report magazine to be on newsstands Thursday, Aug. 20.
U.S. News ranks Clemson the 22nd best national public school
Friday, August 21, 2009Clemson University ranks 22nd among national public institutions,
according to the annual ranking by U.S.News & World Report, and remains
the highest ranked public institution in South Carolina.
Clemson also is among the top public schools in the 'Up-and-Coming
Schools' category, which lists schools that have made 'the most
promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus
or facilities.'
'We're pleased that Clemson has maintained its number 22 ranking among
all national public universities. This is our highest ranking ever and
places us in the company of some of the most highly regarded research
universities in America,' Clemson President James F. Barker said. 'The
ranking is a tribute to the faculty and students who are the core of the
university, to the staff who provide those faculty and students with the
support they need in order to be successful, and to all alumni and
friends whose financial support helped us protect academic quality
during a challenging year.
'It's important to recognize that, while the overall ranking is the same
as last year, Clemson showed improvement in many individual ranking
categories, including record high retention and graduation rates, higher
SAT scores, and increased faculty resources,' Barker said. 'This shows
that Clemson has the right priorities and is improving in areas that are
meaningful to students and parents,' he said.
The university again appears in the 'Writing in the Disciplines' list of
outstanding academic programs commonly linked to student success,
recognized for making writing a priority at all levels of instruction
and across the curriculum.
'Each year, more prospective students and their families are aware of
these accolades and consider Clemson for their collegiate studies,' said
Clemson Admissions Director Robert Barkley. 'We offer the complete
experience with quality academics, along with an exciting environment
for living and learning.'
America's Best Colleges 2010 will be published in the U.S.News & World
Report magazine to be on newsstands Thursday, Aug. 20.
