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• Lack of extreme weather puts southern Appalachians in ‘good shape for great fall color’
  
  Steven Bradley | September 23, 2019
  

  Forest ecologist Don Hagan, who has been making fall foliage predictions for Clemson University for seven years, said all signs point to the potential for a brilliant fall color season in the southern Appalachians ahead ... despite some mixed signals the trees have been receiving from the Carolina climate.

• Cybersecurity comes sharply into focus with student competition on Saturday
  
  Paul Alongi | September 23, 2019
  

  Students from throughout the Southeast are converging on Clemson University this Saturday for a competition that will test their cybersecurity skills and help prepare them to protect sensitive data from hackers. At least eight teams are planning to participate in Clemson University-Capture The Flag.

• The Nieri family builds upon Construction Science and Management’s success with Academic Cornerstone gift
  
  Tara Romanella | September 20, 2019
  

  Michael (’86) and Robyn Nieri are laying a foundation for student success at Clemson University. As the University’s fifth Cornerstone Partner for Athletics, they created the Nieri Family Student-Athlete Enrichment Center. Now, the Nieri legacy at Clemson will expand even further as they become the University’s fifth Academic Cornerstone Partner with a gift of $5 million to the Department of Construction Science and Management in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities. It is the largest gift to both the department and the college.

Research

• Clemson researchers armed to combat guava root-knot nematodes
  
  Denise Attaway | September 18, 2019
  

  Clemson University researchers are armed with close to $7 million to design protocols for managing invasive guava root-knot nematodes. This nematode is considered to be one of the most damaging in the world because of its wide host range, aggressiveness and ability to overcome the resistance that has been developed against root-knot nematodes in many crops.

• Agriculture research in the Upstate to be on display at Simpson REC field day
  
  Tom Hallman | September 17, 2019
  

  Clemson University's Simpson Research and Education Center (Simpson REC) will hold an Agronomy and Beef Cattle Field Day on Sept. 19 with tours and updates on crop and livestock research that ranges from high-tech breakthroughs to everyday issues.

• Clemson field day teaches about soil health, pests control and more
  
  Denise Attaway | September 12, 2019
  

  Healthy soils and control of insect pests were among topics discussed during the Clemson Pee Dee REC's annual field day.

Economic Development

• Nephron partners with Clemson to meet hospitals’ growing pharmaceutical demands
  
  Tara Romanella | August 12, 2019
  

  Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation is partnering with Clemson University to create a robotic solution for syringe-filling automation to enhance sterile manufacturing in the pharmaceutical production process and keep up with growing hospital demands.

• Business strategist, brand management executive takes helm of Corporate Partnerships in Charleston as assistant vice president
  
  Tara Romanella | July 17, 2019
  

  The Clemson University Office of Corporate Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives is expanding its efforts in the Lowcountry with a new assistant vice president, Steve Warner.

• AVX fuels next generation of Clemson vehicle prototyping through Deep Orange
  
  July 11, 2019
  

  South Carolina-based global electronic components company AVX Corporation will fuel the next chapter of Clemson University's flagship vehicle prototype program Deep Orange with new equipment and lab space at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research.

University News

• The Nieri family builds upon Construction Science and Management’s success with Academic Cornerstone gift
  
  Tara Romanella | September 20, 2019
  

  Michael (’86) and Robyn Nieri are laying a foundation for student success at Clemson University. As the University’s fifth Cornerstone Partner for Athletics, they created the Nieri Family Student-Athlete Enrichment Center. Now, the Nieri legacy at Clemson will expand even further as they become the University’s fifth Academic Cornerstone Partner with a gift of $5 million to the Department of Construction Science and Management in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities. It is the largest gift to both the department and the college.

• Clemson University receives 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award
  
  Laurie Haughey | September 18, 2019

  Clemson University received the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

• Clemson University cited in national report that focuses on crafting America’s science and engineering enterprise
  
  Paul Alongi | September 18, 2019
  

  The United States faces an urgent shortage of skilled technical workers, according to a new National Science Board report that cites a Clemson University center, CA²VES, as an example of how partnerships could be part of the solution.

Public Service and Agriculture

• Clemson researchers armed to combat guava root-knot nematodes
  
  Denise Attaway | September 18, 2019
  

  Clemson University researchers are armed with close to $7 million to design protocols for managing invasive guava root-knot nematodes. This nematode is considered to be one of the most damaging in the world because of its wide host range, aggressiveness and ability to overcome the resistance that has been developed against root-knot nematodes in many crops.

• Agriculture research in the Upstate to be on display at Simpson REC field day
  
  Tom Hallman | September 17, 2019
  

  Clemson University's Simpson Research and Education Center (Simpson REC) will hold an Agronomy and Beef Cattle Field Day on Sept. 19 with tours and updates on crop and livestock research that ranges from high-tech breakthroughs to everyday issues.

• Clemson program prepares women to manage the family forest land
  
  Jonathan Veit | September 16, 2019
  

  Clemson University Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a new statewide educational program designed to prepare family forest matriarchs for the reality that they could someday be left to make management decisions about their forestland.

People

• Lack of extreme weather puts southern Appalachians in ‘good shape for great fall color’
  
  Steven Bradley | September 23, 2019
  

  Forest ecologist Don Hagan, who has been making fall foliage predictions for Clemson University for seven years, said all signs point to the potential for a brilliant fall color season in the southern Appalachians ahead ... despite some mixed signals the trees have been receiving from the Carolina climate.

• Physicist Miguel Larsen receives NASA’s top honor for pioneering work on Earth’s upper atmosphere
  
  Laura Schmitt | September 10, 2019
  

  Clemson University College of Science professor emeritus Miguel Larsen, who has fundamentally changed the scientific community’s understanding of the Earth’s upper atmosphere, received NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal on Aug. 28 at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The medal is the highest honor the space agency bestows to non-government personnel.

• Architecture + Health program director David Allison receives lifetime achievement and Changemaker awards
  
  Karen Land | September 10, 2019
  

  David Allison, director of the graduate program in Architecture + Health at Clemson University, has received two national honors as a leader in health care design and architecture: The American College of Healthcare Architects Lifetime Achievement Award and the Center for Health Design's Changemaker Award.

Events

• Clemson College of Science welcomes acclaimed paleoanthropologist Friday
  
  Laura Schmitt | September 23, 2019
  

  John Hawks, an internationally recognized expert on human evolution and genetics who has appeared in documentary films on PBS and National Geographic, will speak at Clemson University about “Fossils, genomes, and our African origins.” The talk will take place at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in Freeman Hall Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

• Cybersecurity comes sharply into focus with student competition on Saturday
  
  Paul Alongi | September 23, 2019
  

  Students from throughout the Southeast are converging on Clemson University this Saturday for a competition that will test their cybersecurity skills and help prepare them to protect sensitive data from hackers. At least eight teams are planning to participate in Clemson University-Capture The Flag.

• Agriculture research in the Upstate to be on display at Simpson REC field day
  
  Tom Hallman | September 17, 2019
  

  Clemson University's Simpson Research and Education Center (Simpson REC) will hold an Agronomy and Beef Cattle Field Day on Sept. 19 with tours and updates on crop and livestock research that ranges from high-tech breakthroughs to everyday issues.