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Students hack the future, one qubit at a time

Students’ winning Catalyst Competition entry goes beyond growing beautiful crystals

An illustration of a brain in a human skull that resembles an x-ray.

Brain Awareness Week: Clemson scientists are studying neurological diseases that affect children and adults

Fellowship helps Regan O’Neill’s aerospace career take flight

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Meet five women in science with Clemson ties who are making a difference

Adam Gatch, Clemson's third Churchill Scholar, leaning against a staircase.

Adam Gatch named Clemson’s third Churchill Scholar in three years

Woman puts a wire into a machine.

Interest in aviation, physics fuels Abigail Poropatich’s career goals

A simulated image of outer space that shows two black holes next to each other.

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Clemson teams sweep SC Quantathon, win trip to international competition

Hitachi awards two fellowships to Clemson Ph.D. students

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Laura Finzi named first Dr. Waenard L. Miller, Jr. ’69 and Sheila M. Miller Endowed Chair in Medical Biophysics

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Physics and astronomy department hosts youth math competitions

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals evidence of winds that could solve mystery of how planet-forming disks are shaped

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Research provides new insights into role of mechanical forces in gene expression

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Clemson sports science endeavors to showcase at RECESS Symposium, Oct. 24

College of Science adds 30 new faculty

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College of Science alumni spotlight: Kemper Talley ’11

Podila elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

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Roy Professorships support research on Alzheimer’s, cancer, substance abuse disorders

College of Science faculty promoted

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Clemson part of team selected to advance in NASA space weather mission competition

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Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing — and physics in action

An exoplanet similar to Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. High quality photo

Clemson grad student’s study sheds light on planet formation in infant stars

2024 Astronaut Scholar and Honors student Maggie Marte

Upstate Honors student wins Astronaut Scholarship

Three Clemson astrophysicists get NASA Data Analysis Program grants totaling over $1 million

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Gamma-rays and galactic mysteries: Clemson astrophysicist studies dark matter’s secrets

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24 faculty, staff and students honored with 2024 University Spring Awards

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Research reveals cause of vascular changes associated with early Alzheimer’s

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Electrolyte research by Clemson physicists could lead to cheaper high-capacity batteries.

Three men are sitting in front of a photo of a supermassive black hole

Using a century of data, Clemson astrophysicists may have found a binary supermassive black hole

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Top College of Science students honored

Clemson's 2024 Goldwater Scholars (l-r) Cody Waters, Maggie Marte, Adam Gatch, Caroline Argenti and Audrey Wessinger.

Five Clemson students awarded prestigious 2024 Goldwater scholarships

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Clemson researcher studying pulsating aurora electrodynamics receives NSF CAREER Award

View partial solar eclipse at Clemson event

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Chad Sosolik appointed chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Clemson astrophysicist’s research could provide a hint in the search for dark matter