Topic: Impact and Innovation

Clemson University fulfills its land-grant mission to be “a high seminary of learning” to develop “the main material resources of the State” for the people of South Carolina by attracting world-class researchers, building state-of-the-art facilities and providing scholarships for in-state students. United in the pursuit of this vision, Clemson and its strategic partners collaborate to move South Carolina’s people and industries forward.

Latest Stories in Impact and Innovation

Boeing, Clemson partner to expand opportunities for young men of color

Fish in the ocean near coral reef.

Improving ocean health

Architecture and Design: Charleston programs are making a lasting impression on South Carolina

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Opening the Doors of Opportunity

The map shows arrows where the Bell River might have flowed overlaying the Atlantic Ocean.

New evidence of extinct river could provide clues about modern-day climate

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Clemson researchers’ breakthrough in solar cell materials featured in Nature Communications

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Clemson using coastal research tower to study carbon and water cycling in pine forests

Sachin Rustgi, a molecular biologist at Clemson's Pee Dee REC studies in his lab.

Clemson researcher seeks to make peanuts and wheat easier to digest

Clemson assistant professor Sruthi Narayanan and graduate student Zolian Zoong Lwe study how heat stress affects peanuts as they work to develop heat-tolerant peanut varieties.

Clemson researchers discover biomarkers needed to help peanuts beat the heat

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Trending 2021: Innovation, Accelerated

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A partnership for the future: Clemson, U.S. Army to develop next generation of autonomous vehicle tools, prototyping

Dil Thavarajah and Nathan Johnson

Clemson researcher says prebiotic carbohydrates key to lentil plant breeding efforts

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Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use

Spiny lobster

Clemson researcher discovers parasitic worm that might be impacting spiny lobster populations, the environment and a lucrative fishery

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Clemson researcher studies organic agriculture soil challenges

Researchers work in the new COVID-19 Clinical Diagnostics Lab. They are (from left): Delphine Dean, the Ron and Jane Lindsay Professor of Bioengineering, master's bioengineering student Erica Justice; and Mark Blenner, the McQueen Quattlebaum Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering.

Clemson University researchers create cutting-edge solutions to COVID-19

Clemson University, EY US to develop ‘edge-case’ autonomous racecar concept to advance self-driving technology

Education researchers to partner with rural schools to make computer science accessible, fun for middle schoolers

This map shows how various precipitation regions — also called regimes— are distributed throughout the world, according to new research involving Clemson University’s Ashok Mishra. Areas in dark orange are most vulnerable to extremes in wet and dry seasons, a trend expected to become more intense as the climate changes, researchers found. You can learn more here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16757-w

Climate change will cause more extreme wet and dry seasons, researchers find

Clemson researchers create connections across counties, organizations to aid food insecure families, reduce obesity in the Pee Dee

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‘Ghost’ vehicle research shows energy savings in self-driving cars

Engineering student at work on a factory floor

Clemson’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing: growing technology and the talent behind it for S.C.’s economy

Kapil Chalil Madathil (left) and John Ballato talk about a lathe used to make optical fiber.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Clemson University team up to close the education gap in manufacturing light-based technologies

Representatives from Wells Fargo are joined by Emerging Scholars and Call Me MISTER participants

A partnership for life-changing opportunities

Nephron partners with Clemson to meet hospitals’ growing pharmaceutical demands

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Clemson University, Duke Energy partner to bring mobile engineering lab to middle school students across South Carolina

Black and white image of car covered with protectant cover that says DEEP ORANGE. University, Honda and Exxon logos are across the top.

Honda R&D Americas Inc. to join Deep Orange 11 as OEM sponsor for sustainable-by-design concept vehicle

Clemson, Arthrex Inc. launch pilot program to support students, growing surgical device industry

Outside view at night of GE Power's Advanced Manufacturing Works facility in Greenville.

Clemson University, GE Power push advanced manufacturing forward at GE Power’s Additive Manufacturing Lab in Greenville

Clemson launches World Design Studio with universities in Egypt and China

Rethinking the OR: Simulation tests researchers’ ideas for improving operating room design

Rethinking the OR: Simulation tests researchers’ ideas for improving operating room design