Category: Top Story	Women engineers discuss ‘Hidden Figures’ and lingering challenges	The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s: a cohort of black women who, despite segregation and discrimination, applied their genius in math and engineering to help send our rockets and astronauts into space and bring them back safely.	January 17, 2017	21 Research led by Clemson University could help revolutionize transportation	Mashrur "Ronnie" Chowdhury envisions a future in which car accidents will be reduced to virtually zero and drivers will travel down some of the state’s busiest roads without stopping for a single traffic light. It could begin to happen in as little as a decade, he said, with the help of a new center that will based out of Clemson University with $1.4 million in startup financing from the U.S. Department of Transportation.	January 17, 2017	2 Clemson establishes soccer residency program for students with cerebral palsy, brain injury	Clemson University is initiating a new tuition-assistance program that will attract incoming student athletes with neurological impairments who want to continue playing soccer during their collegiate careers.	January 17, 2017	10 Paying ClemsonForward: New research grants support growth	The Division of Research has announced more than $1 million in new internal funding opportunities for faculty across the university. The R-Initiative funds are part of the ClemsonForward strategic plan.	January 16, 2017	0 Clemson University MLK celebration includes Commemorative Service featuring Walter M. Kimbrough	Noted author and university President Walter M. Kimbrough will be the keynote speaker at Clemson University’s 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.	January 13, 2017	0 Clemson to play leading role in $253-million plan to use more robots in advanced manufacturing	Clemson University experts will help develop next-generation robots and play a leading role in training the workers who operate them as part of a $253-million plan that aims to fill 510,000 potential new manufacturing jobs across the country by 2025.	January 13, 2017	2 U.S. News ranks Clemson’s College of Education among top 10 national online education programs	U.S.News & World Report has ranked the Clemson University College of Education among the best online education programs in the nation in 2017. The college’s online education program ranks 10th in a highly competitive list of online graduate education programs for its Master of Education in Teaching and Learning. January 10, 2017	4 Clemson researchers optimizing end-to-end movement of ‘Big Data’	Clemson University researchers are playing a leading role in developing state-of-the-art methods to transfer enormous data sets from place to place using the Internet2 Network.	January 9, 2017	2 Clemson facemask research aimed at reducing brain injuries	A team of Clemson University researchers and an Upstate businessman believe they can help make football a little safer by creating a facemask that can help reduce the severity of head injuries by increasing overall helmet protection.	December 23, 2016	13 Commerce awards $70M to biopharmaceutical institute with Clemson researchers	A team of researchers at Clemson University is part of a new national institute aimed at advancing the United States’ leadership in the biopharmaceutical industry.	December 23, 2016	7 Clemson researcher uses genome sequencer to study tooth decay	A Clemson researcher is embarking on a mission to help fight the most prevalent chronic disease plaguing Americans today. The disease is tooth decay and Vincent Richards, an assistant professor in the university’s biology department, is working with researchers from the University of Florida to determine which bacteria can help promote oral health.	December 21, 2016	8 Kiplinger ranks Clemson 24th best public college value for second year	Clemson University again has been named to Kiplinger’s personal finance list of 100 best values in public colleges. Clemson, the highest-ranked school in South Carolina, is No. 24 nationally for in-state students for the second consecutive year.	December 16, 2016	8 Clemson awards more than 1,300 degrees in fall graduation ceremonies	Clemson University awarded approximately 1,300 degrees at graduation ceremonies in the refurbished Littlejohn Coliseum Thursday. The degrees included 1,028 bachelors and 255 masters. In a hooding ceremony Wednesday, 60 doctoral students received their Ph.Ds.	December 15, 2016	5 Clemson president praises faculty, staff for exceptional semester	Clemson University President James Clements applauded high-profile accolades for the school, celebrated the completion of multiple building projects, and highlighted accomplishments of faculty and staff during the first semester under a new college structure during the school’s general faculty meeting Wednesday.	December 14, 2016	0 Clemson professor awarded $1 million to study pelican travel patterns	A Clemson University professor has been awarded a $1 million grant to study movement patterns and at-sea habitat use of brown pelicans along the southeast coast of the United States to obtain baseline data that can be used to help researchers understand potential risks to birds in the marine and coastal environment.	December 13, 2016	0 1
Category: Top Story	Women engineers discuss ‘Hidden Figures’ and lingering challenges	The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s: a cohort of black women who, despite segregation and discrimination, applied their genius in math and engineering to help send our rockets and astronauts into space and bring them back safely.	January 17, 2017	21 Research led by Clemson University could help revolutionize transportation	Mashrur "Ronnie" Chowdhury envisions a future in which car accidents will be reduced to virtually zero and drivers will travel down some of the state’s busiest roads without stopping for a single traffic light. It could begin to happen in as little as a decade, he said, with the help of a new center that will based out of Clemson University with $1.4 million in startup financing from the U.S. Department of Transportation.	January 17, 2017	2 Clemson establishes soccer residency program for students with cerebral palsy, brain injury	Clemson University is initiating a new tuition-assistance program that will attract incoming student athletes with neurological impairments who want to continue playing soccer during their collegiate careers.	January 17, 2017	10 Paying ClemsonForward: New research grants support growth	The Division of Research has announced more than $1 million in new internal funding opportunities for faculty across the university. The R-Initiative funds are part of the ClemsonForward strategic plan.	January 16, 2017	0 Clemson University MLK celebration includes Commemorative Service featuring Walter M. Kimbrough	Noted author and university President Walter M. Kimbrough will be the keynote speaker at Clemson University’s 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.	January 13, 2017	0 Clemson to play leading role in $253-million plan to use more robots in advanced manufacturing	Clemson University experts will help develop next-generation robots and play a leading role in training the workers who operate them as part of a $253-million plan that aims to fill 510,000 potential new manufacturing jobs across the country by 2025.	January 13, 2017	2 U.S. News ranks Clemson’s College of Education among top 10 national online education programs	U.S.News & World Report has ranked the Clemson University College of Education among the best online education programs in the nation in 2017. The college’s online education program ranks 10th in a highly competitive list of online graduate education programs for its Master of Education in Teaching and Learning. January 10, 2017	4 Clemson researchers optimizing end-
to-end movement of ‘Big Data’	Clemson University researchers are playing a leading role in developing state-of-the-art methods to transfer enormous data sets from place to place using the Internet2 Network.	January 9, 2017	2 Clemson facemask research aimed at reducing brain injuries	A team of Clemson University researchers and an Upstate businessman believe they can help make football a little safer by creating a facemask that can help reduce the severity of head injuries by increasing overall helmet protection.	December 23, 2016	13 Commerce awards $70M to biopharmaceutical institute with Clemson researchers	A team of researchers at Clemson University is part of a new national institute aimed at advancing the United States’ leadership in the biopharmaceutical industry.	December 23, 2016	7 Clemson researcher uses genome sequencer to study tooth decay	A Clemson researcher is embarking on a mission to help fight the most prevalent chronic disease plaguing Americans today. The disease is tooth decay and Vincent Richards, an assistant professor in the university’s biology department, is working with researchers from the University of Florida to determine which bacteria can help promote oral health.	December 21, 2016	8 Kiplinger ranks Clemson 24th best public college value for second year	Clemson University again has been named to Kiplinger’s personal finance list of 100 best values in public colleges. Clemson, the highest-ranked school in South Carolina, is No. 24 nationally for in-state students for the second consecutive year.	December 16, 2016	8 Clemson awards more than 1,300 degrees in fall graduation ceremonies	Clemson University awarded approximately 1,300 degrees at graduation ceremonies in the refurbished Littlejohn Coliseum Thursday. The degrees included 1,028 bachelors and 255 masters. In a hooding ceremony Wednesday, 60 doctoral students received their Ph.Ds.	December 15, 2016	5 Clemson president praises faculty, staff for exceptional semester	Clemson University President James Clements applauded high-profile accolades for the school, celebrated the completion of multiple building projects, and highlighted accomplishments of faculty and staff during the first semester under a new college structure during the school’s general faculty meeting Wednesday.	December 14, 2016	0 Clemson professor awarded $1 million to study pelican travel patterns	A Clemson University professor has been awarded a $1 million grant to study movement patterns and at-sea habitat use of brown pelicans along the southeast coast of the United States to obtain baseline data that can be used to help researchers understand potential risks to birds in the marine and coastal environment.	December 13, 2016	0 1