Raghupathy “Karthi” Karthikeyan is an agricultural engineer from Tamil Nadu, India, who has transformed the field he was assigned in college into a career he loves. Karthikeyan is the Charles Carter Newman Endowed Chair Professor of Natural Resources Engineering in Clemson’s Agricultural Sciences Department. He began his journey in agricultural engineering after taking a college […]
As previously announced, we are embarking on a comprehensive strategic planning process that will set an aggressive path for the college for years to come. As an initial step, Emergent Method, our strategic planning consulting team, is holding listening sessions across the state to share more about the process, hear your perspectives, and provide ways […]
I am excited to announce the launch of a strategic planning process to guide our College’s future and align with our goals for growth, innovation, and impact. This process will help us create a focused roadmap, set priorities, and identify opportunities to further our mission across campus and the state. We are partnering with Emergent Method, a […]
Vidya Samadi, assistant professor of water resources engineering and director of the Hydrosystem and Hydroinformatics Research (HHR) Group in the Clemson University – College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences, has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Mid-Career Award for Applied Research from the Universities Council on Water Resources for her research focusing on leveraging […]
In 2024, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is launching an exciting new project called the EXCITE (Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching and Engagement) Bridge Access Program. This initiative is funded through an Inter-agency Agreement with the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), offered by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, is dedicated to providing hands-on nutrition education to children, youth, adults, and families with limited financial resources. EFNEP focuses on four core areas: diet quality and physical activity, food resource management, […]
Clemson University is taking steps to prioritize the well-being of its students, faculty, staff, and community members. Clemson defines well-being as an optimal and dynamic state that allows people to achieve their full potential. To spearhead this initiative, Anna Fitch Courie, DNP, has been appointed as the new Chief Well-Being Officer. She will support the Clemson […]
Christian Blackburn, a senior Wildlife and Fisheries Biology major and management minor from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was awarded an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in the Czech Republic. A National Scholar and Honors student, Blackburn served as an instructor in the South Carolina Teacher Cadet program, a statistics tutor at Clemson through the University’s Academic […]
Clemson Extension brought home 20 awards from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)! The NACAA Achievement Award recognizes excellence in the field of professional Extension for members with less than 10 years of service. Mallory Maher and Sarah Scott earned the Achievement Award. Maher is a Natural Resources Extension Associate with Clemson Extension. […]
The 2023-2024 school year marked the exciting return of the Cultivate program, offering students within the College an opportunity to cultivate their entrepreneurial skills. Through Cultivate, student teams embarked on a journey to create their own business ventures from scratch. They developed comprehensive business plans, conducted consumer research, crafted budgets, designed branding strategies, and honed […]