Category: Humble Brags

The South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society held its annual meeting on October 21, celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of students and faculty within the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation (FEC). Several members of our community were honored for their dedication, leadership, and contributions to the field of wildlife management. Lauren Lusk, a Wildlife […]

The next student in our Spotlight Series is Terra Haines! Terra is a Master of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Graduate Student who was recently recognized as the Pennsylvania Amphibian and Reptile Survey (PARS) Ambassador of the Year at the Annual PARS Meeting. PARS is a citizen science initiative that gathers statewide observations of amphibians and reptiles […]

Clemson College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) master’s and doctoral students learned valuable communication skills by participating in the 2025 CAFLS Graduate Research Symposium. This event was held at the Edisto Research and Education Center (REC) near Blackville, South Carolina, and consisted of 3-minute thesis and poster competitions related to each participating student’s […]

Jacob is a senior majoring in Forest Resource Management from Rock Hill, South Carolina. He is a dedicated student in the Clemson Honors College and an active CAFLS Ambassador. Jacob continually demonstrates his commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and service within the forestry community. The SAF scholarship recognizes students who excel both in and outside […]

Armillaria root rot (ARR) is a fungal disease that damages peach tree root systems and reduces tree longevity. Planting peach trees on raised berms and excavating soil around the root collar can help manage ARR. However, berms also create challenges such as water ponding, soil erosion and chemical runoff. As part of his master’s degree […]

Alexis Stamatikos, a faculty scholar in the Clemson University Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences Department and the School of Health Research, has been elected Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA). The Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology conferred Stamatikos’s fellowship on March 30. The FAHA track he applied through was the Scientist/Researcher Track. […]

Vidya Samadi, assistant professor and director of Clemson Hydroinformatics Research Group, has been selected as a panel fellow for the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Game Changer Academies for Advancing Research Innovation Program. The program aims to improve group dynamics during panel discussions, increase awareness of bias and […]

BLACKVILLE, S.C. – Congratulations to Clemson University doctoral student Bennett Harrelson who received a first-place award for his presentation in the Applied Soybean Research Community oral contest for doctoral students during the 2024 American Society of Agronomy Meeting held Nov. 10-13, in San Antonio, Texas. Harrelson’s presentation was based on his dissertation work that involves […]

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, […]