Clemson University Institute for Intelligent Materials, Systems and Environments (CU-iMSE)

For the first time in over two years, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is welcoming visitors back inside to attend a major public festival. 

Clemson is sending two cross-discipline research teams to participate in the festival, with interactive exhibits on brain research and architectural engagement.

“The opportunity for our students and faculty to participate in ACCelerate, and the challenge of developing interactive exhibits for complex research endeavors, is another example of the experiential learning available through a Clemson education,” Senior Associate Provost John Griffin said.

Two Clemson University experiential-learning installations existed both at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and on the University’s main campus in South Carolina on the weekend of April 8-10, 2022. The hands-on, interactive displays were part of an exhibit hosted by the 2022 ACCelerate Creativity + Innovation Festival presented by the Smithsonian and Virginia Tech. More->>

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced an amendment to the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List to include the field of landscape architecture. This designation will directly impact Clemson University’s graduate and undergraduate landscape architecture programs. 
Hala Nassar, director of landscape architecture and graduate programs in Clemson’s School of Architecture, explained that the new designation is a national recognition of the scientific nature of landscape architecture as a field. More->>

Clemson University’s Historic Preservation program is launching the Johns Island Preservation Field School. The summer field school program funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Vernacular Architecture Forum focuses on researching and documenting late 19th and early 20th century public buildings and their role within the African American community on Johns Island, SC. 
“The field school brings together African American studies, public history, history, historic preservation and other thinking and skills, all surrounding important and story-laden historic places and the people associated with these built environments,” explained Amalia Leifeste, associate professor of historic preservation at Clemson University. More->>