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April 9 Focus on Creative Inquiry forum highlights sustainability, bioengineering and other student research

The eighth annual Focus on Creative Inquiry is a glimpse into the future. Featuring the research of our undergraduate students, the poster forum displays a few of the more than 400 projects initiated by Clemson University Creative Inquiry teams. We have more than 3,000 students participating in Creative Inquiry, on more than 400 teams. These 250+ projects have resulted in 188 presentations at professional meetings, 95 publications in professional journals and three patent applications.

In the course of their investigations, our students have traveled to Africa and Haiti. They were integral to the establishment of the Social Media Listening Center, the first of its kind on a college campus in the US. Through their participation in Creative Inquiry, Clemson students have learned to be thinkers, leaders and entrepreneurs.

This year’s forum features a series of interactive exhibits:

  • Cooking with a chef: 1 – 3 p.m.
  • Sustainable foods: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Bioengineering demonstrations: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Social media listening lab: 10 a.m. – Noon
  • Explant retrieval: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Box turtle road safety: 10: a.m. – Noon
  • Sonicator demonstration: 1 – 3 p..m

The Hendrix Center is the setting for this one-of-a-kind experience. Posters are on display from 10 a.m. – Noon and 1-3 p.m. on the second floor. The plenary session and awards presentation are at 3:15 p.m. in McKissick Theater.

Find out more at http://www.clemson.edu/ci/assets/documents/foci/2013.pdf.