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A big part of the College of Science’s strategy to create the science and business leaders of tomorrow is experiential learning. From undergraduate research opportunities and study abroad programs to our entreprenurial challenge, Catalyst, and internships, Dean Cynthia Y. Young discusses how we are expanding learning opportunities outside the classroom.

Clemson Professor Shahid Mukhtar is leading a team of researchers in the Southeast in a $6 million study on how heat and drought affect soybeans, from the cellular level to the entire plant, in an effort to find natural solutions to increase yields. 

Jakini Kauba, a graduate student in mathematics, is Clemson University’s first-ever Gilliam Fellow. The prestigious award by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will allow Kauba and her advisor, Assistant Professor Keisha Cook, to explore the intersection of mathematics, biological sciences and social justice.

Clemson researcher Stephen Dolan uncovered the elaborate strategies bacteria and fungi have developed to coexist in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis and cause serious — and sometimes deadly — infections.

Whether from an emerging infectious disease causing the next pandemic, a catastrophic accident or deliberate misuse by a bad actor, biological threats pose an increasing danger. It’s the job of Kemper Talley to help ensure the U.S. government and Department of Defense are able to detect and mitigate those threats.

We invite you and your family to join us for the 4th annual Explore Science event during Homecoming Weekend. Enjoy science-based activities, fun games and light refreshments on Friday, Sept. 27 from 4-6 p.m. on the lawn between Long, Martin and Kinard halls, just steps from the floats on Bowman Field. For more details and to RSVP, go here.

Ramakrishna Podila, a materials physicist in the Department of Physics has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Podila’s research is highly interdisciplinary and combines physics, chemistry, biology and materials science.

Cancer patients, people who suffer from substance abuse disorders and those with Alzheimer’s disease stand to benefit from research by Clemson University’s newest Dr. Wallace R. Roy Distinguished Professors. Roy, a 1926 Clemson graduate, was a biochemist who helped develop the process for making frozen concentrated orange juice.

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