One of the most productive public research universities in the nation, Clemson University enrolls more than 27,000 students across the state of South Carolina and has an endowment of over $1 billion. The University operates Extension offices in every South Carolina county and has five innovation campuses and six Research and Education Center locations statewide. Classified as an R1 — Very High Research University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching — Clemson is dedicated to teaching, research and service.
Main campus is located in Upstate South Carolina; it sits on 1,400 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and along the shores of Lake Hartwell. Through the research, outreach and entrepreneurial projects led by faculty and students, Clemson University is driving economic development and improving quality of life in South Carolina and beyond.
Clemson’s people are united in pursuit of our land-grant mission. Working in concert with strategic partners worldwide, the University collaborates daily to move South Carolina’s people and its industries forward by attracting world-class researchers, building state-of-the-art facilities and providing scholarships for students.
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When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat more fish are more successful at sustaining their numbers.
Will salmonellosis turn your eggs sunny-side up into a biohazard?
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From eggs and jalapenos to dog food, granola and pet turtles – it seems like you can catch a Salmonella infection from just about anything these days.
Dark matter makes up a large proportion of galaxies like the Milky Way, but scientists are still figuring out what it is.
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Scientists study small galaxies to look for hints of dark matter in the universe.
President Trump’s 2025 executive order about ‘woke AI’ put the tech industry on notice about aligning with the administration’s views.
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Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting the public toward coercing support for the regime.
The aftermath of an attack by Baloch separatists in Quetta, Pakistan, on Feb. 1, 2026.
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Courage demands that we evaluate an action’s goals and risks.
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Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down the components of courageous action.
Although sexual misconduct is common on college campuses, most people do not officially report their experience.
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Students guessed how their school would handle sexual misconduct based on how their university had previously responded to anti-LGBTQ+ incidents and other kinds of harm.
Fiber optics, illustrated here, underpin much of modern communications.
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The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Charli XCX performs during a celebration of the annual release of Spotify Wrapped in 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Spotify has hit a marketing sweet spot: Users feel compelled to share their annual listening habits and, in doing so, advertise the streaming service to their legions of followers.
A monument to survival and perseverance has survived, by happenstance, to share its stories today.
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The staircase was originally acquired due to its craftsmanship. Only later did scholars realize that it was where Harriet Jacobs suffered abuse at the hands of her enslaver.
The Mississippi National River & Recreation Area provides access to water activities right in the middle of the metropolitan area of Minneapolis-St. Paul.
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Researchers interviewed 30 young adults in Philadelphia about how South Korean media and culture supports their emotional health.
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The front entrance of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House, the workplace of Judge James Boasberg, along with other federal and appeals court judges, is seen in Washington, D.C.
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