FLORENCE, South Carolina, April 27 (TNSres) -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: Cotton is the Earth's primary natural fiber but climate change and other factors can stagnate yield gain and hamper fiber quality improvements. Clemson University and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists want to develop improved breeding tools, namely DNA markers (molecular tags associated with a phenotypic trait), germplasm, and enhanced management prac  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, April 27 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: In yet another step toward making graduate school more accessible to the nation's military, graduates of the U.S. Army Adjutant General School at Fort Jackson in South Carolina now qualify for nine hours of master's-level course credit at Columbus State University. A new agreement between the Georgia-based university and the U.S. Army underscores Columbus State's commitment to supporting military education and   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, April 27 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: Graduating senior Margaret Knotts will make history within the Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department as the first student to graduate with a Spanish degree from the University of South Carolina Aiken. "I believe this is a beautiful thing," Knotts said. "This is a testament that we still have success stories and students going on to graduate and go into different fields with   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 27 -- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control issued the following news release: The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recently launched an Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard in an effort to make state- and county-level data on non-fatal opioid overdoses and other drug-related overdose indicators available to the public. South Carolina has seen a significant increase in opioid-involved overdose deaths   more

PENDLETON, South Carolina, April 27 -- Tri-County Technical College issued the following news release: The latest graduates from TCTC's associate degree nursing and practical nursing programs report a perfect first-time pass rate on the new NGN (Next Generation) National Council Licensing Exam (NCLEX) for the first quarter of 2024. The NCLEX is a nationally recognized licensure examination required to become either a registered nurse (NCLEX-RN) or a licensed practical nurse (NCLEX-PN). Graduat  more