COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 9 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) is pleased to celebrate over $17.4 million in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding for Claflin University. The funding will go towards the construction of a Bioscience Research and Technology Center at Claflin University. Claflin will be the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to re  more