CONWAY, South Carolina, April 2 -- Coastal Carolina University issued the following news: Coastal Carolina University's second annual Sustainability Symposium, hosted by the President's Council for Sustainability and Coastal Resilience, will be held on campus on Tuesday, April 9. The day concludes with a Presidential Signature Series event, sponsored by Conway Medical Center, titled "An Evening with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson." Johnson will speak in Wheelwright Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. The day'  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 2 -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: Clemson University's Department of Plant Industry is renewing its call for Lowcountry residents to report large hornets and hornet nests after officials captured a yellow-legged hornet queen in Jasper County, about three miles from South Carolina's border with Georgia. The hornet was captured March 14 as part of a proactive trapping protocol designed by the Department as an early warni  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 2 -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: After a competitive national search, Chad Sosolik has been appointed chair of the Clemson University Department of Physics and Astronomy, effective April 1. Chad has had significant impact on Physics and Astronomy over the last 20 years, and I look forward to his continued leadership as we accelerate science at Clemson. - CYNTHIA YOUNG, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Sosolik is an ex  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: * * * Renowned Texas cotton breeder takes lead of Clemson's Florence research station * * * After a national search, Clemson University has announced the hire of a world-renowned scientist as the new director of its Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC). Jane Dever was a professor, cotton breeder and Regents Service Fellow at Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Lubbock in   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, April 2 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: Sen. Shane Massey (S.C. District 25) will be the featured speaker for the University of South Carolina Aiken's commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. on May 1 at the USCA Convocation Center. "We are honored to have Sen. Shane Massey as our commencement speaker. His dedication to public service and commitment to our community and region exemplifies USCA's values. He has provided leadership on o  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams GeorgiaFIRST Robotics, a STEM-based organization for youth across the state, and FIRST in South Carolina are partnering with Mercer University to host the Peachtree District Qualifier Event at Hawkins Arena on Mercer's Macon campus April 5 and 6. The Peachtree District Championship is the state championship of high school-level robotics and challenges teams of students to build robots to c  more