CLEMSON, South Carolina, Dec. 11 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Nursing professor completes prestigious, year-long health and aging policy fellowship By Shelley Gordon Tracy Fasolino, nursing professor and distinguished palliative care leader, has completed a year-long, residential Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program in Washington, D.C. Fasolino was chosen for the residential program based on her commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of older Am  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nancy Mace Issues Statement On House Passage Of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 10, 2025) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace issued the following statement after the House passed the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act: "The House passage of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act reflects 19 hard-fought wins our office secured to strengthen nati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision from South Carolina, signaling satisfaction of Clean Air Act requirements for the regional haze program's second planning period. This action focuses on the long-term strategy (LTS) to improve visibility in mandatory Class I Federal areas, addressing the national goal of preventing future, and remedying existing, air pollution impairment. The appr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Votes For Affordable Health Care and Against Extending Fraud-Riddled, Broken Obamacare Subsidies * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after he voted in favor of the Crapo-Cassidy plan, the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, a proposal to make health care more affordable. Graham also voted against the Senate Democrats' plan to exte  more

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * GSSM Receives $10,000 From First Citizens Bank to Support STEM Summer Camps The South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation has received $10,000 from First Citizens Bank to support GSSM's GoSciTech summer camps. These hands-on STEM programs serve rising sixth through tenth grade students through resid  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: * * * SRS begins early construction on SRPPF training facility HFTOC facility will be used to train pit production personnel in non-nuclear environment * Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) marked in October the start of early construction work on the High-Fidelity Training and Operations Center (HFTOC), a future nonnuclear operations training facility for the Savannah   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Timmons Announces House Passage of the ICAN Act (H.R. 4431) * The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 4431, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers (ICAN) Act. The ICAN Act is a straightforward fix that updates the Qualifying Venture Capital Fund Exemption under Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act by raising the cap on permissible fund size from $10 milli  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Magic-size nanocrystals A chemistry professor's quest to make perfectly homogeneous nanocrystals By Chris Horn, chorn@mailbox.sc.edu Millions of times smaller than a grain of salt, nanocrystals have become extraordinarily useful in electronics, drug delivery, biological imaging and beyond. In electronics, their unique electrical properties enable the development of smaller, faster compone  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Researchers untangle residence and race when looking at postpartum hospital readmissions USC researchers continue to uncover new insights from a five-year project launched by health services policy and management associate professor Peiyin Hung and health promotion, education, and behavior professor Xiaoming Li to investigate maternal   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The University of South Carolina Aiken Campus issued the following news: * * * USCA's community cyber support includes local nonprofit USCA's Regional Security Operations Center (RSOC) now supports Aiken's Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, providing cybersecurity assistance. "This is a win-win for everyone," said USCA Chancellor Daniel Heimmermann. "This is exactly what USCA aims to do: provide relevant support to the community while equipping our s  more