What if I told you my “patented” new tennis shoe is guaranteed to make you run faster, jump higher, or make the team? What if I couldn’t prove it? What if all I could do is tell you about the shoe? Would you believe me? What if…
Join FocalPoint Coaches Jerry Pilewski, John Roney, and Mike Ungar for their next Business Advantage free webinar on March 23rd from Noon to 1 PM. We are living in turbulent times. With the explosion of knowledge, technology, and competition . . . and throw in COVID ….
Now, I don’t want to come off too cosmopolitan and potentially frighten away readers who have come to love and appreciate my down-home charm, BUT… Liberace is my cousin. Let me explain. I have written previously in “Southern Stories” about my grandma, Nellie, who was a tiny…
Growth in the number of African Americans, Hispanics and women graduating with degrees from Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences is raising hopes that decades of effort is starting to chip away at one of STEM’s toughest challenges. African Americans, Hispanics and women have…
Recently, I visited my family doctor for my annual physical. We covered the normal, routine small talk, reviewed the results of my lab work, and overall, I was given a clean bill of health. I have been dealing with some annoying chronic issues for years. Each annual…
Before the digital revolution and Industry 4.0, it was emphasized that engagement in problem solving increased when associates tracked data and followed trends by hand. This tactile engagement helped associates to see problems and their root causes more readily. This eventually led them to become more creative…
Perhaps you have always dreamt of being your own boss. Maybe there is an entrepreneurial spirit buried deep down inside of you and you want to take the plunge into starting your own company. Or maybe you already made the jump and started a business from scratch,…
Can you believe that the first month of 2021 is behind us? In the blink of an eye, January 2021 is gone! I will admit that I could not wait for 2020 to end and 2021 to begin. After months of dealing with the pandemic, business uncertainty,…
Clemson University Ph.D. student Yasir Mahmood has taken courses in mathematical physics and experimental microscopy. He has developed computer simulations that help researchers theorize how nano-scale metal grains grow under high temperatures. It was a year of hard work that is about to pay off. Mahmood plans…
Wearing orange-tinted safety glasses, Dr. Xin Zhao parted some plastic sheeting and stepped out of a darkened Clemson University clean room, followed by his Ph.D. student, Kewei Li. Li went to a computer with a purple Tiger paw on the screen and asked, “Ready?” “OK, let’s go,”…