Clemson University- STRIDE’s ART Academy participant and one of four recent recipients of National Science Foundation (NSF) Seed Translational Research Project (STRP) grants in the news.
Christopher Post, a professor in Clemson University – College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences, is collaborating with Syed Mohammad Ovais as part of the Intelligent River team. Together, they have developed an advanced sensor system to monitor water levels and flood risks in real-time. Known as “Bridgeboxes,” these compact devices that are approximately 5 […]
Moving innovation to impact
Article by Karen B. Roberts Photos by Maria Errico and Evan Krape June 23, 2025 Campus innovation community shares lessons for translating discoveries to market Academic research labs are engines of discovery — powering advances in fields like biopharmaceuticals, satellite navigation and the touch-screen technology. (That last one? It grew out of electrical and computer engineering graduate research […]
Remembering Robert A. Holton, 81: Pioneering Chemist Behind Lifesaving Taxol
Robert A. Holton, an esteemed organic chemist and professor at Florida State University, passed away at age 81 on May 21, 2025. He was best known for developing a semisynthetic method to produce the cancer drug Taxol (paclitaxel), enabling its large-scale manufacturing and preserving endangered Pacific yew trees. This breakthrough led to lifesaving treatments for […]
Opinion: Universities must become active launchpads for innovation
Gene R. Keselman and Fiona Murray wrote an opinion piece and posted in on TheHill.com
‘Forever chemicals’ a problem everywhere in NJ, panelists say
PFAs have been linked to certain cancers and fertility issues Ted Goldberg | Water, Energy & Environment Last week, the New Jersey Institute of Technology hosted a conference focused on PFAs, or forever chemicals, and the costs of dealing with them – or ignoring them. “This is not a rural problem. It’s not a suburban problem. […]
NSF announces first-ever Accelerating Research Translation awards to empower academic institutions to speed and scale translational research
December 14, 2023
