Clemson University leading Hurricane Relief Efforts

Clemson University marine scientists and students are leading efforts to solicit help for the hurricane-impacted Florida Keys and Caribbean, reports the Clemson University Media Relations Department. A team of Clemson researchers, led by associate professor Michael Childress and Ph.D. candidate Kylie Smith of the College of Science, paid particular attention to Hurricane Irma’s devastation in the Florida Keys. The Childress lab has been conducting research in the Keys for the past 25 years. Not only did the storm imperil portions of the lab’s most-recent research projects, it also left parts of the Keys destroyed and many residents in dire straits. Smith has begun to solicit donations to help Keys residents clean and rebuild their homes and businesses. Clemson University Student Government also is working with the Clemson Caribbean Initiative to collect donations to the Clemson Disaster Relief Fund for Caribbean islands hit by Irma and Hurricane Maria. The Clemson Disaster Relief Fund will be accepting donations in the Student Government office in the Union until Oct. 17. Student Government is accepting monetary donations through Venmo, username: @ClemsonRelief. Read more online at www.clemson.edu.