HHMI-BRIDGES News and Announcements
August 19, 2009 Greenville Public Schools school year began. Sign-up to be a HUGHES MENTOR at Hughes Academy of Science and Technology. Application form. Please send completed form to: John.Wheeler@Furman.edu
July 23, 2009 HHMI/BBF students participated in Furman/Davidson Psychology Research Poster Symposium in Kohrt Commons.
July 19, 2009 Clemson/Furman HHMI SPRI (Summer Program for Research Interns) Poster Symposium.
June 8-July 19, 2009 HHMI/Governors School of Science and Math Summer Research - 8 GSSM students research with Furman professors and students.
2009 Furman Professors Win HHMI Distinguished Mentor Awards
June 8-12 and July 13-30, 2009 HHMI/BBF (Bridges to a Brighter Future) Summer Research - 10 Greenville County high school students assist in Furman resarch.
June 8-July 1, 2009 HHMI Fellows Summer Research Seminars - 28 Fellows participate in research projects on campus, New Mexico and France.
May 11-29, 2009 May Experience HHMI Scholars Seminars - 10 Scholars, 2009
2009 HHMI- BRIDGES Undergraduate Research Fellows and Distinguished Mentors Named
April 3, 2009 Furman Engaged! Research Celebration
April 2, 2009 Dr. Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate and guest speaker at Furman Engaged!
2008-09 Greenville County Public School Year - Hughes Mentors volunteer at Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
July 29, 2008 Furman Hosts International Research Conference
More than 65 student presentations were given on the Furman campus by students from across three continents including presenters from Furman, the University of Florida, the Universite’ Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France), the University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil), the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, (São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil) and the Institute de Quimica-UNESP (Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil). Forty of these presentations were from Furman students in four different departments including Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, and Health and Exercise Science.
Participation in this unique international undergraduate research conference on the Furman campus was outstanding with more than 150 students, faculty and staff viewing the posters, and 125 attending the “standing room only” Plenary Lecture given by Professor Lorenzo Stievano of the Universite’ Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6, Paris, France). In addition to HHMI Science for Life students who traveled from UF to participate, UF, Furman and international students sponsored by NSF-REU and NIH-INBRE were also involved in this unique scientific exchange.
View of the new Kohrt Commons in the Townes Science Complex during Furman's international undergraduate research conference sponsored NSF-REU, the Merck Foundation, NIH-INBRE and HHMI. Sixty-two student presentations were given by |
Dr. Brian Goess of the Chemistry Department |
Furman Chemistry majors Thomas Powers |
Plenary Lecturer Dr. Lorenzo Stievano of the Universite' Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France stands with Furman winner Justin Goodwin at the poster presentations. Mr. Goodwin received travel funds to support his participation in an international NSF/HHMI undergraduate research conference in Paris fall 2008. |
Group picture of all undergraduate presenters from Furman, UF, France and Brazil at the international undergraduate research conference. |
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