Office of Integrative Research in the Sciences

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The Office of Integrative Research in the Sciences (OIRS) is responsible for developing, managing and assessing programmatic opportunities that cut across Furman’s science disciplines.

Created by the Provost’s Office in 2008 and directed by Dr. John Wheeler, Associate Provost for Integrative Science, OIRS currently includes a full-time staff of three including Dr. Wheeler, Dr. John Kaup (Director of Science Education) and Ms. Tammy Cureton (Executive Assistant).

Since 2008, OIRS has received over $15M in competitive funds supporting student and faculty research, curricular development, scholarship opportunities and outreach at Furman University. Moreover, science and math faculty have been provided with access to separate funding initiatives that have resulted in ~ $1,000,000 in individual investigator awards since 2015.

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NIH-INBRE

Since 2005, Furman is proud to have partnered with over 15 South Carolina colleges and universities through the NIH IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program. With an overarching goal of increasing biomedical research competitiveness in our state, through 2030 Furman will have received nearly $10M in funds to support this initiative.

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Scholarships

Since 2012, Furman University has received nearly $5,000,000 in National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM funding to provide financial assistance to six cohorts of entering freshman intending to major in a STEM discipline.

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Education & Outreach

Furman offers many opportunities to mentor, learn, and instruct in research.

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Reach out to us if you any questions about getting involved.​

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