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Jordan Bounds does the math, wins NSF award for early-career research
Bounds wins a $197,000 grant from the NSF to support his research in ring theory and its potential applications in physics, chemistry and computer science. He'll work with 12 undergraduates over the course of the...
Continue ReadingTate Walters ’24 trades places at local news station
Women's Basketball standout Walters swaps places from behind the camera at WSPA 7News and talks about how the student-athlete balance is preparing her for life after college.
Continue ReadingAdi Dubash earns $250,000 Grant from National Institutes of Health
The three-year award focuses on desmosomes, structures that connect cells to each other and allow them to stretch, divide, spread and move.
Continue ReadingGiving to Furman tops $40 million in fiscal year 2023
Despite downward trends in giving nationally and a challenging economy, philanthropic contributions to Furman in fiscal year 2023 reached $41.6 million, marking the third year in a row that giving topped $40 million.
Continue ReadingFurman mass spec news draws media attention
Several news organizations cover a story about a grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to fund the development of a portable device to detect hazardous and other substances in the air. As many...
Continue ReadingStudents research how to clean your leafy greens
In a Furman biology lab, Owen Smith ’24 and Riley Parsons ’23 have been examining the vegetables we bring home from the grocery store – and the bacteria hiding on them.
Continue ReadingConference shares findings from psychology and neuroscience labs
The 16th annual Psychology and Neuroscience Summer Research Conference hosted by the Department of Psychology on July 19 featured undergraduates’ findings from the labs in Plyler Hall, including investigations into taste, memory and our visions...
Continue ReadingMusic educators give lessons in perspective, success and longevity
Led by Sue Samuels ’87, Furman’s director of bands and music education coordinator, several undergraduates have been spending Summer 2023 getting to know 50 of the most respected figures in the field.
Continue ReadingStudents explore groundbreaking potential for PTSD treatment
Working with Onarae Rice, a professor of neuroscience, a team of undergraduate researchers is investigating how blocking dopamine receptors can help ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder – or prevent them from occurring in the...
Continue ReadingFurman President Davis, Cosby respond to SCOTUS affirmative action ruling
Local new outlets reach out to Furman for comment the about U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action.
Continue ReadingClass of 2027 kick-starts Furman experience at Summer Orientation
A preview of academic life for incoming first-year students was also a high-impact experience for the upperclass students serving as orientation leaders.
Continue ReadingKindness club accentuates the positive
Furman’s growing Acts of Random Kindness Club is dedicated to uplifting the campus community – one simple gesture at a time.
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