computer-science

Computer lab scores more than hardware upgrades

When it came time for a technology upgrade last summer in the computer lab (Riley 203), computer science department chair Kevin Treu and his colleagues seized the opportunity to totally revamp the space. Prior to...

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Five appointed to endowed professorships

AUGUST 21, 2012 by John Roberts, Newspage Editor Faculty appointments to one life-time and four limited-term endowed professorships were announced last week by John Beckford, vice president for academic affairs and dean. The honored professors are...

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Swimming, acting and computer science

When Kevin Treu isn’t serving as chairman of the computer science department at Furman, he could be acting, directing or even writing a play for local theater companies. But then again, he might be coaching...

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Computer science professor Allen offers advice on security and passwords

In an technological era when everything from daily communication to shopping, networking and banking is done online, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of passwords that are required.  Furman computer science professor...

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Making the grade

A study about grade inflation in higher education, co-authored by Furman computer science professor Christopher Healy and retired Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer, was cited in various news outlets, including Inside Higher Ed, USA Today,...

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Grace Hopper

Furman computer science department chair Kevin Treu, Ph.D., doesn’t need a program analyzing three years’ worth of information to know whether or not the The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is worth his...

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