chemistry

Furman awarded $1.3 million NSF grant to expand student/faculty research

[caption id="attachment_34211" align="alignright" width="431"] In addition to providing more research opportunities for students, the $1.3 million grant will be used to purchase new equipment and research tools.[/caption] Furman University has been awarded a $1.3 million,...

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A Blue Ribbon Experience

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina insures a million people and processes about a billion medical claims each year. Nearly all of those are managed through the health care insurer’s password-protected provider’s website. Medical professionals go...

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Shaping the future of solar

If  lab work takes classroom theory and applies it, then a conference takes lab work and places it firmly in the real world. Two Furman students traveled to Oxford this month and experienced that real-world...

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Undergraduate research drives science forward

It’s generally understood that research at undergraduate colleges and universities helps students build critical thinking skills, fosters a foundation for the scientific process, and creates hands-on classroom experiences. And while these are true outcomes, the...

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A high honor

Timothy W. Hanks, Professor and Chair of Chemistry at Furman University, has received the 2017 South Carolina Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution. This prestigious award, jointly provided by the...

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Welcome to Phi Beta Kappa

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-six Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and...

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Sophomore Noah Vieira named Beckman Research Scholar

Furman University’s Department of Chemistry has named sophomore chemistry major Noah Vieira of Myrtle Beach a Beckman Research Scholar as part of a three-year grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation awarded in 2015....

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Furman awarded nearly $500,000 for instrumentation in the sciences

Furman University has been awarded a four-year, $497,183 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to purchase equipment that will support state-of-the-art imaging and analysis capabilities across multiple academic disciplines on campus. A competitive award made...

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Berhane Temelso named Foresight Institute Fellow

Department of Chemistry professor Berhane Temelso has been name an inaugural Foresight Institute Fellow for his work in computational chemistry. Foresight Institute is a leading think tank and public interest organization focused on catalyzing future...

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Furman alum, student receive NSF fellowships

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded grants through the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) to a Furman University student and a Furman alumnus. The recipients are Furman senior chemistry major Daniela Mesa Sanchez of...

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An honor of the highest order

The National Inventors Hall of Fame just announced its Class of 2017, which includes Furman alum Fran Ligler ‘73. She was honored for her work to "make optical biosensors smaller, more versatile and more sophisticated." Ligler...

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Focusing on Community Health

The Greenville News writes about Furman’s new Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, which “creates another major community facing role for the university as it seeks to marry the medical expertise of the hospital...

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