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Furman senior awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Kristina Pardo, a Furman senior from Weston, Fla., has been selected as the recipient of a prestigious 2014 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Pardo, who will graduate with a degree in physics and...
Continue ReadingTracking the “Giant Killers”
Most of us think if only we research a bit more, think a little harder, watch a few extra games, we’ll be able to brilliantly pick those upsets in our NCAA tournament pool. Furman math...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts sports analytics conference April 12
Want to predict college volleyball tournament outcomes, or evaluate field goal kicker performance? How about number crunching the rate of significant events in hockey matches based on the number of players on the ice? The...
Continue ReadingA Broadway experience: Shield helped with productions, analyzed success of shows
When Rebecca Shield takes to the stage to direct the Pauper Players production of Les Miserables at Furman early next year, it will be with advice from one of Broadway’s best. “Keep it as simple...
Continue ReadingMeet the 2013-14 Furman Fellows
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Five Furman University seniors have been named Furman Fellows for the current academic year. The students are Bryan Betts of Tega Cay, Kristina Pardo of Weston, Fla., Elisabeth Schlaudt of Greenville, Carrie Seigler of...
Continue ReadingFor love of the numbers game
What are the chances that a professional baseball player in Japan will excel in Major League Baseball? Furman graduate Connor Jennings is doing his best to predict that very thing. Jennings, who graduated in May...
Continue ReadingWho are the real All-Stars?
In just a few days, baseball fans will be treated to the annual mid-year battle of the American and National leagues: the Major League Baseball All-Star game. But does every player who made the All-Star...
Continue ReadingA Scholar’s Story
There are people who know a little about many things. There are people who know a lot about a few things. And then there’s Matt Correnti. “He’s someone who knows a lot about many things,”...
Continue ReadingReady for what’s next
On May 4, Furman’s 590 graduates from the Class of 2013 received their degrees at commencement. Now, these students are preparing to start the job search, begin graduate school, and explore the world. As they...
Continue ReadingThe chances of a perfect game
There is one statistic from the 2012 Major League Baseball season that may be difficult to improve upon in 2013: the number of perfect games pitched. Of all the major league games played since 1900,...
Continue ReadingAnd the Oscar goes to…
The Oscar ballots were mailed in late January and due back to PricewaterhouseCoopers this past Tuesday for final tabulation. Only two partners of the accounting firm know the results until the winners are announced onstage...
Continue ReadingBeyond Moneyball
by Bryan Betts ’13, Student Writer In 2002, the Oakland A’s proved that a player’s worth isn’t always defined by his batting average. The team won 20 consecutive games setting an American League record, despite...
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