psychology
In praise of faculty scholarship
Watch a video about the 2018 Faculty Scholarship Reception Faculty scholarship is happening all around Furman. Even on top of classroom requirements, advising, grading, serving on committees and attending meetings, professors from all disciplines are...
Continue ReadingLisa Cantrell ’07 podcasts a wide net
Furman psychology alumna Lisa Cantrell ’07 has found the best way to bring science to the masses. Through her podcast “An InExact Science,” she seeks to take psychology’s most compelling findings out the labs and...
Continue ReadingUniversity announces 2017 fall term Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2017 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...
Continue ReadingPsychology professor Einstein receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Gilles O. Einstein, Professor of Psychology at Furman University, was named co-recipient of a 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the International Conference of Prospective Memory (ICPM). The award was made during the ICPM’s 5th...
Continue ReadingThe Furman-Gallup and The Duke Endowment study
Furman University will partner with global analytics firm Gallup to study more deeply the impact of the university’s undergraduate experience and measure the effectiveness of its signature approach to education, The Furman Advantage, thanks to...
Continue ReadingFurman 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,...
Continue ReadingMindfulness and the stress of waiting
Furman University psychology graduate (Class of 2002) Kate Sweeny has found that mindfulness, an active focus on the present moment, is an effective way to deal with the stress related to uncertain waiting periods, be...
Continue ReadingThree faculty awarded Furman Standard Research Grants
Three Furman professors have been selected to receive 2017-2018 Furman Standard Faculty Research Grants, the university recently announced. The Furman Standard is considered the top award for faculty scholarship at Furman. The grants are valued...
Continue ReadingBoard of Trustees approve promotions, tenure for faculty
During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 17 faculty members and heard that seven new members will join the board on July 1. The trustees also...
Continue ReadingTeam of believers
Madison Ritter ’17 spent the summer before her senior year in Memphis, participating in research at the University of Tennessee and clinical observation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It was a dream come true—and...
Continue ReadingMarlanda Dekine is transforming consciousness and community
“It’s always wanting to know the why of things--not just this is the way things are, but why is this the way things are,” says Marlanda Dekine in an article by Lillia Callum-Penso of The Greenville News....
Continue ReadingFurman’s first Faculty Scholarship Reception
On Feb. 24, the Furman Libraries and the Office of the Provost hosted the university’s first Faculty Scholarship Reception to recognize and celebrate the scholarly publications and creative works of Furman faculty members. The reception,...
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