health-sciences

Health sciences professor Julian Reed writes book about movement in classroom

Furman University Professor of Health Sciences Julian Reed has written a new book about integrating movement and curriculum in the elementary classroom. The book, “Activating the Modern Classroom,” is published by Information Age Publishers. [caption...

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Furman’s 10th Engaged! happens April 10

Furman University will hold its annual Furman Engaged! Day on Tuesday, April 10 at various locations on campus. Furman Engaged! celebrates the wide-ranging research, scholarship and creativity of Furman University undergraduates. The exhibits and performances...

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Meet the newest members of Phi Beta Kappa

Seventy-four 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 on campus...

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The power of an internship

A key component of The Furman Advantage is for every student to have at least one internship, research or study away experience during their four years at the university. Senior Andrew Allen had that opportunity...

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Professor wins TR council seat

The Furman community knows her as Assistant Professor of Health Sciences. Council member is her new claim to fame as of March 20 when Criss won a seat on the Travelers Rest city council during...

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Furman offers new master’s degree in community medicine

Furman University is launching a Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine (MS-CEM) this summer. The new degree program aims to narrow the gap between community health and the resources necessary to meet those needs....

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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...

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Tikhonovsky named University Innovation Fellow by Stanford design school

Furman University sophomore Natalie Tikhonovsky has been named a University Innovation Fellow by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.  She is the daughter of Sergey and Oksana Tikhonovsky of Marietta, Georgia. Tikhonovsky joins a...

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University 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...

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Holowesko-Citadel riders wrap up first team camp

Anticipating its first Pro Continental season in 2018, team Holowesko-Citadel gathered recently in Greenville for a week-long camp that included team bonding exercises and a battery of health screenings and physiological tests. Greenville, home of...

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Student spotlight: Nicholas Tuschak Basinger

Furman University Health Sciences graduate Nicholas Tuschak Basinger '09 thought he wanted to go into physical therapy. But a couple of farming internships and a little Appalachian Trail soul-searching changed his trajectory. Now he's working...

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Workout at Furman

You don't have to be a student or faculty/staff member to have access to the Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center (a.k.a. "the PAC") on the campus of Furman University. Local TV station WSPA "Scene on...

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