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Furman celebrates beginning of school year with convocation
President Elizabeth Davis remarks Dean of Faculty Ken Peterson convocation address Furman University awarded the Richard Furman Baptist Heritage Award to alum Dr. Nancy Powers ’77 and introduced the five seniors who were named Furman...
Continue ReadingFurman professor, students study land use in Upstate
In collaboration with Upstate Forever and with support from Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Furman University faculty and students have helped develop a detailed map to identify the region’s most environmentally sensitive lands in regards to water...
Continue ReadingEfforts of community partners recognized with state award
Greenville County has won the 2017 Barrett Lawrimore Memorial Regional Cooperation Award for an innovative partnership in creating imap, an interactive community tool that maps essential human services within the County. The award, given by...
Continue ReadingFurman, community partners unveil imap for Greenville County
Officials with Greenville County, Greenville Health System (GHS), Furman University, United Way of Greenville County and 2-1-1 unveiled a community information map today called imap that provides users an interactive look at essential services available...
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 ReadingEES professor Muthukrishnan awarded Fulbright scholarship
[caption id="attachment_32175" align="alignright" width="300"] Known by many as the "warm heart of Africa," Malawi is in the southeast part of the continent. Map courtesy of Google Maps.[/caption] Suresh Muthukrishnan, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental...
Continue ReadingFurman turns on solar array
"Furman University has flipped the switch on the largest solar project on a South Carolina university campus, as the university takes another step toward a carbon-neutral future," writes Nathaniel Cary of The Greenville News. The $1.7...
Continue ReadingFurman’s solar farm is online
After nearly eight months of preparation and the installation of 2,994 solar panels, Furman University’s new $1.7 million solar facility has gone online and is supplying electrical power to the campus. The solar farm, which...
Continue ReadingThree Furman seniors receive Fulbright grants
Three 2017 Furman University graduating seniors have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The seniors are among over 1,900 U.S. citizens...
Continue ReadingFurman completes $1.7M solar farm
Furman University is inching closer to reducing its carbon footprint. April 25 marks the day the university will connect more than 2,000 photovoltaic solar panels to the electrical grid that promise to reduce the university’s electricity expenditures by up...
Continue ReadingWelcome 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...
Continue ReadingFurman 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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