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Furman ranks third in South Carolina in NSF funding
Funding to Furman University from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has grown more than six-fold in recent years. New data from the NSF show Furman received $2.129 million in fiscal year 2020, the third-highest amount...
Continue ReadingProteins that help cells move like Spiderman also control cell spreading
Cells move around in our bodies kind of like Spiderman, by sticking to something and pulling themselves along. It’s well known that cells adhere to each other using sticky proteins called desmogleins, but new research...
Continue ReadingJamarcus Gaston
He aspired to be a high school band director when he started his career at Furman University. But Jamarcus Gaston '07, a music and communication studies alumnus, had a change of heart. Now he's co-host...
Continue ReadingLoyalDINS celebrates alums’ purple pride
Each year, Furman sees hundreds of alumni donate to the funds of their choice, host Furman students as interns, attend events on campus and around the country, and serve as leaders on Furman boards and...
Continue ReadingNew program to spark Greenville’s next high-impact ventures
In partnership with the city of Greenville, the Greenville Local Development Corporation (GLDC) and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Furman University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is launching a new program this fall called...
Continue ReadingAuthors and academics take a look at the evolution of Philadelphia, MS
"Confederate Reckoning," a collaborative series from the USA TODAY Network and newsrooms spanning the South, explores the legacy of the Confederacy, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era and their influence on communities today. Furman University's...
Continue ReadingA passage way is opening into the world of dreams
Researchers have long pondered the liminal space between wakefulness and dreaming. A new study out of Northwestern University about lucid dreaming has captured the attention of The Boston Globe. Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon in...
Continue ReadingA Guy’s Guy: Edmund White in the 1950s
Furman University's Nick Radel, an English professor, offers a glimpse into his upcoming biography of Edmund White, one of America's most renowned gay writers. In Los Angeles Review of Books, Radel describes the uncommon allyship...
Continue ReadingLillian Brock Flemming celebrates 40 years on Greenville City Council
One of the first Black women to enroll at Furman University, Lillian Brock Flemming '71, M'75, H'14 has enjoyed a front-row seat for witnessing decades of change in Greenville, South Carolina. Now celebrating 40 years...
Continue ReadingLegalized marijuana and the SC governor’s race
Could a campaign built on legalizing marijuana entice South Carolina Republicans and Independents to vote for gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham, a Democrat? Nigel Robertson of WYFF News4 spoke to Brent Nelsen, a professor of politics...
Continue ReadingShi Institute earns international acclaim from UN program
For more than a decade, Furman’s Community Conservation Corps has been making a local impact, improving the lives of hundreds of residents. Now, that local impact has spread globally with recognition from the United Nations...
Continue ReadingWardens’ love of learning creates opportunities for scholars
Joseph ’68 and Carolyn ’67 Warden are lifelong learners, forever delighting in the thrill of discovery and the equal enjoyment of sharing their knowledge and themselves with others. Though both are retired – Joseph as...
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