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Furman Alum Helps Syrian Refugees

For Sami Alkoutami ’16 and his family, Syria is more than a story in the news.  It is Alkoutami’s ancestral home and from where his father, Dr. Ghassan Alkoutami, moved to the United States in...

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Professor and student collaborate on research about cavity-nesters

Despite exploding urbanization and its role in declining bird populations, the future looks bright for the Brown-headed Nuthatch in South Carolina. New research led by Furman University student Jesse Wood and Biology professor Dr. John...

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A new leaf

Graced with an Asia garden, a rose garden, a spring-fed lake, and hundreds of trees—including 55 labeled species—Furman University’s 750-acre campus is justly lauded for its beauty. Of all the flora on campus, though, it’s...

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A Sustainable Model for Area Farms

As part of a $135,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, Furman University Biology professor John Quinn, and Earth and Environmental Sciences professors Brannon Andersen and Courtney Quinn will tap area farms to...

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Professors awarded USDA grant to study local agroforestry, animal production

Three Furman University professors will study how agroforestry systems improve agricultural sustainability at area farms with a $135,000 grant received from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) organization, part of the United States Department...

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Building healthier communities from the ground up

Angel Cruz ’08 didn’t always love dirt. Her original plan was to become a medical doctor. After coming to Furman, she discovered a new interest in sustainability science and along the way, a new zest...

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Luce Foundation Awards Furman $400,000 Grant

Furman University will host four new innovative study away and international exchange programs starting in July, thanks to a $400,000 Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) grant from the Henry Luce Foundation...

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Furman Faculty Members Receive Promotions, Tenure

During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 14 faculty members and granted emeritus status to four professors who are retiring this summer. The trustees also recognized...

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Welcome to Phi Beta Kappa

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-one 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...

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Freshman writing seminars lay the foundation for scholarship

Learning to write on a college level isn’t easy. Turns out, teaching students to write on a college level is no walk in the park either. Furman professors found this out in 2008 after the...

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Sowing a passion for science

Furman biology professor Laura Thompson has inspired classrooms of students since she joined the university in 1987. Thompson was trained in plant physiology, but her focus today is ethnobotany, or the relationships between people and...

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National Science Foundation awards Furman $600,000 grant to support scholarships

APRIL 3, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Media Relations The National Science Foundation has awarded Furman a five-year, $600,000 grant to provide merit-based scholarships to students who demonstrate financial need and who are pursuing degrees in...

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