neuroscience

Professional development series illuminates pathways in psychology and neuroscience

Find Your Path Fridays, a professional development series presented by Furman’s psychology department and neuroscience program, illuminates graduate school, internship and career options for interested students.

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Furman’s first-year experience among top-20 in US News Rankings

Furman ranks 46th overall among National Liberal Arts Colleges and 1st among all universities, public and private, in South Carolina.

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Wamsley awarded NSF grant to study impact of wakeful rest on memory

Those periods of daydreaming or apparent inattention in the moment may not be so bad. Erin Wamsley says real work is happening in the brain to galvanize long-term memory.

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Conference shares findings from psychology and neuroscience labs

The 16th annual Psychology and Neuroscience Summer Research Conference hosted by the Department of Psychology on July 19 featured undergraduates’ findings from the labs in Plyler Hall, including investigations into taste, memory and our visions...

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Students explore groundbreaking potential for PTSD treatment

Working with Onarae Rice, a professor of neuroscience, a team of undergraduate researchers is investigating how blocking dopamine receptors can help ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder – or prevent them from occurring in the...

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Timeline chronicles pivotal moments in LGBTQIA+ history

Jeffrey Makala of Special Collections leads effort to document significant moments in LGBTQIA+ history at Furman. The timeline spans five decades.

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Furman earns No. 12 spot for ‘making an impact’ in Princeton Review’s ‘Best Value Colleges’

Furman is listed among the top 20 private schools "making an impact" in The Princeton Review's 2023 "Best Value Colleges" guide.

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Legacy honor societies combine ranks, elect new members

Quaternion and Senior Order merge to form QSO. Selection to the society is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Furman students.

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Seniors’ academic achievements honored

More than 140 awards and scholarships were presented to graduating seniors during the Spring 2023 Academic Awards Ceremony.

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Two students win honors at STEM symposia

Undergraduates Abby Stapleton '24 and Dallas Shuman '25 present award-winning research at symposia.

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Deljohy Meralus receives scholarship from Council of Independent Colleges/UPS Foundation

The SCICU, in conjunction with the CIC/UPS Educational Endowment, awards scholarships to member institutions. For Meralus '25, it was a "breath of fresh air."

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Science faculty receive funding for undergraduate research projects

Three scientists from three different Furman departments receive grants from SC INBRE to study drug resistance, taste and memory, and autism spectrum disorder.

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