earth-environmental-and-sustainability-sciences
Professor Halfacre writes book on culture of conservation in South Carolina Lowcountry
JULY 31, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Contributing Writer Furman professor Angela Halfacre has written a book about South Carolina’s Lowcountry and why its powerful conservation culture represents a model for the nation. A Delicate Balance: Constructing...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts 75th meeting of Carolina Geological Society
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 Tina Underwood, Contributing Writer Furman will host the 73rd meeting of the Carolina Geological Society Friday, Oct. 12 – Sunday, Oct. 14, and will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the society. Serving...
Continue ReadingStudents attend, present at sustainable agriculture conference
OCTOBER 30, 2012 by Jenn Summers ’13, Contributing Writer This past weekend, students George Flowers and Coleman Allums along with Furman's former president David Shi shared their experiences with sustainability and farming at the 27th...
Continue ReadingSchlaudt ’14 named Udall Scholar
Furman University junior Elisabeth Schlaudt has been named a 2013 Udall Scholar, one of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate awards for students pursuing careers in environmental fields. Schlaudt, from Greenville, was one of 50 students...
Continue ReadingFaculty playing larger role in student recruiting
Furman faculty play an integral role in student recruiting. They make telephone calls, attend out-of-town receptions and even invite prospective students and parents into their classrooms. This kind of personal attention makes Furman distinctive and...
Continue ReadingSingh: Water plays key role in climate change, energy consumption
FEBRUARY 28, 2012 by Daniel Smith ’14, Contributing Writer When Kartiyeka Singh graduated Furman in 2007, he decided to take a few years off before graduate school. During this time, he traveled the world as...
Continue ReadingWhat’s Going On with the Trees on Campus?
As the Furman community returns to campus for the spring semester, people will notice that many of the large trees around the James B. Duke Library have been removed and replaced with younger, smaller trees. ...
Continue ReadingFaculty, staff receive grants from ACS
Nine Furman faculty and staff members have received grants from the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS), an organization serving 16 nationally ranked liberal arts institutions. ACS Faculty Development Grants are funded by the Mellon Foundation...
Continue ReadingDuke Endowment awards grant to Support Student Scholarships
Furman has received a $22.3 million grant from The Duke Endowment to strengthen and support one of the University’s premier merit scholarship programs. The grant includes $22 million for the University’s endowment to augment Furman’s James...
Continue ReadingFurman featured in “Campus Wild” guide
Furman University is among 85 colleges and universities featured in a new publication released by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), The Campus Wild: How College and University Green Landscapes Provide Havens for Wildlife and “Lands-on”...
Continue ReadingSustainability Science goes to the hospital
Parkland Memorial Hospital. For some, the name conjures images of a Presidential motorcade, Lee Harvey Oswald, the Texas School Book Depository, and the shock surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963,...
Continue ReadingGone fishing
Amy Poon ’16 brought her new graphite fly rod to Furman Lake for the first time Wednesday. It was her first time fishing at the lake, or anywhere for that matter. She’s feeling a bit...
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