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Studying the origins of life

Where did we come from? Probably few questions are as challenging to scientists as this one. But Furman students working with chemistry professor Greg Springsteen may have come a step closer to understanding the beginnings...

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Zachos of UC California Santa Cruz speaks about climate change Jan. 25

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar James Zachos, professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences at University of California Santa Cruz, will speak Thursday, Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Plyler Hall, Patrick Lecture Hall on the...

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Truth and reconciliation

Truth is the only road to genuine racial reconciliation, Nontombi Naomi Tutu said Friday. And then she laid some ground rules: Truth with ourselves, truth with the community and truth with the next generation. “We...

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Falling for Greenville

A reporter with The Washington Post comes to Greenville, South Carolina and writes about the city’s “wide-ranging (and well-priced) food scene; quirky boutiques; outdoor cafes on bustling, tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly streets; art galleries; bike trails; ample...

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The brothers Turlington

The three Turlington brothers—Mark ’06, Chris ’10 and Michael ‘16—all excelled in the classrooms and labs of Furman’s chemistry department. They also excelled in the competition for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which is the...

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Furman’s voices of the future

Peyton Roth ’19 had known for a while he’d be serving as master of ceremony for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Voices of the Future Opening Ceremony, but he wasn’t nervous. That is, until...

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Another $1 million gift for Furman football program

There is no doubt the Furman University football program is on a roll. In addition to just completing its first winning season since 2013 and qualifying for the NCAA FCS playoffs, the program has received...

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Melissa Ranhofer receives Outstanding UES Faculty Award

In 2011, Furman Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) created the annual Outstanding UES Faculty Award to honor a faculty member who has supported students through outstanding teaching, service, and dedication to improving and building the UES...

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Success in the lab

Research by Furman Chemistry Professor Greg Springsteen and two of his students have contributed to a new study that offers an explanation for how life on earth might have begun. The research, conducted in conjunction...

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2017: The Year in Review

What happened at Furman University in 2017?  Things got started in January with a blanket of Southern snow and rolled right through the end of December with another Winter Wonderland, hosted by Heller Service Corps...

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Princeton University professor Alexander Nehamas speaks Jan. 24

Author and Princeton University professor Alexander Nehamas will speak as part of Furman University’s Tocqueville Series Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101 on campus. His CLP talk, “Metaphors in Life: ‘I...

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DELAY: Furman will open at 10 a.m. Monday; classes start at 10:30 a.m.

Furman University will delay opening until 10 a.m. Monday, with classes starting at 10:30 a.m. The dining hall will be open to students at 7:30 a.m. Employees should not report before 10 a.m. unless directed...

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