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Alums help introduce students to health care opportunities in Atlanta

A Paladin Career Trek organized by the Malone Center for Career Engagement included tours of the Centers for Disease Control and Emory University.

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Mike Bothwell returns from Israel

Men's Basketball standout Mike Bothwell describes his experience overseas when the war between Hamas and Israel broke out. He sat down with FOX Carolina's Beth Hoole in a 12-minute interview.

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Riley Institute reading program for inmates and their families gets new name

Riley's Readers enables SC inmates at 21 prisons statewide to record bedtime stories for their children. The program is named for The Riley Institute namesake Richard W. Riley, former SC governor and U.S. secretary of...

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How cities can push back against climate change

Local governments can blunt some of the effects of climate change by making their communities more resilient, according to Geoffrey Habron, a professor of sustainability sciences at Furman. He and a group of students worked...

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Vinson says voter turnout in local elections is ‘the name of the game’

Local elections typically don't draw many from the electorate, which is why additional votes for a well-connected challenger could swing a contest in their direction. Danielle Vinson explains in The Post and Courier.

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Local news covers unveiling of Land Acknowledgement plaque

The unveiling on Nov. 3 drew about 100 people including news crews from local TV stations.

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Haley rises in polls; Vinson not surprised

Nikki Haley is showing momentum in the GOP race for the nomination. Furman's Danielle Vinson explains why.

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Furman unveils plaque acknowledging Cherokee land

Students, faculty and members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee were on hand for the unveiling.

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Linnea Freeman Wins Three-Year, $416,000 NIH Research Grant

Freeman and a team of undergraduate researchers will use the funds to investigate the role of the gut microbiome in the consumption of palatable food.

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Lessons from the Civil Rights Trail challenge students to ask, ‘What now?’

The Fall Break trip organized by the Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection and the Center for Inclusive Communities visited historic sites, memorials and museums throughout Alabama.

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Applied math insights guide student intern through diverse fields

Taking her problem-solving and critical thinking skills to both the legal and medical fields is helping Megan Hubbard ’24 define her postgraduate path.

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During S.C. Supreme Court visit, justice – and breakfast – were served

For two mornings in October, 20 Furman students got an up-close look at the judicial system and learned that behind the black robes, justices are people, too.

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