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Adi Dubash earns $250,000 Grant from National Institutes of Health

The three-year award focuses on desmosomes, structures that connect cells to each other and allow them to stretch, divide, spread and move.

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Giving to Furman tops $40 million in fiscal year 2023

Despite downward trends in giving nationally and a challenging economy, philanthropic contributions to Furman in fiscal year 2023 reached $41.6 million, marking the third year in a row that giving topped $40 million.

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Furman mass spec news draws media attention

Several news organizations cover a story about a grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to fund the development of a portable device to detect hazardous and other substances in the air. As many...

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Upcoming book about America’s first Black female novelist draws pre-publication buzz

Gregg Hecimovich's new book about slave novelist Hannah Crafts is due out in October. It fetches a place among 2023's 'most anticipated' books according to online magazine The Millions.

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Economist Jason Jones weighs in on rising gas prices

Economist Jason Jones explains several factors that are playing into higher prices at the pump.

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Students research how to clean your leafy greens

In a Furman biology lab, Owen Smith ’24 and Riley Parsons ’23 have been examining the vegetables we bring home from the grocery store – and the bacteria hiding on them.

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Furman chemists receive $1 million grant to create technology to better analyze air particles

The grant will fund the creation of a prototype of a portable, lightweight mass spectrometer that can be used to analyze potentially hazardous chemicals.

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Furman FIRST clinic running strong after 20 years

Runners come from all over the world to receive science-based running advice from Scott Murr and his team, who use the run less, run faster model.

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Furman alum Tensley reviews book about infamous art thief

Brandon Tensley '12 takes a close look at Michael Finkel's book and raises questions about archiving and custodianship of history's greatest works of art.

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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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Music educators give lessons in perspective, success and longevity

Led by Sue Samuels ’87, Furman’s director of bands and music education coordinator, several undergraduates have been spending Summer 2023 getting to know 50 of the most respected figures in the field.

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Furman’s Nelsen stresses the importance of SC in presidential race

Nelsen goes on record about South Carolina and the "watershed" primary it represents.

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