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Law firm internship helped student focus on future
A summer in a downtown Greenville law office showed business administration major Blake Hundley ’24 how the concepts learned in the classroom play out in a professional setting.
Continue ReadingJordan Bounds does the math, wins NSF award for early-career research
Bounds wins a $197,000 grant from the NSF to support his research in ring theory and its potential applications in physics, chemistry and computer science. He'll work with 12 undergraduates over the course of the...
Continue ReadingStudents 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.
Continue ReadingConference 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...
Continue ReadingMusic 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.
Continue ReadingDarby Moore ’17 on a mission to protect endangered species
Moore's research at the University of Cincinnati is aimed at informing management strategies for parrot reintroduction programs.
Continue ReadingStudents 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...
Continue ReadingHow do parents talk to children about social inequality?
A team of undergraduate psychology majors is spending the summer exploring novel ideas in developmental psychology and how children are socialized to view the world around them.
Continue ReadingAdvantage Scholars prepare to join the Furman community
In an immersive three-day program, incoming students got a preview of how the Furman community is facing issues locally and globally – and learned more about how they can be a part of it.
Continue ReadingClass of 2027 kick-starts Furman experience at Summer Orientation
A preview of academic life for incoming first-year students was also a high-impact experience for the upperclass students serving as orientation leaders.
Continue ReadingHealing in the spotlight
Casey Funderburk ’24 is using an internship with the Applied Theatre Center to explore how drama therapy can reach vulnerable populations.
Continue ReadingStudent aims to help make pedestrians and cyclists safer
Lindsay Cribbs ’24 is using her summer research opportunity to find solutions for two dangerous traffic corridors near Furman.
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