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Summer ceremonies honor bachelor’s and master’s graduates
Hartness Pavilion was filled with friends and family applauding the recipients of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Education degrees.
Continue ReadingLaw 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 ReadingDavid Shi’s $1 million gift builds on a legacy of sustainability
President Emeritus David Shi was there at the beginning of school’s sustainability efforts, and his gift to the endowment of The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities will help ensure its future.
Continue ReadingGiving 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.
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 ReadingCommunity engaged medicine students learn lessons in resilience
A seminar hosted by The Institute for the Advancement of Community Health helped the students and several community organizations learn strategies to avoid burnout after a crisis.
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.
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