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2014 Furman grad is high tech CEO
Anja Smith is CEO of Sabai, a fast-growing, tech company in Simpsonville that provides virtual private network routers to more than 120 countries. She also happened to graduate this spring from Furman’s Undergraduate Evening Studies...
Continue ReadingDoes the “perfect woman” really exist?
Only five percent of women have the body type seen in almost all advertising, and most fashion models are thinner than 98 percent of American women. And there is little that is happening to change...
Continue Reading2014 Furman grad is high tech CEO
Anja Smith is CEO of Sabai, a fast-growing, tech company in Simpsonville that provides virtual private network routers to more than 120 countries. She also happened to graduate this spring from Furman’s Undergraduate Evening Studies...
Continue ReadingFurman receives arboretum designation
Furman University has received accreditation as a Level I arboretum through The Morton Register of Arboreta. Furman earned the recognition for exemplifying tree conservation, species diversity, and educational resources and events focused on landscapes and...
Continue ReadingDempsey is Team USA’s main man
The U.S. men’s national soccer team heads to Brazil next month for the World Cup and the squad is counting heavily on the talents of captain Clint Dempsey. A Furman alum, Dempsey returned to America...
Continue ReadingProfessor Natalie The receives $2.6 million grant to study diabetes
Furman University Health Sciences professor Natalie The has been selected to receive a $2.6 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance research in diabetes among children and young adults. Dr. The...
Continue ReadingThe firestarter
Getting people to talk about making the world a better place isn’t a problem on college campuses. Getting them to make it one can be a bit more challenging. That disconnect isn’t necessarily a product...
Continue ReadingLakeside concerts: It’s that time of year
Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, will begin Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater with a performance by the Lakeside Concert Band. Celebrating the...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts conference for sustainability coordinators
Furman University will host a conference of regional university sustainability directors and coordinators June 2-4. Established in 2009 and spanning states from Texas to Maryland, the Southeastern Campus Sustainability Coordinators Network is a regional resource...
Continue ReadingKennedy named director of OLLI program at Furman
Nancy Kennedy has been named Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman. She began her new duties on May 1. Kennedy has spent the past three years as Volunteer Coordinator and Office Manager...
Continue ReadingFurman receives arboretum designation
Furman University has received accreditation as a Level I arboretum through The Morton Register of Arboreta. Furman earned the recognition for exemplifying tree conservation, species diversity, and educational resources and events focused on landscapes and...
Continue ReadingHealth sciences professor receives NIH grant to study diabetes
Natalie The, an assistant professor of Health Sciences at Furman, has been selected to receive a $2.6 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance research in diabetes among children and young...
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