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For love of the numbers game
What are the chances that a professional baseball player in Japan will excel in Major League Baseball? Furman graduate Connor Jennings is doing his best to predict that very thing. Jennings, who graduated in May...
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Furman University first began installing solar panels on campus more than a decade ago. Now, a Furman student wants to make the technology behind them even better. As part of his summer research...
Continue ReadingWho are the real All-Stars?
In just a few days, baseball fans will be treated to the annual mid-year battle of the American and National leagues: the Major League Baseball All-Star game. But does every player who made the All-Star...
Continue ReadingFurman camps puts wrap on fifth year
The Furman Rugby Camp wrapped up its fifth annual camp this week with players from as far away as South Africa, Canada and San Diego participating. Furman head coach John Roberts directed the camp. Coaches...
Continue ReadingPutting the Fe in Ironman
Sixteen athletes crouch at the start line outside Furman’s Physical Activities Center waiting for the word go. But these aren’t ordinary athletes. Instead of putting in long hours at the gym, you can usually find...
Continue ReadingLeading the “green” building revolution
South Carolina saw its first LEED-certified building in 2003 with Furman’s Herman Hipp Hall. A decade later, the U.S. Green Building Council counts 482 commercial buildings in the state and 504 LEED (Leadership in Energy...
Continue ReadingPajan wins top honors at competition
Adam Pajan, a 2008 Furman music graduate, has won top honors at one of the largest international organ competitions in the world. Pajan won second place at the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, which challenges...
Continue ReadingPushing the boundaries of solar energy
Furman began installing energy-producing solar panels on its campus more than a decade ago. But the university’s solar energy push has hit a wall, reaching a state limit that prevents it from installing more solar...
Continue ReadingFurman Singers alumni prepare for 18th reunion
In the past 67 years the Furman Singers have seen many students pass through their ranks. Throughout all these years, there are two songs that will always be in their repertoire: “Brown Eyes” and “The...
Continue ReadingPushing the boundaries of solar energy
Furman began installing energy-producing solar panels on its campus more than a decade ago. But the university’s solar energy push has hit a wall, reaching a state limit that prevents it from installing more solar...
Continue ReadingSupreme Court and affirmative action
The Supreme Court this week decided Fisher v. University of Texas. It did not decide, however, what the future affirmative action in American higher education would be. Instead, it put off for a future day...
Continue ReadingHigh praise for teacher education at Furman
Furman University is one of only four universities in the nation to receive a top rating for its teacher education program, according to a report released today. Furman joined Vanderbilt, Lipscomb and Ohio State universities...
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