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Furman pursues high flying energy conservation
When Furman enlisted the aid of a helicopter to install new energy-saving equipment into the Charles H. Townes Science Center, FOX Carolina was on hand to videotape the proceedings. The helicopter made 16 separate trips...
Continue ReadingTrees make us healthier, speaker says
By Chloe Kowalski '12, Contributing Writer DECEMBER 5, 2011 Imagine your city has a spare $1 million. Then, try telling the city commission the money should not go to improving education, roads, sewer lines, public...
Continue ReadingConverting exercise into electricity
Fifteen of the elliptical machines in the Furman Fitness Center are equipped with devices to feed electricity generated by the users into the campus power grid. The Associated Press reported on the energy-saving system in...
Continue ReadingWhy we should lose our shoes
NOVEMBER 6, 2011 By Daniel Smith ’13, Contributing Writer On any given day you may struggle with time management, negotiating traffic, or making a nice dish of Le Cordon Bleu. Yet according to Daniel Howell,...
Continue ReadingBaldacci: Political strife part of our history
NOVEMBER 4, 2011 By William Mitchell '13, Contributing Writer On Wednesday, former Governor of Maine John Baldacci spoke about dysfunction in Congress at an event hosted by the Riley Institute in the Younts Conference Center....
Continue ReadingFurman sustainability is topic on South Carolina public radio
For the "Your Day" program on South Carolina Educational Radio, Furman history professor Courtney Tollison interviewed president emeritus David Shi about his thoughts on sustainability. Furman became a national leader in promoting sustainability during Shi’s...
Continue ReadingAP features new Riley Institute award
The Associated Press wrote a story about the Riley Institute at Furman’s new award to honor innovation in South Carolina's public schools. The Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence is meant to recognize...
Continue ReadingWSPA-TV highlights Furman’s sustainability efforts
Furman’s sustainability efforts were featured in WSPA-TV's “Go Green” series. The story by reporter Justin Cooper highlighted the university’s “living machine” that uses natural processes to clean waste water on campus. Senior Brittany Lins was...
Continue ReadingBullard: health equality is key component of environmental justice
OCTOBER 20, 2011 by Dan Smith ’13, Contributing Writer “How many of you consider yourself environmentalists?” This was the first question asked by Robert D. Bullard in his hour-long talk Tuesday in a packed Johns...
Continue ReadingGoodwill Partnership Adds New Dimension to Campus Sustainability
OCTOBER 4, 2011 by Sara Morano '13, Contributing Writer Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. It’s a sustainability slogan that you don’t need to live in Furman’s eco-cottages to put into action.
Continue ReadingIn the heat of battle against COVID-19
[caption id="attachment_45499" align="alignright" width="400"] Sue Shugart '88 with colleagues on the night shift at KershawHealth. The hospital had one of South Carolina's first two COVID-19 patients, and the town of Camden became the first area...
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