psychology

Greenville looks to set statewide example in solving food desert problem

Concerned citizens and groups like LiveWell Greenville aim to make food deserts a thing of the past. Food deserts, where there's a lack of access to healthy, fresh foods, are typically found in low-income urban...

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Bountiful harvest: Mill Village Ministries

What began in 2012 as a plot of land for growing vegetables in Greenville's Greater Sullivan mill community has blossomed into Mill Village Ministries, a coalition of social enterprises led by Furman University psychology alumnus...

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Furman climbs in US News ranking; voted ‘most innovative’ 5th straight year

For the fifth consecutive year, Furman University is one of the “Most Innovative Schools” among national liberal arts colleges and universities, according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released today. Furman...

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Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters?

Kathryn Paige Harden's book, "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality," will drop September 21. Ahead of its release, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, staff writer for The New Yorker, offers an in-depth look at what...

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President who? People remember president names more than faces

More than 65 percent of respondents to a survey thought that Alexander Hamilton was a president of the United States, despite a blockbuster Broadway musical that explained otherwise. The finding was part of a study...

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Are some people born lucky? A UT psychologist argues inequality’s genetic roots

[caption id="attachment_51502" align="alignright" width="329"] Harden's book is available September 2021.[/caption] Kathryn Paige Harden, a 2003 Furman University psychology alumna, has written a new book, "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality" (Princeton University...

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A passage way is opening into the world of dreams

Researchers have long pondered the liminal space between wakefulness and dreaming. A new study out of Northwestern University about lucid dreaming has captured the attention of The Boston Globe. Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon in...

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Juneteenth is an opportunity to reflect

President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Friday, June 18, 2021. Dear Campus Community, The first time I heard about Juneteenth I was a first-year student in college at Baylor...

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Study finds novel evidence that dreams reflect multiple memories, anticipate future events

New research led by Furman University cognitive neuroscience professor Erin Wamsley has received play in numerous media outlets, including Medical Xpress. Her research, which was published in the journal Sleep, shows that dreams draw from...

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Jasmine Road’s Beth Messick helps women get off the streets

How do you stop the revolving door of homelessness, drug addiction, prostitution and incarceration among women? Beth Cashion Coe Messick '90, a Furman University psychology alumna, may have a solution. She began reaching out to...

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Why are dreams so weird?

[caption id="attachment_50851" align="alignright" width="350"] Erin Wamsley in Furman Sleep Lab, Department of Psychology.[/caption] In an article appearing in The Boston Globe about why dreams are often wacky, journalist Veronique Greenwood turned to Erin Wamsley for...

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Furman University Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Promotion and Tenure

During its spring meeting on May 20, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved the promotions and/or tenure for a number of faculty members. Eight members of the faculty were promoted to the rank of...

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