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Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hosts Venture Carolina Summit

Furman will welcome VentureSouth, a Top 10 angel investment group in North America, to campus Dec. 4-5, as they present the fourth annual Venture Carolina Education Conference. More than 200 VentureSouth members and community leaders...

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Impeachment inquiry hardening political lines in Washington, expert says

Pressure from members of his own Republican Party was the turning point in President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign on Aug. 8, 1974. Nobody knows what will happen from here as President Donald Trump faces...

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Skylar Lambert ’19 wins undergraduate poster award at conference in Australia

Each of the first eight International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) conferences – including one in utero – Skylar Lambert ’19 attended with her mother, acclaimed neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, was special in its own way. But...

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Furman Percussion Ensemble presents concert Nov. 2

The Furman Percussion Ensemble will present a concert Saturday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Directed by Associate Professor of Percussion Omar Carmenates, the concert is open to the public...

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Research shows baseball shifts need to happen more, and be more radical

Unlike many baseball fans, Furman math majors Andrew Hartley ’20 and Ella Morton ’20 don’t have a problem with the rise of the shift. What they do have a problem with is teams like the...

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Paladins Past and Present Celebrate a Weekend Home at Furman

Furman alumni from near and far returned to campus Oct. 18-20 for the university’s annual homecoming weekend. The community showed their purple pride both on and off campus at the many events and activities throughout...

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Your magazine survey answers will help shape what’s to come

Dear Furman Family, Over the summer, we learned a lot from you and what you want out of your Furman magazine. You're curious about what your classmates have been up to since graduation. You love...

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Professor, student patent research breakthrough, start company on campus

Furman Professor of Chemistry Greg Springsteen and Trent Stubbs ’20 haven’t found the origin of life (yet). What they have found, however, has the potential to help save ones already here, which, as consolation prizes...

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2019 President’s Report

A message from Furman University President Elizabeth Davis When we launched The Furman Advantage, we promised to give all of our students an educational experience that would prepare them for meaningful lives and careers. Working...

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Drone technology rises to meet global challenges

As our understanding of drone technology deepens, look to the sky for life-saving emergency supplies and critical data about infectious diseases. Suresh Muthukrishnan, Furman professor and chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,...

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