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Alumnus leads tech support biz for the senior set

There’s a new kid on the block for online tech support. Meet Go Go Quincy, the brainchild of Tyler Wood ’14 and co-founder Ryan Greene. But Quincy isn’t for everyone – its target audience is...

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‘The secret’s out’: Former Clemson, Furman football players share why they’ve made the Upstate home

Rick Spruill of Greenville Journal reaches out to former Clemson and Furman University football players to understand lessons learned from the game and why they call the Upstate home. On the Furman side, Spruill speaks...

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Tigers, Gamecocks, Bulldogs and Paladins: How they came to be

In an article appearing in Greenville Journal, writer Jeannie Putnam spoke to Furman University's Jeffrey Makala to understand the evolution of mascots at the university. Makala, special collections librarian and university archivist, explained the many...

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Suresh Muthukrishnan collaborates with Virginia Tech, wins award from AUVSI

Suresh Muthukrishnan, chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences at Furman University, is part of a team that has won the humanitarian and public safety award from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle...

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More than 85% of Furman University students fully vaccinated as semester begins

The Post and Courier covered move-in day for the class of 2025 at Furman University where the vaccination rate as of Aug. 16 was 86% among students, greater than 90% for faculty, and north of...

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Tim Hanks named Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Furman University’s Tim Hanks, chair and professor of the Department of Chemistry, has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Hanks and 2020 ACS Fellow George Shields, professor of chemistry, will be...

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Furman’s Women’s Leadership Institute empowers women to flourish

Furman's Women's Leadership Institute receives a glowing review from Upstate Business Journal in an article by Jay King. The leadership series, which took place virtually in seven weeks spanning April to June, covered modules from...

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How former golfer Carly Burkhardt overcame tragedy to become a nurse

With all the time Furman University alumna Carly Burkhardt spent in the hospital while being treated for a rare blood disease, she often questioned whether she'd follow her mother's footsteps into the nursing profession. But...

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An ‘Our Town’ for our time, staged in the New England community that inspired it

Lighting and sound designer, Kevin Frazier '07, a Furman University theatre arts graduate, snags a mention in The Washington Post for his work in the Peterborough Players' (New Hampshire) production of "Our Town." The play,...

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We need to build our way out of this mess

[caption id="attachment_51495" align="alignright" width="200"] Eli Dourado '02[/caption] In the wake of the passage of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill by the U.S. Congress, Eli Dourado, a 2002 Furman University alumnus, pens an opinion piece in...

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