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Furman research helps farm-to-table movement be more sustainable
Consumers generally know about the “farm-to-table” movement, but do they know about regenerative and permaculture farming the restaurants are often practicing, and are they willing to pay a little more for them? Furman faculty and...
Continue ReadingThe art of medicine: visual learning fine tunes observation skills
It’s often said that medicine is as much art as it is science. Now Furman University’s art department is embarking on a visual literacy project that aims to produce better healthcare providers. “It is based...
Continue ReadingPresident 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...
Continue ReadingProteins that help cells move like Spiderman also control cell spreading
Cells move around in our bodies kind of like Spiderman, by sticking to something and pulling themselves along. It’s well known that cells adhere to each other using sticky proteins called desmogleins, but new research...
Continue ReadingSummer research reaches new height
For more stories about student research, click here. Students and faculty have been doing summer research together at Furman since at least 1966, but the numbers have grown steadily in recent years. In 2016, there...
Continue ReadingThree Furman students win Goldwater Scholarships
Three Furman University juniors have received awards from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program, which aims to identify and support U.S. college sophomores and juniors who show promise in becoming the nation’s next generation of...
Continue ReadingDuke Endowment’s $25M grant keeps Furman’s student stipend program going
Furman University announced that it has received its second $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment to expand and advance The Furman Advantage. Anna B. Mitchell of The Post and Courier takes a deeper look...
Continue ReadingBeckman Scholars Program bolsters undergraduate research
Furman University has once again been named a Beckman Scholars Program awardee, receiving funds for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors to take a deep dive into biology, chemistry, or a combination of the two....
Continue ReadingThe right chemistry: Furman undergrad makes a name for herself in computational field
How do you top off an undergraduate career that earned two of the nation’s top awards? If you’re Ariel Gale ’20, who graduated with a degree in chemistry, you spend your last semester, during a...
Continue ReadingChemistry professor George Shields recognized for leadership in undergraduate research
Furman University Professor of Chemistry George C. Shields has been named a 2020 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) fellow, an honor that recognizes his leadership and service as a role model in undergraduate research, scholarship...
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