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Erin Hahn receives Jim Smart Award
The award, from Furman's Cothran Center, pays tribute to faculty and staff who help students add depth and meaning to the life decisions they make while in college.
Continue ReadingBurkholder’s work in social inequality cited in Scientific American
Assistant Professor of Psychology Amanda Burkholder came to Furman in 2022. She worked with Melanie Killen who writes about how children process and work through issues related to social injustice.
Continue ReadingBarker and Longsworth named Goldwater Scholars
The newest Goldwater Scholars at Furman study differing veins of chemistry, but both want to contribute research toward a more sustainable planet.
Continue ReadingOptional Shucker capstone results in impassioned projects
A change to making projects optional has led students to create community projects that have even greater impact on the community.
Continue ReadingSkyler Warf ’24 wins best poster at ACS
Warf presented two posters at the ACS National meeting. One of them earned "best poster" recognition.
Continue ReadingFurman Engaged happens Friday with record number of students participating
Nearly 700 students will participate in this year's Furman Engaged. Other events, from the Paladin Pitch Competition to the groundbreaking for the Timmons Arena renovation, will be part of Spring Weekend.
Continue ReadingPresident Elizabeth Davis featured in University Business
Davis sits down with UB's Alcino Donadel to talk about The Furman Advantage. In three video clips, hear her thoughts on the changing dynamics of the student body, getting buy-in for TFA from the board...
Continue ReadingFurman Engaged: Student gathers histories from The Woodlands
As part of Furman Libraries’ oral history project, the work Bryant Garrison ’25 is compiling will benefit future generations of scholars.
Continue ReadingStudents share political science research projects at statewide conference
Logan Coffee ’24, Sim Colson ’26, Nicholas Hendrix ’24, Alex Threlkeld ’24, Mary Watts ’24 and Eric Wilson ’24 presented their research projects at the annual convention of the South Carolina Political Science Association at...
Continue ReadingFurman Engaged: Green is good – for your mental health
Davis Dear ’24 has been measuring the effect of green spaces on quality of life and emotional state, one nature walk at a time.
Continue ReadingWomen’s History Month: Professor Victoria Turgeon discusses women in STEM
Victoria Turgeon, who serves on a federally funded grant to address issues faced by women in STEM fields, says her mentor encouraged her to follow her own path, and he modeled joy and stressed the...
Continue ReadingFurman science students win big at South Carolina conference
Six Furman University science students took home top prize at a recent statewide competition and symposium, earning distinction in half the categories represented within the research poster event.
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