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“Learning Wild” documentary screening and Q&A

Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to a screening of the PBS documentary "Learning Wild," which follows the Furman study away course "Wild Semester" through the Gila National Forest in New Mexico. Watch...

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Ancient water could have driven early protein formation on Earth

Research by Professor of Chemistry George C. Shields and students demonstrates how water may have sped up the creation of proteins in the prebiotic world, causing a chemical cascade that led to all life on...

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Adi Dubash earns $250,000 Grant from National Institutes of Health

The three-year award focuses on desmosomes, structures that connect cells to each other and allow them to stretch, divide, spread and move.

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Furman chemists receive $1 million grant to create technology to better analyze air particles

The grant will fund the creation of a prototype of a portable, lightweight mass spectrometer that can be used to analyze potentially hazardous chemicals.

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Furman acquires ‘Poems,’ the ‘crowning jewel’ of teaching collection

Furman has acquired a first-edition copy of Phillis Wheatley’s “Poems,” published in 1773. It is the first book by an African American, the first book by an African American woman and the first book of...

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Fasana ’22, Anderson bring home a top chemistry honor

Christine Fasana ’22 wasn’t crazy about chemistry when she arrived at Furman four years ago. Then she took Mary Elizabeth Anderson’s chemistry class. Not only did she like it, she was good at it. “It...

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Whittemore, Bready named Goldwater Scholars

Thomas Whittemore ’23 and Conor Bready ’24 have been named Goldwater Scholars, the preeminent honor for undergraduate students studying the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. Whittemore, from Easley, South Carolina, is majoring in chemistry. He...

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Petal prowess: Oconee bell wildflowers might be one giant organism

Thousands of delicate pink-white wildflowers known as Oconee Bells blanket parts of northwest South Carolina each spring, attracting admirers from near and far. [caption id="attachment_53010" align="alignright" width="197"] Oconee Bells. Courtesy Keith Bradley, South Carolina Department...

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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...

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The 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...

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