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Furman research on Princess Amelia, King George III shines light on historical treatment of mental, physical illness

Carolyn Day, professor of history, and Megan Nunn ’25 traveled to the Royal Archives in London to study uncatalogued receipts and letters that belonged to Princess Amelia, whose death in 1810 accelerated King George III’s...

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Luke Kurfman ’22 wins prestigious science fellowship for graduate school

The former Furman chemistry student won a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. He is now getting his doctorate at Georgia Tech, studying computational and theoretical chemistry.

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Furman 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.

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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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