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Simon Foundation gift supports Innovation Quad
January 8, 2021
Foundation with strong family ties to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ makes $130,000 gift toward construction of game-changing facility for STEM and interdisciplinary studies. The gift is the second by the foundation for the IQ project and also supports the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS campaign.
Madison George ’23 featured in Women’s Running for pole-vaulting shoe prototype
December 10, 2020
Women's Running Magazine featured Honors Fellow and student-athlete Madison George '23 in a recent profile of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ pole vaulter's attempt to create the first women's pole-vaulting shoe.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ engineering’s senior capstone project to reduce water pollution
November 25, 2020
The design and deployment of a constructed floating wetlands module will use student designs and plant life to monitor and improve the safety of stormwater runoff.
Seven ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students named Stanford d.school University Innovation Fellows
October 28, 2020
The students join a global community of Fellows charged with creating opportunities to help their peers build the creative confidence, agency and entrepreneurial mindset needed to address global challenges.
Patent pending: Engineering’s Del Valle ’21 designs fresh idea for Charlotte waste company
October 23, 2020
Matthew Del Valle '21 spent the last two summers at Wastequip in Charlotte, N.C., where he contributed to the company's product designs and manufacturing process. The company has offered him a full-time position after graduation.
Writing his own story, Blackmon advances opportunities in ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ engineering
October 15, 2020
Assistant Professor of Engineering Rich Blackmon forged a path as a first-generation college student. At ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, he's ensuring young engineers thrive in a rigorous, diverse, forward-thinking program
Moseley gift names first building in university’s new Innovation Quad; enhances scholarship support
October 5, 2020
The lead gift, among the largest ever given to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, by Furman ‘56 and Susan Moseley will name IQ One and marks a significant step forward in the launch of facilities that will house ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s engineering and STEM programs.
Eduardo Gonzalez ’21 launches successful Nashville sanitizing business
July 21, 2020
After internship opportunities fell through, Gonzalez used his savings and entrepreneurial skills to start Music City Sanitizing LLC using electrostatic disinfectant spray to sanitize area businesses and facilities.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ family makes gift to support Innovation Quad
July 21, 2020
The generous commitment will support new facilities for the university’s STEM programs, a top priority of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign and the university’s strategic plan.
STEM gift continues McMichael family’s support of science education
May 29, 2020
The generous gift from the McMichael Family Foundation, including ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Trustee Mac McMichael P’99, Life Trustee Gail McMichael Lane P’96 GP’23 and Flavel McMichael Godfrey, will support ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s new Innovation Quad, a priority of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.