2010-2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - HHMI Mentor Informational Meeting Pizza Party!
5-6 PM, Kohrt Commons (Townes Science Center)
Pizza and Drinks
Bring an appetite and come find out more about this enriching experience
from Dr. Kaup, middle schools teachers and Furman student mentors.
Sign-up to be an HHMI Mentor at
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology,
Berea Middle or
Legacy Charter schools.
Application form. Please send completed form to:
John.Kaup@Furman.edu
Summer 2010 HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellows involved in Furman Cougar Project
(Ted Turner's Ladder Ranch, New Mexico)
In the photo from left to right are: Mary Catherine Coppage (Junior, Art major, volunteer),
Alex Viere (Sophomore, Biology major, 2010 HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellow), Furman Biology Professor Travis Perry, (1992 Furman alumnus), Megan Pitman (2007 Furman alumna), and
Michael Jiang (Junior, Neuroscience major, 2009 HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellow). LM3 is a 145 lb male mountain lion (cougar) shown in the foreground.
The photo tells an interesting story of three separate cohorts of Furman
students involved in the Furman Cougar Project and captures the
progress the Project has made in research and education since 2005.
Megan Pitman (2007) was the first undergraduate to work on the project
in the summer of 2006, funded through a Furman Advantage Research
Fellowship. Megan went on to earn her M.S. in Wildlife Biology at
Clemson University while working on the Furman Cougar Project, and is
now beginning her Ph.D. work at Clemson with Dr. Perry continuing as her
advisor.
Michael Jiang came to the project as an
HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellow
in the summer of 2009, presenting his research at a professional
meeting this past spring. Michael returned to the Cougar Project again
this summer funded through Furman’s HHMI-BRIDGES program.
Alex Viere is also an
HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellow
who first joined the project in the summer of 2010. Mary Catherine
heard about the project through Michael and volunteered her efforts this
summer; given her keen interest in big cats, her efforts were
generously rewarded!
July 16, 2010 Clemson/Furman HHMI SPRI (Summer Program for Research Interns) Poster Symposium.
June 7-July 16, 2010 HHMI/Governors School of Science and Math Summer Research - 5 GSSM students research with Furman professors and students.
May 12 - July 23, 2010 HHMI/BBF (Bridges to a Brighter Future) Summer Research - 10 Greenville County high school students assist in Furman resarch.
May 12 - July 23, 2010 HHMI Fellows Summer Research Seminars - 20 new Fellows participate in research projects on campus and in New Mexico.