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Black Faculty and Staff Association Newsletter. Issue 2 (2024)
Get PDFTable of Contents Greetings from the President! - Teresa Cosby Spotlight: Sam Hunter Planting my Seeds on Furman Soil - Brittany Champion Dr. Juan Garrido\u27s 1st Year @ FU A Year in Photos Bridges to a Brighter Future: A Reflection - Melanie Gordon Dr. Judith Williams: An Interview - Judith Williams and Nashieli Marcano Farewell Wishes - Shaniece Criss and Brittany Champion In Memoriam: Dr. Janet Kwami - Cynthia Kinghttps://scholarexchange.furman.edu/bfsa/1001/thumbnail.jp
Dedicated To Resilience And Well-Being
Get PDFA $10 million gift from David \u2777 and June Trone supports mental health, community and belonging at Furman through a host of new offerings, including the newly dedicated Trone Center for Mental Fitness
Then: Reflection on the Importance of Furman as it was
Get PDFWhen I entered the Woman\u27s College of Furman University 68 years ago, I had no clue what a long shadow that would cast
Shelf Life
Get PDFHigher education, a groundbreaking detective story, an alumna who adorned the Washington elite, and a short history of Greenvill
Comparing Various Species of Cyanobacteria in Bioremediation of Polystyrene
No full textPolystyrene and other microplastics are very harmful to the environment. Because of this, bioremediation tactics are extremely important to solving this issue. The purpose of this study was to compare Spirulina major and Synechocystis nigrescens in their ability to remediate pieces of polystyrene and conclude which is most likely to be the most effective at bioremediation for polystyrene under a short amount of time. It was hypothesized that if all experimental groups containing cyanobacteria were exposed to polystyrene, they would cause an equal decrease in the mass of the polystyrene. To set up the experiment, the polystyrene pieces were weighed with a scale and the mass was recorded before placed in the containers. To complete this experiment, test tubes were prepared for each cyanobacteria species (Spirulina major and Synechocystis nigrescens), and additional test tubes were set up with no cyanobacteria species, but replicated the other environments that the other test tubes had (the seawater medium being present). These test tubes were then exposed to polystyrene for 15 days to see if the mass of the polystyrene would be affected. Using a one-way ANOVA, it was found that the cyanobacteria successfully bioremediated the polystyrene by decreasing the mass. A post hoc Tukey test then indicated that there was a significant difference between the control group and both experimental groups. With this said, there was not a significant difference between both species of cyanobacteria