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  • A potentially new species of crayfish from Lancer Park!

    April 19, 2018

    The Eastern United States is the global hotspot for crayfish diversity with nearly 400 species described so far. Do you know that we have found five different species of crayfish from the Lancer Park flood ​plain? One of those species, a digger crayf

    Digger crayfish (Fallicambarus sp.)
  • Do you want to see the biggest frog in the US?

    April 18, 2018

    American bullfrog is the largest frog in the United States. They can grow up to about one and half pounds. Bullfrog tadpoles may take up to two years to complete the metamorphosis. Although they mainly feed on insects, adult bullfrogs may prey upon s

    A bullfrog from the top
  • Wetland Biology Course Visits the Great Dismal Swamp

    April 11, 2018

    Members of Ben Campbell's wetlands course pose for a class photo in front of Washington's Ditch during a field trip to the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge.

    BIOL 455 students pose in front of Washington's Ditch at the Great Dismal Swamp
  • Celebrate Earth Day with Longwood BioBlitz

    April 11, 2018

    Do you know that April is the Earth month? Would you like to be a citizen scientist and celebrate the Earth month with Longwood BioBlitz?

    People looking at wildlife at the Bio Blitz
  • Biology Students Create a Public Blog to Describe Local Microbial Diversity

    April 28, 2017

    All around us are millions of unseen microbes that are essential to our health and the health of the ecosystem. Students taking "Introduction to Genetics and Cell Biology" have taken a step toward demystifying this unseen world with their blog.

    A student sampling a creek for microbes
  • Biology and Environmental Science Faculty March for Science

    April 24, 2017

    Faculty from Biological and Environmental Sciences attended marches in Washington D.C. and Charlottesville to support science.

    March For Science in Washington DC - 22 March 2017
  • Biology & Environmental Sciences Awards & Scholarships

    April 17, 2017

    Please join us in congratulating the 2017/18 scholarship and award winners!

    The 2017 Student Award and Scholarship winners in Biological and Environmental Sciences

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