News
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Dr. Kathy Gee receives the Junior Faculty Award of Excellence
October 26, 2018
Dr. Kathy Gee, an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, received Longwood's Junior Faculty Award of Excellence for her significant accomplishments as a researcher and educator.
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Longwood ecologist, Dina Leech finds that lakes across the U.S. are getting murkier.
October 26, 2018
Research conducted by Dr. Dina Leech, in collaboration researchers from the EPA, and Washington State University, reveals that many lakes in the continental United States are becoming murkier.
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The 2018 Biological and Environmental Sciences Scholarship and Award Winners
April 30, 2018
The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences is proud to present the winners of the 2018 scholarships and awards.
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Imperiled Freshwater
April 30, 2018
In a world with so much water, how can it be at risk? In a recent editorial for the Richmond Times Dispatch, Dr. Dina Leech explains how human activities threaten the world's precious freshwater resources and what everyday citizens can do to help.
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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
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
