News
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Longwood launches summer research program for undergraduates in the humanities.
August 08, 2016
When Hannah and Rachel Stapleford recently tested the balance and coordination of student-athletes at Amelia County High School, some of whom have had concussions, they weren’t looking for future MVPs.
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Longwood Center for Community Music to offer voice and instrumental classes this fall
August 01, 2016
If you’ve ever wanted to learn to play the ukulele, you don’t have to go to Hawaii. The Longwood Center for Community Music can help.
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Longwood recognized for commitment to affordability
July 28, 2016
Longwood’s commitment to affordability in the face of sharply rising tuition rates across the country has set it apart from other public universities in the state and has also earned the university recognition in several nationwide rankings.
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Community projects are focus of Longwood course
July 25, 2016
Even though they’ll probably never play on it, some Longwood University students are excited about a playground the local Head Start program will build this summer.
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Student researchers show how the laws of physics rule the behavior of everyday objects
July 25, 2016
Rebecca Skelton ’18 and Chelsea Dandridge ’17 have been playing with food lately. In a lab in Chichester, they’re smashing eggs, squishing Cheetos Puffs, soaking popcorn in water and stretching Twizzlers, pretzels and pizza slices.
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Businessman, noted author to address Longwood online MBA students
July 21, 2016
Longwood University online MBA students will get a front-line look into competitive business and leadership responsibilities when John D. Bassett III, noted author and chairman of the Galax-based Vaughan-Bassett Furniture, pays a visit to campus.
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Student researcher works to reduce breast cancer risk from cosmetics
July 20, 2016
Bridget Bergquist ’17 slowly poured silica gel, sand and liquid into a glass tube, then watched everything trickle to the bottom.
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Student researchers go fishing for crayfish
July 18, 2016
If someone had told David Conner ’17 and Connor Perry ’19 that they could spend a summer fishing—get paid for it and boost their job skills—they might have thought it was a college offer too good to be true. They would have been wrong.
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Better electronic devices are the focus of Longwood student’s research
July 13, 2016
What’s trending? If it’s something to do with the impact of molecular structure on the performance of electronic devices, Jayden Metzger ’17 can probably tell you.
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Student researcher, working to decode DNA, thrives on navigating uncharted waters
July 12, 2016
Cat Gambill, like many college students, looks forward to the end of the week. But unlike many of her friends, it’s not the prospect of relaxation or road trips that gets her excited—it’s the anticipation of looking at spreadsheets.