News
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Grant bolsters Longwood science initiative, provides scholarships for area students
May 18, 2016
The National Science Foundation awards Longwood the second-largest federal grant in the University's history.
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5 Biggest Shocks Teens Get When Learning about Personal Finance: Lessons from a High School Economics Class
May 18, 2016
The Longwood University Center for Financial Responsibility helps open teens' eyes to the truth about money.
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Children angered by disrespect like adults, Longwood researchers find
May 17, 2016
Longwood researchers find children respond to disrespect just like adults: with anger, not sadness.
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Upcoming presidential debates will be welcome breath of civility, Washington Post’s chief correspondent tells
May 14, 2016
By hosting the 2016 Vice Presidential Debate, Longwood University is "providing a public service."
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Suzy Szasz Palmer, dean of Greenwood Library, to deliver graduate commencement address
May 12, 2016
Beloved Dean of the Greenwood Library, Suzy Szasz Palmer, will deliver the commencement address at the Graduate Commencement Ceremony before she retires.
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Longwood students raise money to give books to area children
May 12, 2016
A group called SELF works for others.
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From the LCVA to the Smithsonian: Longwood graduating senior lands dream job
May 10, 2016
Impressed by her work at the Longwood Center for the Visual arts, the Smithsonian Institution offers graduating senior Catherine Kinsley a research position.
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Longwood study: Algae production linked to carbon cycle in lakes, ponds
May 06, 2016
Variation in the amount of organic matter in lake sediments—a critical factor in understanding and tracking the carbon cycle—is linked to algae production in arctic lakes, according to a new study by Longwood biology professor Dr. Ken Fortino.
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Authors to reveal lost histories of African-American doctors in WWI at Longwood-Moton event April 29
April 26, 2016
For nearly a century, the names of 104 men sat in a dusty file in the National Archives. The list, lost to history, gave scant information on a group of African-American doctors who volunteered in World War I, some of whom were killed in battle.
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Student study: When tragedy strikes, most turn online—but in different ways
April 22, 2016
When it comes to grief and bereavement, a generational divide is extant on social media.