News & Articles
Future teacher’s research is spicing up Longwood’s chemistry labs
One of the lesser acknowledged truths about chemistry is that it can be smelly. Between pungent compounds and nose-tingling byproducts thrown off by chemical reactions, the aromatics of a lab can range from unpleasant to downright odoriferous.
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Longwood’s Dr. Tim Coffey recognized as NCAA DI Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year
December 09, 2025
Longwood University’s Dr. Tim Coffey has been named the Faculty Athletics Representative Association’s (FARA) 2025 NCAA Division I Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year—a prestigious national honor that recognizes the critical role he plays advocating on behalf of student-athletes.
Three students find the yearlong Fulbright grant application process demanding, enriching and unforgettable
December 02, 2025
It was probably one of the hardest assignments they’ve ever undertaken in college—lasting nearly a year and involving countless hours of introspection, strategizing, collaboration, reviewing, writing and rewriting.
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Resurrecting a lost art, one canoe at a time
November 17, 2025
For more than a decade, Russell Reed ’16 spent his days at Jamestown Settlement and Colonial Williamsburg hacking away at a series of 1,000-pound logs in front of curious spectators.
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Farmville’s new strides in history
September 24, 2025
When a new statue of civil rights hero Barbara Johns is unveiled later this fall to stand in the U.S. Capitol, it will be a proud moment for Farmville and Prince Edward County.
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