It’s a midsummer afternoon in a biology lab on the third floor of Hobbs-Sigler Hall and Mandy Larsen ‘19 is standing over a Petri dish full of termites. The tiny, […]
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Commencement Spotlight: Wyatt Weaver
Asked about how he would describe his Lynchburg College experience, Wyatt Weaver, who graduates Saturday with a bachelor’s degree in biology, said, “I would redo my four years here in a heartbeat, no questions asked.”
Biology professor wins VFIC “Rising Star” award
The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges has selected Dr. Erin J. Friedman, an assistant professor of biology at University of Lynchburg, as the 2017 recipient of the H. Hiter Harris […]
Herbarium goes online
Thousands of plant specimens from University of Lynchburg’s herbarium have gone online. Dr. Nancy Cowden, biology professor, worked with paid student interns and Virginia Master Naturalists to digitize the Virginia […]
Local magazine features student photographer
Lynchburg Living magazine chose Tyler Stephens ’19, a biology major from Suffolk, Virginia, for a monthly question-and-answer profile in its May/June issue. The issue hit the newsstands Monday, May 1. […]
LC honors veterans with chapel service and story of faith
University of Lynchburg marked Veterans Day with a service in Snidow Chapel and a luncheon for alumni veterans. Dr. Eileen Jenkins ’96, a major in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, […]
Suffolk Living magazine publishes photos by LC student
A lot of people who submit pictures for Suffolk Living magazine’s bimonthly photography feature have only a few good photos. But when LC sophomore Tyler Stephens pitched his work, the […]
Student examines whether parasites change a flower’s scent
Shakespeare wrote that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet — but what about when it is being devoured by aphids? University of Lynchburg student Rebekah Grimes […]
Love for teaching propels Dr. Price Blair
Fascinated by chemistry and biology, Dr. Price Blair spent most of his college career aiming to help invent and test new medicines. But along the way, he discovered a passion […]
Smithsonian scientists examine orchids at LC nature center
University of Lynchburg recently hosted researchers from the Smithsonian Institute who wanted to study of Central Virginia’s native purple fringeless orchid, a rare flower that is the focus of conservation […]
