The University of Lynchburg this week became the first college or university in the commonwealth to achieve carbon neutrality. It’s a major step in a series of efforts the University has made in recent years to reduce its carbon footprint and increase its commitment to environmental sustainability.
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Lynchburg to offer free COVID-19 mapping workshop Jan. 19
Professor of environmental sciences and sustainability Dr. David Perault will offer another free, online COVID-19 mapping workshop this month. “Mapping a Pandemic: Using Geospatial Technologies to Track and Understand the Spread of COVID-19” takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Environmental science major wins Virginia Academy of Science award for hydrology research
Environmental science major Benjamin Heskett’s hydrology research at College Lake earned him an unexpected Virginia Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Award earlier this month.
College Lake Dam Removal Project launches, virtual town hall meeting set for Nov. 12
After more than two years of planning and design, the City of Lynchburg today announced details of the College Lake Dam Removal Project. In partnership with the University of Lynchburg, the City of Lynchburg Department of Water Resources will hold a virtual town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.
Free COVID-19 Mapping Workshop offered at Lynchburg July 23
How do scientists and public health officials use maps to show and analyze the spread of infectious diseases? What techniques do researchers use to assess trends and predict hotspots? And how is your locality doing in flattening the curve?
English professor launches ‘Writers Recycle’
Dr. Meghan McGuire, an assistant professor of English at the University of Lynchburg, has launched “Writers Recycle,” an on-campus initiative to recycle used writing instruments. Through the program, used mechanical and wooden pencils, and pens, markers, highlighters, and their caps will be collected and recycled.
Professor lends weather science expertise at Wintergreen
Red skies at night mean sailor’s delight — or do they? A University of Lynchburg environmental science professor will reveal what science says about weather folklore in a talk later […]
Lynchburg grad wins national wheelchair lacrosse championship
Lynchburg men’s lacrosse coach Steve Koudelka has a special T-shirt hanging on the back of his office door. “GET TOUGH” it reads in large letters. In the center is a […]
Students find endangered mussel in Pedlar River
The James spinymussel is hard to find for a few reasons. For one, it’s endangered. Also, its small, yellowish-brown shell looks very much like a rock, according to Wrenn Cleary […]
Lynchburg professor shares Costa Rica water research on ‘Academic Minute’
Dr. Tom Shahady, a University of Lynchburg environmental science professor, was on several radio stations in the Northeast last week talking about water quality in Costa Rica. His work was […]
