News & Articles
Longwood senior brings fentanyl awareness event to campus
It only takes one pill to end a life. But it only takes one conversation to prevent that from happening. That was the message Longwood students received during the “It Only Takes One” fentanyl awareness event held Wednesday evening, which was organized by senior Taylor Blount ’26 .
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Future teacher’s research is spicing up Longwood’s chemistry labs
November 24, 2025
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.
Alumna’s film delivers emotional story of family’s quest to bring home soldier shot down in World War II
November 10, 2025
Filmmaker Amy Tardy Perez ’05 has one primary criteria for a project: The story behind it must speak to her heart. No doubt her latest project will speak to the hearts of many people—especially veterans and their families.
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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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