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Freshman English major ponders graphic novels’ place in the classroom
July 13, 2017
Keane’s goal: to prove that the graphic novel Watchmen belongs in the same conversation with classics like Grapes of Wrath and Pride and Prejudice.
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Gift from 1967 alumna establishes early-intervention preschool at Longwood SHLS
July 11, 2017
A gift from Carole ’67 and Rich Kraemer will expand Camp JumpStart, a summer literacy program for young children, to include two 12-13-week sessions and welcome those with language delays and disorders.
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Five authors shortlisted for 2017 Dos Passos Prize for Literature
July 05, 2017
Five authors have been shortlisted for the 2017 John Dos Passos Prize for American Literature, given annually by Longwood University.
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In summer chemistry fellowship, student seeks to improve the safety of parabens
June 30, 2017
Katelyn Jones is halfway through a paid summer research fellowship at Longwood, where she is investigating parabens—antibiotics that are used in everything from makeup to sunscreen to shampoo.
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Images in 19th century Spanish journal focus of student’s research
June 28, 2017
Claudia Castro ’18 is spending a lot of time this summer looking at pictures in a magazine, but she’s not idly thumbing through the pages of Vanity Fair. She’s doing research related to a 19th-century Spanish journal.
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Student researcher gets down to the DNA of developing zebrafish
June 23, 2017
Collecting samples of coliform bacteria in local waterways, spending hours every day with her eyes glued to a microscope, examining hours-old zebrafish as they develop—what’s not to like?
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Healthy, tasty “throwback” recipes using authentic ingredients from centuries ago are part of research project
June 21, 2017
Original recipes are part of a summer research project that links a healthy diet with American Indian history and authentic ingredients.
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Longwood announces plans to renovate Curry and Frazer residence halls
June 15, 2017
At 45-plus years old, the 10-story Curry and Frazer towers are showing their age, but that's about to change in spectacular fashion.
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Books for beginning readers merit scholarly attention
June 12, 2017
When your kids start to read independently, don’t expect to find the “See Spot run!” dialogue of an earlier generation of children’s books.
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Autism Institute at Longwood offers first two-day training session
June 09, 2017
More than 1 million children in the U.S.—one in 45—have been diagnosed with autism, a growing number that impacts educators, counselors, speech learning pathologists and millions of parents across the country.
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