Several Lynchburg College students will compete in an Aging 2.0 Global Startup Search on Thursday in hopes of winning seed money for a healthcare app. When they started developing the app at a recent event, they were invited to pitch the idea again.
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LC renames science building to honor retired dean
University of Lynchburg will rededicate its science building as the Thomas Gibson Hobbs and Julius A. Sigler Science Center at a reception on September 4 at 5 p.m. at the […]
Comet in Disguise
Active asteroids like these were only identified for the first time in 2006, and it may be that Tara Steiner ’15 has discovered one or two more.
Vietnamese, Dutch scholars visit
Computer science professors from Vietnam and the Netherlands visited Lynchburg College for two weeks in late February to create and strengthen exchange programs.
In the meantime, three LC computer science students are studying abroad during the current spring semester at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Computer science major named top scholar
Brandon Gannicott ’13 has been named the 2012 Sommerville Scholar, the highest academic award given by the College in recognition of a distinguished academic record.
A computer science major with a minor in philosophy, Brandon says those courses of study fit together well.
Halo director to speak
James McQuillan ’84, director of visual identity at Bungie, maker of the video game Halo, will give a talk on “Tigers, T-Rexes, and Seven Hundred Pound Super Soldiers: Surviving the Fire without Chasing Your Tale” on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Battle of the Brains
Imagine completing a semester’s worth of computer programming in one afternoon. Three computer programming teams from Lynchburg College will do just that in an all-out “Battle of the Brains” on November 6 at UNC-Chapel Hill.
New simulation lab in the works
The Virginia Tobacco Commission awarded $200,000 to Central Virginia Health Sciences Education Consortium, a new nonprofit launched by Lynchburg College and Centra, to create a health simulation lab for students in nursing, paramedicine, respiratory therapy, and physical therapy, as well as local practitioners.
CSI at LC
The chalk outline of Dr. Priscilla Gannicott’s body, with pools of blood at her wrists, remained in a chemistry lab for four weeks this semester. The ten students taking forensic science had to gather blood, hair, and DNA samples to figure out who her killer was.
Governor’s School 2011
About 160 of the state’s top high school students are studying website design, environmental chemistry, and anatomy among other courses at the 2011 Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Technology at Lynchburg College.
