Angela Nebel Presents Discovery at Geology Society of America Convention

PVCC student Angela Nebel joined nearly 5,000 students and professionals who presented original research at this year’s Geological Society of America (GSA) convention. Nebel’s presentation, “The Anatomy of a Rock Slide,” documented her discovery of 500-million-year-old fossils near Sherando Lake, located outside of Waynesboro. Nebel was one of the few community college students at the […]

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Virginia Living Ranks PVCC’s Science, Math and Technology Program as One of the Best

To locals, PVCC has always been known as a great school. Now Piedmont is receiving state-wide recognition for its Science, Math and Technology Program. Virginia Living’s October issue ranked the top high schools, two-year and four-year colleges in the state in the fields of Science, Math and Technology; Arts and Humanities; Fine and Visual Arts; […]

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Science, technology, engineering jobs still in demand despite recession

To quote Jackie Treehorn from the Coen brothers’ cult classic, “The Big Lebowski,” “The way of the future, Dude, one hundred percent electronic!” This quote, although out of context, rings with a pitch of legitimacy as jobs, businesses and society continue their exodus into the technological age. The Commonwealth is home to many advancing businesses; […]

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