Market Street Park: A Home for the Unhoused
https://youtu.be/EfcVFwhyn8Y
Following Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sander’s recent curfew lift, many unhoused locals have taken to the Market Street City Park for housing. As the population in the park has doubled, many are concerned about...
Mayor Snook’s Take on the Robert E. Lee Statue’s Repurposing into Artwork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1o8Ts2EwQc
In early December of 2021, the City Council of Charlottesville, Virginia, voted for the Robert E. Lee Statue to be melted down and given to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC). Charlottesville's...
Former UVA President Teresa Sullivan Named MSU Provost
Former University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan has been named interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Michigan State University. Sullivan, who served in UVA's highest office from 2010 to 2018,...
Confronting Legacies: Eugenics at UVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWaka_u6rw4
“Confronting Legacies” is a series that explores the most controversial names, statues, and memorials on grounds.
In the first part of this series, Jakob Cansler explores the legacy of President Alderman and how he made...
The 16th Annual Lighting of the Lawn Brightens the Holidays
The 2016 Lighting of the Lawn took place last night, Dec. 1, as per the fifteen year long tradition. The custom began in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade...
Prof Talk: Data Science Decoded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TIjkL3ZwI
WUVA News sat down with Don Brown, the founding director of UVa's Data Science Institute and Phil Bourne, current director of the institute. The professors discussed what Data Science is and why it is...
