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One Year Later, Otto Warmbier Remains Detained in North Korea

Christie Lombardi

Final Exercises Cancelled and More: Jim Ryan’s Latest

Midsummer parties raise concerns about Fall 2020

Sexual abusers at UVA named via anonymous Twitter accounts

UVa Professor Investigates Lead Corrosion in Pipes, Flint Water Crisis

James Becker

In April 2013, Michigan state treasurer Andy Dillon authorized the city of Flint to switch its water source from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the Flint River in an effort to save...

Quality Internet Not Available Right Outside of Charlottesville

Emily Graffeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDXwyvJ1ShE Broadband internet, supplying high-speed connections, is not available to some rural Americans living right outside Charlottesville, including Heather Stertzer. Heather Stertzer runs the local business Scottsville...

ChatGPT in Admission Essays: Dean Jeannine Lalonde

Jordan Stallard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upkkWxMdEQw Dean Jeannine Lalonde (Dean J) dives into the issues surrounding ChatGPT and the college admissions process. Footage Courtesy Of Max McDermott (Utah Public Radio), Turnitin, Crimson Education, Stephen Marche (The Atlantic), Meredith Testa (Scribbr), Hoos...

WUVA Now: University of Virginia Bans TikTok on Grounds

Charlotte Burgess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldpxa4NDzMs The University of Virginia sent an email briefing the University community on their new policy in accordance with Virginia law prohibiting applications developed by Byte Dance Ltd. or Tencent Holdings Ltd. Footage Courtesy of KEN,...

Batten School Hosts Talk with Student Loan Expert Beth Akers

Bridget Curley

The Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy hosted a talk on Wednesday with student loan expert Beth Akers. The senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research holds a doctorate in economics from Columbia University...

Freeze in Hiring and UVA Salaries Announced Due to COVID-19

Bridget Curley

On Tuesday, the University of Virginia announced that hiring and salaries will be frozen as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. No vacancies in faculty, staff, or health team member positions will be filled...

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