Sandy Hausman
Charlottesville Bureau ChiefSandy Hausman joined the Radio IQ team in 2008 after living and working in Chicago for 30 years. Since then, she's won numerous national and regional awards for her prolific coverage of the environment, criminal justice, research and happenings at the University of Virginia. Sandy is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Michigan. Contact Sandy at shausman@vt.edu.
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With the passing of spring, frogs and toads begin searching for mates – the males calling loudly to females in the neighborhood. This year, they will also attract hundreds of humans who have signed up for Frog Watch USA— a citizen-science program where people listen and report on where they hear any of 19 species found in Virginia. -
Virginia’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement has released a nine-page report that employees and their bosses might want to read. It looks at how artificial intelligence might change or eliminate certain occupations. -
Thousands of Repair Café events have taken place in more than 40 countries, promoting sustainability, skill-sharing, and community connection. -
The war with Iran has boosted the price of farm fertilizer, making one alternative more attractive, but two states have banned biosolids, and some Virginians hope to restrict their use. -
Over the last two years, electric bills in Virginia have risen 24% on average. Consumer advocates blame rising prices for natural gas and other fossil fuels along with growing demand from data centers. On July First, they say, Virginia will take an important step in bringing costs down. -
Decades Arcade in Charlottesville relies on a team of pinball and video game enthusiasts – some of them volunteers who love the old machines and know how to keep them going. -
Before the fall semester begins, UVA offers a range of courses that can be completed in two weeks, and this year students and members of the public can eat their way to three academic credits with a class on American culinary history. -
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has made many people feel uneasy about the job market and left some small businesses and non-profits wondering what AI might mean for them. Those situations have prompted a new program at the University of Virginia. -
Democrats running in the Fifth Congressional District hope to attack the incumbent, John McGuire, for a vote not to extend COVID-era credits that made healthcare coverage affordable for more than 33,000 Virginians. McGuire made a rare public appearance in Charlottesville this week and reporter Sandy Hausman asked about that subject. -
The Trump administration is preparing to open federal waters to deep-sea mining— an industry that may soon operate here.
