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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Friday marks the 75th anniversary of a court ruling that made UVA the first university in the South to integrate. Sandy Hausman reports on the student who sued for access to a graduate program in the law school and about events planned to commemorate his courage. -
It’s been nearly four months since officers at the Wallens Ridge Correctional Center were attacked by six inmates. The incident prompted punishment for everyone at Wallens Ridge and at another maximum-security prison nearby. -
Labor Day is a time to celebrate improved conditions for American workers and to call for even greater progress. More than 100 people gathered at UVA to do just that. -
Sixty-three million Americans provide care for adults or kids with a medical condition or disability. That’s nearly one in four of us, and those caregivers are at greater risk for stress and the diseases it can cause. Now, a team at the University of Virginia is looking for ways to test for stress, and they’ve come up with one especially interesting prospect. -
Party leaders have told Republican congressmen not to host in-person town halls after crowds heckled some of them earlier this year. That has not stopped voters from trying to talk with Representatives Ben Cline and John McGuire on what religious leaders call Moral Mondays. -
Polls of Virginia voters give Democrat Abigail Spanberger a good chance of beating Republican winsome Earle Sears in the governor’s race this fall. But campaigns around a constitutional question could impact the outcome -
For nearly 50 years, citizens and scientists have been crafting a Digital Atlas of Virginia plants – documenting what grows here and where. But with so many new, invasive species taking root, it’s hard to keep up. That’s why a professor of plant biology at George Mason is asking the public to help. -
Millions of Americans enjoy birdwatching, but relatively few spend time watching bugs. Dozens of them will gather in Virginia this weekend to compare notes and search for dragonflies. -
It’s been more than two years since a Norfolk-Southern train traveling through East Palestine, Ohio derailed. Twenty cars were filled with hazardous chemicals, and officials decided to burn that cargo rather than risk explosions. Now, a professor from the University of Virginia is warning of long-term psychiatric problems for people who live in the area. -
Each summer, more than a dozen students from around the world converge on one of this country’s largest veterinary teaching hospitals – the Wildlife Center of Virginia. For many, it’s a dream come true.
