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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It’s been a year a team of seven students and faculty from Virginia Tech began tracking bobcats in Albemarle County – hoping to learn more about where those shy animals live and how they travel from one area to another.
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Lupus is a complex disease that can attack any part of the body, causing widespread pain and damage to the joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys and blood vessels. It’s not easy to find the right medication to prevent those problems, but a Virginia company is now offering a blood test that can help.
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It’s spring, and at one spot in central Virginia it’s time for a special musical performance. Sandy Hausman reports on Soundflight – an event that draws opera singers, musicians and their fans to 40 acres of restored woodland in Schuyler.
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The Bisons, Gallaudet University's women's basketball team, is holding its own in its NCAA division. Almost all Bison players are deaf or hard of hearing,
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It’s not clear how long it might take for the port of Baltimore to recover from a cargo ship crash that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The vessel had docked in Norfolk before heading on to Maryland March 22nd. Now, Virginia’s port is ready to handle cargo from other ships bound for Baltimore.
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There’s good news from Shenandoah National Park, where about 60 firefighters are mopping up.
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How students who are deaf excel at their sport
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Following a series of brush fires in Albemarle County, officials are offering advice on how to protect your home from future blazes.
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In the last six years 295 people in state prisons have been attacked by guard dogs – and the vast majority of those incidents were in Virginia. Now, Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill that will sharply restrict the use of canines behind bars.
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After three years of research, a team at the University of Virginia’s school of education has released a threat assessment tool that can be used by districts nationwide to prevent violence.