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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A surprising show has opened in Charlottesville, featuring the work of an artist who’s spent most of her life in prison. It’s been organized by someone she’s never even met. -
More than 1.2 million voters cast ballots early in Virginia, but turnout was steady Tuesday at Brownsville Elementary in Albemarle County. -
Every year at this time Virginians are faced with a decision – what to do with the Halloween pumpkin. Industrious bakers can, of course, make pies. But there’s another option. -
There’s good news today for those who are tired of squashing spotted lanternflies. -
No Kings Day is over, but Trump administration policies persist, so a group in Charlottesville is organizing another protest at 3 p.m. Saturday – a New Orleans-style funeral march. -
Ghazala Hashmi and Winsome Earl Sears are juggling jobs as candidates for statewide office with their roles as state senators. But that did not stop Hashmi from making a Monday morning stop at UVA. -
If you drive along coast of Virginia or any other state on the eastern seaboard, you might catch sight of ghost forests— large stands of dead trees. Using AI, scientists from the University of Virginia have created a map that details the destruction. -
The Virginia Film Festival features a number of national and international productions, but it also celebrates this state. One documentary allows viewers to settle into the slow pace and scenic beauty of Tangier Island. -
At UVA, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her personal life, philosophy, Broadway and boxingIt’s rare that justices on the Supreme Court speak publicly, especially about their personal lives. But Ketanji Brown Jackson recently released a memoir, and she was invited to appear by her former law school roommate, who is now on the faculty at the University of Virginia. -
It’s called Multiple Choice and it profiles a unique approach— combining academics with vocational training at a time when artificial intelligence could cost many Americans their jobs.
