Tales of sorrow, grit, triumph, identity and love at UVA’s second Double Take storytelling event Thursday afternoon drew a crowd to the Old Cabell Hall auditorium.
The festival opened Wednesday with early Oscar contender “Just Mercy,” about lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s fight to free a wrongfully condemned man from death row. UVA President Jim Ryan offered introductory remarks.
When combined with earlier-announced raises to full-time UVA employees, this means that roughly 96% of the University’s full-time and contracted full-time employees will earn at least $15 per hour as of Jan. 1.
A new study from two McIntire professors shows that consumers are more likely to penalize female-led companies for ethical failures. And that’s just one of the differences.
As more and more people struggle with mental illness, graduate student Alexandra Pentel’s online forum If You’re Reading This is a panacea for depression and anxiety. Nearly 100 students have shared their stories of struggle so that others can heal from their words.
Nursing faculty member Emma Mitchell found that specially trained peers, armed with HPV self-collection kits, are effective in addressing disparities in detection and care in medically underserved areas.
Home to UVA’s School of Architecture, Campbell Hall’s geometric design is particularly striking in the evening as students work on projects and the sun sets over Grounds.
Yonghwi Kwon’s grants from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research are aimed at developing automated systems for detecting and thwarting malware.