UVA computer science professor Vicente Ordóñez teamed up with colleagues to test two large collections of labeled photos used to “train” image-recognition software. Their results are illuminating. Images of shopping and washing are linked to women, while coaching and shooting are tied to men.
Leslie Blackhall, a doctor in the UVA Health System’s palliative care clinic, uncovered a wider problem: As more people die at home on hospice, some of the addictive drugs they are prescribed are ending up in the wrong hands.
“Exercise has to become a part of your lifestyle the same way that brushing your teeth is a daily routine,” says Art Weltman, professor and chair of UVA’s Department of Kinesiology.
Now in its third year of operation, the University of Virginia’s bike-share program is continuing to grow and is considering ways to expand services. “You take that first ride for your midday mobility need and you just go, ‘This is awesome,’” said Rebecca White, director of UVA’s Parking and Transportation department. “You really have to fold it into your transportation options, and once you do, it’s great.”
Hayes Fountain grew up in Charlottesville and plays there now, a senior on the University of Virginia men’s soccer team. “We call our locker room the U.N. of football,” Fountain says. “Seventeen countries represented. Six continents. Everyone cares about each other.” And on what was supposed to be a match day last Saturday, the United Nations of football was huddled in its locker room, unable to go to the pitch or even to the cafeteria.
Thomas Jones, who left Virginia in 1999 and went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL, is among current and former Virginia athletes who have spoken out since white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Klansmen rallied in Charlottesville and on university Grounds last weekend. The overwhelming message from the college town’s most prominent faces – men’s basketball Coach Tony Bennett and the entire football team among them – has been one of unity.
Earlier this week, the players met at the Rotunda and linked arms for a photo that was retweeted and favorited thousands of times on Twitter.
The UVA alum, who was on the scene filming a National Geographic documentary, wrote an essay about what she witnessed.
(Video) Carlos Polanco and other college students from across the country spoke out in unison to the incoming class at the University of Virginia, encouraging new students not to let fear overshadow optimism, following the violent protests in Charlottesville.
In the aftermath of the events in Charlottesville, Glamour spoke to UVA law students Sines and Chia about everything they witnessed during the white supremacist demonstration, what they felt upon hearing President Donald Trump’s remarks on the incident, and how the city is coming together to rise above the racism and hate.
Chance The Rapper’s reputation for doing good deeds certainly proceeds him. It’s actually that same rep, hard-earned through million-dollar donations to public schools, and countless hours spent bettering his local community in Chicago, that students at the University of Virginia are pinning their hopes.
One of the speakers was Ryan Keen, who is starting his fourth year. “The greatest power we have to heal is our ability to support each other,” he said. “We have to show what we stand for and what it means to be inclusive. We will not stand for the hate that has been shown here.”
(By Serena Bancroft, a foreign affairs major in the class of 2019 at UVA) One student writes about the profound sadness she felt at seeing White Supremacists and Nazis march across her beloved school.
UVA librarian Tyler Magill was on UVA Grounds on Aug. 11, when he saw a large group of white nationalists gathering at Nameless Field. Magill said the confrontation got physical, and he was pushed at least once. He didn't think he'd been seriously injured, and attended the counterprotest on Saturday in Justice Park and Unite the Right rally organizer Jason Kessler's failed press conference on Sunday.
“Hate speech is not a recognized category under American law,” UVA law professor Leslie Kendrick said. That means local officials cannot ban neo-Nazis or white supremacists from rallying just because their speech is offensive.
Wendy Christensen, an associate professor of sociology at William Paterson University in New Jersey, is one of many professors across the country who are changing lesson plans in response to the events in Virginia. For some educators, incorporating Charlottesville into course material goes further than using the event as an example in the news; it’s a way to protest the white supremacy beyond the classroom, and to prevent the ideology of hate from reaching students.
In the aftermath of a gathering of white nationalists that at times turned violent, the University of Virginia is reviewing its rules about what can happen on its campus. The university will also hire a contractor to review its current safety infrastructure and more staff members and police officers “to ensure safety and security across Grounds as the semester begins.”
On college campuses, white supremacists and other far-right extremist groups see fertile ground to spread their messages and recruit followers. But for many colleges, last weekend's deadly attack at a rally near the University of Virginia exposed a new threat.
The University of Virginia is welcoming the class of 2021 to Grounds in the wake of the violence and national attention the Unite the Right rally brought to Charlottesville.