(Analysis) WhatsApp is the leading social network in Brazil; it also “became a public service in the country,” said David Nemer, a professor of media studies and Latin American studies at the University of Virginia. “Phone companies offer access to WhatsApp at no cost.” In other words, there is less incentive to read the news on an actual news site when, on WhatsApp, consumers can read headlines for free. “Although many see this as digital inclusion,” Nemer said, “it’s actually digital colonialism.”
A cache of experimental pavilions and organic shelters show what is possible if we embrace biodegradable alternatives to concrete and steel. The Biomaterial Building Exposition is being hosted at the University of Virginia, with designs contributed by students from its architecture school as well as visiting professors and researchers.
The first home event for the University of Virginia men’s golf team in more than a decade bears the name of the late Lewis Chitengwa, and that’s a fitting honor. Chitengwa, who died tragically of meningococcal meningitis in June 2001 at the age of 26, was a pioneer in the Cavaliers’ program.
Last month, a small group of descendants also met with University of Virginia graduate students Jake Calhoun and MaDeja Leverett, who have been searching Albemarle County’s chancery records for sales of enslaved people for several months. So far, they have identified the names of over a dozen enslaved people who were sold on the courthouse steps.
The City of Fairfax's Fleet Maintenance Division made the list of the top transportation fleet operators in the country for the second time in three years. NAFA FLEETSolutions magazine's list of "The 100 Best Fleets in the Americas" ranked Fairfax City at No. 97 in 2022, one spot ahead of its 98th ranking in 2020. The new rankings were announced April 11 at NAFA's Institute and Expo, held in Columbus, Ohio. Other Virginia fleet operators to make the top 100 list of 2022 included University of Virginia Facilities Management at No. 66.
The University of Virginia Facilities Management Apprenticeship Program is seeking more applicants. The program offers hands-on experience and allows you to master a trade you may not learn anywhere else. A job fair for the program was held early Tuesday to help get the word out.
Police Chief Mario Arriaga is back in Plainfield after attending an intensive three-month FBI National Academy class open to only a select group of national and international law enforcement professionals. For 10 weeks beginning in January, Arriaga and 257 other police department executives from across the country and beyond – Class 281 boasted 32 international students – spent their days taking a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses though the University of Virginia at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s training academy in Quantico, Virginia before graduating on March 17.
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer was at the University of Virginia School of Law on Tuesday. While there, he accepted the 2022 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law, which is the highest honor that can be conferred by UVA and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello.
A member of the U.S. Supreme Court made his way to the University of Virginia’s School of Law Tuesday afternoon. Justice Stephen Breyer is adding to his list of accomplishments. He was awarded the the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. UVA President Jim Ryan says this award is one of UVA’s highest honors.
The soon-to-retire U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer reflected on his career and the complicated impact of the highest court as he accepted an award Tuesday from the University of Virginia. Breyer, 83, is the latest recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law, UVA’s highest external honor.
Former Vice President Mike Pence is speaking Tuesday night at the University of Virginia as speculation grows about a potential 2024 presidential run. His speech is titled "How to save America from the woke left" and will focus on his "freedom agenda" for the Republican Party. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "Red and Blue" ahead of the speech to discuss the significance of his visit to Charlottesville.
Former Vice President Mike Pence was in town Tuesday to speak with a young conservative student group at the University of Virginia. CBS19's Sarah Robinson had an exclusive interview with Pence as well as the reaction from students to him being at UVA.
Former Vice President Mike Pence was in Charlottesville on Tuesday speaking to hundreds of people at the University of Virginia. The event was hosted by the Young America’s Foundation at UVA and allowed Pence the chance to speak about the ‘woke left.’
Former Vice President Mike Pence played coy when asked about his 2024 presidential ambitions. The former vice president has shown an increasing willingness to break from former President Donald Trump, setting up a potential in-party showdown as Pence courts establishment Republican voters ahead of a 2024 contest that could feature several high-profile GOP contenders. "I'll keep you posted," a smiling Pence told students at the University of Virginia on Tuesday when asked about the 2024 election.
(Full video and transcript) Former Vice President Mike Pence was the featured speaker at an event hosted by the University of Virginia’s chapter of the Young America’s Foundation. Mr. Pence spoke in a historic venue on the University’s campus, and talked about a number of issues, including free speech on campus, the role of parents in public schools, and his four years serving as vice president. Following his remarks, Mr. Pence answered questions from some of those in the audience
Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the University of Virginia Tuesday in Charlottesville. Pence spoke exclusively to 7News about why he thinks gas prices are so high as well as inflation -- and what needs to be done to help lower prices.
Students, politicians, faculty and community members filled Old Cabell Hall on Tuesday night to hear former Vice President Mike Pence share thoughts and advocate for freedom at a speech at the University of Virginia.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has said that during his time in the White House he stood "toe to toe" with Vladimir Putin, and now insists that "American strength" is needed to help defeat the Russian leader following the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a Young America's Foundation at the University of Virginia on Tuesday, Pence also praised Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky for his "courageous" and "inspiring" stand.
(Video) Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the University of Virginia Tuesday night amid speculation he is eyeing a White House run in 2024. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joined CBS News' Jamie Yuccas with details.
On Tuesday evening, former Vice President Mike Pence praised Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy, criticized President Biden and "cancel culture" and said he would tell his child "I love you" if his son or daughter came out as gay. His remarks at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, more than four years removed from a violent white nationalist rally in 2017, revealed a political figure trying to at once embrace and set himself apart from former President Donald Trump, as he begins to chart a course for his own potential presidential bid in 2024.