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Rewriting the Script: How the Virginia Film Festival Went Virtual
This week’s festival – offering virtual screenings, discussions and drive-in movies – is unlike any other, and the effort behind it might be worthy of its own screenplay.
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What’s So Funny These Days? Keith Knight and Other Cartoonists Give It Their Best Shot
Keith Knight, creator of the TV show “Woke,” and other political cartoonists will participate in a virtual symposium Oct. 22-24 , sponsored by UVA’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.
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Exploring the Design of UVA’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers
Class of 2019 alumna Jessica Harris takes viewers on a tour of UVA’s recently completed Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.
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UVA Design-Thinking Collaboration Helps Local Elementary School Win National Award
Two UVA professors worked with administrators and teachers at Baker-Butler Elementary School to develop a design-thinking curriculum that has contributed to the school’s success in closing achievement gaps.
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Virginia Film Festival Announces Program, Combining Virtual and Drive-In Offerings
Guests will include Annette Bening, Leslie Odom Jr., Ethan Hawke, former photographer and author Pete Souza, and more, along with feature films like “Ammonite.”
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Faculty Spotlight: Historian Revisits the Athens Music Scene in ‘Cool Town’
In her new book, “Cool Town,” Grace Hale explores the cultural explosion that came out of Athens, Georgia, in the 1980s.
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What Happens When the Paint Peels Off Beta Bridge?
A Facilities Management crew recently wrestled with a quarter-ton of paint layers that sloughed off Beta Bridge. It was not the first time.
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‘Star’ on the Rise Always Has His Mother By His Side
In the last four years, Lester Jackson, who works in Facilities Management as an elevator technician, has created 12 full-length albums under the stage name Nathaniel Star.

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