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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There are more than 2,500 dams in Virginia, many built to mill wheat or saw wood. One of them is at the center of a controversial plan to restore fish habitat and bring back species that were once plentiful. Sandy Hausman traveled to the tiny town of Rapidan— divided between Orange and Culpeper Counties by a river. -
When former president Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, Randy Jones was not surprised. He’s a professor of nursing at the University of Virginia, and he knows that one in eight American men will eventually get the disease. -
Social scientists have observed arrogance and excess on Wall Street, in corporate board rooms, in professional sports circles and the military. But Professor Coleen Carrigan says the qualities of many tech executives are different. -
Hundreds, maybe thousands, of people in Charlottesville lined both sides of a busy highway for half a mile Saturday as part of a protest against Trump administration actions and policies while many drivers signaled their agreement by honking horns. -
People passing the No Kings rally at a busy intersection in Charlottesville may be surprised by what they see Saturday. A local instructor plans to lead dance breaks to promote a peaceful protest. -
The calendar says Saturday is Flag Day, but it’s also Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and a large military parade is planned in Washington. Here in Virginia, dozens of communities will host No Kings–- a protest day against Trump policies and actions. -
Artificial Intelligence is helping scientists find medical treatments and cures, and proponents say it will make humans more efficient in countless ways. But the tale of an author from Augusta County suggests it may also cause frustration and pain. -
The chamber of commerce for much of central Virginia has issued a report called Clouds on the Horizon— highlighting reasons for concern about the economy. -
The Virginia Department of Corrections is investigating an incident at the Wallens Ridge Correctional Center. Officials won’t provide details, but the mother of one inmate says her 27-year-old son suffered serious injuries before he died on June 4th. -
It’s been over a month since inmates at one of Virginia’s maximum security correctional centers, Wallens Ridge, attacked five guards. Those accused of the crime were transferred to the other max-security prison, Red Onion. But family members of people incarcerated at the two facilities say they continue to get reports of abuse and the troubling impact of extended lockdowns.
