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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Decades Arcade in Charlottesville relies on a team of pinball and video game enthusiasts – some of them volunteers who love the old machines and know how to keep them going. -
Before the fall semester begins, UVA offers a range of courses that can be completed in two weeks, and this year students and members of the public can eat their way to three academic credits with a class on American culinary history. -
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has made many people feel uneasy about the job market and left some small businesses and non-profits wondering what AI might mean for them. Those situations have prompted a new program at the University of Virginia. -
Democrats running in the Fifth Congressional District hope to attack the incumbent, John McGuire, for a vote not to extend COVID-era credits that made healthcare coverage affordable for more than 33,000 Virginians. McGuire made a rare public appearance in Charlottesville this week and reporter Sandy Hausman asked about that subject. -
The Trump administration is preparing to open federal waters to deep-sea mining— an industry that may soon operate here. -
It feels like there isn’t much good environmental news these days. Scientists have raised alarms about climate change, dangerous pollutants and the on-going loss of species. But here in Virginia there’s a small story of survival and hope. -
After 14 years of supervision, a court has ended a lawsuit against Virginia’s Department of Corrections. Women at the Fluvanna Correctional Center had sued, saying medical care there was so bad that it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. -
Over the last decade, Virginia lost about 500,000 acres of farmland to developers, and experts say we could lose even more. That’s why two non-profits have teamed up to save family farms and to ensure that the next generation can afford to produce local food and jobs. -
Virginia is known for its beauty— from mountains and coastal marshes to farmlands and historic towns. Now, a group called Scenic Virginia is asking the public to help identify some of the Commonwealth’s best views. -
Critics have blamed data centers for pushing the price of electric rates up here in Virginia, but a watchdog group called the Energy & Policy Institute cites another factor— the sky-high compensation going to utility CEOs.
