NIH awards UVA researcher The National Institutes of Health has awarded a team led by University of Virginia biomedical engineering professor and researcher Jason Papin over $1.2 million for their work studying antibiotic resistant bacteria. The funds will be used to continue the team’s study of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria through advanced computer […]
NIH awards UVA researcher The National Institutes of Health has awarded a team led by University of Virginia biomedical engineering professor and researcher Jason Papin over $1.2 million for their work studying antibiotic resistant bacteria. The funds will be used to continue the team’s study of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria through advanced computer […]
After a University of Virginia student escaped an attempted abduction on October 4, law enforcement officials, community members, and students are reevaluating safety on and around Grounds. Charlottesville Police Department received a call about an incident near the intersection of Cabell and Grady avenues at approximately 9:40pm on October 4. At the scene, officers […]
India Sims’ favorite place in Charlottesville is 5th Street Station, the large shopping area anchored by Wegmans supermarket. It’s one of the few places in town where her presence feels expected rather than just tolerated. For Sims, who is in a wheelchair and has been partially paralyzed since she was 10 months old, finding welcoming […]
A recent study by the Chesapeake Bay Program found that in the four years from 2013-14 to 2017-18, the bay’s watershed lost over 25,000 acres of tree canopy, while the amount of impervious surface (like buildings, roads, driveways, and parking lots) increased by over 50,000 acres. That’s disturbing news for folks living there—meaning us. Charlottesville […]
The advent of a new development code has fueled fears of future demolitions, as existing structures are taken down to make way for more building space for homes and businesses. The area’s level of demolition has remained steady for the past dozen or so years, according to data gathered through the city’s permit review […]
Keyes found guilty After a three-day trial, and a few hours of deliberation, a Charlottesville jury found Tadashi Keyes guilty on September 28 of first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The victim, 36-year-old Eldridge Smith, died on January 28, 2023, after being shot in his vehicle. Smith […]
Tents popped up in Market Street Park last week after City Manager Sam Sanders lifted an 11pm curfew, a move he made in response to allegations of police misconduct and discrimination against the city’s unhoused Black population. At a September 28 press conference, Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis said the allegations were not accurate, and […]
At this point in the community’s development, nothing happens in isolation. A forthcoming renovation to the home of one of the University of Virginia’s most well-known institutions could lead the way toward providing a new pathway in a congested area. “While the Center for Politics has been very successful in developing and running its extensive […]
Off to the races With the November election just around the corner, residents can now vote early in-person across the Charlottesville region. In addition to state Senate and House of Delegates races, which may determine party control of the state legislature, there are a number of other highly competitive local races in our area. To […]
More than seven years after eight African Americans filed a lawsuit accusing an Albemarle police officer of racial profiling, the county has settled the complaint. “Not with a bang, but with a whimper,” says plaintiffs’ attorney Jeff Fogel, who had prepared to go to trial several times over the course of the case. “It […]