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Democracy and the Pandemic: Faculty Op-Eds Raise, and Answer, Urgent Questions

UVA’s Democracy Initiative has launched an op-ed series, bringing its research to the nation’s newspapers, from the Washington Post to the Dallas Morning News; The New York Times to the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.

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UVA Announces Details of Plan for Virus Prevention, Detection and Response

The plan details requirements for students prior to returning and sets expectations for behaviors that minimize the risk of infection or spread of COVID-19 for all members of the University community.

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Historian Compares Today’s Protests to Civil Rights Movement of ’50s and ’60s

Kevin Gaines reflects on what was happening in the U.S. in the mid-20th century that brought about the civil rights movement, similarities and differences with recent protests, and the struggles for social and economic equality that remain.

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'Praying With Our Feet': Panel to Reflect on Fighting Racism, From August 2017 to Present

Aug 11, 2020

A virtual panel discussion reflecting on the counter-protest of Aug. 12, 2017, with professor and antiracist activist Jalane Schmidt moderating, will take place Wednesday, August 12.

UVA Economists: Fine Particle Air Pollution Decreases, But Stubborn Disparities Remain

Aug 07, 2020

While there have been improvements in levels of the country’s fine particulate air pollution, UVA economists’ research shows that the same areas most polluted 40 years ago remain so today.

UVA and the History of Race: The George Rogers Clark Statue and Native Americans

Jul 29, 2020

One hundred years ago, when Charlottesville began an eight-year period of monument-building, the city wrote a series of historical narratives that have reverberated to the present.

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