Madison County Eagle: Disabled Women Empowerment Documentary Coming to VAFF
Two years after defying the odds and delivering twin girls at the University of Virginia Medical Center, a quadriplegic woman from Culpeper is sharing her story on the big screen at the Virginia Film Festival next month.
Kalela Williams Named New Director of Virginia’s Center for the Book
Virginia Humanities announced that Kalela Williams is serving as the new Director of the Virginia Center for the Book. The Virginia Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, works across the Commonwealth to unite communities of readers, writers, artists, and book lovers. It is the home of the Virginia Festival of the Book, which happens every year in March, as well as a book arts studio located in Charlottesville’s Jefferson School City Center.
Bill Cole & the Untempered Ensemble
Decoy Ducks Return to First Nations Owners After Years in United States Collection
Three hand-crafted decoy ducks have been returned to the First Nations people of the River Murray after spending many years in the United States. The ducks are typical of decoys traditionally used for hunting by Aboriginal people living along the river in South Australia. Research from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has found the ducks were created by Nganguruku and Ngarkat man Robert Joseph Tarby Mason in the 1940s.
It’s Alive! It’s With the Band! A Computer Soloist Holds Its Own
Two guest soloists, each skilled in the art of improvisation, appeared in New York City on Friday night with the cutting-edge chamber group Ensemble Signal. One soloist was human: Nicole Mitchell, the veteran flutist, composer and bandleader whose albums and performances are regularly (and rightly) celebrated by jazz critics.
Look – It’s the Great Rotumpkin!
Yamuna River Project Studio Visits Delhi and Jaipur
UVA School of Architecture’s advanced research studio, Yamuna River Project/Thirsty Cities: Jaipur, (ARCH 4010_4011 / ALAR 8010) taught by Pankaj Vir Gupta and María Gonzalez Aranguren recently returned from their 10-day visit to India, where they spent time in Delhi and Jaipur.
UVA Visits NYC: The City of Collective Multitudes
Over 160 UVA School of Architecture students, with their studio faculty, headed north in early October 2022 for an immersive experience in New York City as part of the Arch 3010, Arch 7010, and UD 8010 studios.
Professors Cantrell and Putalk Engage 'Environmental Futures' at Recent UVA Forum
On October 14, 2022, The Environmental Resilience Institute at UVA hosted the Environmental Futures Forum bringing together faculty, students, alumni, and partners across the University to launch its new Grand Challenges programs in Environmental Resilience and Sustainability. Following opening remarks by Provost Ian Baucom and ERI’s Director Karen McGlathery, sixteen faculty members representing university-wide collaborations in this area presented flash talks on their current research efforts.