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A letter penned by Thomas Jefferson to Richard Richardson, the overseer of Monticello, discussing Jefferson’s rental of slaves will on Sept. 28 be up for auction in Boston.
Charlottesville-based company Apex Clean Energy constructed two test towers in Botetourt County to explore the possibly of a large-scale wind power plant in the area. The test towers will gather information about wind in the area, and be used to determine whether Apex will install 25 wind turbines on private property that has been procured for the plant.
The presidents of many Virginia universities are among the highest paid state employees, as reported under a new state policy.
A forum held at the University Thursday afternoon gave hundreds of students, faculty and community members the opportunity to discuss the recent spate of race-related violence across the country.
The local drug enforcement task force has seen a recent surge in the number of calls related to the use of spice, or synthetic marijuana.
University economists traveled to Richmond Aug. 21 for a biannual conference with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Honor Committee members debated Sunday whether to make changes to the informed retraction, a 2013 policy change that gave students accused of an honor offense the choice to take a year of absence instead of going to trial and facing expulsion.
Student Council is restructuring its recruitment and retainment process by eliminating interviews and applications in an effort to increase inclusivity and diversity.
More than 750 University students lined up at the south end of the Lawn Friday to sign the Hoos Got Your Back pledge, a personal commitment to be active in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. This is the second year for the pledge — 702 students joined the cause last year.
The Public Housing Association of Residents and the Albemarle-Charlottesville chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are fighting to have the data on the Charlottesville Police Department stop and frisk policy made public.
Wendy Sherman, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, spoke Friday at the Miller Center about the Iran nuclear agreement.
The lawsuit filed by former University student and swim team member Anthony Marcantonio, who alleges he was hazed by other members of the team, has been scheduled for trial in September of 2016.
A small drone flew over the Lawn as a capella group Academical Village People performed Wednesday night at Rotunda Sing.
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was granted reprieve Monday by order of Chief Justice John Roberts, a move which temporarily allows McDonnell to stay out of prison during his appeals process.
Bread products were recalled in 11 states, including Virginia, Wednesday.
The Class of 2019 showed an increase in its number of international students—196 in total—compared to the population of international students who entered in the Class of 2018.
Andrew Baxter will serve as the next Fire Chief of the City of Charlottesville starting Tuesday.
Two members of the WDBJ news team were shot this morning during a live broadcast in Moneta, Virginia
The Curry School of Education will offer a Master of Teaching program in special education in the University’s Northern Virginia center beginning this fall.
The University’s Green Dot program is beginning to spread to the greater Charlottesville area. At an open house event held last Saturday, Charlottesville residents learned about violence prevention and bystander intervention.
