The White House has come to rely on unilateral powers to make policy. Is that good for democracy?
'Inside Appalachia' talks with the creators of the Karsh Institute's new podcast, Crosswinds, about how residents of Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia, say airborne coal dust from export terminals is coating their cars and houses—and getting into their lungs.
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Cville Tulips—a program from the Karsh Institute's Sound Justice Lab that supports refugee woman and children—was named a "philanthropy champion" by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence.
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The Karsh Institute's Repair Lab launches a new podcast that covers the issue in Hampton Roads, home to the largest coal export operation in the United States.
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The Karsh Institute is part of the Grounds-wide UVA Gun Violence Solutions Project, which brings together faculty, staff, students, and community members to tackle the problem from multiple angles.
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Brooks was joined onstage for a conversation with Melody Barnes, executive director of UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy.
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"Asthma rates downtown were double that of Newport News as a whole and also double the state of Virginia," said Adrian Wood of the Karsh Institute's Repair Lab. "We can't attribute that directly to coal dust but we do know that asthma rates were higher then. And since then, coal export has increased."
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Graduate and undergraduate students from across UVA responded to the Karsh Institute of Democracy’s first Student Photography Contest, each submitting a series of images answering the question: What does democracy look like to you?
The Karsh Institute of Democracy and the Public Service Pathways program co-hosted an event titled “Photojournalism on the Front Lines: The Emotional Toll,” featuring award-winning photojournalists Michael Robinson Chávez, Kirsten Luce, Ryan M. Kelly, and Sanjay Suchak.
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UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy and Public Service Pathways brought four award-winning photojournalists to Grounds to share the triumphs and challenges of their profession.
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The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service released data in January showing that Winchester-Frederick County has been the fastest-growing region in the state for the past three years.
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