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How Can UVA Help Solve Gun Violence?
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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Newport News Residents Say Coal Dust Is the Source of Health Problems
"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 are higher they were higher then and since then coal export has increased."
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The Karsh Institute Announces Winners of Inaugural Student Photography Contest
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?
Prominent Photojournalists Visit UVA
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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