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Deborah McDowell Named 2018 Elizabeth Zintl Leadership Awardee
"McDowell has been “an important connector between UVA and the Charlottesville community” and “has dedicated considerable attention to developing the talent among the Woodson Institute’s fellows.”
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PALKO POV: Fictional Friends Who Embolden Us to Thrive
Every so often, my daughter tries to make me commit at dinner: “No, really, Mommy: what’s your favorite book?” I hedge: favorite 5 authors? Favorite series? Favorite book with yellow on the cover? To be fair, I was absurdly excited when I recently discovered the Japanese concept of tsundoku. “I tsundoku” explains so much of my life.
Tips for Getting Better Sleep
Getting enough high quality sleep is the one of the best things you can do for your brain and body. No matter what is going on in terms of mood, energy, memory or emotions, sufficient sleep will almost always help. Sleep also does wonders for new learning. Wresting the last few minutes you can out of a day can be very tempting, but the cost in terms of fatigue and forgetfulness the next day is higher than you think.
Try these approaches to getting sufficient sleep:
Tips For Making Housing Decisions
Having just arrived a mere month ago on Grounds, you start to hear it everywhere: "you need to start signing leases for the next year, or you will be left out." In the rush to find that perfect spot, or perhaps out of fear of being left without choices, many students –especially first and second years—sign leases with people they do not know well, for apartments that may not be nearly as great as they sounded when their friends first told them about them.
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Beverly Cobble Rodriguez Lectureship: Jensen Montambault
October 23, 2018
Beyond Bias: Forging Change Across Boundaries
Hear from our 2018 Beverly Cobble Rodriguez Lecturer, Jensen Montambault! Jensen is the Director of the Science for Nature and People Partnership. (SNAPP)
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Red Flag Campaign + Clothesline Project
October 24, 2018
Write a message to survivors of intimate partner violence and view the Clothesline Project Display on the Lawn. Pick up some helpful information and a free cup of nitro coffee or hot chocolate while you’re there!
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Free Legal Clinic
October 24, 2018
Our Free Legal Clinic offers professional, pro-bono legal advice to Charlottesville community members every month, regarding such topics as landlord disputes and family law. The clinic is offered every second and fourth Wednesday of each month. To register, please fill out this intake form before scheduling your appointment.
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