NewsVirginia Humanities @ UVA-Wise First Year Recap
Happy New Year! Now that we are several weeks into 2026, it seems an appropriate time to reflect upon the exciting developments that stemmed from Virginia Humanities @ UVA-Wise’s first …
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NewsCox’s Snow and the Persistence of Weather Memory
Four years ago, we were asking what tales people would tell about the Great I-95 Snowstorm of ’22? About the time an untold number of people, including a U.S. senator, spent a frigid, worrisome twenty-four hours on the interstate somewhere between Ruther Glen in Caroline County and Exit 152/Dumfries in Prince William County after a tractor-trailer accident in an unexpectedly heavy snowstorm snarled traffic for fifty miles. Read more about: Cox’s Snow and the Persistence of Weather Memory
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NewsConcrete Jungle
Palestinian identity as refugees in Damascus and America’s failing stormwater infrastructure
NewsVirginia Joins “By the People” Initiative for America’s 250th
Events and programming will celebrate community dance and joyful movement across the commonwealth Virginia Humanities, Virginia’s state humanities council, is excited to announce our participation in By the People: Conversations Beyond …
NewsVirginia Joins “By the People” Initiative for America’s 250th
Virginia Humanities, Virginia’s state humanities council, is excited to announce our participation in By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils across the United …
NewsThe Body Language of Trees
The way trees sway tells us a lot about tree overall health. And they impact your property value.
NewsAnne & Gene Worrell Foundation Makes $300k Investment in Central Virginia
Charlottesville Va. — Virginia Humanities, the state humanities council, announced today that the Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation has made a three-year, $300,000 commitment to invest in storytelling, scholarship, and culture …
NewsMid-Atlantic Arts Announces Two Virginia “Walking Together” Grantees
The US Regional Arts Organizations (USRAO) today announced the grant recipients of Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color. A total of $3.34 million has been awarded to 96 grantees. Fifty-six …
News2026 Festival Sneak Peek
The 2026 Festival of the Book is happening March 20-22 in Charlottesville, Virginia! The 2026 Festival will hold the idea of “revolution” as its center: as we see it, a …
NewsDelicious Predator
The Chesapeake Bay is ballooning with an apex predator that can only be defeated with grease and breading – blue catfish!
News17 Projects Highlight Virginia’s Story Through Film, Food, and Song
Virginia—Virginia Humanities, the state’s humanities council, announced $222,911 in grants that have been awarded to 17 nonprofit organizations. These projects each share an aspect of Virginia’s story in a …
NewsRecovery
Universities have been trying to curb dangerous binge drinking for years. Today’s students are glued to their phones, and Abby Braitman and her colleagues are meeting them where they are for interventions.
NewsA Message from Matthew Gibson
As we look ahead to 2026, I’ve been reflecting on the past year at Virginia Humanities — one filled with real challenges, but also deep clarity about why our work …
