Sandy Hausman
ContributorSandy Hausman is an award-winning reporter for Virginia Public Radio, covering healthcare, the environment and criminal justice reform. Before joining the VPR team, Hausman worked for NBC and CBS in Chicago, serving as a radio news anchor, news director and field producer for ABC TV's midwest bureau. She also reported for Marketplace, public radio's news magazine, and for many of National Public Radio's programs.
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Before COVID-19 hit, Virginia was talking about a nursing shortage. Programs around the state are making progress in drawing new people to the field and keeping those already in practice. -
Politics may divide us, but there are plenty of foods that will unite Americans this holiday season -– among them a mayonnaise produced by Richmond-based Sauer Brands. It’s called Duke’s, and it’s something of an icon. -
This year, TEDx hosted its first event at a Virginia prison. -
At a news conference Thursday, federal authorities said DNA testing conclusively links the murders of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams to a convicted serial rapist from the Cleveland, Ohio area. -
Now a law student at Harvard, international debate champ Bo Seo offered advice to University of Virginia students and faculty on how to debate with friends and family over Thanksgiving dinner. -
Architecture students from the University of Virginia will visit the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington D.C. to present their ideas later this year. -
Overcrowded animal shelters and the cost of medicine makes it harder to control dog flu outbreaks. -
Only three snake species native to Virginia are venomous and two of those are can be found in Hampton Roads. -
Staff at the Virginia Aquarium are keeping a watchful eye on over a dozen tomistoma eggs expected to hatch this summer. -
About 4,000 beagles are being rescued from a troubled breeding facility in Virginia run by a company that raises and sells animals for research. Animal welfare groups are trying to find them homes.
