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A new January term course and podcast Friday called “Democracy in Danger,” being taught over Zoom by media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan and history professor Will Hitchcock, featured UVA President Jim Ryan last week.

The study, released this week by �鶹�ƽ�� Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, details the ways Virginia’s goal to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050 is achievable, affordable and can be a net benefit to the state’s economy.

The outreach is just one of many the Jefferson Trust has helped create over the years. The trust’s flash-funding grant cycle is currently taking place.

Alumni Brandon Wooten, Brad Uhl and Dan FitzHenry have built a suite of symbiotic businesses – including Grit Coffee and The Wool Factory – that are becoming mainstays in Charlottesville.

Set against a historic backdrop, Wednesday’s inaugural event included former House Speaker Paul Ryan, CNN’s Don Lemon, CBS News’ Margaret Brennan, former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs and others.

With the craze over the Peloton stationary bike showing no signs of slowing down, UVA Today turns to engineering professor and avid cyclist Gavin Garner to see what all the hullabaloo is about.