Researcher Helen Gibson discusses her article "Felons and the Right to Vote in Virginia: a Historical Overview," which was recently published by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. See: http://www.coopercenter.org/publications/VANsltr0115

When President Obama announced that the U.S. would reestablish diplomatic ties with Cuba, a professor at UVA's Darden School of Business saw an opportunity. Within two weeks, 26 of his students were on the island meeting Cuban entrepreneurs and getting a taste for Cuban culture. Second-year MBA students Kat O'Neil and John Fryback spoke with Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente about their adventure.

It's not every day you get to be named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, but Donald Lemons is taking his new gig in stride. He chats with Soundboard's Nathan Moore about the importance of judicial humility, his path to Chief Justice, and how his day job has morphed into a day-and-night job.

What's it like to be featured on the world's most popular podcast? UVA law student Mario Peia knows. As a participant in UVA's Innocence Project, his team is playing a key role in the re-investigation of the 1999 murder on which the Serial podcast is based. He speaks to Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente about his team's ongoing investigation, the thrill of listening to Serial, and what he thinks of producer Sarah Koenig's storytelling skills.

Whether he's arguing for the right to wear a half-inch beard or the right to sacrifice chickens and goats, UVA Law Professor Douglas Laycock is a champion of religious liberty. Soundboard's Nathan Moore talks to him about Holt v. Hobbs, his latest Supreme Court win.

"Something for everyone." That's how UVA's Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity Dr. Marcus Martin describes this year's extended MLK celebration in Charlottesville. Dr. Martin spoke to Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente about the celebration, which runs from January 17th to January 29th. For more information, visit: www.virginia.edu/mlk

It was only 12 years ago that the human genome was fully mapped for the first time. But, according to author Dawn Field, genomics is already changing everything -- from affordable paternity tests to targeted cancer treatment. Now, she talks about her new book "Biocode: The New Age of Genomics" with Soundboard's Cameron Middleton.

After 35 years in the US Army, Lt. General Daniel Bolger has some strong opinions about what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, he spells it all out in his new book "Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars." Soundboard's Nathan Moore spoke with him about the book.

It's been 5 years since a devastating earthquake left 1.5 million Haitians homeless. Since then, the Building Goodness Foundation in Charlottesville has been working to build ti-kays -- "tiny homes" - for survivors. Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente spoke to BGF Communications Coordinator Sarah Lawson about the challenges and successes of their ti-kay program.

This year, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville wanted to look at racial profiling in a unique way. So for its second annual 'drawathon', it has asked African American men to pose for local artists. Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente spoke with Executive Director Andrea Douglas about her goals for this unique event.

For more information on the event, visit: http://jeffschoolheritagecenter.org/events/2014-fall-events/special-events/