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READ IN UVA TODAY Environment International Development JAN 21, 2020 Alum in Action: Mimi Wu As the co-founder of Myanmar Recycles, a plastic recycling company cleaning up the dirtiest post-consumer plastic film in Myanmar, Mimi Wu (MPP ‘09) remains committed to inciting positive change in communities around the world. Learn more National Security Jan 17, 2020 Sen. Tim Kaine Discusses War Powers Legislation With UVA Students Virginia’s junior senator, who introduced legislation limiting presidential war powers as tensions escalated in the Middle East, said he came to the Batten School to hear from the one group likely to be most affected by war: young people. READ IN UVA TODAY Social Entrepreneurship Jan 09, 2020 Faculty Spotlight: Investment, Not Charity, Will Alleviate Poverty in Appalachia After researching how impact investment can combat poverty around the world, Batten School professor Christine Mahoney is looking to tackle issues closer to home. READ IN UVA TODAY Political Science Education JAN 08, 2020 Q&A: Professor Explores One of the Most Vexing Trends in U.S. Elections The United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world. Batten's John Holbein is determined to find out why and how to fix it. READ IN UVA TODAY Political Science Jan 07, 2020 Not fake news: Major study finds no "liberal bias" in media — but there are other problems Conservatives have pushed one complaint above all others: The media is biased against them because it is overwhelmingly staffed by liberal journalists. A new study from a team that includes UVA’s John Holbein provides the strongest evidence ever that they’re half-right – but only the least important half. READ IN SALON Leadership Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more Leadership Dec 23, 2019 How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This Student Donovan Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a Batten course Lea took this fall. READ IN UVA TODAY National Security International and Global Affairs Dec 20, 2019 The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why. The global trade appeals system has stalled. Batten's Philip Potter and the University of Pennsylvania's Julia Gray examine if it ever really worked. Read in The Washington Post Social Entrepreneurship Dec. 18, 2019 Eight Years of Positive Impact with Social Entrepreneurship at UVA In the last eight years, Social Entrepreneurship at UVA (SE@UVA), a Batten School initiative, has established itself as a leading research hub for students interested in leveraging their education to make a positive impact on society. Learn more Leadership Dec 16, 2019 Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall Courses On UVA’s Instagram account, students were asked about their favorite fall-semester courses. A number of students spotlighted Batten associate professor of public policy Tim Davis’ “The Resilient Student: Transition, Thriving, and Leadership” course. READ IN UVA TODAY Social Psychology Dec 13, 2019 The Case for Regifting Many think the move is shameful—but research from Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Harvard's Michael Norton suggests the problem is all in the regifter’s head. 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Social Equity Jan 27, 2020 Roxane Gay Calls for Compromise in ‘Age of Inelasticity’ at MLK Event The author and cultural critic, keynote speaker for UVA’s Community Martin Luther King Celebration hosted by UVA’s Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Batten School, and other partners, spoke about “the age of inelasticity” and the difficulties of creating a global community. READ IN UVA TODAY
Environment International Development JAN 21, 2020 Alum in Action: Mimi Wu As the co-founder of Myanmar Recycles, a plastic recycling company cleaning up the dirtiest post-consumer plastic film in Myanmar, Mimi Wu (MPP ‘09) remains committed to inciting positive change in communities around the world. Learn more
National Security Jan 17, 2020 Sen. Tim Kaine Discusses War Powers Legislation With UVA Students Virginia’s junior senator, who introduced legislation limiting presidential war powers as tensions escalated in the Middle East, said he came to the Batten School to hear from the one group likely to be most affected by war: young people. READ IN UVA TODAY
Social Entrepreneurship Jan 09, 2020 Faculty Spotlight: Investment, Not Charity, Will Alleviate Poverty in Appalachia After researching how impact investment can combat poverty around the world, Batten School professor Christine Mahoney is looking to tackle issues closer to home. READ IN UVA TODAY
Political Science Education JAN 08, 2020 Q&A: Professor Explores One of the Most Vexing Trends in U.S. Elections The United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world. Batten's John Holbein is determined to find out why and how to fix it. READ IN UVA TODAY
Political Science Jan 07, 2020 Not fake news: Major study finds no "liberal bias" in media — but there are other problems Conservatives have pushed one complaint above all others: The media is biased against them because it is overwhelmingly staffed by liberal journalists. A new study from a team that includes UVA’s John Holbein provides the strongest evidence ever that they’re half-right – but only the least important half. READ IN SALON
Leadership Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more
Leadership Dec 23, 2019 How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This Student Donovan Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a Batten course Lea took this fall. READ IN UVA TODAY
National Security International and Global Affairs Dec 20, 2019 The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why. The global trade appeals system has stalled. Batten's Philip Potter and the University of Pennsylvania's Julia Gray examine if it ever really worked. Read in The Washington Post
Social Entrepreneurship Dec. 18, 2019 Eight Years of Positive Impact with Social Entrepreneurship at UVA In the last eight years, Social Entrepreneurship at UVA (SE@UVA), a Batten School initiative, has established itself as a leading research hub for students interested in leveraging their education to make a positive impact on society. Learn more
Leadership Dec 16, 2019 Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall Courses On UVA’s Instagram account, students were asked about their favorite fall-semester courses. A number of students spotlighted Batten associate professor of public policy Tim Davis’ “The Resilient Student: Transition, Thriving, and Leadership” course. READ IN UVA TODAY
Social Psychology Dec 13, 2019 The Case for Regifting Many think the move is shameful—but research from Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Harvard's Michael Norton suggests the problem is all in the regifter’s head. READ IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
