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Aug 05, 2020

New Research Finds 'Systemic Barrier' to HIV Prevention in Southern States

Professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo, along with a team of researchers from UVA, have discovered that the South, the U.S. region with the most HIV infections each year, also has the greatest barriers to obtaining drugs that can prevent the disease for people who rely on Affordable Care Act insurance plans.

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Aug 05, 2020

Scoring Effectiveness in Congress

Political Science

What makes someone an effective lawmaker? Surprisingly, until Batten’s Craig Volden and Vanderbilt’s Alan Wiseman began discussing that question a little over a decade ago, we didn’t have a clear answer.

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Aug 03, 2020

Batten’s Bala Mulloth Receives COVID-19 Social Entrepreneurship Grant

Social Entrepreneurship

Healthcare

A team of faculty that includes Batten professor Bala Mulloth have been awarded $110,000 for their proposal titled “Technology Driven Entrepreneurial Solutions to Address Healthcare Worker Protection Needs.”

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Jul 31, 2020

Shimshack Paper Published in Science Magazine, Garners National Attention

Environment

Economics

PM2.5 air pollution has fallen substantially in the past four decades, yet relative disparities still persist throughout the United States. That is the key finding from a paper published in the July 31 issue of Science magazine, written by Batten School Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jay Shimshack.

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Jul 29, 2020

Communicating in a Pandemic: How Cities Can Better Reach Non-English Speakers

Advocacy

What can cities do to strengthen communication with non-English speakers? That was the focus of a conversation hosted by Batten Alum Charlotte Carr (MPP '18) among city leaders convened last week by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities program. The challenges go well beyond translating press releases or tweets.

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Jul 27, 2020

Making a Meaningful Commitment to Diversity

Education

Social Equity

Many institutions of higher education are looking to become more inclusive. But what’s the most effective way to do that—at the University of Virginia and elsewhere? Dana Laurens and Michael Dannenberg weigh in.

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Jul 23, 2020

Direct Election and the Foreign Policy President

National Security

International and Global Affairs

Since the 9-11 attacks, it has become increasingly clear that the congressional role in US foreign policy, particularly in matters of war and peace, has faded to virtually nothing. Batten's Phil Potter, Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the National Security Policy Center, elaborates.

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Jul 23, 2020

Batten's Malcolm Brogdon Launches Brogdon Family Foundation

Social Equity

Advocacy

The foundation, which Batten Alum Brogdon announced Tuesday, was created to “positively impact the lives of children, families and communities globally through strategic investments in clean water infrastructure, education, and advocacy for the civil and human rights of all,” according to the Brogdon Family Foundation website.

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Jul 22, 2020

Batten Alum Doughty Becomes UVA’s First to Collect NCAA, MLB Rings

Leadership

Even the most ardent University of Virginia baseball fan will probably struggle with this bit of trivia: Who is the only player in UVA history to win a College World Series ring and then a Major League Baseball world championship ring?

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Jul 22, 2020

The Batten School Announces 2020-21 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship

Leadership

Education

Today, the Batten School announced the nine student recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship for 2020-21. Through the generosity of Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the fellowship was established in 2012 to support exceptional students in MPP program who are dedicated to creating positive change in their public service careers.

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Jul 20, 2020

Batten’s Katstra Among Those Named to Honors Court

Leadership

International and Global Affairs

Last week, University of Virginia men’s basketball players Austin Katstra and Tomas Woldetensae were recognized for their work in the classroom.The National Association of Basketball Coaches named the rising fourth-year students to its Honors Court, a group of student-athletes from across the country who earned varsity letters and had a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year.

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Jul 20, 2020

From the Archives: Batten Awards John Lewis 2015 Medal in Citizenship Leadership

Crime and Justice

Democracy

“Congressman Lewis exemplifies citizen leadership,” said Allan Stam, former dean of the Batten School. “From his days as a student leader to his co-founding of SNCC to his long career as an elected official, he has selflessly served the public good."

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New Research Finds 'Systemic Barrier' to HIV Prevention in Southern States

Scoring Effectiveness in Congress

Batten’s Bala Mulloth Receives COVID-19 Social Entrepreneurship Grant

Shimshack Paper Published in Science Magazine, Garners National Attention

Communicating in a Pandemic: How Cities Can Better Reach Non-English Speakers

Making a Meaningful Commitment to Diversity

Direct Election and the Foreign Policy President

Batten's Malcolm Brogdon Launches Brogdon Family Foundation

Batten Alum Doughty Becomes UVA’s First to Collect NCAA, MLB Rings

The Batten School Announces 2020-21 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship

Batten’s Katstra Among Those Named to Honors Court

From the Archives: Batten Awards John Lewis 2015 Medal in Citizenship Leadership