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Stam, quoting benefactor Frank Batten. Learn more Aug 28, 2017 The Economic Link to the Opioid Epidemic Christopher Ruhm spoke about the economic link to the national opioid epidemic an interview with Bloomberg News' Joe Weisenthal, Abigail Doolittle and Julie Hyman. (photo courtesy Bloomberg News) Learn more Aug 23, 2017 Service on Solar Eclipse Day, and Learning of Advocacy in West Virginia Batten students served in the Charlottesville area, learned of advocacy in West Virginia, and took in the historic solar eclipse on Monday. (photo by Scott Adams) Learn more Aug 14, 2017 How to Judge a Proposed Regulation In Ten Easy Steps Batten's Randall Lutter and other experts came up with ten tips for judging the value of possible new regulation. (photo courtesy of reference.com) Learn more Aug 13, 2017 How a Batten Professor Showed that the Nation's Opioid Epidemic is Much Worse than First Reported Batten's Christopher Ruhm shows in nationally recognized research that official reports are missing how bad the opioid crisis is in the hardest-hit states. (map courtesy of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Learn more Aug 11, 2017 "The Hope of Starting Over in America": Mahoney Among Saturday's Speakers on Grounds Christine Mahoney will speak on “A Refugee's Journey: Fleeing War, The Long Wait, and The Hope of Starting Over in America” at noon at UVA's Clemons Library, room 407. Three other Batten speakers will be David Leblang, Mimi Riley, and Sophie Trawalter. Learn more Aug 09, 2017 A Listening Tour Through Trump Territory: Public Policy and the “Towns in Between” "We need to celebrate our common values, our common heritage. To move toward common ground, we need to do the hard work of listening, really listening to each other." — Gerald Warburg (photo of Gatlinburg, TN courtesy of UVA Today) Learn more Aug 07, 2017 Batten’s Pay for Success Lab Helping to Fight Richmond's Asthma Problem Joshua Ogburn, Director of the SE@UVA Pay for Success Lab, is leading a year-long Richmond Pediatric Asthma project (image from the Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Medicine "You Can Control Asthma Now" program) Learn more Aug 07, 2017 Batten's Ruhm: Death Toll from Opioid and Heroin Overdoses in America is Significantly Worse Than First Reported "A crucial step to developing policy to combat the fatal drug epidemic is to have a clear understanding of geographic differences in heroin- and opioid-related mortality rates." — Christopher Ruhm (map courtesy American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Learn more Aug 03, 2017 Island Dreams: Dominica Offers Ideas and Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship Thirteen UVA students participated in Batten’s second Global Field Experience: Social Entrepreneurship in Dominica, in May 2017 (Boiling Lake in Morne Trois Piton National Park, Dominica; photo courtesy of Keith Etienne) Learn more Aug 02, 2017 From Grounds to Gold to Justice: Georgia Ratcliff Well-Prepared for Her Year at Batten Georgia Ratcliff, left, is just one of four UVA students to be honored in 2016-2017 as an ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 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Sep 11, 2017 Batten to Launch New Center Focused on Lawmakers’ Effectiveness at Sept. 26 News Conference in Washington "We believe that a focus on who can actually get things done in Congress will be a valuable addition to the dialogue, particularly in today’s polarized environment." — Craig Volden (photo by Martin Falbisoner, Wikipedia entry for United States Capitol) Learn more
Sep 05, 2017 Batten’s “Extraordinary” Strengths Prepare Batten for Promising Year, Dean Stam Tells School Town Hall "Never has there been a greater need for...enlightened and ethical leaders who leave the Grounds prepared for public life," said Dean Allan C. Stam, quoting benefactor Frank Batten. Learn more
Aug 28, 2017 The Economic Link to the Opioid Epidemic Christopher Ruhm spoke about the economic link to the national opioid epidemic an interview with Bloomberg News' Joe Weisenthal, Abigail Doolittle and Julie Hyman. (photo courtesy Bloomberg News) Learn more
Aug 23, 2017 Service on Solar Eclipse Day, and Learning of Advocacy in West Virginia Batten students served in the Charlottesville area, learned of advocacy in West Virginia, and took in the historic solar eclipse on Monday. (photo by Scott Adams) Learn more
Aug 14, 2017 How to Judge a Proposed Regulation In Ten Easy Steps Batten's Randall Lutter and other experts came up with ten tips for judging the value of possible new regulation. (photo courtesy of reference.com) Learn more
Aug 13, 2017 How a Batten Professor Showed that the Nation's Opioid Epidemic is Much Worse than First Reported Batten's Christopher Ruhm shows in nationally recognized research that official reports are missing how bad the opioid crisis is in the hardest-hit states. (map courtesy of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Learn more
Aug 11, 2017 "The Hope of Starting Over in America": Mahoney Among Saturday's Speakers on Grounds Christine Mahoney will speak on “A Refugee's Journey: Fleeing War, The Long Wait, and The Hope of Starting Over in America” at noon at UVA's Clemons Library, room 407. Three other Batten speakers will be David Leblang, Mimi Riley, and Sophie Trawalter. Learn more
Aug 09, 2017 A Listening Tour Through Trump Territory: Public Policy and the “Towns in Between” "We need to celebrate our common values, our common heritage. To move toward common ground, we need to do the hard work of listening, really listening to each other." — Gerald Warburg (photo of Gatlinburg, TN courtesy of UVA Today) Learn more
Aug 07, 2017 Batten’s Pay for Success Lab Helping to Fight Richmond's Asthma Problem Joshua Ogburn, Director of the SE@UVA Pay for Success Lab, is leading a year-long Richmond Pediatric Asthma project (image from the Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Medicine "You Can Control Asthma Now" program) Learn more
Aug 07, 2017 Batten's Ruhm: Death Toll from Opioid and Heroin Overdoses in America is Significantly Worse Than First Reported "A crucial step to developing policy to combat the fatal drug epidemic is to have a clear understanding of geographic differences in heroin- and opioid-related mortality rates." — Christopher Ruhm (map courtesy American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Learn more
Aug 03, 2017 Island Dreams: Dominica Offers Ideas and Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship Thirteen UVA students participated in Batten’s second Global Field Experience: Social Entrepreneurship in Dominica, in May 2017 (Boiling Lake in Morne Trois Piton National Park, Dominica; photo courtesy of Keith Etienne) Learn more
Aug 02, 2017 From Grounds to Gold to Justice: Georgia Ratcliff Well-Prepared for Her Year at Batten Georgia Ratcliff, left, is just one of four UVA students to be honored in 2016-2017 as an ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. (photo courtesy Virginiasports.com) Learn more