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(photo courtesy of The Hill online publication, from Getty Images.) Learn more Jul 31, 2017 Fighting the Opioid Abuse Crisis: Richard Bonnie on the National Committee's Recommendations “Ninety people die every day of an opioid overdose. We need to muster an ‘all hands on deck’ response to it, and the response needs to be sustained.” — Richard Bonnie (photo courtesy of UVA Law School Communications) Learn more Jul 31, 2017 Batten's Malcolm Brogdon, NBA Rookie of the Year, is Known as "The President" of the League to Some Fellow Milwaukee Bucks rookie Thon Maker liked calling Brogdon "The President." "It was the best compliment you could get," Brogdon said. (photo of Brogdon with Rookie of the Year trophy, from The Washington Times.) Learn more Jul 28, 2017 Batten Teams Up with Foreign Policy Magazine for D.C. Launch of New National Security Policy Center Foreign policy experts addressed the Batten community at a July conference in Washington, D.C. to launch the new National Security Policy Center. Foreign Policy magazine co-sponsored the event. Learn more Jul 28, 2017 Batten Will Host UVA-Wise Gubernatorial Debate in October Batten is the host for the October debate at UVA-Wise between the two top candidates for the Virginia governor's office, Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie. (photo courtesy UVA-Wise) Learn more Jul 27, 2017 Batten Welcomes MPP Class of 2019 The Batten School is proud to welcome the incoming MPP Class of 2019! Learn more Jul 26, 2017 Jennifer Doleac on How “Ban the Box” Policies Hurt Black Applicants "...When you hide criminal record information from employers, it might make them more likely to statistically discriminate based on race." — Jennifer Doleac Learn more Jul 17, 2017 Ask Less, Get More: Research Shows Simpler Contracts Fuel Employee Motivation “How can we draft contracts that are more effective in fueling employees’ motivation and engagement?” Learn more Jul 17, 2017 The U.S. Should Rethink its Entire Approach to Painkillers and the People Addicted to Them, Panel Urges “The numbers are extraordinary and unfortunately it’s still getting worse,” said Richard J. Bonnie, chairman of the panel and director of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy. Learn more Jul 14, 2017 Jennifer Doleac Discusses New Research: Changing Food Stamp Distribution Reduces Grocery Store Theft Jennifer Doleac comments on a new study that says changing the monthly distribution schedule of food stamps reduces grocery store theft. Learn more Jul 13, 2017 Reducing Carbon Emissions: Not a Pipe Dream for Batten's Shobe Virginia is launching a new “trade-ready” cap on electricity sector emissions; William Shobe explains. Learn more Jul 12, 2017 Civility in Public Policy: Gerald Warburg and Others Teach "the Legitimacy of Different Points of View" “People need to really listen and ask, ‘What is this person concerned about?…What are points in common?’” — Gerald Warburg Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Current page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Next page Next ›
Aug 01, 2017 States can finally slay the healthcare cost dragon that is bankrupting America Ray Scheppach cites a late U.S. Supreme Court justice to recommend that states can “serve as a laboratory and try novel social and economic experiments,” in this case to improve the nation's healthcare. (photo courtesy of The Hill online publication, from Getty Images.) Learn more
Jul 31, 2017 Fighting the Opioid Abuse Crisis: Richard Bonnie on the National Committee's Recommendations “Ninety people die every day of an opioid overdose. We need to muster an ‘all hands on deck’ response to it, and the response needs to be sustained.” — Richard Bonnie (photo courtesy of UVA Law School Communications) Learn more
Jul 31, 2017 Batten's Malcolm Brogdon, NBA Rookie of the Year, is Known as "The President" of the League to Some Fellow Milwaukee Bucks rookie Thon Maker liked calling Brogdon "The President." "It was the best compliment you could get," Brogdon said. (photo of Brogdon with Rookie of the Year trophy, from The Washington Times.) Learn more
Jul 28, 2017 Batten Teams Up with Foreign Policy Magazine for D.C. Launch of New National Security Policy Center Foreign policy experts addressed the Batten community at a July conference in Washington, D.C. to launch the new National Security Policy Center. Foreign Policy magazine co-sponsored the event. Learn more
Jul 28, 2017 Batten Will Host UVA-Wise Gubernatorial Debate in October Batten is the host for the October debate at UVA-Wise between the two top candidates for the Virginia governor's office, Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie. (photo courtesy UVA-Wise) Learn more
Jul 27, 2017 Batten Welcomes MPP Class of 2019 The Batten School is proud to welcome the incoming MPP Class of 2019! Learn more
Jul 26, 2017 Jennifer Doleac on How “Ban the Box” Policies Hurt Black Applicants "...When you hide criminal record information from employers, it might make them more likely to statistically discriminate based on race." — Jennifer Doleac Learn more
Jul 17, 2017 Ask Less, Get More: Research Shows Simpler Contracts Fuel Employee Motivation “How can we draft contracts that are more effective in fueling employees’ motivation and engagement?” Learn more
Jul 17, 2017 The U.S. Should Rethink its Entire Approach to Painkillers and the People Addicted to Them, Panel Urges “The numbers are extraordinary and unfortunately it’s still getting worse,” said Richard J. Bonnie, chairman of the panel and director of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy. Learn more
Jul 14, 2017 Jennifer Doleac Discusses New Research: Changing Food Stamp Distribution Reduces Grocery Store Theft Jennifer Doleac comments on a new study that says changing the monthly distribution schedule of food stamps reduces grocery store theft. Learn more
Jul 13, 2017 Reducing Carbon Emissions: Not a Pipe Dream for Batten's Shobe Virginia is launching a new “trade-ready” cap on electricity sector emissions; William Shobe explains. Learn more
Jul 12, 2017 Civility in Public Policy: Gerald Warburg and Others Teach "the Legitimacy of Different Points of View" “People need to really listen and ask, ‘What is this person concerned about?…What are points in common?’” — Gerald Warburg Learn more