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Apr 18, 2017

Waters Discusses ‘Slow Food Values’ in a Fast Food World

Alice Waters, recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Medal in Citizen Leadership, spoke Thursday at the Batten School. (Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications)

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Apr 17, 2017

The University of Virginia’s Fight to Protect Free Speech

Dean Allan Stam is featured in a video that recaps the costs and benefits of hosting a recent event with Representative Tom Garrett.

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Apr 05, 2017

Alumni Profile: Elizabeth Vranas

Elizabeth Vranas, MPP '15, is a Development Coordinator at the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Washington, DC.

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Mar 28, 2017

Michael D. Williams Column: In Health Debate, Patients Need a Place at the Table, Not on It

Dr. Michael D. Williams is the director of the UVa Center for Health Policy, a joint program of the Batten School, the School of Medicine, and the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia. He is also associate chief medical officer for clinical integration, associate professor of surgery, and director of emergency general surgery at the University of Virginia Health System and School of Medicine.

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Mar 22, 2017

Dean Stam's Statement at Forum with Congressman Tom Garrett

For more information regarding Congressman Tom Garrett's Forum on March 31,2017, please click here.

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Mar 20, 2017

Alumni Profile: Rachel Good

Rachel Good, MPP '12, is a Field Operations Manager at the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) in Anconcito, Ecuador.

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Mar 17, 2017

Question for Panel: Is Time Right for Permanent Daylight Saving?

Professor Jen Doleac's research on the impact of daylight on crime has found that adding an extra hour of daylight to the end of the day for three weeks in March reduced robberies by 7% overall, and by 27% during the evening hours when people are commuting home.

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