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Oct 25, 2015 Dean Stam: Realpolitik and the Middle East International and Global Affairs Domestic Policy & Politics How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach. Learn more
Oct 08, 2015 Professor Chou Studies the Psychological Power of the Signature Education Domestic Policy & Politics “We asked, ‘How do people perceive electronic signatures, how do people feel when they sign electronic signatures, and how would that impact their subsequent behaviors?’” Read in UVA Today
Sep 30, 2015 What’s in a Name? The Toll E-signatures Take Domestic Policy & Politics Labor Electronic signatures have become more and more prevalent in our technological world. Learn more
Sep 21, 2015 Castleman Examines Behavioral Insights to Improve College Access in New Book Education Domestic Policy & Politics Each year, many students fail to enroll in college, enroll in institutions where they are not positioned for success or drop out before earning a degree. Learn more
Jul 31, 2015 Batten Prepares: An Internship Snapshot Domestic Policy & Politics Education When she left Charlottesville for the summer, MPP student Nora Neus had no idea how much a Batten education would help her in the workplace. Learn more
Jul 24, 2015 Professor Chou Writes in the New York Times on Power Ethics Domestic Policy & Politics Behavioral science research has demonstrated that power confers psychological resources on its holders that might help stave off the loneliness that can accompany isolation. Read in The New York Times
Jul 10, 2015 Batten Welcomes New Faculty Education Domestic Policy & Politics New Batten faculty will be teaching classes in social entrepreneurship, policy analysis and education policy, among others. Learn more
Jul 06, 2015 Engelhard: Time for an All-Payer Health System? Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Economists tell us that setting the price of a good or service depends on market forces that balance supply and demand in order to optimize output with minimal waste. Read in The Hill
Jun 30, 2015 Batten Alumna Promotes Gender Equality by the Numbers Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Rorem wants more people to see all the hidden truths that math reveals about everyday life and how female mathematicians are contributing to that understanding. Learn more
Jun 30, 2015 Professor Mbiti’s Work in Tanzania Recognized Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Professor Mbiti began working with the organization Twaweza and Tanzanian government partners to develop a study called KiuFunza (“thirst for learning”) in 2012. Learn more
Jun 28, 2015 Conservatives worry that Obamacare is a ‘super-statute.’ It isn’t quite one yet. Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Obamacare is a limited law, full of compromises that were necessary to secure its enactment. Read in The Washington Post
Jun 23, 2015 Proliferation and Iran: Learning to Live with Nuclear Threats Domestic Policy & Politics Ethics The complex endgame of negotiations between the major powers and Iran underscores the limited options states have to combat nuclear proliferation, something with which U.S. policy planners are going to have to learn to live. Learn more