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Learn more Oct 08, 2015 Student Profile: James Cathro Leadership Education Batten has given me the analytical tools to test and prove facts that were previously only hunches—and disprove many more. 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 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 Sep 17, 2015 The Retailing of American Medicine Health Policy Democracy American medical care may be helpful much of the time, but rarely is it timely or convenient. Read in The Hill Sep 16, 2015 More Than a Game: Batten Simulation Center Puts Ideas to Real-World Tests Education Democracy The Batten School’s recently unveiled Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming prepares students for public life by allowing them to test real-world solutions in a virtual environment. Read in UVAToday Aug 17, 2015 New Program Allows Any Undergrad to Minor in Entrepreneurship Education Leadership The University of Virginia will launch one of its largest interdisciplinary degree programs to date this month. The new entrepreneurship minor is open to all undergraduate students and represents a strategic collaboration between multiple schools. Read in UVAToday Aug 05, 2015 MPP Alumna Wins NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Education Leadership Veronica Katz, a doctoral student in the Education Policy doctoral program, has been awarded a National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer 2015 Dissertation Fellowship for $27,500. 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 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 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. 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Oct 26, 2015 Batten Receives Top Ten Innovative School Ranking Education Leadership A survey by Best Value Schools named the Batten School one of the most innovative public service schools in the U.S. The Batten School was ranked number nine out of 50 schools listed. Learn more
Oct 08, 2015 Student Profile: James Cathro Leadership Education Batten has given me the analytical tools to test and prove facts that were previously only hunches—and disprove many more. 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 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
Sep 17, 2015 The Retailing of American Medicine Health Policy Democracy American medical care may be helpful much of the time, but rarely is it timely or convenient. Read in The Hill
Sep 16, 2015 More Than a Game: Batten Simulation Center Puts Ideas to Real-World Tests Education Democracy The Batten School’s recently unveiled Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming prepares students for public life by allowing them to test real-world solutions in a virtual environment. Read in UVAToday
Aug 17, 2015 New Program Allows Any Undergrad to Minor in Entrepreneurship Education Leadership The University of Virginia will launch one of its largest interdisciplinary degree programs to date this month. The new entrepreneurship minor is open to all undergraduate students and represents a strategic collaboration between multiple schools. Read in UVAToday
Aug 05, 2015 MPP Alumna Wins NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Education Leadership Veronica Katz, a doctoral student in the Education Policy doctoral program, has been awarded a National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer 2015 Dissertation Fellowship for $27,500. 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 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 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