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What truly defines an effective leader? Jameson Norton explains.
In the most recent Batten Expert Chat, Jameson Norton, CEO of the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Outpatient Clinics, explains that the building blocks of strong leadership include teamwork, resilience, commitment, and communication.
Class of 2020: Batten MPP Grad to Continue Mission of Service
Committed to serving communities in crisis, LeAnn Golding (MPP ’20) prepares for her next step with the American Red Cross.
From Information to Action: Meeting Virginia’s Critical Workforce Needs During COVID-19
During the most recent Batten Expert Chat, a Batten professor and a graduate of the School’s MPP program shared how they’re using data science to help address the Commonwealth’s shortage in healthcare professionals.
Health and Wealth: UVA Economists Examine COVID-19’s Impact
As the economy experiences a steep recession, a panel of UVA economists including Batten's Sarah Turner and David Bradford examined the implications for the nation’s material and physical health.
How Might the COVID-19 Recession Affect Your Health? An Economist Explains.
Recessions may be good for overall physical health, but this one could be different. Batten professor Chris Ruhm presented an online talk Wednesday offering an economist’s view of the overall health effects of the COVID-19 recession. His talk was the school’s third installment of its expert chat series about COVID-19.
The Essential Role of Resilience During Crisis
For the first event in Batten's digital expert chat series, Professor Tim Davis spoke about the importance of “emotional fortitude” during the current health crisis.
Q&A: Batten Professor’s 2018 Global Pandemic Simulation Becomes All Too Real
Two years ago, Noah Myung and his team designed a global pandemic simulation competition for students at 15 universities that is eerily similar to what is happening now.
You Can Be a Good Neighbor and a Global Citizen During the COVID-19 Crisis
Batten's Kirsten Glesdorf and David Leblang, along with Alison Criss from UVA’s School of Medicine and Rebecca Dillingham from the Center for Global Health at the University of Virginia, write about actions to take to develop a preparedness plan and be a good neighbor during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Problem with Health Care Price Transparency: We Don’t Have Cost Transparency
It's not the price of health care that should concern us. It's the cost. There's a distinction, and it matters. Batten's Michael Williams explains why.
Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises
Every year, hundreds of master’s candidates from member institutions of NASPAA — the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration — participate in the NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition, co-hosted by Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming, to see who can devise the best solutions to international crises.
The Retailing of American Medicine
American medical care may be helpful much of the time, but rarely is it timely or convenient.
Engelhard: Time for an All-Payer Health System?
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.
