About News News Subscribe Democracy Political Science Social Psychology Domestic Policy & Politics Education Health Policy Leadership Social Equity Facet Area of Focus - News Jennifer Lawless Margaret Foster Riley Adam Roux Benjamin Converse Craig Volden Gabrielle Adams Todd S. Sechser Facet People - News UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Center for Effective Lawmaking EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness National Security Policy Center School of Education and Human Development Darden School of Business Social Innovation @ UVA UVA Center for Politics (-) Miller Center (-) School Engineering Facet UVA Partner - News Faculty In Action Student Stories (-) Research and Commentary Facet News Type - News May 11, 2021 Teaching Pandemic Response Through Gamesmanship Social Psychology Domestic Policy & Politics In a case of simulation imitating life, Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming provides an opportunity for students to wrestle with a simulated pandemic online – during a worldwide pandemic. Read in UVA Today Apr 07, 2021 Why Our Brains Miss Opportunities to Improve through Subtraction Social Psychology Leadership In a new paper featured on the cover of Nature, Batten’s Gabrielle Adams, Benjamin Converse and co-authors explain why people systematically overlook subtractive improvements. Learn more Jan 25, 2021 Batten's Margaret Foster Riley and Colleagues Weigh in on Biden's COVID-19 Plan Health Policy Social Equity According to experts interviewed Friday in a webinar hosted by UVA's Miller Center, we are in a grim period, but if we continue to follow public health measures and increase vaccinations, the end of the pandemic is at least in sight. READ IN UVA TODAY Nov 06, 2020 Batten Faculty Provide Commentary on Election Results Democracy Political Science In commentary compiled by the Miller Center, Batten Professors Jennifer Lawless, Margaret Foster Riley, Todd Sechser, and Craig Volden weigh in on the 2020 election, offering updates on the latest developments. Full Commentary from UVA's Miller Center Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. Read in UVA Today 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 Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
May 11, 2021 Teaching Pandemic Response Through Gamesmanship Social Psychology Domestic Policy & Politics In a case of simulation imitating life, Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming provides an opportunity for students to wrestle with a simulated pandemic online – during a worldwide pandemic. Read in UVA Today
Apr 07, 2021 Why Our Brains Miss Opportunities to Improve through Subtraction Social Psychology Leadership In a new paper featured on the cover of Nature, Batten’s Gabrielle Adams, Benjamin Converse and co-authors explain why people systematically overlook subtractive improvements. Learn more
Jan 25, 2021 Batten's Margaret Foster Riley and Colleagues Weigh in on Biden's COVID-19 Plan Health Policy Social Equity According to experts interviewed Friday in a webinar hosted by UVA's Miller Center, we are in a grim period, but if we continue to follow public health measures and increase vaccinations, the end of the pandemic is at least in sight. READ IN UVA TODAY
Nov 06, 2020 Batten Faculty Provide Commentary on Election Results Democracy Political Science In commentary compiled by the Miller Center, Batten Professors Jennifer Lawless, Margaret Foster Riley, Todd Sechser, and Craig Volden weigh in on the 2020 election, offering updates on the latest developments. Full Commentary from UVA's Miller Center
Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. Read in UVA Today
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