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Sechser (-) William Shobe Facet People - News Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Miller Center Facet UVA Partner - News Research and Commentary Facet News Type - News Feb 03, 2024 Shobe Receives Research Award for Climate Work William Shobe, a Batten professor and director of the Center for Economic and Policy Studies at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, has received UVA’s “Public Impact Focused Research Award” for his significant contributions in Virginia and beyond in the field of decarbonization and emissions markets. Learn more Oct 13, 2022 Expert: Russia Risks Becoming ‘Isolated Pariah State’ if it Uses Nukes National Security Russia’s president is threatening to use “all the powers and means at our disposal” in its fight against Ukraine. Nuclear weapons expert and Batten School professor Todd Sechser weighs in on the possibilities. Learn more Mar 29, 2022 Putin is discovering that overwhelming military power can be a curse International and Global Affairs Todd S. Sechser, professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School, writes in The Washington Post that small countries can inflict serious damage on invading superpowers. Learn more Feb 25, 2022 Russia Invades Ukraine. What Does it Mean? International and Global Affairs Following the largest attack in Europe since World War II, a trio of experts including Batten's Todd Sechser weigh in on an invasion 31 years in the making. Learn more Aug 18, 2021 Shobe: Net-zero emissions by 2050 are achievable, affordable in Va. Environmental Policy Domestic Policy & Politics In an article for The Virginian-Pilot, Batten's William Shobe writes that with careful planning and policy design, decarbonization in the Commonwealth is achievable by 2050. Earlier this year, Shobe and his colleagues at UVA’s Energy Transition Initiative released the state's first study to analyze the actions needed to reach this goal. Read in The Virginian-Pilot 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 Oct 21, 2020 Batten Professor Tells Northam That Decarbonization By 2050 is ‘Achievable and Affordable’ Environmental Policy Domestic Policy & Politics As part of the Virginia Clean Energy Summit on Tuesday, Batten professor William Shobe outlined how it is feasible for Virginia to “decarbonize” the state’s economy by 2050. READ IN UVA TODAY Oct 08, 2020 Q&A: COVID-19 and American Foreign Policy with Batten's Sechser International and Global Affairs Democracy As the coronavirus pandemic continues to touch nearly every aspect of American life and government, Batten's Todd Sechser says the handling of the pandemic by the U.S. has implications far beyond our borders, affecting policy and power struggles around the world. READ IN UVA TODAY Jun 29, 2020 Summer Savior: Students Flocking to Weldon Cooper Center's Clean Energy Initiative Environmental Policy Upon realizing the vast number of students who were suddenly losing summer jobs and internships, the Cooper Center leapt into action. Batten Professor Bill Shobe and his team made the decision to take on as many interns for its Virginia Clean Energy Project as it could possibly handle. READ IN UVA TODAY May 02, 2019 Democracy Initiative to Launch Two New Labs Domestic Policy & Politics Education Politics professor Todd Sechser and media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan will direct the two newest labs for interdisciplinary research sponsored by the University of Virginia’s Democracy Initiative. Read in UVA Today Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Feb 03, 2024 Shobe Receives Research Award for Climate Work William Shobe, a Batten professor and director of the Center for Economic and Policy Studies at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, has received UVA’s “Public Impact Focused Research Award” for his significant contributions in Virginia and beyond in the field of decarbonization and emissions markets. Learn more
Oct 13, 2022 Expert: Russia Risks Becoming ‘Isolated Pariah State’ if it Uses Nukes National Security Russia’s president is threatening to use “all the powers and means at our disposal” in its fight against Ukraine. Nuclear weapons expert and Batten School professor Todd Sechser weighs in on the possibilities. Learn more
Mar 29, 2022 Putin is discovering that overwhelming military power can be a curse International and Global Affairs Todd S. Sechser, professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School, writes in The Washington Post that small countries can inflict serious damage on invading superpowers. Learn more
Feb 25, 2022 Russia Invades Ukraine. What Does it Mean? International and Global Affairs Following the largest attack in Europe since World War II, a trio of experts including Batten's Todd Sechser weigh in on an invasion 31 years in the making. Learn more
Aug 18, 2021 Shobe: Net-zero emissions by 2050 are achievable, affordable in Va. Environmental Policy Domestic Policy & Politics In an article for The Virginian-Pilot, Batten's William Shobe writes that with careful planning and policy design, decarbonization in the Commonwealth is achievable by 2050. Earlier this year, Shobe and his colleagues at UVA’s Energy Transition Initiative released the state's first study to analyze the actions needed to reach this goal. Read in The Virginian-Pilot
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
Oct 21, 2020 Batten Professor Tells Northam That Decarbonization By 2050 is ‘Achievable and Affordable’ Environmental Policy Domestic Policy & Politics As part of the Virginia Clean Energy Summit on Tuesday, Batten professor William Shobe outlined how it is feasible for Virginia to “decarbonize” the state’s economy by 2050. READ IN UVA TODAY
Oct 08, 2020 Q&A: COVID-19 and American Foreign Policy with Batten's Sechser International and Global Affairs Democracy As the coronavirus pandemic continues to touch nearly every aspect of American life and government, Batten's Todd Sechser says the handling of the pandemic by the U.S. has implications far beyond our borders, affecting policy and power struggles around the world. READ IN UVA TODAY
Jun 29, 2020 Summer Savior: Students Flocking to Weldon Cooper Center's Clean Energy Initiative Environmental Policy Upon realizing the vast number of students who were suddenly losing summer jobs and internships, the Cooper Center leapt into action. Batten Professor Bill Shobe and his team made the decision to take on as many interns for its Virginia Clean Energy Project as it could possibly handle. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 02, 2019 Democracy Initiative to Launch Two New Labs Domestic Policy & Politics Education Politics professor Todd Sechser and media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan will direct the two newest labs for interdisciplinary research sponsored by the University of Virginia’s Democracy Initiative. Read in UVA Today