About News News Subscribe Domestic Policy & Politics Environmental Policy Crime and Justice Democracy Education Political Science Racial Justice and Equity Facet Area of Focus - News William Shobe Larry Terry Xiao Wang Eileen Chou Gerald Warburg Facet People - News Center for Effective Lawmaking UVA Humanitarian Collaborative National Security Policy Center EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness UVA Center for Politics Karsh Institute of Democracy Miller Center School of Education and Human Development School of Nursing Social Innovation @ UVA Center for Social Innovation Darden School of Business Department of Economics School Engineering College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences McIntire School of Commerce School of Medicine (-) Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service (-) School of Law Facet UVA Partner - News Faculty In Action Alum in Action Racial Justice and Equity Student Stories Facet News Type - News Oct 30, 2024 Local Official Becomes Champion of Democracy: “I Did My Job” As an elected official in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2020, Bill Gates saw first-hand the troubling impacts of election conspiracies, experiencing intense pressure to alter the county's elections process, even facing threats of violence. Since then, he's been an outspoken advocate for election workers and democracy; he spoke at Garrett Hall for this week's Batten Hour. Learn more 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 Dec 22, 2023 Wang Wins AALS Award for Paper on Religious Freedom Xiao Wang (MPP '09), professor at UVA's School of Law and an affiliated Batten faculty member, has won the 2024 Harold Berman Award for Excellence in Scholarship from the Association of American Law Schools for his paper on a recent trend in religious freedom litigation. Learn more Nov 30, 2023 Batten Students Help Drive Virginia’s Clean Energy Transition Thanks to a gift from David and Joy Peyton to UVA's Cooper Center, two Batten School students are contributing vital research to help Virginia transition to cleaner energy. Learn more Oct 12, 2023 $1.5 million for Research on Appalachian Renewable Energy Batten professor Christine Mahoney and her team secured a $1.5 million grant to study renewable energy and resilience in Appalachia, building on the Batten School’s growing Tadler Program on Impact Investing in Appalachia. Learn more Sep 19, 2023 Alum in Action: Citizens Can Drive Democracy, Even After a SCOTUS Ruling Democracy Political Science Domestic Policy & Politics Xiao Wang (MPP '09) an assistant professor at the Law School and Batten School and an expert on the U.S. Constitution, spoke at this week's "Batten Hour" about the implications of citizen-driven initiatives in response to unpopular rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Learn more Dec 05, 2022 Batten Faculty Member Tapped to Lead Outreach at Penn State Larry D. Terry II, executive director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and faculty member at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, has been selected as the vice president for outreach at Penn State University. Learn more 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 Sep 29, 2020 Photos: Daily Academic Life at UVA in the COVID-19 Era Education University photographers take a look at in-person learning on Grounds, including Batten students and professors in the classroom, during a fall semester shaped by the ongoing pandemic. 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 Jun 10, 2020 Governor Northam Appoints Larry Terry to State Crime Commission Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity On Tuesday afternoon, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam appointed Larry Terry – who holds an appointment in UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy – to a two-year term on the Virginia State Crime Commission. READ IN UVA TODAY Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Oct 30, 2024 Local Official Becomes Champion of Democracy: “I Did My Job” As an elected official in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2020, Bill Gates saw first-hand the troubling impacts of election conspiracies, experiencing intense pressure to alter the county's elections process, even facing threats of violence. Since then, he's been an outspoken advocate for election workers and democracy; he spoke at Garrett Hall for this week's Batten Hour. Learn more
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
Dec 22, 2023 Wang Wins AALS Award for Paper on Religious Freedom Xiao Wang (MPP '09), professor at UVA's School of Law and an affiliated Batten faculty member, has won the 2024 Harold Berman Award for Excellence in Scholarship from the Association of American Law Schools for his paper on a recent trend in religious freedom litigation. Learn more
Nov 30, 2023 Batten Students Help Drive Virginia’s Clean Energy Transition Thanks to a gift from David and Joy Peyton to UVA's Cooper Center, two Batten School students are contributing vital research to help Virginia transition to cleaner energy. Learn more
Oct 12, 2023 $1.5 million for Research on Appalachian Renewable Energy Batten professor Christine Mahoney and her team secured a $1.5 million grant to study renewable energy and resilience in Appalachia, building on the Batten School’s growing Tadler Program on Impact Investing in Appalachia. Learn more
Sep 19, 2023 Alum in Action: Citizens Can Drive Democracy, Even After a SCOTUS Ruling Democracy Political Science Domestic Policy & Politics Xiao Wang (MPP '09) an assistant professor at the Law School and Batten School and an expert on the U.S. Constitution, spoke at this week's "Batten Hour" about the implications of citizen-driven initiatives in response to unpopular rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Learn more
Dec 05, 2022 Batten Faculty Member Tapped to Lead Outreach at Penn State Larry D. Terry II, executive director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and faculty member at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, has been selected as the vice president for outreach at Penn State University. Learn more
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
Sep 29, 2020 Photos: Daily Academic Life at UVA in the COVID-19 Era Education University photographers take a look at in-person learning on Grounds, including Batten students and professors in the classroom, during a fall semester shaped by the ongoing pandemic. 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
Jun 10, 2020 Governor Northam Appoints Larry Terry to State Crime Commission Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity On Tuesday afternoon, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam appointed Larry Terry – who holds an appointment in UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy – to a two-year term on the Virginia State Crime Commission. READ IN UVA TODAY