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(photos courtesy of UVA Today) Learn more Sep 19, 2017 The Ongoing International Journey of Batten's Star Lacrosse Alumna Daniela Eppler Eppler's lacrosse successes took her to Mexico's international team; now it's on to England to play, coach, and earn her second master's degree. (photo courtesy of VirginiaSports) Learn more Sep 15, 2017 The Congressional Apprentice: How Trump Is Approaching Capitol Hill Batten's Jeff Bergner analyzes President Donald Trump's relationship with the U.S. Congress in this essay in the current issue of Foreign Affairs. "...Trump could confront a unified Congress, a body that possesses far more constitutional power than the presidency." (photo by Susan Sterner, courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Learn more Sep 11, 2017 Batten to Launch New Center Focused on Lawmakers’ Effectiveness at Sept. 26 News Conference in Washington "We believe that a focus on who can actually get things done in Congress will be a valuable addition to the dialogue, particularly in today’s polarized environment." — Craig Volden (photo by Martin Falbisoner, Wikipedia entry for United States Capitol) Learn more Sep 05, 2017 Batten’s “Extraordinary” Strengths Prepare Batten for Promising Year, Dean Stam Tells School Town Hall "Never has there been a greater need for...enlightened and ethical leaders who leave the Grounds prepared for public life," said Dean Allan C. Stam, quoting benefactor Frank Batten. Learn more Aug 28, 2017 The Economic Link to the Opioid Epidemic Christopher Ruhm spoke about the economic link to the national opioid epidemic an interview with Bloomberg News' Joe Weisenthal, Abigail Doolittle and Julie Hyman. (photo courtesy Bloomberg News) Learn more Aug 23, 2017 Service on Solar Eclipse Day, and Learning of Advocacy in West Virginia Batten students served in the Charlottesville area, learned of advocacy in West Virginia, and took in the historic solar eclipse on Monday. (photo by Scott Adams) Learn more Aug 14, 2017 How to Judge a Proposed Regulation In Ten Easy Steps Batten's Randall Lutter and other experts came up with ten tips for judging the value of possible new regulation. (photo courtesy of reference.com) Learn more Aug 13, 2017 How a Batten Professor Showed that the Nation's Opioid Epidemic is Much Worse than First Reported Batten's Christopher Ruhm shows in nationally recognized research that official reports are missing how bad the opioid crisis is in the hardest-hit states. (map courtesy of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Learn more Aug 11, 2017 "The Hope of Starting Over in America": Mahoney Among Saturday's Speakers on Grounds Christine Mahoney will speak on “A Refugee's Journey: Fleeing War, The Long Wait, and The Hope of Starting Over in America” at noon at UVA's Clemons Library, room 407. Three other Batten speakers will be David Leblang, Mimi Riley, and Sophie Trawalter. Learn more Aug 09, 2017 A Listening Tour Through Trump Territory: Public Policy and the “Towns in Between” "We need to celebrate our common values, our common heritage. To move toward common ground, we need to do the hard work of listening, really listening to each other." — Gerald Warburg (photo of Gatlinburg, TN courtesy of UVA Today) Learn more Aug 07, 2017 Batten’s Pay for Success Lab Helping to Fight Richmond's Asthma Problem Joshua Ogburn, Director of the SE@UVA Pay for Success Lab, is leading a year-long Richmond Pediatric Asthma project (image from the Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Medicine "You Can Control Asthma Now" program) Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Current page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Sep 20, 2017 New Fellowship Expands Access to Social Entrepreneurship Careers Affordability and access to hands-on work opportunities give students social entrepreneurship experience though the new Royster-Lawton Fellows program, directed by Batten's Christine Mahoney. (photos courtesy of UVA Today) Learn more
Sep 19, 2017 The Ongoing International Journey of Batten's Star Lacrosse Alumna Daniela Eppler Eppler's lacrosse successes took her to Mexico's international team; now it's on to England to play, coach, and earn her second master's degree. (photo courtesy of VirginiaSports) Learn more
Sep 15, 2017 The Congressional Apprentice: How Trump Is Approaching Capitol Hill Batten's Jeff Bergner analyzes President Donald Trump's relationship with the U.S. Congress in this essay in the current issue of Foreign Affairs. "...Trump could confront a unified Congress, a body that possesses far more constitutional power than the presidency." (photo by Susan Sterner, courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Learn more
Sep 11, 2017 Batten to Launch New Center Focused on Lawmakers’ Effectiveness at Sept. 26 News Conference in Washington "We believe that a focus on who can actually get things done in Congress will be a valuable addition to the dialogue, particularly in today’s polarized environment." — Craig Volden (photo by Martin Falbisoner, Wikipedia entry for United States Capitol) Learn more
Sep 05, 2017 Batten’s “Extraordinary” Strengths Prepare Batten for Promising Year, Dean Stam Tells School Town Hall "Never has there been a greater need for...enlightened and ethical leaders who leave the Grounds prepared for public life," said Dean Allan C. Stam, quoting benefactor Frank Batten. Learn more
Aug 28, 2017 The Economic Link to the Opioid Epidemic Christopher Ruhm spoke about the economic link to the national opioid epidemic an interview with Bloomberg News' Joe Weisenthal, Abigail Doolittle and Julie Hyman. (photo courtesy Bloomberg News) Learn more
Aug 23, 2017 Service on Solar Eclipse Day, and Learning of Advocacy in West Virginia Batten students served in the Charlottesville area, learned of advocacy in West Virginia, and took in the historic solar eclipse on Monday. (photo by Scott Adams) Learn more
Aug 14, 2017 How to Judge a Proposed Regulation In Ten Easy Steps Batten's Randall Lutter and other experts came up with ten tips for judging the value of possible new regulation. (photo courtesy of reference.com) Learn more
Aug 13, 2017 How a Batten Professor Showed that the Nation's Opioid Epidemic is Much Worse than First Reported Batten's Christopher Ruhm shows in nationally recognized research that official reports are missing how bad the opioid crisis is in the hardest-hit states. (map courtesy of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Learn more
Aug 11, 2017 "The Hope of Starting Over in America": Mahoney Among Saturday's Speakers on Grounds Christine Mahoney will speak on “A Refugee's Journey: Fleeing War, The Long Wait, and The Hope of Starting Over in America” at noon at UVA's Clemons Library, room 407. Three other Batten speakers will be David Leblang, Mimi Riley, and Sophie Trawalter. Learn more
Aug 09, 2017 A Listening Tour Through Trump Territory: Public Policy and the “Towns in Between” "We need to celebrate our common values, our common heritage. To move toward common ground, we need to do the hard work of listening, really listening to each other." — Gerald Warburg (photo of Gatlinburg, TN courtesy of UVA Today) Learn more
Aug 07, 2017 Batten’s Pay for Success Lab Helping to Fight Richmond's Asthma Problem Joshua Ogburn, Director of the SE@UVA Pay for Success Lab, is leading a year-long Richmond Pediatric Asthma project (image from the Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Medicine "You Can Control Asthma Now" program) Learn more