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Converse
Feb 09, 2016

'Hoos vs. Hokies: New Study Addresses Rivalries

While UVA’s athletic matchups with Virginia Tech are hardly the schools’ only game-time grudge matches, assistant professor of public policy and psychology Benjamin Converse says that the UVA-Tech matchup is unique in the type of psychological response it triggers.

Morrison
Jan 27, 2016

National Security Implications of Global Health

On Monday, February 8, 2016, the Batten School welcomes Stephen Morrison, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and director of its Global Health Policy Center. Dr. Morrison will discuss the "National Security Implications of Global Health" in Garrett Hall at 1 p.m.

Iced tea
Jan 26, 2016

Ice Cube Innovation: Classroom to Startup

Undergraduate students Alexandra Lazares (BA ’16) and Scout Beron (BA ’16) are using what they’ve learned at Batten to take their unique idea to the next level. The two developed the company Ice Cube Innovation (ICI) while studying at Oxford University this summer, after noticing that people in the U.K. did not use ice in their drinks because of the dilution effects.

VPR Staff
Jan 19, 2016

Student Policy Journals Share Ideas

Public policy student journal staff gathered at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy on Jan. 16-17, 2016, for the fourth annual National Journal Conference. The conference, hosted by the Virginia Policy Review, is an opportunity for student leaders to share best practices, network and learn from experts in the field.

Doleac
Jan 05, 2016

Doleac: Can technology fix the criminal justice system?

Our criminal justice system has been under heavy scrutiny this year, particularly after events in Ferguson, Baltimore, Chicago, and other cities made police brutality front-page news. Citizens, experts, and policymakers are demanding to see the many inequities and inefficiencies fixed.

But how do we construct a better system? Is there an app for that? Maybe.

Garrett Hall at Sunset

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