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The findings indicate that the link may be driven, at least in part, by feeling a lack of control over one’s life. Learn more Feb 16, 2016 Lutter: Herding Genetically Engineered Animals to Market Learn more Feb 16, 2016 UVA Social Innovation Summit The Summit is a cross‐disciplinary gathering of students and faculty members who are passionate about entrepreneurship and social innovation. Learn more Feb 12, 2016 Volden Receives Grant to Expand Legislative Effectiveness Project Professors Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman (Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University) received a $200,000 grant from the Madison Initiative to expand their groundbreaking research - the Legislative Effectiveness Project (LEP) Learn more Feb 11, 2016 Thomas-Hunt Named Associate Dean of Diversity at Darden School Batten-affiliated Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt has been appointed Senior Associate Dean and Global Chief Diversity Officer for the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. At the Batten School, Thomas-Hunt teaches courses in teamwork, conflict management and negotiation. Learn more Feb 10, 2016 Blurred Borders: Making Sense of the European Migration Crisis Learn more Feb 09, 2016 How Much Will Climate Change Rules Benefit Americans? Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. 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Feb 22, 2016 Chou: Experiencing Financial Stress May Lead to Physical Pain People who feel that their financial outlook is shaky may actually experience more physical pain than those who feel financially secure, according to new research in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings indicate that the link may be driven, at least in part, by feeling a lack of control over one’s life. Learn more
Feb 16, 2016 UVA Social Innovation Summit The Summit is a cross‐disciplinary gathering of students and faculty members who are passionate about entrepreneurship and social innovation. Learn more
Feb 12, 2016 Volden Receives Grant to Expand Legislative Effectiveness Project Professors Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman (Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University) received a $200,000 grant from the Madison Initiative to expand their groundbreaking research - the Legislative Effectiveness Project (LEP) Learn more
Feb 11, 2016 Thomas-Hunt Named Associate Dean of Diversity at Darden School Batten-affiliated Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt has been appointed Senior Associate Dean and Global Chief Diversity Officer for the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. At the Batten School, Thomas-Hunt teaches courses in teamwork, conflict management and negotiation. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more