Faculty In Action
Edgar Allan Poe’s legacy inspires new reading initiative
200 years after Poe’s time at UVA, two faculty members including Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf, are using his legacy to strengthen reading culture across Grounds and beyond.
Student Life
UVA Batten graduate student puts restorative justice into practice
Ribka Tewelde went from classrooms abroad to restorative justice work in Virginia schools. Her Applied Policy Project now explores how to improve restorative justice programming across Virginia to better serve students.
News
UVA Batten hosts congressional staff for health policy retreat
A three-day Bipartisan Congressional Staff Health Policy Retreat, organized in partnership with the Commonwealth Fund, was designed to strengthen bipartisan support for evidence-based health policymaking in Congress.
Alumni in Action
How a UVA Batten graduate is helping Google run on clean energy
Before shaping clean energy strategy for one of the world’s largest companies, Joniel Cha spent a decade doing humanitarian aid work across the former Soviet Union.
News
University establishes search committee for the next UVA Batten dean
The University has named the committee that will help identify UVA Batten’s next dean, and it invites the community to share their input and candidate nominations.
News
Q&A: How are data and AI changing the future of policymaking?
Data analysis and artificial intelligence offer new ways to inform public policy, but using those tools effectively requires context and careful analysis. In this Q&A with Jay Shimshack, associate dean for academic affairs at UVA Batten, find out how the school's new Master of Science in Public Policy and Data sets graduates up for success.
News
Hands-on humanitarian response field training
Through a four-day field training, students in Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf’s course on "Leadership in Global Disaster and Conflict" learned what it takes to engage and lead – during a humanitarian crisis.
Student Life
Meet UVA Batten’s first transfer student navigator
Sean Gillaspie knows exactly what it feels like to walk into UVA Batten as a transfer student, because he did it himself just a year ago. Now, as Batten’s first transfer student navigator, he’s supporting this year’s largest-ever transfer cohort as they adjust to life on Grounds.
Alumni in Action
National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology visits UVA to explore research advancing U.S. security and competitiveness
Caitlin Frazer, executive director of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, came back to her alma mater for a day-long exploration of UVA’s leadership in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, data science, research security and national security policy and innovation.
Alumni in Action
From UVA Batten to the Blue Jays: A career in baseball analytics
For Sanjay Choudhury (MPP '12), the Blue Jays' principal scouting analyst, the pressure of the baseball season looks different from what fans might imagine. His attention is fixed on long-term vision.
Research
UVA Batten faculty recognized for innovative state policy research
Two UVA Batten faculty members, Ben Goehring and Craig Volden, have recently earned national recognition for their research on how state governing bodies and institutions function and why studying them matters.
Research
Different questions, same mission: Meet the environmental policy bench at UVA Batten
These faculty members spanning different disciplines are shaping - and strengthening - environmental policy at UVA Batten.
Faculty In ActionEdgar Allan Poe’s legacy inspires new reading initiative200 years after Poe’s time at UVA, two faculty members including Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf, are using his legacy to strengthen reading culture across Grounds and beyond.
Student LifeUVA Batten graduate student puts restorative justice into practiceRibka Tewelde went from classrooms abroad to restorative justice work in Virginia schools. Her Applied Policy Project now explores how to improve restorative justice programming across Virginia to better serve students.
NewsUVA Batten hosts congressional staff for health policy retreatA three-day Bipartisan Congressional Staff Health Policy Retreat, organized in partnership with the Commonwealth Fund, was designed to strengthen bipartisan support for evidence-based health policymaking in Congress.
Alumni in ActionHow a UVA Batten graduate is helping Google run on clean energyBefore shaping clean energy strategy for one of the world’s largest companies, Joniel Cha spent a decade doing humanitarian aid work across the former Soviet Union.
NewsUniversity establishes search committee for the next UVA Batten deanThe University has named the committee that will help identify UVA Batten’s next dean, and it invites the community to share their input and candidate nominations.
NewsQ&A: How are data and AI changing the future of policymaking?Data analysis and artificial intelligence offer new ways to inform public policy, but using those tools effectively requires context and careful analysis. In this Q&A with Jay Shimshack, associate dean for academic affairs at UVA Batten, find out how the school's new Master of Science in Public Policy and Data sets graduates up for success.
NewsHands-on humanitarian response field trainingThrough a four-day field training, students in Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf’s course on "Leadership in Global Disaster and Conflict" learned what it takes to engage and lead – during a humanitarian crisis.
Student LifeMeet UVA Batten’s first transfer student navigatorSean Gillaspie knows exactly what it feels like to walk into UVA Batten as a transfer student, because he did it himself just a year ago. Now, as Batten’s first transfer student navigator, he’s supporting this year’s largest-ever transfer cohort as they adjust to life on Grounds.
Alumni in ActionNational Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology visits UVA to explore research advancing U.S. security and competitivenessCaitlin Frazer, executive director of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, came back to her alma mater for a day-long exploration of UVA’s leadership in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, data science, research security and national security policy and innovation.
Alumni in ActionFrom UVA Batten to the Blue Jays: A career in baseball analyticsFor Sanjay Choudhury (MPP '12), the Blue Jays' principal scouting analyst, the pressure of the baseball season looks different from what fans might imagine. His attention is fixed on long-term vision.
ResearchUVA Batten faculty recognized for innovative state policy researchTwo UVA Batten faculty members, Ben Goehring and Craig Volden, have recently earned national recognition for their research on how state governing bodies and institutions function and why studying them matters.
ResearchDifferent questions, same mission: Meet the environmental policy bench at UVA BattenThese faculty members spanning different disciplines are shaping - and strengthening - environmental policy at UVA Batten.