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Alumni in ActionAlum in Action: Mimi WuAs the co-founder of Myanmar Recycles, a plastic recycling company cleaning up the dirtiest post-consumer plastic film in Myanmar, Mimi Wu (MPP ‘09) remains committed to inciting positive change in communities around the world.
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Sen. Tim Kaine Discusses War Powers Legislation With UVA StudentsVirginia’s junior senator, who introduced legislation limiting presidential war powers as tensions escalated in the Middle East, said he came to the Batten School to hear from the one group likely to be most affected by war: young people.
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Faculty Spotlight: Investment, Not Charity, Will Alleviate Poverty in AppalachiaAfter researching how impact investment can combat poverty around the world, Batten School professor Christine Mahoney is looking to tackle issues closer to home.
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Q&A: Professor Explores One of the Most Vexing Trends in U.S. ElectionsThe United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world. Batten's John Holbein is determined to find out why and how to fix it.
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Not fake news: Major study finds no “liberal bias” in media — but there are other problemsConservatives have pushed one complaint above all others: The media is biased against them because it is overwhelmingly staffed by liberal journalists. A new study from a team that includes UVA’s John Holbein provides the strongest evidence ever that they’re half-right – but only the least important half.
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The High Costs of a Precipitous US Withdrawal from AfghanistanBatten’s Phil Potter and co-authors discuss how America’s war in Afghanistan — the longest conflict in U.S. history — has morphed from a counterterrorism mission into something more ambitious but less well defined and, ultimately, less successful.
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Student LifeFour Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows ProgramThe Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program.
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How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This StudentDonovan Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a Batten course Lea took this fall.
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The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why.The global trade appeals system has stalled. Batten's Philip Potter and the University of Pennsylvania's Julia Gray examine if it ever really worked.
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Eight Years of Positive Impact with Social Entrepreneurship at UVAIn the last eight years, Social Entrepreneurship at UVA (SE@UVA), a Batten School initiative, has established itself as a leading research hub for students interested in leveraging their education to make a positive impact on society.
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Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall CoursesOn UVA’s Instagram account, students were asked about their favorite fall-semester courses. A number of students spotlighted Batten associate professor of public policy Tim Davis’ “The Resilient Student: Transition, Thriving, and Leadership” course.
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The Case for RegiftingMany think the move is shameful—but research from Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Harvard's Michael Norton suggests the problem is all in the regifter’s head.