Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Research and Commentary Childcare: An overlooked response to emergencies Providing childcare in humanitarian emergencies is a win-win strategy for women and children. It’s time to make it a reality for more families. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, Research and Commentary, International Development, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Small Students, Big Opportunities Working in partnership with policymakers, Professor Daphna Bassok aims to provide long-term solutions to real-world problems for America's youngest learners. Read More Research and Commentary, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, Education Batten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health Crises Batten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity Health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms too Batten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares new research suggesting that health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms. Read More Research and Commentary, Health Policy, Economics Batten Professor Helps Soon-to-be Grads Get Their Finances in Order Batten Professor Andrew Pennock believes personal finance is a life skill, using intentional choices to reflect a person’s values. Read More Research and Commentary Why Professors Should Call on Law Students — With a Plan A new paper by Batten School professor Sophie Trawalter finds gender dynamics in classes are not fixed. Read More Research and Commentary, Social Equity Ray Scheppach on Virginia's State Budget Process Batten professor Ray Scheppach shares his knowledge on the Virginia state budgeting process as a guest on the WTJU podcast Bold Dominion. Read More Research and Commentary, Virginia Politics & Policy, Domestic Policy & Politics Rural poverty, climate change, and family migration from Guatemala David Leblang, Director of the Batten School’s Global Policy Center, along with co-authors, assesses the root causes of migration from Guatemala. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, Research and Commentary, International Development, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs Putin is discovering that overwhelming military power can be a curse Todd S. Sechser, professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School, writes in The Washington Post that small countries can inflict serious damage on invading superpowers. Read More Research and Commentary, International and Global Affairs Why democracies win more wars than autocracies Batten School Professor Allan Stam writes in The Washington Post that dictators tend to start risky wars, but democracies win more wars than autocracies. Read More Research and Commentary, International and Global Affairs Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 4 Next page ›› Subscribe to Research and Commentary Categories Study Abroad (1)Faculty(2) MPP(40) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Accelerated MPP(63) Events(14) Alumni(6) Essays(8) Student Life(38) Personal Statement(3) New Student(19) Batten Ambassadors(30) Career Outcomes(8) Recommendations(11) Policy Minor(45) SE Minor(27) Curriculum(34) Admissions(52) BA(69) Application(34)