Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Research and Commentary The naval war for Ukraine Batten School Professor Allan Stam and fourth-year student Andrew Bennett address the distinct lack of naval-focused media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read More Research and Commentary, International and Global Affairs Professor Sarah Turner: The more tuition rises, the cheaper college gets — for some The Hechinger Report shares findings from Batten School Professor Sarah Turner's latest research on where, and for whom, college tuition costs are rising. Read More Research and Commentary, Education Batten Professors Discuss Escalation of Conflict in Ukraine Batten School professors Philip Potter and Allan Stam note that the conflict in Ukraine has bolstered the NATO alliance, which may give China pause if it’s thinking of moving on Taiwan. Read More Research and Commentary, National Security Policy Center, National Security Batten’s Gelsdorf Speaks with The Washington Post, NPR’s Marketplace About the Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine As Russia’s war in Ukraine closes in on a month, news outlets across the country continue to turn to Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf for insight into the humanitarian side of the crisis. Read More Humanitarian Policy, Research and Commentary Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways As experts on international humanitarian policy and relief efforts, Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf and co-author Jacob Kurtzer write that while humanitarian corridors could create safe exit routes out of besieged cities – and allow aid to reach people within Ukraine – they are only part of the solution to protecting civilians during war. Read More Humanitarian Policy, Research and Commentary, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs Study: Expanded Medicaid for Kids Results in More Stable Households Sebastian Tello-Trillo, an assistant professor in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, explains the positive “spill-up” effect on parents of children covered by Medicaid. Read More Research and Commentary, Health Policy, Economics Why Fewer People are Enrolling in Community Colleges Batten School Professor Sarah Turner and co-author Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach found that high unemployment during COVID diverged from prior downturns and enrollment at community colleges dropped, with the drop larger among men. Read More Research and Commentary, Education Volden Discusses New Book on ‘New Books Network’ Podcast Batten’s Craig Volden discusses his new book, "Why Bad Policies Spread (And Good Ones Don't)" with Ursula Hackett, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London. Read More Research and Commentary, Domestic Policy & Politics Running for office is still for men—some data on the ‘Ambition Gap’ Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless and co-author Richard L. Fox find that women today are just as unlikely as they were 20 years ago to express interest in running for office. Read More Research and Commentary, Domestic Policy & Politics Professor Bala Mulloth and Team Close to Marketing Better-Filtering, More Comfortable Cloth Face Masks Gaurav Giri and Batten assistant professor of public policy Balashankar Mulloth co-founded Hava, Inc. to develop technology with the potential to dramatically improve the air filtration efficiency and breathability of face masks. Read More Research and Commentary, Social Innovation @ UVA, Social Entrepreneurship Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 5 Next page ›› Subscribe to Research and Commentary Categories Study Abroad (1)Faculty(2) Personal Statement(3) Accelerated MPP(63) Essays(8) Events(14) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Policy Minor(45) Application(34) BA(69) Curriculum(34) Career Outcomes(8) New Student(19) MPP(40) Batten Ambassadors(30) Student Life(38) Alumni(6) Admissions(52) SE Minor(27) Recommendations(11)