Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Social Innovation @ UVA 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 Batten's Lipscomb Receives UVA's Prestigious Public Impact-Focused Research Award Batten professor Molly Lipscomb was honored with the university's Public Impact-Focused Research Award for her work examining the impact of bringing public services to low-income households in countries where services are needed. Read More Accolades, Social Innovation @ UVA, Social Entrepreneurship Molly Lipscomb Molly Lipscomb is an associate professor of public policy and economics at the Batten School and the Director of the Center for Social Innovation at the University of Virginia. Lipscomb’s research focuses primarily on environmental issues in developing countries and adaptation to lack of centralized health and sanitation services. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Social Innovation @ UVA, Event, News, Research, Social Innovation @ UVA, Research Speaker, International Development, Workshop, Environmental Policy, Economics Pagination Subscribe to Social Innovation @ UVA Categories Personal Statement(3) Events(11) Student Life(36) Application(31) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)SE Minor(19) Accelerated MPP(56) Study Abroad (1)Career Outcomes(8) Curriculum(32) Recommendations(11) New Student(13) Faculty(2) Essays(8) MPP(39) Policy Minor(37) Batten Ambassadors(28) BA(60) Admissions(44) Alumni(6)