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Learn more Feb 02, 2021 Mahoney Receives UVA's Public Impact-Focused Research Award International and Global Affairs Migration Advocacy During UVA's annual Research Achievement Awards, Christine Mahoney, professor of public policy and politics and director of SE@UVA, was recognized for her work supporting the rights of displaced people locally, nationally and globally. Batten's John Holbein and Jay Shimshack were also acknowledged for their research contributions. Read in UVA TODAY Oct 27, 2020 The Virginia Impact Investing Ecosystem Mapping Social Entrepreneurship A new report from the Virginia Impact Investing Forum, housed within Batten’s SE@UVA, found $19 billion in Virginia impact capital but tens of billions more on the sidelines that could be unlocked with more convening, training, and sharing of success stories. Christine Mahoney, director of SE@UVA explains how universities can connect the dots between impact investors and social entrepreneurs and do it in a cost-efficient way. Read In Impact Alpha Sep 23, 2020 How Can Private Capital Best Serve the Public Good? Social Entrepreneurship Social Equity Racial Justice and Equity When we think about the organizations making a positive change in the world, nonprofits usually come to mind. But in the latest installment of Expert Chats, Batten's Christine Mahoney argued that if we consider the private sector as well, we can address today’s global problems much more creatively. Learn more Sep 10, 2020 Designers and researchers join forces to imagine the home of the future Social Entrepreneurship Batten’s Bala Mulloth and chemical engineering professor Gaurav Giri, co-founders of Hava Inc., are one of nine design teams commissioned to provide the public with a glimpse into the future of home furnishings and objects for a show titled Hybrid at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia. Learn more Sep 02, 2020 Batten Student’s Mental Health Platform Aims to Help Students and Others in Need Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Batten's Kurien Thomas (BA '21) and fellow UVA student Sasha Duckworth started a company called “Pick-Me-Up” that uses text messaging and virtual support groups to help users with their mental health. READ IN UVA TODAY Aug 03, 2020 Batten’s Bala Mulloth Receives COVID-19 Social Entrepreneurship Grant Social Entrepreneurship Health Policy A team of faculty that includes Batten professor Bala Mulloth have been awarded $110,000 for their proposal titled “Technology Driven Entrepreneurial Solutions to Address Healthcare Worker Protection Needs.” Learn more Jul 22, 2020 The Batten School Announces 2020-21 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Leadership Education Today, the Batten School announced the nine student recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship for 2020-21. Through the generosity of Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the fellowship was established in 2012 to support exceptional students in MPP program who are dedicated to creating positive change in their public service careers. Learn more Apr 20, 2020 Two UVA professors developed an innovative new air-filtration venture. Then the pandemic hit. Social Entrepreneurship In the latest installment of Batten’s expert chat series, Batten professor Bala Mulloth and Gaurav Giri, a professor in the department of chemical engineering, discussed how they’re pivoting their business venture to address the crisis. Learn more Apr 16, 2020 Social Entrepreneurship at UVA Receives Award as Global Leader in Social Entrepreneurship Education Social Entrepreneurship Leadership Bestowed by AshokaU, a worldwide leader in social innovation education, the award recognizes the extraordinary impact of SE@UVA’s Changemaker Labs. Learn more Feb 18, 2020 Batten’s Bala Mulloth Awarded $100,000 to Empower Students to Solve Global Problems in Air Pollution International and Global Affairs Social Entrepreneurship Batten Professor Bala Mulloth and UVA Engineering Professor Gaurav Giri have been awarded $100,000 for their work to mobilize students to learn about and help address the global air pollution crisis. Learn more Feb 12, 2020 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babineau Labor Social Equity Batten alum Kathryn Babineau (MPP ’13) is a Ph.D. student in the University of Virginia's sociology department, where she studies globalization, labor rights, and public and private regulation. Previously, she worked as a human rights investigator for the Fair Food Standards Council and as a research coordinator at National Defense University. Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Apr 01, 2021 Looking Back and Looking Forward: 10 Years of Social Entrepreneurship at SE@UVA Social Entrepreneurship Leadership Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia (SE@UVA), a Batten School initiative, is marking its 10-year anniversary with a renewed commitment to educate the next generation of social innovation leaders. Learn more
Feb 02, 2021 Mahoney Receives UVA's Public Impact-Focused Research Award International and Global Affairs Migration Advocacy During UVA's annual Research Achievement Awards, Christine Mahoney, professor of public policy and politics and director of SE@UVA, was recognized for her work supporting the rights of displaced people locally, nationally and globally. Batten's John Holbein and Jay Shimshack were also acknowledged for their research contributions. Read in UVA TODAY
Oct 27, 2020 The Virginia Impact Investing Ecosystem Mapping Social Entrepreneurship A new report from the Virginia Impact Investing Forum, housed within Batten’s SE@UVA, found $19 billion in Virginia impact capital but tens of billions more on the sidelines that could be unlocked with more convening, training, and sharing of success stories. Christine Mahoney, director of SE@UVA explains how universities can connect the dots between impact investors and social entrepreneurs and do it in a cost-efficient way. Read In Impact Alpha
Sep 23, 2020 How Can Private Capital Best Serve the Public Good? Social Entrepreneurship Social Equity Racial Justice and Equity When we think about the organizations making a positive change in the world, nonprofits usually come to mind. But in the latest installment of Expert Chats, Batten's Christine Mahoney argued that if we consider the private sector as well, we can address today’s global problems much more creatively. Learn more
Sep 10, 2020 Designers and researchers join forces to imagine the home of the future Social Entrepreneurship Batten’s Bala Mulloth and chemical engineering professor Gaurav Giri, co-founders of Hava Inc., are one of nine design teams commissioned to provide the public with a glimpse into the future of home furnishings and objects for a show titled Hybrid at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia. Learn more
Sep 02, 2020 Batten Student’s Mental Health Platform Aims to Help Students and Others in Need Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Batten's Kurien Thomas (BA '21) and fellow UVA student Sasha Duckworth started a company called “Pick-Me-Up” that uses text messaging and virtual support groups to help users with their mental health. READ IN UVA TODAY
Aug 03, 2020 Batten’s Bala Mulloth Receives COVID-19 Social Entrepreneurship Grant Social Entrepreneurship Health Policy A team of faculty that includes Batten professor Bala Mulloth have been awarded $110,000 for their proposal titled “Technology Driven Entrepreneurial Solutions to Address Healthcare Worker Protection Needs.” Learn more
Jul 22, 2020 The Batten School Announces 2020-21 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Leadership Education Today, the Batten School announced the nine student recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship for 2020-21. Through the generosity of Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the fellowship was established in 2012 to support exceptional students in MPP program who are dedicated to creating positive change in their public service careers. Learn more
Apr 20, 2020 Two UVA professors developed an innovative new air-filtration venture. Then the pandemic hit. Social Entrepreneurship In the latest installment of Batten’s expert chat series, Batten professor Bala Mulloth and Gaurav Giri, a professor in the department of chemical engineering, discussed how they’re pivoting their business venture to address the crisis. Learn more
Apr 16, 2020 Social Entrepreneurship at UVA Receives Award as Global Leader in Social Entrepreneurship Education Social Entrepreneurship Leadership Bestowed by AshokaU, a worldwide leader in social innovation education, the award recognizes the extraordinary impact of SE@UVA’s Changemaker Labs. Learn more
Feb 18, 2020 Batten’s Bala Mulloth Awarded $100,000 to Empower Students to Solve Global Problems in Air Pollution International and Global Affairs Social Entrepreneurship Batten Professor Bala Mulloth and UVA Engineering Professor Gaurav Giri have been awarded $100,000 for their work to mobilize students to learn about and help address the global air pollution crisis. Learn more
Feb 12, 2020 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babineau Labor Social Equity Batten alum Kathryn Babineau (MPP ’13) is a Ph.D. student in the University of Virginia's sociology department, where she studies globalization, labor rights, and public and private regulation. Previously, she worked as a human rights investigator for the Fair Food Standards Council and as a research coordinator at National Defense University. Learn more