Allison Barrett Carter

Appalachia and India are more than 8,000 miles apart, but UVA environmental researchers are helping communities in both places adapt to a changing climate.

The new position will help Virginia citizens and communities as well as Indigenous tribes prepare for the effects of climate change.

Andrew Pennock, associate professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, offers students an annual financial wellness workshop.

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.