2023 Research Achievement Awards
The University of Virginia honored faculty members for their outstanding research and scholarship at the fifth annual Research Achievement Awards event.
Economic Studies
Pertaining to economic conditions, changes, and data.
UVA Honors Faculty for Research and Scholarship
For exploring everything from quantum physics to the Arctic, UVA faculty members were recognized for advancing science and understanding.
UVA Today
Boom in Data Centers Changes Virginia
Bill Shobe from the Weldon Cooper Center was featured in a recent Business Insider article to discuss the transformation of the data center industry into an economic powerhouse in Virginia.
Business Insider
Albemarle reviews land for defense sector campus
The defense sector is the number-two industry in the area, according to a report by the Weldon Cooper Center.
Cville Weekly
Workplace Readiness Skills in Virginia
This survey was conducted in 2017 for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to identify and update the skills that are most valuable to the state’s employers.
Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave Study
This report for The Virginia Employment Commission examines the effects of a proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Meeting China’s 2060 Carbon Neutrality Goal
This paper models the use of direct air capture and other negative transmission technologies (NETs) in China to understand the role of NETs in helping China and the international community achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
Effects of Direct Air Capture Technology Availability on Power Sector
This study shows how the availability of direct air capture (DAC) affects the quantity of stranded assets – fossil fuels and infrastructure that remains unused – created under the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°-2°C.
The Effects of ‘‘Nonbinding’’ Price Floors
This paper explores the impact of price floors on cap-and-trade programs used to limit emissions of pollutants like CO2.
Study Shows Public Universities Like UVA Are Major Economic Drivers
The study, conducted by UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, pegged UVA’s total economic contribution at $7.2 billion in gross domestic product.
UVA Today