Stories from McCourt
Discovery & Impact
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Research Professor and Former Census Official Examines Bureau’s Noncitizen Voting Report
Amy O’Hara, research professor and director of the Massive Data Institute at the McCourt School, explains why a recent Census Bureau report on non-citizen voting raises methodological and transparency concerns.
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McCourt Undergraduate Student Among 3 Hoyas Selected as 2026 Voyager Scholars
A McCourt student was among three Georgetown students who have won Voyager Scholarships.
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Closing the Tech Gap on Capitol Hill
A new Tech & Public Policy Center fellowship helps congressional staffers reframe technology’s role in policymaking.
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Is Your State Ready for AI? Most Don’t Know Yet, New Report Finds
New research from McCourt’s Massive Data Institute and Evidence for Justice Lab gives states a way to assess AI readiness.
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Over 1,000 Children In State Custody Were Buried in Forgotten Graves. McCourt Researchers Are Leading the Investigation to Find More
The Forgotten Children Initiative by McCourt’s Center for Youth Justice is leading research to discover other abandoned burial sites at defunct correctional facilities and find living relatives of the buried children.
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Sitting With the ‘Gut Punch’
The Conflict Transformation Lab at Georgetown trains students to talk across divides.
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Georgetown Awards Early-Career Professors With Grants To Explore AI, Digital Ethics
A McCourt professor is among three early-career faculty members awarded $100,000 in research funding and leave to pursue their research in AI and digital ethics.
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How McCourt Students Are Helping Reduce Youth Violence in the Nation’s Capital
Student teams in the McCourt School’s Policy Innovation Lab partner with local organizations to shape equitable public policy.
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Better Government Lab Receives More Than $2 Million from the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Administration, Accuracy and Access
The Better Government Lab (BGL) today announced a $2,053,870 grant from the Walmart Foundation.
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Inside Foundations: How Students Are Learning to Engage with Bias and Become Ethical Changemakers
For seven years, McCourt’s Foundations program has been equipping incoming students with the skills to lead in public policy.