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Meet the new Tech & Public Policy scholars shaping tech policy for the public good
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program is pleased to announce Chirag Chinnapa (MIDP’26), Hannah Blair (MPP’27), Joya Wheatfall-Melvin (MS-DSPP’26) and Max Morgan (MPP’27) have been selected as TPP scholars for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years.
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Better Government Lab to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Social Programs Designed to Improve Economic Mobility
Arnold Ventures awarded Georgetown University’s McCourt School Associate Professor Sebastian Jilke and the Better Government Lab (BGL) an $800,000 grant.
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Massive Data Institute drives community efforts to preserve at-risk data
McCourt’s Massive Data Institute is working to save data vital for shaping evidence-based public policy.
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TrueMedia finds new home at Georgetown’s McCourt School
McCourt School of Public Policy researchers will continue developing the AI platform to detect deepfakes and false information, furthering Georgetown University’s commitment to research and technology in the public interest. As the information environment grows more complex and technological advances make it easier to manipulate content, knowing what’s true online has never been more difficult.…
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Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute announce the launch of #PublicDebtIsPublic
The Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute launch the #PublicDebtIsPublic initiative, which will create the first centrally-collated web-based sovereign debt documentation and data commons.