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- Discovery & Impact
Mining Social Media to Analyze Change
Being on social media can feel like falling down a rabbit hole into a complex and confusing world. Lisa Singh, research professor in McCourt’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) and…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
McCourt Faculty Document the Policy Failures of COVID-19 and the Opportunities Revealed
“We are still seeing over 1.4 million new unemployment claimants in all unemployment insurance programs every week, and over 26 million people continue to make claims seven…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
- Research
Charting a New Course on a Widely Debated Education Issue
Standardized testing has been a cornerstone of public-school reform for a generation. Federal and state policymakers ramped up universal testing in core subjects to get a clearer…
November 20, 2020
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
A Passion For Public Policy
Lily Yue’s curiosity about the world and love of exploring new cultures fuels her passion for public policy. During a school trip to Israel in March 2019, she toured the…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
The Current Supreme Court Case Challenging the Affordable Care Act
On Tuesday, November 10, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in California v. Texas, a global challenge that threatens to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA). If the…
November 15, 2020
- Linkage Seminar
Election Linkages: Redistricting Reliably – Michael McDonald
October 8,…
October 8, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
- Research
How Administrative Burdens Can Harm Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified existing policy challenges and created significant economic disruption leading to high numbers of unemployment, financial insecurity, and…
October 5, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
Misinformation and the Impact of Social Media in Elections
At a virtual event, hosted by McCourt’s Massive Data Institute and the Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) , several experts with backgrounds in media,…
September 24, 2020