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MDI’s Laila Wahedi Wins Data Challenge on Russian Trolls
Dr. Laila Wahedi, MDI’s Postdoc Fellow, won an award for her work on Russian trolls at the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) North American Social…
January 2, 2019
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Large-scale Climate Data Workshops
Last month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) completed its Data Workshop series that was offered throughout the fall semester. In collaborating with the Georgetown Environment…
December 10, 2018
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Using Big Data to Enhance Local Democracy
Brian J. McCabe, an Associate Professor in Georgetown’s Department of Sociology, partnered with Jennifer Heerwig, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University,…
December 3, 2018
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Somefin in the Water: The Bottlenose Dolphins of the Potomac
MDI Seed Grant Spotlight: Janet Mann. To conduct their research, Mann and her team head out onto the water with their camera and small skiff, Ahoya, to track the Potomac.…
November 26, 2018
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Data Essentials: Data Analysis in Python
This October, MDI offered two workshops on “Data Essentials: Data Analysis in Python,” which focused on helping attendees learn how to manipulate data in Python for their…
October 31, 2018
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MDI Welcomes Data Governance and Integration Expert Amy O’Hara
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome data governance, data integration, and privacy expert Dr. Amy O’Hara. Dr. O’Hara…
October 30, 2018
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New Report: Three Educational Pathways to Good Jobs
In 1991, most good jobs did not require a BA. Today, there are three distinct pathways to good jobs: high school, middle skills, and bachelor’s degree, says new research from…
October 17, 2018
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FutureEd Hosts Building a 21st Century School System
If you’ve heard that U.S. students lag behind their peers in other countries, it’s because Andreas Schleicher created the test that assesses performance for 15-year-old…
October 5, 2018
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McCourt and UCSD researchers put cost effectiveness of conventional foreign aid to the test
September 19, 2018 - What is the most effective and scalable way to administer aid to vulnerable populations? It turns out that unconditional cash transfers to the poor may be…
September 19, 2018
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#METOO Movement Twitter Data Mined by Computer Science Professor
Lisa Singh, computer science professor and research professor in the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute, works on numerous aspects of data-driven computer…
September 10, 2018