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Georgetown Researchers to Evaluate, Transform Education in Tanzania
Georgetown's McCourt School is the lead institution on a study to evaluate an ambitious reform in education in Tanzania, where basic reading and math skills have plummeted in…
June 23, 2016
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CPNL to Address Racial Wealth Divide in New Initiative
Georgetown University’s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership (CPNL) is partnering with the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) and JP Morgan Chase & Co. in…
February 12, 2016
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Research to Narrow College Information Gap for Hispanic Students
Analysis of 137 majors, degrees, unemployment and earnings translated into.…
October 23, 2015
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Massive Data Institute Awards New Grants, Hires Postdoctoral Fellow
Delaying or refusing vaccinations and examining the financial effects of Alzheimer’s Disease before diagnosis are among the faculty projects receiving support from the McCourt…
September 3, 2015
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CHIR Expert Sabrina Corlette Testifies before U.S. Senate Roundtable on Small Business Health Care
On July 7, Senator Enzi and Senator Sanders convened a roundtable discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses and their efforts to offer affordable,…
July 8, 2015
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Georgetown Researchers Receive New Funding for Pre-K Study
The Georgetown University Center for Research on Children in the United States received three new grants to support their ongoing research into the universal prekindergarten…
January 21, 2015
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Georgetown Research Project Gets $3 Million Grant
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Georgetown researchers a $3 million grant to expand a road safety intervention project in East Africa,…
November 12, 2014
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Improving Government Performance in the Era of Big Data: Opportunities and Challenges for Federal Agencies
The McCourt School to co-host a big data workshop with the White House Office of Science and Technology.…
June 11, 2014
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Georgetown Study: Fox News Influence Limited to Republicans
Partisan cable news channels only influence the people who are predisposed to agree with the network’s world view, according to a recent study by McCourt School Professor of…
March 27, 2014
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Professor Judy Feder Issues Alternative Report on Long-Term Care Solutions
Judy Feder, appointed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to the bi-partisan Senate Commission on Long-Term Care, joined fellow commissioners in releasing an…
October 23, 2013