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Grant to U-M, Georgetown aims to break down barriers to food, health and economic aid

This announcement was written by Jeff Karoub at University of Michigan News and originally published by the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy. There’s…

October 22, 2024

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New policy professors specialize in computing, economics, education, media literacy and sociology

Nejla Asimovic , who joins the McCourt School of Public Policy as an assistant professor in computational social science, sees deep connections between our now ubiquitous…

September 3, 2024

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Tech & Public Policy grantee is bridging the misinformation gap in the Global South

Tiago Ventura, an assistant professor in computational social science at the McCourt School of Public Policy and a Tech & Public Policy (TPP) grantee, was twice-awarded by…

July 16, 2024

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How nurse-led triage is better connecting DC’s 911 callers to appropriate care

According to DC’s Office of Unified Communications (OUC), the District’s 911 call center is one of the busiest in the country, historically ranking behind those of New York…

July 15, 2024

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Research by McCourt School criminal justice policy expert targets police training efficacy

Andrea Headley’s previous work has focused on improving police-community relations in communities of color, assessing the effect of race during use-of-force encounters,…

March 11, 2024

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Dr. Fauci to deliver Whittington Lecture on lessons learned and missed opportunities from the pandemic

Dr. Anthony Fauci will deliver the McCourt School of Public Policy’s 2024 Whittington Lecture in Georgetown University’s historic Gaston Hall. His remarks, Pandemic…

January 10, 2024

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5 new books published by McCourt School faculty

A young reader’s novel from a former White House speechwriter, a landmark volume on the sociology of housing, a rejection of White Christian Nationalism, a guide to addressing…

November 1, 2023

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7 things you didn’t know about McCourt’s new faculty 

The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed nine new faculty members to the Hilltop this fall. Ahead of joining students on campus, many of them spoke candidly about their…

October 5, 2023

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McCourt School professor joins Georgetown’s Racial Justice Institute

Georgetown has appointed McCourt School Professor Evelyn Patterson as the fourth faculty director and leading public policy expert of its Racial Justice Institute (RJI), a…

July 10, 2023

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Dr. Anthony Fauci to join Georgetown faculty as Distinguished University Professor

June 26, 2023