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Tech & Public Policy program awards $2M in research funding

In partnership with Project Liberty’s Institute (formerly The McCourt Institute), the McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) grant program supports technologists,…

June 6, 2023

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DC social policy improvements presented by Georgetown students

Students from the Policy Innovation Lab at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy presented ideas to improve some of the District of Columbia’s signature…

April 28, 2023

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A new data toolkit could bring economic policy into the 21st century

The McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) hosted its second annual MDI Distinguished Lecture, a series focused on bringing leading scholars from around the world to…

April 12, 2023

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Q&A on environmental policy with Parrish Bergquist

What made you want to study environmental policy? I became convinced in my early twenties that climate change is the most serious existential challenge that the world faces. My…

April 10, 2023

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Massive Data Institute partners with leading data scientists at Howard and Morgan State Universities

The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy is partnering with researchers at Howard University and Morgan State University to…

April 3, 2023

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Ukrainian director general details digital transformation in war-time Ukraine

In conversation with the McCourt School, Gulsanna Mamediieva discusses the relationship between digital transformation and governance, and the future of democratization and anti…

March 27, 2023

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Big ideas, big impact: Georgetown students advance 35 data-driven policy solutions

The Massive Data Institute (MDI) Scholars program is an experiential learning opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to work with faculty and researchers on cutting…

December 12, 2022

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Misinformation lost in the 2022 midterms: What was different? 

The lead up to the 2022 Midterm Elections was fraught with discussions about misinformation, conspiracy theories and the role social media companies play in limiting the spread…

December 5, 2022

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McCourt experts challenge the status quo in health equity research

The Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at the McCourt School of Public Policy is an independent, nonpartisan policy and research center founded in 2011, where faculty and…

November 16, 2022

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From local courthouses to the White House: McCourt experts boost government effectiveness

A cohort of McCourt School researchers are bringing a people-first approach to government to boost the effectiveness of critical programs and services, and to ensure that they…

October 11, 2022