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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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McCourt researcher publishes new book on Christianity’s role in protecting the environment

McCourt School Professor Gaël Giraud’s latest book , Composing a World in Common: A Political Theology of the Anthropocene, takes a theological deep dive into the role of…

October 27, 2022

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Disaster recovery — who gets left behind?

Tahir Andrabi, Benjamin Daniels , a research fellow at Gui2de , and McCourt School Professor Jishnu Das  surveyed households four years after the 2005 “great” earthquake in…

September 9, 2022

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McCourt professor receives 2021 Article of the Year Award

The American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) Section on Democracy and Social Justice recently announced the winners of its annual awards . Among the recipients is…

March 9, 2022

Discovery & Impact
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Transforming the federal customer experience: What does it mean, and what’s next?

In December 2021, President Biden signed a new Executive Order (EO), directing federal agencies to put people at the center of everything the government does. In a fact sheet…

January 17, 2022

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McCourt professor among the top 200 most influential scholars in educational practice and policy

Education Week unveiled its 12th annual “Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings,” recognizing the foremost education scholars who move ideas from academic journals into the…

January 5, 2022

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New study shows benefits, limits of cash transfers

Cash transfers to young people in Rwanda were more effective than a job training program in helping them build assets, increase savings, and improve productivity, according to a…

September 11, 2020

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Removing Red Tape: McCourt School Research Helps Support Domestic Violence Survivors

McCourt professors Pamela Herd and Don Moynihan’s research on administrative burdens inspired the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to design a new system to improve…

September 2, 2020

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Vocational Training Provides Benefits to Families Beyond Short-term Increases in Income

The benefit of vocational technical training is generally measured by post-training earned income. However, in a new study, McCourt professor Adriana Kugler and co-authors…

May 13, 2020