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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

Discovery & Impact
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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

Discovery & Impact
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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