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- University News
Latest Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll to be Released Tuesday
Pollsters Ed Goeas and Celinda Lake to Discuss Results in Media Briefing at Debate…
October 15, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Shedding New Light on Urban Eviction
As eviction gains national attention, McCourt assistant professor Eva Rosen’s research is shedding light on the little-known landscape of eviction in Washington, D.C., and the…
October 11, 2019
- University News
Sheila Foster Installed as the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy
Foster, who has a joint appointment in the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Georgetown Law Center, is an expert in the areas of property, land use, environmental justice…
October 11, 2019
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
- University News
A Legal Lifesaver for Venezuelan Refugees
Political and social unrest has forced millions of Venezuelans to flee their country, often by traveling through Colombia to Ecuador. Many are stuck at the border because they…
October 7, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Tracking Children’s Health Insurance Coverage
Kids and teens are quietly losing their health insurance at unprecedented rates across America. Sounding the alarm: McCourt’s Center for Children and Families, with recent…
September 30, 2019
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
Alum Devotes Her Policy Acumen to Hawaiian Entrepreneurs
Brittany Heyd (JD/MPP ‘13) was on the fast track for a high-powered law firm job when the lure of the startup world pulled her in another direction. For the past two years,…
September 23, 2019
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- University News
Ecological Crisis: U.S., Canada Lost One in Four Birds in the Past 50 Years
Nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared from the United States and Canada since 1970, according to a study published today in Science, co-authored by Georgetown Environment…
September 22, 2019
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Presidential Candidates Explore Climate Change at Georgetown
More than 10 of the candidates running for U.S. president participated in a conversation with young voters on the issues surrounding climate change during a two-day forum at…
September 19, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
CHIR Announces New Resource for Policymakers on Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills result in financial hardship for millions of Americans and top the list of health care costs that Americans are afraid they will not be able to afford.…
September 18, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Research Aims to Disrupt Traditional Thinking Around Development Funding
When it comes to development funding, would populations in need be better off if aid practitioners simply got out of the way and distributed aid in cash rather than in complex…
September 13, 2019