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- Discovery & Impact
Fixing the Digital Divide Focus of International Conference at Georgetown
Leaders of Georgetown’s recently-announced Initiative on Technology and Society host prominent international research, policy and practice thought-leaders on the subject of the…
May 24, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Supports Students Working in Development, Social Impact, and Climate Change
The McCourt School is thrilled to support our students through the Fund for Student Excellence, which provides financial assistance to students who are advancing their careers…
May 22, 2019
- University News
CCF’s Tricia Brooks Appointed to MACPAC
The McCourt School of Public Policy congratulates the Center for Children and Families (CCF) Senior Fellow Tricia Brooks on her appointment to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and…
May 22, 2019
- University News
McCourt mourns the loss of Alice Rivlin
The McCourt School of Public Policy mourns the loss of Alice M. Rivlin, a visiting professor at the McCourt and our predecessor the Georgetown Public Policy Institute from 2003…
May 15, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Data Blending: Tackling the Obstacles
Last month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) organized a two-part panel discussion on “Data Blending: Tackling the Obstacles” in the Bioethics Research.…
May 6, 2019
- University News
McCourt Remembers Statesman, Bipartisan Leader Richard Lugar
The McCourt School of Public Policy mourns the loss of former Senator Richard Lugar, who died peacefully on April 28, 2019. Lugar served as Mayor of Indianapolis from 1968 to,…
April 29, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Poor in Rural India Prefer Public Health Services to Cash Transfers
A study by two Georgetown professors and a World Bank senior economist shows that residents of rural Bihar, India, prefer public health services and infrastructure improvements…
April 25, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Satellite Imagery and GIS Software
This past month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) collaborated with the School of Foreign Service (SFS) to organize a two-day workshop on Satellite Imagery and GIS.…
April 19, 2019
- University News
Leading Smithsonian Scientist to Direct Georgetown Environment Initiative
Peter Marra, a leading environment and conservation expert, has been named director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative, the Laudato Si’ Chair in Biology and the…
April 3, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Seven McCourters Tackle Migration in Policy Simulation
The McCourt School was proud to serve as a host site for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University…
March 26, 2019