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University Mourns Loss of Longest-Serving Member of Congress, Alumnus John Dingell

Georgetown mourns the passing of former Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Michigan), the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history and a devoted Georgetown.…

February 11, 2019

Discovery & Impact

Network Analysis in Python

Last week, the Massive Data Institute held its second two-day data workshop that focused on teaching students, faculty, and staff about how to conduct network analysis in Python.…

February 8, 2019

University News

GU Politics to Host Symposium on The Future of Diplomacy

Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service to Host Symposium on The Future of Diplomacy…

January 22, 2019

Student Experience

McCourt Students Tackle Automation and Job Loss at New America

Automation, and the threat it poses to workers, has become an incredibly salient issue for policy experts in the U.S. and around the world. Among the think tanks tackling this…

January 22, 2019

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

McCourt Student Receives Gates Foundation Grant For Venezuelan Refugee Work

There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. As the Venezuelan government clings to power and denies that its people are sick, starving, and saddled with an increasingly…

January 22, 2019

University News

McCourt School Dean Named President-Elect of Public Policy, Management Organization

Maria Cancian, incoming dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy, has been named president-elect of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). “It is…

January 10, 2019

Discovery & Impact
University News

McCourt Faculty Named to AEI’s Edu-Scholar Influence Rankings

Congratulations to McCourt professor Nora E. Gordon and McCourt affiliated professor Jane Hannaway, who have both been named to the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Edu…

January 8, 2019

University News

28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress

More than two dozen Georgetown alumni were sworn into the 116th Congress Jan. 3, continuing Georgetown’s long legacy of alumni serving the public. A total of 28 alumni, who…

January 8, 2019

Discovery & Impact

MDI’s Laila Wahedi Wins Data Challenge on Russian Trolls

Dr. Laila Wahedi, MDI’s Postdoc Fellow, won an award for her work on Russian trolls at the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) North American Social…

January 2, 2019

Discovery & Impact

Large-scale Climate Data Workshops

Last month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) completed its Data Workshop series that was offered throughout the fall semester. In collaborating with the Georgetown Environment…

December 10, 2018