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Shaping tech for the common good: How Georgetown experts are limiting harms and maximizing benefits
Every day, humans and machines across the globe create 2.5 quintillion bytes of new data, according to IBM — enough to fill 20 billion file cabinets. Thanks to powerful new…
December 11, 2023
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- Tech & Public Policy
A new data toolkit could bring economic policy into the 21st century
The McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) hosted its second annual MDI Distinguished Lecture, a series focused on bringing leading scholars from around the world to…
April 12, 2023
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Massive Data Institute partners with leading data scientists at Howard and Morgan State Universities
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy is partnering with researchers at Howard University and Morgan State University to…
April 3, 2023
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Five teams selected as finalists in the 2023 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge
Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC region. The Georgetown…
March 13, 2023
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- Tech & Public Policy
Big ideas, big impact: Georgetown students advance 35 data-driven policy solutions
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) Scholars program is an experiential learning opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to work with faculty and researchers on cutting…
December 12, 2022
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- Student Experience
- Tech & Public Policy
Misinformation lost in the 2022 midterms: What was different?
The lead up to the 2022 Midterm Elections was fraught with discussions about misinformation, conspiracy theories and the role social media companies play in limiting the spread…
December 5, 2022
- Discovery & Impact
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How can educational institutions safely expand their use of student data?
Data are generated in the education sector at rapid rates. Institutions, states and districts, and educational technology (“edtech”) firms collect data on students’…
August 1, 2022
- General News
McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute appoints new director
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) appointed Dr. Lisa Singh as its new director, succeeding Dr. Michael Bailey who served in the role for three…
June 29, 2022
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Georgetown awards $2.3M in first round of research grants through partnership with McCourt Institute
In partnership with the McCourt Institute , an independent organization, Georgetown awarded the first round of grants, supporting the work of faculty across the University with…
March 10, 2022
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McCourt alumna returns to the Hilltop as Associate Director of the Massive Data Institute
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy recently welcomed McCourt alumna Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman (MPP‘14) as its new associate director. …
January 31, 2022