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- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
McCourt Alum Demonstrates What Data Science Can Do for Public Policy
Since graduating from the McCourt School of Public Policy, Alex Engler, MPP ’13, has made it his mission to improve policy and governance through the use of data.…
October 20, 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
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Students address community health, food insecurityand other issues affecting low-income Washingtonians
The 5th annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge tasked graduate students with developing innovative policy solutions to address local or regional issues in the Washington, D.C.…
March 20, 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
- Discovery & Impact
Using Big Data to Enhance Local Democracy
Brian J. McCabe, an Associate Professor in Georgetown’s Department of Sociology, partnered with Jennifer Heerwig, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University,…
December 3, 2018
- Discovery & Impact
Data Essentials: Data Analysis in Python
This October, MDI offered two workshops on “Data Essentials: Data Analysis in Python,” which focused on helping attendees learn how to manipulate data in Python for their…
October 31, 2018
- Discovery & Impact
MDI Welcomes Data Governance and Integration Expert Amy O’Hara
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome data governance, data integration, and privacy expert Dr. Amy O’Hara. Dr. O’Hara…
October 30, 2018
- Discovery & Impact
#METOO Movement Twitter Data Mined by Computer Science Professor
Lisa Singh, computer science professor and research professor in the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute, works on numerous aspects of data-driven computer…
September 10, 2018
- Discovery & Impact
McCourt Professor Receives New Grant to Advance Universal Pre-K Study
September, 2018 - McCourt School of Public Policy Professor William Gormley was recently awarded $460,000 in new funding from the Heising-Simons Foundation, to continue his…
September 6, 2018
- University News
McCourt, Georgetown Graduate Analytics Launch Master in Data Science for Public Policy Program
This new program, which will welcome its first students in the fall of 2018, will combine the renowned strengths of McCourt’s public policy analysis curriculum with the cutting…
September 5, 2017