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Georgetown Public Policy Challenge celebrates a decade of innovative policy solutions — and a growing future

While the participants and policy proposals arising from the Georgetown Public Policy Challenge have changed over the past decade, the core tenets of community-centered solutions…

November 18, 2024

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Trimming heart disease risk, one haircut at a time

Georgetown School of Medicine (SOM) students Ryan Braun (M‘26), Evan Czulada (M‘25), Stefan Prvulovic (M‘27), Holly Shan (M’25) and Mana Sheykhsoltan (M‘25) were…

April 11, 2024

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5 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge finalists selected among 40 teams

Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC region. The tenth annual…

April 2, 2024

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2023 Policy Challenge winners brought home $3K and newfound passions for policymaking

The 2023 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge grand prize was awarded to William Macci (L’24) and Sparsha Muralidhara (G’23) for their proposal, E-QualityDC, which empowers DC…

April 24, 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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The lifesaving moment that inspired the award-winning Public Policy Challenge proposal

Georgetown University School of Medicine students Kira Chandran (M‘23), Pei-Ying Kobres (M‘23), Chloe Wang (M‘23) and Ruth Watson (M‘23) were awarded the grand prize at…

April 12, 2022

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Five teams selected as finalists in the 2022 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge

The Georgetown Public Policy Challenge is an interdisciplinary competition that calls on graduate students to develop innovative policy solutions that help address a challenge in…

March 11, 2022

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Five Teams Selected as Finalists in the 2021 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge

The Georgetown Public Policy Challenge is an interdisciplinary competition that calls on graduate students to develop innovative policy solutions that help address a challenge in…

April 9, 2021

Discovery & Impact
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McCourt Students Advocate for Fair Housing in Virginia—And Win

In late 2018, MacBeth and Pruitt partnered on a project aimed at banning housing discrimination in MacBeth’s adopted hometown of Arlington County, Virginia. Specifically, the…

May 4, 2020

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Georgetown Students Win Public Policy Challenge for Proposal to Help Young Parents Experiencing Homelessness

Students Yamel Sarquis Elias (G’20), Kristi Pelzel (G’20), and Brittany Panetta (G’20), won this year’s Public Policy Challenge for their proposal to assist young parents…

April 8, 2020