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Georgetown Effort Advises Next Administration on Driving Government Innovation
Nearly 300 scholars and leaders from across the public, private, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors gathered at Georgetown on to explore how the next presidential administration…
October 7, 2016
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Immigrants to America Become Less Healthy Over Time, Professor Says
The longer immigrants stay in America, the less healthy they become, according to a recently published study in Economics and Human Biology by McCourt School of Public Policy…
September 19, 2016
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Professor Adriana Kugler to Research Unemployment Insurance Effects
McCourt School professor Adriana Kugler will study the effect of unemployment insurance benefits on match quality and job mobility, thanks to a grant from the Washington Center…
August 8, 2016
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East Africa Road Safety Project Gets $3 Million Grant
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Georgetown researchers a $3 million grant to expand a road safety intervention project in East Africa,…
July 12, 2016
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Report Shows Huge D.C. Health Disparities, Makes Recommendations
A new Georgetown report that will be submitted to the District of Columbia Commission on African American Affairs reveals sobering statistics about health disparities in the.…
June 28, 2016
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Georgetown Researchers to Evaluate, Transform Education in Tanzania
Georgetown's McCourt School is the lead institution on a study to evaluate an ambitious reform in education in Tanzania, where basic reading and math skills have plummeted in…
June 23, 2016
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CPNL to Address Racial Wealth Divide in New Initiative
Georgetown University’s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership (CPNL) is partnering with the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) and JP Morgan Chase & Co. in…
February 12, 2016
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Research to Narrow College Information Gap for Hispanic Students
Analysis of 137 majors, degrees, unemployment and earnings translated into.…
October 23, 2015
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Massive Data Institute Awards New Grants, Hires Postdoctoral Fellow
Delaying or refusing vaccinations and examining the financial effects of Alzheimer’s Disease before diagnosis are among the faculty projects receiving support from the McCourt…
September 3, 2015
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CHIR Expert Sabrina Corlette Testifies before U.S. Senate Roundtable on Small Business Health Care
On July 7, Senator Enzi and Senator Sanders convened a roundtable discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses and their efforts to offer affordable,…
July 8, 2015