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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
- Discovery & Impact
Shedding New Light on Urban Eviction
As eviction gains national attention, McCourt assistant professor Eva Rosen’s research is shedding light on the little-known landscape of eviction in Washington, D.C., and the…
October 11, 2019
- University News
Sheila Foster Installed as the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy
Foster, who has a joint appointment in the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Georgetown Law Center, is an expert in the areas of property, land use, environmental justice…
October 11, 2019
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Tracking Children’s Health Insurance Coverage
Kids and teens are quietly losing their health insurance at unprecedented rates across America. Sounding the alarm: McCourt’s Center for Children and Families, with recent…
September 30, 2019
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- University News
Ecological Crisis: U.S., Canada Lost One in Four Birds in the Past 50 Years
Nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared from the United States and Canada since 1970, according to a study published today in Science, co-authored by Georgetown Environment…
September 22, 2019
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CHIR Announces New Resource for Policymakers on Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills result in financial hardship for millions of Americans and top the list of health care costs that Americans are afraid they will not be able to afford.…
September 18, 2019
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Research Aims to Disrupt Traditional Thinking Around Development Funding
When it comes to development funding, would populations in need be better off if aid practitioners simply got out of the way and distributed aid in cash rather than in complex…
September 13, 2019
- University News
Kugler Appointed to National Academies STEP Board
Adriana Kugler, professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s…
September 4, 2019
- University News
McCourt Welcomes Organizational and Information Systems Expert William Rouse
The McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University is pleased to welcome organizational and information systems expert William B. Rouse to our faculty as a research…
July 1, 2019
- University News
McCourt Welcomes Former CBO Director Keith Hall
The McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome economist Keith Hall, outgoing director of the Congressional Budget Office, as a professor of the practice. Hall will…
June 13, 2019