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Biden, Klobuchar rank highest among Presidential candidates in New Bipartisan Index Rankings of U.S. Senators
The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University today jointly released updated lifetime Bipartisan Index rankings of U.S. Senators who have…
June 11, 2019
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Teacher Mindsets: How Educators Perspectives Shape Student Success
A growing body of research shows that strong relationships with teachers & other adults are critical to academic success, especially for at-risk students. A new report from…
June 10, 2019
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Researching Poverty and American Housing with Big Data
Eva Rosen, an Assistant Professor at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, is using her MDI Seed Grant to further her research in poverty and American housing.…
June 3, 2019
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Fixing the Digital Divide Focus of International Conference at Georgetown
Leaders of Georgetown’s recently-announced Initiative on Technology and Society host prominent international research, policy and practice thought-leaders on the subject of the…
May 24, 2019
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CCF’s Tricia Brooks Appointed to MACPAC
The McCourt School of Public Policy congratulates the Center for Children and Families (CCF) Senior Fellow Tricia Brooks on her appointment to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and…
May 22, 2019
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Data Blending: Tackling the Obstacles
Last month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) organized a two-part panel discussion on “Data Blending: Tackling the Obstacles” in the Bioethics Research.…
May 6, 2019
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Poor in Rural India Prefer Public Health Services to Cash Transfers
A study by two Georgetown professors and a World Bank senior economist shows that residents of rural Bihar, India, prefer public health services and infrastructure improvements…
April 25, 2019
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Satellite Imagery and GIS Software
This past month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) collaborated with the School of Foreign Service (SFS) to organize a two-day workshop on Satellite Imagery and GIS.…
April 19, 2019
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The Lugar Center and McCourt School Unveil Bipartisan Index Rankings for 115th Congress
The Lugar Center and the McCourt School today jointly released their new Bipartisan Index rankings of members of Congress, completing the picture of the 115th Congress (2017).…
March 19, 2019
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Technology for Public Good, Reducing Harm Aim of New University Network
Georgetown’s leadership in the emerging field of public interest technology and prime location in Washington, DC, has led it to co-found a network that will boost the field…
March 11, 2019