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Massive Data Institute

  • McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute Welcomes New Executive Director
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    McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute Welcomes New Executive Director

    The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes Amy O’Hara as new Executive Director.

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  • Humans In the Loop: Building Trust in Elections With Bipartisan Messaging
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    Humans In the Loop: Building Trust in Elections With Bipartisan Messaging

    Amidst declining trust in the integrity of US elections, new research finds that election officials have worked to increase trust by communicating how election procedures are conducted, who is involved in securing them, and why these protocols ensure that elections are secure.

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  • Massive Data Institute drives community efforts to preserve at-risk data
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    Massive Data Institute drives community efforts to preserve at-risk data

    McCourt’s Massive Data Institute is working to save data vital for shaping evidence-based public policy.

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  • Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute announce the launch of #PublicDebtIsPublic
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    Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute announce the launch of #PublicDebtIsPublic

    The Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute launch the #PublicDebtIsPublic initiative, which will create the first centrally-collated web-based sovereign debt documentation and data commons.

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  • How nurse-led triage is better connecting DC’s 911 callers to appropriate care
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    How nurse-led triage is better connecting DC’s 911 callers to appropriate care

    Researchers from Georgetown University, American University and The Lab @ DC discovered that nurse placement in the 911 call center significantly reduced strain on the District’s emergency services.

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