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Spring 2026 MDI Workshops

Each semester, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University sponsors technical data processing and analysis workshops to provide Georgetown…

January 29, 2026

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MDI Fall 2025 Research Showcase: Learning Across New Trails

By: Bhumika Nebhnani, MPP ’27, Fall 2025 MDI Communications & Events Assistant On December 10, 2025, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University hosted its Fall 2025 Research…

December 24, 2025

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A Semester in Chapters: Learning Across MDI’s Fall 2025 Workshops

By: Bhumika Nebhnani, MPP ’27, Fall 2025 MDI Communications & Events Assistant Each semester, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) brings the Georgetown community together to explore new ways of…

December 24, 2025

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What’s Ahead for the Place-Based Indicators Project

The Place-Based Indicators Project was launched with the goal of helping communities turn the masses of data on all aspects of daily life into useful, easily accessible information that can help them …

July 5th, 2023

Green Space Data Challenge Winners: Specific Populations Category

Over the month of February, MDI hosted the Green Space Data Challenge, inviting undergraduate and graduate students as well as early career professionals to use green space data to create or improve i…

June 27th, 2023

Green Space Data Challenge: Community Health Winners

Closing out our series of Q&As with the winners of the Green Space Data Challenge is the top-placing team of the Community Health category.Community Health Challenge Category Winner: Uncovering In…

June 22nd, 2023