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Event – MDI Distinguished Lecture “Using Data to Make Better Economic Policy in the 21st Century” by Karen Dynan, Ph.D.

Dr. Karen Dynan generously allowed her slides to be shared publicly. View them here. On March 23, 2023 from 3:00-4:00pm at Riggs Library, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s…

February 15, 2023

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Massive Data Institute Announces Spring 2023 MDI Scholars Cohort

The Massive Data Institute (MDI) is pleased to announce our Spring 2023 MDI Scholars Cohort. The MDI Scholars program was launched in 2019 and this semester we have our biggest…

February 7, 2023

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Research Award

Connecting Computer Science Undergraduates to Data Science and Public Policy

Lisa Singh, MDI Director and Professor of Computer Science, was awarded a $443K grant by the National Science Foundation to run a research experience for undergraduate students…

January 18, 2023

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Spring 2023 MDI Workshops

Each semester MDI sponsors technical workshops to provide faculty, students, and staff the opportunity to be exposed to new methods, programming paradigms, and technologies.…

January 18, 2023

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Big ideas, big impact: Georgetown students advance 35 data-driven policy solutions

Extracted from: https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/georgetown-students-advance-35-data-driven-policy-solutions/ Undergraduate and graduate students across the Georgetown…

December 21, 2022

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Research Award

Can Medicaid Managed Care mitigate race/ethnic health disparities in diabetes?

Professor Maria Alva and her MDI team were recently awarded a grant by National Institute On Minority Health And Health Disparities, a division of the NIH, for over $525,000. &…

December 8, 2022

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Spring 2023 MDI Scholar Job Description

We are pleased to announce a call for applications for the Spring 2023 cohort of the MDI Scholars Program. For full consideration, please submit your application by December 9,…

November 22, 2022

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Building reliable demographic baseline for environmental research

Low-geography-level population estimates built from housing and population data. Population statistics are critical to environmental research and advocacy. For example, measuring…

November 20, 2022

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The unpredictability of life outcomes

Extracted from: https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/the-unpredictability-of-life-outcomes/ This fall, the McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) launched its…

November 19, 2022

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Integrating Data Engineering Principles to ensure data quality and usability of the EIDC

The Massive Data Institute (MDI) is developing the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative (EIDC) to enable community groups, policymakers, and researchers to discover, access,…

November 17, 2022