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Massive Data Institute Receives $4 Million Grant to Improve Data Access for Health Equity Research

With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), professor Amy O’Hara, Ph.D., of the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public…

November 19, 2024

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MDI Scholars Spring 2023 Research Showcase

On May 3rd 2023, the Massive Data Institute of the McCourt School of Public Policy will host the MDI Scholars Research Showcase Spring 2023. MDI Scholars will present their…

April 19, 2023

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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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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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MDI Scholars Fall 2022 Research Showcase

On December 7th, 2022 from 1:00-2:30 pm followed by a reception from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Social Room in the Healey Family Student Center at Georgetown University, the Fall 2022…

November 17, 2022

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Event – MDI Distinguished Lecture “The Unpredictability of Life Outcomes” by Dr. Matthew J. Salganik

On October 26, 2022 from 3:00-4:00pm at Copley Formal Lounge, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) will host the inaugural MDI Distinguished…

September 30, 2022

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McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute receives $3.2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund

Funding will support MDI in the development of an innovative data collaborative, serving communities most at risk of racial and environmental.…

December 6, 2021

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Building a More Diverse Donor Coalition

In a new policy brief on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program, Georgetown University Professor Brian McCabe and Stony Brook University Professor Jennifer Heerwig report on…

December 6, 2020

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Using Administrative Data for Economic Stimulus

The coronavirus pandemic is causing economic damage the US has not seen in a generation, and the aftershocks of the health, economic, and social crisis will undoubtedly be felt…

July 21, 2020

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Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Students at Georgetown Event Kicking Off New Series

December 12, 2019