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Event — MDI Scholars Research Showcase Spring 2026
On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Massive Data Institute of the McCourt School of Public Policy will host the MDI Scholars Research Showcase Spring 2026. MDI Scholars will present their research in…
April 23, 2026
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Datathon for Democracy: Combining Public Data and Agentic AI to Analyze Speech on Social Media
Written by Miranda M. Yarowsky, SFS ’26, MDI Program Assistant As part of Tech & Society Week, the Massive Data Institute, Bright Data, and IBM sponsored the Datathon for Democracy on March…
March 30, 2026
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Event – Datathon for Democracy: Data In Action — Massive Data Institute, Bright Initiative, and IBM
Join the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI), Bright Data Initiative by Bright Data, and IBM, for an exclusive one-day Datathon for Democracy on March 29th. We will…
March 2, 2026
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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
