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Trimming heart disease risk, one haircut at a time

Apr 22, 2024 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

Georgetown School of Medicine (SOM) students Ryan Braun (M‘26), Evan Czulada (M‘25), Stefan Prvulovic (M‘27), Holly Shan (M’25) and Mana Sheykhsoltan (M‘25) were awarded a scholarship prize of $3,000 at the tenth annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge (PPC) finals hosted by the McCourt School of Public Policy on April 5, 2024. Among the 40 team applications submitted, five finalist teams advanced to the final round.
Against the odds: How a first-gen policy student became a voice for child welfare

Mar 5, 2024 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

Before graduate school, Parsons spent three years working as the federal policy specialist for Youth Villages, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children, youth and families in the child welfare, mental and behavioral health and juvenile justice systems. His previous experience also includes volunteering for the Democratic National Committee and state-based advocacy organizations.
Dr. Fauci presents the 10 most compelling lessons learned from COVID

Feb 7, 2024 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

The distinguished university professor and leading immunologist fielded questions from students on pandemic skepticism, politicization and prevention, the link between climate change and the spread of diseases, and advanced physician training. On February 1, 2024, Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered the McCourt School of Public Policy’s 2024 Whittington Lecture, sharing lessons learned from COVID-19.
Dystopian thrillers and ecological mysteries: The top 7 books of 2023 according to your professors

Dec 6, 2023 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

Faculty members at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy share their must-reads from this year’s standout publications. We asked faculty members at the McCourt School to share their favorite books from 2023. Their recommendations, from fictional universes to nature’s great mysteries, capture some of this year’s standout publications.
Active-duty McCourt student mentors young people in and out of uniform

Nov 14, 2023 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

Manning credits mentorship with most of his career successes, which is why he now serves as an adviser in any capacity he can. Manning is known throughout military and local communities and encourages others not to “self-eliminate.” He and his longtime mentor, Lt. Colonel Erika Salerno, coined the phrase to encourage young cadets to believe in themselves and seek out opportunities to apply their talents.
Pushing through polarization with GU Politics

Nov 6, 2023 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

National political leaders foster conversations around public policy, process and service. Dean Maria Cancian is on a mission to make the McCourt School the most inclusive public policy school in the country by increasing racial, geographic, socioeconomic and ideological diversity within our community.
National Urban Fellow Michelle Meza wants to reimagine our democracy

Oct 3, 2023 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien |Judi Ketteler

Brimming with optimism and driven by a sense of responsibility, this NUF fellow is ready to take her impact in public service to the next level. Public service has always been Michelle Meza’s North Star, so it’s fitting that she joined the National Urban Fellows (NUF) class of 2024 at McCourt.
Meet the 2023-2024 McCourt Scholars

Sep 21, 2023 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien |Cady Stanton

As a McCourt Scholar, Andrew Eichen plans to immerse himself in Georgetown’s thriving tech policy ecosystem. A lawyer by training, he has a degree from University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he concentrated on emerging issues in technology law. After spending some time in Big Law, he enrolled at McCourt based on his interest in the rapid pace of AI innovation.
Welcoming the inaugural Dr. Scholl Foundation Scholarship awardees

Jun 5, 2023 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

Andrew BrakeAfter more than 10 years of public service experience in the U.S. Peace Corps, Navy and Department of Education, Andrew (Andy) Brake (MPM’25) joins the McCourt community ready to tackle the nation’s biggest challenges.
Graduating student-parents reflect on balancing their academic and personal lives

May 16, 2023 | mccourt.georgetown.edu | Falyn O'Brien

As the McCourt community has grown, so has its parent-student population, driving interest in community resources and guidance on everything from access to lactation rooms and child care to support groups. The newly created McCourt Parents Support Network is a growing resource for students who are parents to connect and share resources with one another.