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Ingvil Gaarder

Assistant Professor Ingvil Gaarder Discusses Internet Access and Workplace Productivity

Broadband internet in the workplace allows skilled workers to conceive of and execute abstract tasks.
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita

Deputy Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita Discusses the Sources of Society Terrorism

Assumptions that terrorists are uneducated and desperate have no factual basis, and the current evidence of factors leading to terrorism suggests future research to end the mythos of terrorism.
Jessica-Bryar

"A Life Well Lived": Jessica Bryar's Passion for Helping Families

If you ask the loved ones of Jessica Bryar (Civic Leadership Academy ’17) to describe what was special about her, you’ll find the same word keeps coming up: connector.
Pedro Gerson

Pedro Gerson MPP/JD'14 and the Cause of Criminal Justice

Why does crime happen, and can systems be put in place so that it doesn’t? Pedro Gerson and his colleagues at The Bronx Defenders try to answer that question every day.
Technology Policy

Featured Mentor-Mentee Pair: George Letavish and Loren Hinkson

Mentor George Letavish helped Mentee Loren Hinkson explore options for after graduation through conversations about the intersection of technology and policy.

D.C. United vs Chicago Fire Major League Soccer Game

Join fellow alumni to watch an MLS game!
Katherine Baicker

Dean Katherine Baicker Discusses Precision in Health Care Discussions

The intricacies of the American health care system should be taken into account in political messaging, which sometimes can rely on reductive notions of America's health care institutions.
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Professor Michael Greenstone Discusses His Study on Renewable Portfolio Standards

RPS policies facilitate the adoption of renewable energy sources, but a study of average effects shows increases in consumer energy costs. Decreases in solar and wind energy cost over the past decade show the importance of nuance in study design.
James J. Heckman

Professor James Heckman Discusses the Inadequacies of GED Testing Methods

GED programs promise a better life for those who complete them for the equivalent of a high school graduation diploma, but they do not, in general, teach the non-academic skills necessary for those who earn the degree to prosper.
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Assistant Professor Amir Jina Discusses the Need for Data-Driven Climate Policy

The figure of $93 trillion for the Green New Deal is misleading, and that number is less than the cost of inaction on climate.