Research
At the Capitol Campus, researchers across disciplines work together to make new discoveries and craft new solutions to important issues facing our world, all while working next door to the nation’s policymakers and leading thinkers in the field. Bringing together researchers from Georgetown Law, the McCourt School, Earth Commons Institute and the Medical Center, the Capitol Campus is an incubator for new ideas to contribute to the common good.
Research at the Capitol Campus
Working across disciplines from constitutional law to public policy and artificial intelligence, researchers on the Capitol Campus work tirelessly every day to push the boundaries of their fields. Learn more about what these researchers are up to in the heart of our nation’s capital.
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Tech & Society
Through interdisciplinary research and collaboration, Georgetown’s Tech & Society are pushing the boundaries at the intersection of technology, ethics and governance.
A Better Way to Use Pesticides
Pesticides are a common part of the agricultural process. They can also be a toxic hazard for local ecologies. In this Ask a Professor, environmental toxicologist Jesse Meiller details a more sustainable way to use pesticides.
Faculty Research
Massive Data Institute Partners With Leading Data Scientists at Howard and Morgan State Universities
The cross-institutional team is developing an Environmental Impact Data Collaborative to support the use of data to make environmental policy more effective and just.
When asked to interpret a law, do people tend to focus more on the text or its purpose? One Georgetown Law professor asked over 5,000 people in a new survey.
McCourt School Centers and Institutes
For the first time in the McCourt School of Public Policy’s history, students, faculty and staff are under one roof, strengthening connection, collaboration and conversations within our community. They are also co-located with our many affiliated research centers, engaged in research, professional training, and sharing of information on Congress, health policy, international development and social policy.
Law Centers and Institutes
Discover unparalleled research opportunities within Georgetown Law’s 20+ Centers & Institutes, where experts analyze and refine policies in diverse areas such as public health, international economics, human rights, technology, and more. Engage with esteemed faculty and staff who testify before Congress, advise federal agencies, and shape public opinion, providing students with firsthand exposure to impactful research and policy-making processes. Immerse yourself in a dynamic learning environment that prepares you to shape the future of law and policy while advancing justice on a global scale.
Researching Health: Centers and Institutes
Society has made monumental progress in advancing health and well-being. Yet seemingly intractable challenges exist in rural and urban areas in our country and beyond. As an incubator of impactful solutions, Georgetown addresses these challenges by leveraging the imagination and engagement of many disciplines across medicine, law, policy and the humanities through our centers and institutes.
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The Earth Commons Institute
A hub for environmental and sustainability innovation and research, the Earth Commons Institute brings together an interdisciplinary team of experts working to produce scalable solutions for a greener and more sustainable world.
Student Research
Students in the McCourt School’s client-based capstone course have analyzed hundreds of decades-old case files to advance research on exoneration.
Students often learn from books written by professors, but in one Georgetown Law seminar, the professor was so impressed by her students’ papers she turned them into a book.