FAQs: Centers & Institutes
The NYUAD Center for Global Public Service and Social Impact is designed to support the entrepreneurial, effective, and efficient production of public value by governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private social ventures. It is built upon a broad commitment toward creating the highest quality of life around the globe.
The mission of the John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress is to increase the understanding of Congress-"the People's Branch" of government- its role in making policy; its powers, processes, and responsibilities. The Center's bi-partisan work is aimed at scholars, students, current and future public servants, and the public.
The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at NYU's Wagner school explores current and emerging challenges in transportation and infrastructure.
The Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS) is a research and education center founded in January 1998, located at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and directed by Professor Rae Zimmerman.
Since its founding in 1994, the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy has become the leading academic research center in New York City devoted to the public policy aspects of land use, real estate development, and housing.
The Center is dedicated to three missions:
A university-wide, multidisciplinary enterprise, the Institute for Education and Social Policy was founded by former Wagner Dean and NYU Executive Vice President Robert Berne, the Aaron Diamond Foundation's Norm Fruchter, and NYU Steinhardt School of Education Dean
The Financial Access Initiative (FAI) is a research center based at NYU Wagner focused on substantially expanding access to quality financial services for low-income individuals. The Initiative aims to provide rigorous research on the impacts of financial access and on innovative ways to improve access.