Making an Impact with NYU Wagner

MAKING AN IMPACT

NYU Wagner alumni, faculty, and students are making an impact across every area of public service.

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Areas of Impact

Cities

Education

Inequality, Race, and Poverty

International Development

The Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy

The NYU Furman Center advances research and debate on housing, neighborhoods, and urban policy.

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Financial Access Initiative

The Financial Access Initiative is a research center focused on exploring how financial services can better meet the needs and improve the lives of poor households.

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The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management

The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management explores challenges in transportation and infrastructure.

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Research and Publications

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Japan's Universal and Affordable Health Care: Lessons for the United States

Victor G. Rodwin

Inconsistencies in Place Definition: How Different Operational Place Definitions Affect Estimates of Adolescent Smoking and Drinking Risk

Brady, J. & Weitzman, B.C.

Health and Place, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Thirty-day rehospitalizations among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction

C. Zabawa, J. Cottenet, M. Zeller, G. Mercier, VG. Rodwin, Y. Cottin, C. Quantin

Medicine; 97(24): 1-9

Areas of Impact

As the world's urban population grows rapidly, we are faced with increasing challenges—and opportunities.

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Successfully educating our next generation is key to our success as a society. But how do we do it well?

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Public service organizations are driven by the greater good, but can't make an impact without sound financial management.

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Now more than ever, we look to government to be innovative, effective, and forward-thinking.

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In today's complex healthcare system, we need to balance cost, quality, and access.

Our changing neighborhoods requires changing how we provide affordable, accessible, and secure housing.

How do we address issues of inequality for today—and generations to come?

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Creating meaningful and sustainable impact in international development is complex, evolving, and nuanced.

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Collective leadership—as opposed to individual—is transforming the concept of leadership.

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Nonprofit leadership requires more than just good intentions—it also requires accountability, transparency, and performance.

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Finding solutions to today's issues requires creativity, persistence, innovation, and the right tools and methods.

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Transportation is key to quality of life, but growing cities create growing challenges that we must address.

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Centers & Initiatives