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Cost Advantage of Dual-Chamber versus Single-Chamber Cardioverter-Defibrillator ImplantationObjectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the least expensive strategy for device selection in patients receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). Background: Device cost for a single-chamber ICD is less than an …
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PADM-GP.4401
Race, Crime, and Incarceration Policy in the United StatesRecent momentum behind criminal justice reform permitted new discussions concerning incarceration policy and punishment in the United States. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach in examining the role of crime, incarceration policy, and …Video
Composing Your Career: IntroductionAssistant Dean David Schachter offers an overview of a successful way to plan a successful public service career. …
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Online MHA Careers in HealthcareNYU Wagner faculty and staff from our Offices of Admissions and Career Services discuss how the skills and networks developed during graduate school provide unique opportunities for healthcare management …
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Event Recap: Careers in Labor Rights PanelOn February 12, 2025, NYU Wagner’s Office of Career Services and the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative hosted a Careers in Labor Rights panel for a thought-provoking discussion on grassroots labor organizing and initiatives for workers’ rights in the city. The …
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Composing Your Career: S.E.E. StrategiesHow to create a smart, experienced, and engaged career planning strategy. …
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Crime and Urban Flight Revisited: The Effect of the 1990s Drop in Crime on CitiesThe ‘flight from blight' and related literatures on urban population changes and crime have primarily considered times of high or increasing crime rates. Perhaps the most cited recent work in this area, Cullen and Levitt (1999), does not extend through …
Capstone Projects
ADDRESSING FOOD WASTE AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETSThe goal of Veggie Fruitful is to minimize the amount of leafy greens and tomatoes that farmers harvest and take to local markets but cannot sell due to their short life span. To understand the market, the Capstone team identified farmers in New York who …
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Farmer's Willingness to Pay for Ground Water ProtectionThe effectiveness of current groundwater protection policies depends largely on farmers' voluntary compliance with leaching reduction measures, an important component of which is their willingness to adopt costlier production practices in order to prevent …
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Do Foreclosures Cause Crime?Foreclosures affect not only individual homeowners, but also the crime levels of the surrounding neighborhood. This study found that neighborhoods with concentrated foreclosures see an uptick in crime for each foreclosure notice issued. These effects are …
Stories
Transitioning from a Legal Career with Hopes of Representing Indonesia on an International StageBy: Katherine Key (MUP) Hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia, Ayu Ariyanti’s (MPA-PNP) plan for the future has taken a few different turns. Ayu studied law in her undergraduate program, and after two years as a trademark legal consultant at an intellectual …
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A Career Guide for Health Services ManagersLearn the professional and personal skills necessary to succeed as a healthcare executive. This book covers everything from finding your niche to working with clinicians. Topics covered include: * Where health services managers work * How to build an …
Capstone Projects
QUANTIFYING SOURCES AND VIEWPOINTS IN CRIME REPORTINGThe Center for Just Journalism (CJJ) is a resource for journalists covering public safety issues that aims to support stories that are rooted in fact, lack sensationalism, and enhance public understanding of safety. CJJ engaged a Capstone team to …
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EMPA: A Career-Changing Degree for Seasoned LeadersEMPA alumni and faculty discuss how the rigorous program hones skills, expands networks, and transforms careers. …
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2019 Public Service Career Expo | March 7, 2019The NYU Wagner Public Service Career Expo is an excellent opportunity for students to meet with employers from a variety of different industries. On March 7, 2019, over 70 employers and over 150 NYU Wagner students gathered in the Kimmel Center for …
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Crime and Community DevelopmentCommunity development has traditionally focused on investments in housing, commercial revitalization, and physical improvements. Although all three are clearly critical to communities, the field has largely ignored (or paid too little attention to) one of …
Stories
MHA Program and Beyond: Sehrish Mazhar's Career Redefined“My career in healthcare really began over 15 years ago. I started out in private practice in reception…that was a pivotal starting point in my career journey...being there for many years, I’ve always had a strong desire to take on increasingly greater …
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Has falling crime invited gentrification?Since the early 1990s, central city crime has fallen dramatically in the United States. We explore the extent to which this trend may have contributed to gentrification. Using confidential census microdata, we show that reductions in central city violent …
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Employment and Retirement Following a Late Career Job LossThe frequency of job loss among workers in late career has risen disproportionately in recent years. During the early 1980s, displacement rates for 55-64 year olds were the lowest of any age cohort but by the recession of the early 1990s, they had the …
Capstone Projects
The Impact of Remittances on Crime Rates in M?xicoIn Mexico, remittance flows represent the second most important source of external income, which amounts to approximately 2.2 percent of the Gross National Product. Recent studies have suggested that not all of the earnings from remittances are spent on …
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Mortgage Foreclosures and the Changing Mix of Crime in Micro-neighborhoodsObjectives: The main objectives of the study are to estimate the impact of mortgage foreclosures on the location of criminal activity within a blockface. Drawing on routine activity theory, disorder theory, and social disorganization theory, the study …