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Four NYU Wagner Alumni Named 2025 City & State Nonprofit TrailblazersIn City & State’s 2025 Nonprofit Trailblazers list , four NYU Wagner alumni were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the community. Alexandros Hatzakis (MPA-PNP 2013), chief operating officer and associate executive director, FPWA In …
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Understanding the Political Context of "New " Policy Issues: The Use of the Advocacy Coalition Framework in the Case of Expanded After-School ProgramsThis article uses the Advocacy Coalition Framework to identify the stakeholders and their coalitions in the arena of after-school policy, which drew much new attention beginning in the early 1990s in many American cities. Using evidence from case studies …
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"Understanding the Political Context of 'New' Policy Issues: The Use of the Advocacy Coalition Framework in the Case of Expanded After-School Programs"This article uses the Advocacy Coalition Framework to identify the stakeholders and their coalitions in the arena of after-school policy, which drew much new attention beginning in the early 1990s in many American cities. Using evidence from case studies …
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Association of caesarean delivery with child adiposity from age 6 weeks to 15 YearsOBJECTIVES: To assess associations of caesarean section with body mass from birth through adolescence. DESIGN: Longitudinal birth cohort study, following subjects up to 15 years of age. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Children born in 1991-1992 in Avon, UK who …
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Bodies That Don't Matter: Death and Dereliction in ChicagoThrough a case study of the scientific, political and journalistic treatment of dead bodies in the 1995 Chicago heat wave, this article questions what kinds of truths are written on or contained within the body and what happens to the study of society …
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Infant Antibiotic Exposures and Early-Life Body MassObjectives: To examine the associations of antibiotic exposures during the first 2 years of life and the development of body mass over the first 7 years of life. Design: Longitudinal birth cohort study. Subjects: A total of 11 532 children born at 2500 g …
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COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action - Social ServicesThe “COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action” continued on Thursday, October 22 with its second event in a four-part series. Moderated again by Gordon Campbell, Clinical Professor of Public Service and Director of EMPA-Public Service Leaders Program, …
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Evidence-based treatment for opioid disorders: A 23-year national study of methadone dose levelsEffective treatment for patients with opioid use problems is as critical as ever given the upsurge in heroin and prescription opioid abuse. Yet, results from prior studies show that the majority of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs in the US …
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Sixteen Wagner Community Members Named to Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s Transition TeamIn late November, New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani announced the local leaders selected to join his transition team. Sixteen Wagner community members were named to the over 400-person transition team , holding seats on 11 of the 17 transition …
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City & State Names Two Alumni to 2025 Arts & Culture Trailblazers ListNew York is home to world-renowned cultural institutions which have driven cultural tourism and cultivated creativity for generations. City & State’s 2025 Trailblazers in Arts & Culture power list highlights the leaders helping New York’s arts and …
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U.S. Healthcare Policy "Roller Coaster" in Focus as Sherry Glied Delivers the Spring 2017 Jack & Lewis Rudin Lecture“It has truly been a policy roller coaster on so many fronts – and healthcare not least among them,” Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner , said as she began the recent Spring 2017 Jack and Lewis Rudin Lecture at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. …
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Managing Diversity in Civil Service: A Conceptual Framework for Public Organizations.In this paper I explore the managerial challenges posed by diversity in addressing traditional and new requirements for effective performance in public organizations. I survey the core dimensions, concepts and approaches to diversity in reference to …
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Christian DiPalermoChristian DiPalermo is the Executive Director of New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P), New York's only city-wide independent advocacy organization for all parks across the five boroughs. He manages a full-time staff of ten - and several interns, who work to …
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Jewell Jackson McCabeWith wide-ranging experience in both the public and private sectors, Jewell Jackson McCabe is a business woman who serves as a director on a variety of boards, is a Presidential, Gubernatorial and Mayoral appointee, a consultant to major corporations, …
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COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action - HealthcareOn Thursday, September 24th, NYU Wagner hosted the first in a series of events entitled “COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action.” Moderated by Gordon Campbell, Clinical Professor of Public Service and Director of EMPA-Public Service Leaders Program, …
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Five Wagner Alumni Named in City & State's 2022 Nonprofit Power 100Five NYU Wagner alumni have been named in City & State’s Nonprofit Power 100 for 2022. This award recognizes the invaluable and often overlooked role that nonprofits play in working to improve the lives of the most vulnerable New Yorkers. The leaders …
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Bloomberg Fellows Meet with New York Public Service Leaders for Post-Election ConversationIn November, NYU Wagner’s Bloomberg Fellows were treated to a timely, meaningful post-election conversation, featuring three speakers at the forefront of New York City public service. Senator Brian Kavanagh represents more than 330,000 residents in New …
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Welfare Reform in Philadelphia: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and NeighborhoodsThe 1996 welfare reform law called for profound changes in welfare policy, including a five-year time limit on federally funded cash assistance (known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF), stricter work requirements, and greater …
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The 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: A Comparison of Faith-Based and Secular Non-Profit ProgramsOne of the most dramatic findings to emerge from the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC) is the tremendous growth in the number and variety of homeless assistance programs during the late 1980s and early 1990s. While …
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The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and DevelopmentIn 1998, New Jersey enacted the Rehabilitation Subcode, which simplified all construction codes pertaining to the rehabilitation of buildings and spurred a significant statewide increase in rehabilitation. The New York City Department of Housing …
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AlumNite 2024On March 28, 2024, NYU Wagner alumni came together for a special evening of community building at Puck: AlumNite 2024. Once a flagship annual event, this was the first time in five years that the event was able to return. Over light fare and small-group …
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Two Wagner Alumni Named 2025 Trailblazers in Economic Development New York is an international economic leader, and ensuring the state continues to attract growing industries and create jobs is a top policy priority. City & State’s 2025 Trailblazers in Economic Development power list recognizes the leaders helping fuel …