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MPA Student's Encounter with the Former President of Planned Parenthood… arrived late to microeconomics several weeks ago, one of my biggest academic fears came to fruition when I forgot … crowd was starting to collect in the lobby around a sign of someone. The sign read the words “Cecile Richards: Former President of Planned Parenthood.” I was sold. Over a decade ago, I had …
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Initiative Team… Terri Gerstein, Director Terri Gerstein is the Director of the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Previously, she directed the Project on … as a Deputy Commissioner in the New York State Department of Labor. Before her government service, Terri was a …
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Management and Leadership Specialization… Assess the effectiveness of initiatives, ensuring accountability and improved outcomes. … elective focus areas above, to gain a breadth of knowledge and skills, you may also wish to choose … the potential to make a significant impact, regardless of scope, and who appreciate professional experience from all …
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Mayors Across America Draft Urban Future Plans at Smart Cities Institute, a New Convening Hub Created by NYU Wagner and the US Conference of Mayors… Mayors of eight cities around the country convened at NYU Wagner for … to informing how they can, in the most practical of terms, harness changing technologies to make their cities run … to develop models that cities across the country can use to enlist smart technologies to maintain streets, move …
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MPA-MS, Applied Statistics… Total credits required: 64 (30 MPA + 34 MS) Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Public & Nonprofit … Policy Formation and Policy Analysis (3 credits) as one of their MPA electives. 3 Capstone credits CAP-GP 3401 (1.5) … Social Impact Concentration credits APSTA-GE 2062 Ethics of Data Science (3) APSTA-GE 2355 Data Science Translation: …
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Four NYU Wagner teams are headed to the 300K Challenge Semifinals with their entrepreneurial innovations… You may not have heard of Sorty McSortFace yet, but one day it might help increase the recycling of commercial waste in New York City, a significant … For the moment, Sorty McSortFace and motivote are two of four entrepreneurial innovations NYU Wagner students and …
Alumni In Action
Dennis Liu… Why were you drawn to the MHA program? Many of my colleagues on my team at NYPH were alumni of Wagner’s MPA in HPAM program. They all spoke highly of the … website actually has a wealth of information available. Use that information to help guide your decision and answer …
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The Price of Promises Made… New York City’s municipal leaders have run up a tab of more than $95 billion and continue to charge about $5 … postemployment benefits. These benefits represent a part of the compensation for people who work for the City of New York, just like salaries and other fringe benefits. …
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Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Uncertainty in Urbanization Predictions… With the availability of computational resources, geographical information systems, … has become a viable tool for predicting urbanization of cities and towns, regions, and nations around the world. … planning policies and have different characteristics in terms of land extension, geographical conditions, growth …
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Your Alumni News for July 2017… graduates to the alumni community at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Delivering the convocation address, Patrick Gaspard, Vice President of the Open Society Foundations and former US Ambassador to … South Africa, shared that "service to others is the kind of leadership that has a legacy." We look forward to seeing …
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A Wagner alum’s journey to redefine the healthcare system in Nairobi’s slums… In Kenya, more than two-thirds of the urban population lives in slums, and there are only … provides primary healthcare through an integrated network of community retail clinics and field-based or mobile health … are located within slum communities and offer a variety of services including consultations, lab testing, diagnosis, …
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Polly Trottenberg… Polly Trottenberg was named dean of NYU Wagner on August 1, 2025. From April 2021 until January 2025, she was the Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), making her the chief operating …
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A Randomized Trial of Nurse Specialist Home Care for Women with High Risk Pregnancies: Outcomes and Costs… and costs through 1 year after delivery using a model of prenatal care for women at high risk of delivering low-birthweight infants in which half of the prenatal care was provided in women’s homes by nurse … A Randomized Trial of Nurse Specialist Home Care for Women with High Risk …
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The Weakness of Neighborhood Revitalization Planning in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: Warnings from Connecticut… revitalization, not only to benefit the residents of the housing itself. This paper provides new, empirical … find little revitalization planning that meets either the terms or the intent of the statute. Almost no applications referenced any … The Weakness of Neighborhood Revitalization Planning in the Low-Income …
Alumni In Action
Kalliope Vourakis… In my role at Northwell Health, I oversee a mix of administrative and operational responsibilities within the … data or finding ways to reduce appointment wait times. All of this ties back to our department’s goal of providing care that’s not only excellent, but also …
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NYU Wagner Capstone Team works with alumna to improve education in Nicaragua coffee fields … children growing up in the isolated coffee lands of Nicaragua, educational opportunities are scarce. Poverty and lack of access to schools in these remote, rural areas keep close … to bring life-changing education to children at risk of child labor in rural coffee communities. “Alianza” in …
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Asthma Hospital Admissions and Ambient Air Pollutant Concentrations in New York City… Potential confounding factors such as heat index, day of week, holidays, yearly population changes, and seasonal … Relative risks (RR) for the inter-quartile range (IQR) of same day 24-hour average pollutant concentration and … 0.232 ppm, RR = 1.014, 95% CI = 1.003, 1.025). In the case of ozone (O 3 ) and particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) …
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Introduction to Public Policy… Introduction to Public Policy covers a wide range of topics, from the norms and values informing democratic policymaking to the basics of cost-benefit and other tools of policy analysis. Though emphases will differ based on …Alumni In Action
Joi J. Rae… action. What drew you to this field? I come from a family of immigrants who mostly work in the healthcare professions. … their careers to caring for and improving the wellbeing of others. Healthcare was not my calling, but I grew up with … and political action are my way of caring for people. I use my skills as a generalist to help organizations create …
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Capstone Projects Exhibited at Lively NYU Wagner Expo… NYU Wagner graduate students exhibited the findings of their 2015 Capstone team consultancy and research projects … enthusiastic, dynamic expo that brought together hundreds of alumni, faculty, public service managers, and policymakers … boards, and carefully sifted data to explain the impact of their projects for their client agency and the public at …
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NYU Wagner Capstone: The Beginning of a Lifelong Journey From Fieldwork in Mozambique to a Career in Social Entrepreneurship… For many of us, the idea of making a difference in the world through public service … opportunity to make a lasting impact and address the needs of an organization. Through NYU Wagner’s Capstone Program, … Capstone program pairs client organizations with teams of dedicated graduate students who apply their analytical and …
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Displaced Migrants Action Group… from their homes. DMAG is dedicated to inviting a range of perspectives to bridge gaps between theory and practice, … The DMAG’s position within the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service enables it to focus not only on the development and implementation of policy, but also on the impact and human experience of …
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Financial Aid at NYU… tuition and fee schedule for the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Other Fees and Charges You may notice other fees and … charges, or other fees. Please check for an explanation of other fees that may show up on your student bill (See … transportation, books, and supplies. The NYU Office of Financial Aid provides annual estimates* of those expenses …
Alumni In Action
Patrick Owens… for large international banks, advised on a variety of mergers and acquisitions in the financial services … Program provided me with more "tools for my toolbox" in terms of leadership skills, and different ways of thinking … connections with the community in which we perform. To use the power and privilege of our platform to engage with …