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Alumni Spotlight: Mustafa Babak (Global EMPA 2017)… institutional reform, and governance at both local and global levels was immensely beneficial. Additionally, the … I chose. This understanding has been evident in my work in global health and health finance as well as my current … Alumni Spotlight: Mustafa Babak (Global EMPA 2017) …
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NYU Wagner Welcomes Distinguished Urban Researchers… Visiting Urbanists: Sumila Gulyani is currently the Global Lead for Urban Development Strategy and Analytics at …
Capstone Projects
Monitoring Public Service Delivery Under Indonesias Emerging DecentralizationIn the wake of the 1997 Asian fiscal crises and the demise of the Suharto regime, the government of Indonesia has implemented a decentralization program that is considered the new hope for development and growth in the country. If local government …
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Composing Your Career… help you: Clarify what “work that matters” means to you Map out your career path with purpose and intention …
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Lisa Awaya… to make a positive impact in our local, regional, and global communities. Graduates leave Wagner with the …
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Transitioning to a Solar-Powered Bus Fleet: Gauging the Potential of Solar Power in the MTA’s Zero-Emission Fleet TransitionRecognizing the urgency of a changing climate, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has set ambitious goals to reduce its carbon footprint. On Earth Day 2023, the MTA announced a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2040. To …
Capstone Projects
IDENTIFYING SAVINGS AND CREDIT-BUILDING PRODUCTS TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITYLocal Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to community development that works to bridge the gap between government, foundations, and for-profit companies, and community residents and local institutions. …
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Event Recap: Wagner Philanthropy Presents: Careers in FundraisingWritten by Byron Bao On November 13, 2025, NYU Wagner’s Office of Career Services and Wagner Philanthropy hosted a Careers in Fundraising Panel to discuss the useful strategies and tactics that can be applied to today’s complicated funding atmospheres. …
Faculty Profile
Leonardo Trasande… the Wagner School of Public Service and NYU’s College of Global Public Health. He is perhaps best known for a series … Nations Environment Programme Steering Committee on a Global Outlook for Chemicals; and the Board of Scientific …
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Salo Vinocur Coslovsky… Nature-based solutions to climate change are of increasing global signficance and his work has attracted significant …
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IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE FINANCE SOLUTIONS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY IN MOROCCOThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) innovates financial solutions to empower local governments in the least-developed countries to increase dedicated budgetary space and resources for programs that improve lives. UNCDF’s West Africa team …
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Risk and Insurance in Transition: Perspectives from Zouping County, ChinaThis book explores the role of community in facilitating the transition to market relationships in economic development, and in controlling and sustaining local public goods such as irrigation, forests, grazing land, and fishing grounds. Previously it was …
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NYU Wagner’s 2019 Cultural DayBy Mikeala Sparks (MUP, International Development) Every year the Wagner International Student Society (WISS) hosts an interactive and enriching event to allow students to share their diverse cultural heritage from all corners of the Earth. The goal is …
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Social Cost of Carbon in U.S. Policy-Making… of Public Service and Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy are pleased to convene this virtual … House non-attribution rule. Noah Kaufman, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA Gernot Wagner, New York …
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Website Ranks NYU Wagner as 3rd Most Innovative Public Service School in Nation… of seminars in economics, finance, politics, law, and global justice. NYU [Wagner] also boasts a long list of …
Capstone Projects
Baseline Assessment of Egypt's Deconcentrated Health Sector: A Case Study of Beheira GovernorateThe Egyptian Decentralization Initiative (EDI) is an AECOM/USAID project designed to support Egypt's emergent vision of a more decentralized government. USAID works at local and central levels of government to support Egypt's efforts towards …
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Fiscal Stimulus or Debt Relief: The Effect of Federal Pandemic Aid on State and Local PensionsBetween 2020-2021, the U.S. federal government passed four major pieces of legislation that included nearly $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments. One concern with distributing federal stimulus in the form of intergovernmental transfers is …
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Undergraduate Major in Public Policy… that address today's most significant domestic and global issues. After graduation, Public Policy majors have … PHIL-UA 3, Ethics and Society (Philosophy) PHIL-UA 6, Global Ethics (Philosophy) PHIL-UA 8, Philosophical … NOTE: Liberal Studies students can count GWM-UF 201 Global Works and Society: Modernity towards the Ethics and …
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Accessibility advocate Quemuel “Q” Arroyo (MPA 2020) creates change for the MTA… station startup, where he served as interim President and Global Head of Community. Prior to Charge, he served as the … to joining the MTA, Arroyo served as Interim President and Global Head of Community at Charge, a micro-mobility docking …
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Paths to improving engagement among racial and ethnic minorities in addiction health servicesBACKGROUND Members of racial and ethnic minority groups are most likely to experience limited access and poor engagement in addiction treatment. Research has been limited on the role of program capacity and delivery of comprehensive care in improving …
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The Effect of Local Violence on Children’s Attention and Impulse ControlObjectives: We examined whether the burden of violence in a child’s community environment alters the child’s behavior and functioning in the classroom setting. Methods: To identify the effects of local violence, we exploited variation in the timing of …
Capstone Projects
Developing a UNESCO Proposal for Popayán’s Culinary IndustryThe Mayor’s Office of Popayán, Colombia, identified UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) as a potential grant opportunity for projects focusing on economic growth, increasing community participation, and incentivizing collaboration in …