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Overweight, obesity, and inactivity and urban design in rapidly growing Chinese cities… its citizens. Risk is highest in China’s rapidly growing cities and urban populations. Current urban development … that support physical activity in other high-density cities in developing and developed countries. Finally, we … that may have relevance for rapidly urbanizing Chinese cities. …
Capstone Projects
UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE IN MEXICO: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT… City and Monterrey, Mexico. The team traveled to both cities and interviewed over 30 stakeholders, including … relationship between civil society and government and the impact of this relationship on violence and the political …
Faculty Profile
Alain Bertaud… infrastructure in shaping the spatial structures of cities. While working as an independent consultant, his field … land development issues and project implementation in cities of China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and South Africa. … Regional Science and Urban Economics) focusing on the impact on urban form of the complex interaction between land …
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Debates of the Century: Should police be held more accountable?… of increasing police accountability in our nation’s cities. Debating in favor of the motion is Black Lives Matter … believes the net effect of increased “accountability” will impact policing, especially in places that have significant …
Alumni In Action
Owen Stone… among other things, requires an understanding of how cities work, how policies are formed and implemented, and how to leverage collective impact models. My public sector finance courses underpinned … allowed me to be a credible asset for nearly 20 cities in the US and Israel that are pushing the boundaries …
Faculty Profile
Rasmia Kirmani… She spearheaded the effort to build a collective impact neighborhood network working with community residents, …
Capstone Projects
9/11: The Response to the World Trade Center AttacksThis research paper compared the experiences of recipients and non-recipients of aid from the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks on September 11, 2001. It hypothesized that there are distinct patterns of aid and exclusion from aid that help to clearly …
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Faculty & Research… 239-249. Billings J., Zeitel L., Lukomnik J., et al. Impact of socioeconomic status on hospital use in New York …
Alumni In Action
Meghan Bernstein… How did being in New York impact your professional journey? Being in New York City for … evaluation and am responsible for measuring programmatic impact, presenting evaluation findings, and working with …
Capstone Projects
IMPROVING IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM… IMPROVING IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM …
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Additional Information… ideas into actions that have an effective and lasting impact on the public good. Our faculty’s research changes the … public service challenges—which they use to improve cities and communities across the globe. Since 1938, NYU …
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Student Network Exploring Arts and Culture… with other policy fields; arts management issues; economic impact of the arts; social entrepreneurship; international …
News
Alumni Spotlight: James Stratford (EMPA 2021)… be firsthand, I always knew I wanted my career to have an impact like that. We need to leave things better than we … and highlighting the difference between intention and impact. One thing I learned is that positive intent doesn't always lead to a positive impact. These are just some of the things I took away that …
Doctoral Student
Poorvi Goel… protection. Her most recent research involved studying the impact of socioeconomic factors on older women's economic …
Alumni In Action
Yusef Freeman… How did being in New York impact your professional journey? Being in New York, I was …
Publication
We Built This: Consequences of New Deal Era Intervention in America’s Racial Geography… consequences of these policies on the segregation of cities. I combine a full century of census data with archival data to show that cities HOLC appraised became more segregated than those it … about the persistence of segregation. The long-term impact of these policies is a reminder of the intentionality …
News
Alumni Spotlight: Arden Levine (MPA-PNP 2006)… have or can gather, what strategies will create the most impact for those whose lives we hope to improve, given the … of implementing them? Choosing strategies that are high impact but low feasibility means the work may never get … and the persecution and resurrection of poems and cities. My next poetry collection, Spoke (a finalist for the …
Stories
Alumni Voices: Razakh Abukar Abdirahman (MPA 2019)… families for seven decades, but Razakh remembers the impact his upbringing in Yesler Terrace had on his outlook on …
News
Dean Polly Trottenberg and Governor Helder Barbalho of Pará, Brazil, Sign Memorandum of UnderstandingAs part of Climate Week NYC 2025, NYU Wagner Dean Polly Trottenberg and Governor Helder Barbalho of the State of Pará, Brazil, signed a memorandum of understanding, on September 24, signifying continued partnership between Wagner and Pará. Barbalho has …
Faculty Profile
Kris MordecaiKris Mordecai (he/they) is the Interim Chief Operating and Financial Officer at SAGE where they lead the Finance, HR, IT, and Facilities teams for the organization. They bring two decades of experience in nonprofit management, administration, and …
Capstone Projects
Federal Welfare Reform: The Experience of Welfare Recipients Approaching Their Five Year Time Limit… of former and current welfare recipients, seeks to have an impact through the creation of a comprehensive public policy …
Capstone Projects
DEFORESTATION DATA VISUALIZATION… manages the global disclosure system that companies and cities use to manage their environmental impacts. CDP tasked …
Alumni In Action
Jared Pruzan… How did being in New York impact your professional journey? I work for C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a global network of … change in order to improve the health of our people, our cities, and our planet. While I was at Wagner, C40 was …
Capstone Projects
The Impact of Proposed New York State Medicaid Reforms on HHC's Long-Term Care Facilities… The Capstone team was asked to analyze the potential impact of the New York State Medicaid reforms proposed by the … reimbursements through the Medicaid program. The largest impact of the proposed Medicaid reforms for HHCs LTC … on LTC facility reimbursements. The team evaluated the impact of the proposed reforms on HHCs four LTC facilities …