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Financial Support for PhD StudentsNYU RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIPS WITH TUITION REMISSION All Ph.D. students without alternate funding sources are eligible to receive a five-year research apprenticeship, which carries a stipend, health insurance, a $1000 start-up grant, and 100% tuition …
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PRIMARY CARE AND ITS IMPACT ON POPULATION HEALTHThere has been a consistent decline in the number of physicians pursuing the field of primary care. Because a wide variety of research highlights the importance of early intervention for health outcomes, a Capstone team investigated the relationship …
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Getting Started Checklist and ResourcesNovember Read and review the: Health Requirements Technology Requirements Activate NetID and begin regularly checking your NYU email December In early December, we will send an email to your NYU email address with a link to the Getting Started Guide. The …
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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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The Academic Effects of Chronic Exposure to Neighborhood ViolenceThis paper estimates the causal effect of repeated exposure to violent crime on test scores in New York City. We use two empirical strategies; value-added models linking student performance on standardised exams to violent crimes on students’ residential …
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Impact of Subsidies on Bus Transit System Cost EfficiencyThe Capstone team evaluated the impact of external subsidies on the cost efficiency of bus transit systems in the United States. The work updates previous empirical studies written mainly in the late 1970s and early 1980s that found significant negative …
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Alumni Spotlight: Breandan Ward (EMPA 2018)Breandan Ward (MPA 2018), Leadership Coach, Consultant, and Adjunct Professor What initially led you to NYU Wagner, and what has inspired you to continue at NYU as an adjunct? After 15 years in investment banking, I wanted to refocus my work and studies …
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Superstorm Sandy and the Demographics of Flood Risk in New York City.“Superstorm Sandy” brought unprecedented storm surge to New York City neighborhoods and like previous severe weather events exacerbated underlying inequalities in part because socially marginalized populations were concentrated in environmentally exposed …
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DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMINGThe Jewish Emergent Network (JEN) is the umbrella organization connecting seven Jewish community organizations across the US. These seven member organizations are collectively committed to revitalizing the way Jewish Americans explore their religion and …
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IMPROVING FOOD SERVICE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS BEING HOUSED IN NYC
SHELTERSRethink Food is a New York-based nonprofit that works with local restaurants on a variety of programs to create a more sustainable and equitable food system. In early 2023, Rethink Food entered a contract with New York City to partner with local …
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Low Response Rate Schools in Surveys of Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviors: Possible Biases, Possible SolutionObjectives. This investigation examined the effectiveness of intensive efforts to include frequently absent students in order to reduce bias in classroom-based studies. Methods. Grade 10 students in 13 New York City high schools (n = 2049) completed self …
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Classroom Based Surveys of Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior: Reducing the Bias of AbsenteeismObjectives. This investigation examined the effectiveness of intensive efforts to include frequently absent students in order to reduce bias in classroom-based studies. Methods. Grade 10 students in 13 New York City high schools (n = 2049) completed …
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Wagner Community Members Amy Lee and Enzo Manzano Recognized as Asian Trailblazers in New YorkTwo NYU Wagner community members, Amy Lee (MPA-HPAM 2013) and Enzo Manzano (MPA 2025) , were named to City & State’s inaugural Asian Trailblazers list . Released during Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the list honors over 50 …
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The Interplay Between Low-Income Housing and Air Pollution in Urban indiaThe World Bank, an international financial institution, aims to end extreme poverty and foster income growth by providing financial assistance and support to various countries. The World Bank’s New Delhi office engaged a Capstone team to investigate the …
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Creating a Citywide Planning FrameworkThe New York City Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) is responsible for addressing numerous challenges faced by New Yorkers, including working to build a progressive agenda centered on pressing issues—particularly the feminization of poverty, creating …
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Lateefah Simon Social Justice Leadership Fellowship Lateefah Simon is the US Representative for the 12th district of California. She has spent her career fighting for justice — fighting for folks without a voice. Lateefah began her career in advocacy at age 16 as an outreach coordinator for the Young …
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Health Services Management Specialization Our mission is to prepare individuals for leadership roles in healthcare organizations. Our graduates apply their knowledge and skills to make evidence-based decisions that create high-quality, cost-effective healthcare organizations, and that promote …
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Creating a Climate-Neutral OrganizationUnder the leadership of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN agencies and governments have advanced global efforts to combat climate change. The operations of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) achieved climate neutrality in 2015, five …
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DNA content in the diagnostic biopsy for benign-adjacent and cancer-tissue areas predicts the need for treatment in men with T1c prostate cancer undergoing surveillance in an expectant management programmeObjective : To assess the DNA content in benign-adjacent and cancer-tissue areas of a diagnostic biopsy, to predict which patients would subsequently develop an unfavourable biopsy necessitating treatment for prostate cancer in the expectant management …
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The Hidden Roles That Management Partners Play in Accountable Care OrganizationsValerie A. Lewis, Thomas D'Aunno, Genevra F. Murray, Stephen M. Shortell, Carrie H. Colla …
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Gender-lens Investing: Empowering Female EntrepreneursFunding to female founders is staggeringly low, with research showing that female-led businesses received only 2.2% of global venture capital funding in 2018. Galvanized by that data, the all-female Capstone team developed a venture capital fund to …
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2023 AwardeesThe NYU Migration Network is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Graduate Student Award for Summer Research on Migration . The five projects awarded and the five finalists recognized are featured here. Congratulations to all! 2023 …
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Telecommuting Study for UN Department of ManagementThe Capstone team was enlisted by the United Nations Department of Management to develop recommendations for improving the existing policy and practice of telecommuting within the Secretariat and its field offices world-wide. The team carried out an …
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An Analysis of Program Related Investment and Exit Strategy in MicrofinanceThe Ford Foundation is reviewing exit strategies for program related investments (PRIs) to support its microfinance program. The Capstone team is supporting this effort by conducting a literature review of PRIs, conducting interviews with microfinance …