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Announcing the 2021 Herbert Roback Scholarship Winners… who craft them, and the researchers who study their impact. Celebrate this year’s winners at the 2021 National …
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Alumni Spotlight: Dan Suraci (MUP 2013)Name: Dan Suraci, AICP Program and Graduation: Master of Urban Planning, 2013 Current employment: Senior Consultant with TransPro Consulting “If you are going to test big ideas, there's nowhere better [to do that] than the most dynamic, complex and …
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Rae Zimmerman… water; climate change and extreme events; environmental impact assessment; environmental planning; and emergency and …
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CYC: Getting Started… You like its mission. You’d like your work to have an impact on this issue, population or area. You like the …
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Alumni Spotlight: Diana Mao (MPA 2008)… “the power of the network”--the knowledge of how great an impact her organization can have as they continue to mobilize …
Alumni In Action
Leticia M. Ripalda… I get to design policies and programs which directly impact the resettlement and integration of refugees in …
Alumni In Action
Nick Molinari… park development initiatives and environmental assessment/impact reviews for the Parks Department. It also files grant …
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To Leave An Area After Disaster: How Evacuees from the WTC Buildings Left the WTC Area Following the Attacks.How people leave a devastated area after a disaster is critical to understanding their ability to cope with risks they face while evacuating. Knowledge of their needs for communications about these risks is particularly crucial in planning for emergency …
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Student Spotlight: Dhara Shukla (MHA 2024)… guarantee patients’ safety and quality of care. One of my main projects is replacement planning for medical equipment. … to represent NYU Wagner. I hope to continue to make an impact as a healthcare leader and improve the accessibility …
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Student Spotlight: My Nguyen (MPA 2024)… (MPA 2024) is on a journey to reshape the systems that impact the lives of individuals and communities, driven by a … homelessness, I am mindful of how policies can impact the distribution of resources and access to public …
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NYU Wagner Capstone Team works with alumna to improve education in Nicaragua coffee fields … with Mery, Carlos, and Julia as they advise us on creating impact-driven programs and evaluation tools to better fulfill … skills and knowledge as an NYU Wagner alumna and the impact of her work as an international nonprofit founder, …
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Gentrification: It's complicatedGentrification: It’s highly charged and complicated. This was a key takeaway when author and magazine writer Michael Greenberg went toe-to-toe with Columbia University urban planning expert Lance Freeman in a thoughtful debate on Nov. 28 over the …
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Student Spotlight: Jeremy Haoqing Zhu (MPA 2024)… developments and China's public hospitals. The potential impact of such models is noteworthy, as they can incentivize … either academically or professionally who want to make an impact in health? The reason we are studying MPA-HPAM …
Alumni In Action
Calvin Hadley… as I learned about myself as well as about my ability to impact the world. It helped me understand that the biggest …
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NYU Wagner Represented at the 2019 CBCF Annual Legislative ConferenceBy: Javon Robinson (MPA-PNP) Each year, NYU Wagner graduate students are eligible to apply for financial assistance to attend a degree-relevant or career-related conference or case competition. In the Fall of 2019, students took advantage of the NYU …
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Student Dejian Zeng Worked in an iPhone Factory in China to See How Workers Were TreatedIt may just be possible that Dejian (Ken) Zeng had a role in assembling your iPhone. He spent six weeks toiling at a Shanghai factory where the ever-popular products are churned out. For Zeng (MPA 2017), whose NYU Wagner specialization is international …
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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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NYU Wagner students win Healthcare Makerthon, advance to prototyping competition… a product that has the possibility of making a real impact. HealthHuddle aims to revolutionize patient safety by …
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Alumni Spotlight: Lilian Liu (MPA 2015)… about the potential jobs that I was interested in. What impact do you hope to make through your career and/or …
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Reimagining Governance in Practice: Benchmarking British Columbia’s Citizen Engagement EffortsOver the last few years, the Government of British Columbia (BC), Canada has initiated a variety of practices and policies aimed at providing more legitimate and effective governance. Leveraging advances in technology, the BC Government has focused on …
Alumni In Action
Nora Abramson“After having visited many charter schools that break the mold of what’s expected,” says Nora Abramson (MPA 2008), “it doesn’t seem as complicated to fix the problems with urban education.” In her opinion, the “kids aren’t all that different [at public, …
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Adverse Health Effects, Environmental Attitudes, and Pesticide Usage Behavior of Farm OperatorsWater pollution from agricultural pesticides continues to be a public concern. Given that the use of such pesticides on the farm is largely governed by voluntary behavior, it is important to understand what drives farmer behavior. Health belief models in …
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Publications - ICISJournal Articles and Published Proceedings Papers R. Zimmerman, Q. Zhu and C. Dimitri (2016) “Promoting Resilience for Food, Energy and Water Interdependencies,” Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences , Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016, pp. 50-61. Published …
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WORLD CITIES PROJECT… providing services to elderly citizens and recognizing the impact of an aging population differ considerably. WCP …