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Financing and allocating resources for NCD prevention and controlHealth financing by which we mean financing to promote health, including healthcare, is a core function of a health system. In addition to making decisions on investing to promote population health and improve healthcare, governments also have to consider …
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Study Finds New York City's Small High School Reform "Lifted All Boats" A new study by NYU Wagner professors Leanna Stiefel and Amy Ellen Schwartz finds that small urban high schools produced better results than their larger counterparts, and “lifted all boats” across all types of schools, whether large or small, old or …
Alumni In Action
Ira L. SalomPlease describe how your experiences at NYU Wagner prepared you for your career? As a practitioner of clinical medicine, joining Wagner exposed me to a wide variety of students in several disciplines, which enriched my perspective in my day-to-day …
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MSPP-GP.4021
Financial Management IOpen only to students in the MSPP program. Students will learn the fundamentals of budgeting and accounting for public, health, and nonprofit organizations. Through readings, lectures, real-world case studies, and assignments, students will gain an …Capstone Projects
Striking a Balance Among Housing, Industry, Transportation, and Open SpaceIn recent years as manufacturing has continued its relative decline and NYC’s strong housing market has created pressure for growth in outer boroughs, the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn have been experiencing rapid residential …
Capstone Projects
Striking a Balance Among Housing, Industry, Transportation, and Open SpaceIn recent years as manufacturing has continued its relative decline and NYC’s strong housing market has created pressure for growth in outer boroughs, the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn have been experiencing rapid residential …
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NYU Wagner's Impact: Alumni Featured in Power Women 100Multiple NYU Wagner alumnae have been honored in City & State ’s 2023 Power Women 100 , along with friends and affiliates of our school. The Power Women 100 list recognizes the invaluable contributions of women working in and around New York City and …
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Entrepreneurship in Services and Socially Disadvantaged in IndiaWhile substantial literature now exists on poverty and inequality among social groups, until now, almost nothing has been known about how the socially dis-advantaged groups fare in entrepreneurship in terms of shares in the GVA, workers employed, and …
Alumni In Action
Marc VigliottiPlease describe your current job duties: I focus on fundraising from donors who are considering leaving money to Save the Children in their wills. This is a fast growing part of fundraising, especially as the baby boomer generation begins to consider …
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The New York Transportation JournalThe lead article for this issue of the Journal presents an interview by Rachel Weinberger of Elliot G. "Lee" Sander, Executive Director and CEO of the MTA, and our former publisher and Director of the NYU Wagner Rudin Center. In his interview with Rachel, …
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PADM-GP.2411
Policy Formation and Policy AnalysisThe purpose of the course is to deepen students’ understanding of the way in which public policy and political realities interact in American government at the national, state, and local levels: how political pressures limit policy choices, how policy …Publication
How Residential Mobility and School Choice Challenge Assumptions of Neighborhood Place-Based InterventionsPurpose. Explore the importance of residential mobility and use of services outside neighborhoods when interventions targeting low-income families are planned and implemented. Design. Analysis of cross-sectional telephone household survey data on …
Alumni In Action
Michelle R. WongWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? The people, academics, and location influenced my decision to study at Wagner. I asked myself what I wanted to gain in terms of skills, non-classroom opportunities, living experience, and an alumni network. …
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Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the United StatesAs climate change unfolds, weather systems in the United States have been shifting in patterns that vary across regions and seasons. Climate science research typically assesses these changes by examining individual weather indicators, such as temperature …
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PADM-GP.2143
Government BudgetingAn understanding of government budgeting is critical to understanding the policy process and the workings of government. This course covers the theory and practice of government budgeting at both the national and subnational levels. It reviews how …Stories
Women in Consulting PanelOn October 15th, NYU Wagner hosted Women in Consulting , a panel discussion on what a career in consulting means to three prominent women in the public sector, management, and public health consulting fields. This event was sponsored by the Wagner …
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Mixed-methods study to examine the response of opioid addiction treatment programmes to COVID-19: a study protocolIntroduction The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to clinical practice within traditional addiction treatment programmes, including the increased use of telehealth, reduced restrictions on methadone administration (eg, increased availability of …
Capstone Projects
Cost Analysis of Ryan White Part A Services in New YorkThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) administers funding for a federal grant program, Ryan White Part A. The program provides medical and support services to people living with HIV, functioning as a “payer of last resort” that …
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Alumnus Jason Franklin selected as Chronicle of Philanthropy "40 under 40" honoreeNYU Wagner alumnus Jason Franklin (PhD, 2014) has been named to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s “40 under 40” honor roll of innovators at the intersection of philanthropy and public service. Franklin, whose doctoral work at the Wagner school explored …
Alumni In Action
Nolan LevensonPlease describe why you chose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I think the curriculum, the faculty, and being located in New York City were the most important draws for me. I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to do post grad school, which was get …
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Study Co-Authored by Professor Victor Rodwin Finds Delhi's Health System Is Making Inadequate Progress Over the past decade, India has emerged as one of world’s most important engines of economic growth. In the health sector, India is often associated with its accomplishments in promoting innovation in the delivery of health services and production of …
Capstone Projects
BUILDING A PROGRAM EVALUATION FRAMEWORKThe Living City Project (LCP) is an educational nonprofit organization that uses New York City as a classroom to engage young adults on urban issues. One of LCP’s core program offerings, CityGAP, is a semester-long gap program that immerses participants …
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Predicting and Responding to Change: Perceived Environmental Uncertainty Among Substance Use Disorder Treatment ProgramsIntroduction : Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs offering addiction health services (AHS) must be prepared to adapt to change in their operating environment. These environmental uncertainties may have implications for service delivery, and …
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CAP-GP.3601
Capstone: Advanced Projects in Urban Planning ICouples with CAP-GP.3602. As part of the core curriculum of the NYU Wagner Masters program, Capstone teams spend an academic year addressing challenges and identifying opportunities for a client organization or conducting research on a pressing social …