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Innovatix, LLCInnovatix, LLC is a dynamic, full-service group purchasing organization (GPO) that services more than 4,400 alternate site providers throughout the United States. In September of 2003, Innovatix started an initiative in response to members requests aptly …
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NYU Wagner Graduates Gather in New E 17th Street Home for AlumNite 2025On June 12, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted AlumNite—the first time this celebration and fundraiser was hosted in its new home on East 17th Street—welcoming graduates ranging from the Classes of 1976 to 2025. Following a reception for the Host Committee …
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Performance Based Grant Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Experiences in Bangladesh, Nepal and UgandaIn order to meet the Millennium Development Goals, governments in developing nations will need to substantially improve their ability to deliver basic infrastructure and services. One of the most promising strategies for achieving this is the use of …
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Performance Based Grant Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Experiences in Bangladesh, Nepal and UgandaIn order to meet the Millennium Development Goals, governments in developing nations will need to substantially improve their ability to deliver basic infrastructure and services. One of the most promising strategies for achieving this is the use of …
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Informing the Strategic Planning Process of a Childcare Center The Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (RFK CERC) is an Albert Einstein College of Medicine-operated clinical program that provides comprehensive care to children and adults with developmental disabilities. RFK CERC engaged a …
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Creative CourageBetween mid-2010 and early 2013, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) and Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) at NYU Wagner partnered to develop the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) with support from the National …
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Event Recap: 28th Annual Kovner-Behrman Health ForumOn Thursday, April 10, NYU Wagner hosted the 28th Annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum. Moderated by Dean Sherry Glied, the panel featured experienced health leaders Pamela Brier, former president and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center; Jeanne Lambrew, …
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SCHOOL CLIMATEThe COVID-19 pandemic prompted unprecedented measures to curb community spread of the virus and socioeconomic instability, including eviction moratoriums at both the state and federal levels. The Capstone team explored the connection between housing …
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Kovner-Behrman Health Forum Focuses on Coordination of Cancer Care Established by NYU Wagner Professor Anthony Kovner in 1996, the annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum focused on “Coordination of Cancer Care: The Patient Perspective” on April 20, with a discussion featuring Associate Professor Ingrid M. Nembhard of the …
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Predicting Cognitive Control From Preschool to Late Adolescence and Young AdulthoodIn this longitudinal study, the proportion of time preschoolers directed their attention away from rewarding stimuli during a delay-of-gratification task was positively associated with efficiency (greater speed without reduced accuracy) at responding to …
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The Validity of Hospital Administrative Data in Monitoring Variations in Breast Cancer SurgeryTo assess the validity of using hospital administrative data to measure variations in surgery for early-stage breast cancer, ICD-9-CM coded information was compared with corresponding tumor registry data for 1293 breast cancer patients undergoing …
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Welfare Reform, Family Support, and Child Development: Perspectives from Policy Analysis and Developmental PsychopathologyThis article explores the implications of recent welfare-related policy change for the well-being of children in low income families, and for research investigating child development processes and outcomes. It provides an overview of current …
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How New York City Won the OlympicsThis report demonstrates that New York City has successfully achieved almost all of the key elements in the NYC2012 Olympic Plan, despite the fact that it was not chosen to host the 2012 Games. For New York City, planning for the 2012 Olympics provided …
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Income Is Not Enough: Incorporating Material Hardship Into Models of Income Associations With Parenting and Child DevelopmentAlthough research has clearly established that low family income has negative impacts on children's cognitive skills and social-emotional competence, less often is a family's experience of material hardship considered. Using the Early Childhood …
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Sensegiving and the Role of Cognitive Shifts In the Work of LeadershipSensegiving -- shaping how people understand themselves, their work, and others engaged in that work -- is critical to the work of organizational leadership. We propose the cognitive shift, a change in how an organizational audience understands an …
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The Impact of Poverty on the Mental Health and Development of Very Young ChildrenThe basic facts are increasingly well-known. Young children (under 6 years of age) have the highest poverty rates of any age group in the United States (Shirk, Bennett, & Aber, 1999) and in most other major Western industrialized democracies (Rainwater & …
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"The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class”Jonathan Morduch, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at NYU Wagner, has co-written an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review , describing the U.S. Financial Diaries project he leads. The ongoing project deeply explores the financial lives …
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The role of air pollution in asthma and other pediatric morbiditiesA growing body of research supports the role of outdoor air pollutants in acutely aggravating chronic diseases in children, and suggests that the pollutants may have a role in the development of these diseases. This article reviews the biologic basis of …
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Financial Incentives and FertilityThis paper investigates how fertility responds to financial incentives. We construct a large, individual-level panel data set of over 300,000 Israeli women during the period 1999–2005 with comprehensive information on their fertility histories, education, …
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Academic AttireGraduates and degree candidates who wish to participate in NYU Commencement and NYU Wagner Convocation are required to wear academic attire. Graduates can wear the same cap and gown for both ceremonies. A full academic attire set consists of a gown, cap …
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Process Evaluation and Strategic Analysis of the Education Advocacy ProjectThe Katherine A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project (EAP) was founded as an initiative of the Juvenile Rights Division at the Legal Aid Society of New York in order to provide early intervention and special education advocacy for disabled and …
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Process Evaluation and Strategic Analysis of the Education Advocacy ProjectThe Katherine A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project (EAP) was founded as an initiative of the Juvenile Rights Division at the Legal Aid Society of New York in order to provide early intervention and special education advocacy for disabled and …
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An Organizational Plan: From Start-up to MaturityMusicians Wellness is a start-up non-profit dedicated to meeting the mental and behavioral health needs of musicians through therapy, research, and prevention. Its approach is an innovative mind-body method that helps musicians use their own music and …
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Alternative Financing Model for New Childcare SiteSunset Bay Community Services (SBCS) provides early childcare options for Sunset Park, a Brooklyn neighborhood with the highest birth rate in New York City and mainly comprised of new immigrants. SBCS is currently looking to open additional childcare …