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Pollution Prevention and Management Strategies for Mercury in the NY/NJ Harbor and its WatershedIssued in June, 2002, the report discusses major sources of mercury and methylmercury to the Harbor. It identifies pathways of mercury into the harbor, discusses environmentally sound and economically feasible strategies to avoid this pollution, and …
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Organization-Based Incident Management: Developing a Disaster Volunteer Role on a University CampusCatastrophic events are an ongoing part of life, affecting society both locally and globally. Recruitment, development, and retention of volunteers who offer their knowledge and skills in the event of a disaster are essential to ensuring a functional …
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Karin SommerKarin Sommer is the Executive Director of the Division of Transportation Planning and Management at NYC DOT, where she helps oversee the design of city streets, including the development of bicycle, pedestrian, and public space programs, the City’s Vision …
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NYU Wagner Seminar - Spring 2025The Wagner Seminar Series for Spring 2025 Please join us for the following iterations of the Wagner Seminar Series this coming Spring 2025. Lunch will be served. Please email christopher.harris@nyu.edu for building access if you are not currently …
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Joycee JacobJoycee Jacob is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is an accomplished, results-driven healthcare administrator with over 15 years of experience in Healthcare Operations. …
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Carla Jackie SampsonCarla Jackie Sampson, PhD, MBA, FACHE, is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Health Policy and Management Program and online Master of Health Administration Program at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Her research interests …
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Consumer Responses to Water Service Delivery in Accra: A Case Study of the Coping Mechanisms of Three Residential AreasThis Capstone project entailed exploring consumer and private sector responses to poor water supply service delivery in Accra, Ghana. Specifically, it compared various coping mechanisms of households in different water supply areas and income brackets and …
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Failure vs. Displacement: Why an Innovative Anti-Poverty Program Showed no Net Impact in South IndiaWe analyze a randomized trial of an innovative anti-poverty program in South India, part of a series of pilot programs that provide “ultra-poor” households with inputs to create new, sustainable livelihoods (often tending livestock). In contrast with …
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PADM-GP.4116
Participatory PolicymakingThough the policymaking process is complex, with a host of actors and competing interests, public policy is traditionally shaped by elected officials, administrative agencies, and organized interest groups. There are many avenues for policies to be …Course
PADM-GP.4311
Lean Approaches to Social InnovationAffordable housing that's 40% less expensive to build. Three times as many soup kitchen clients served each hour. Hospital ER wait time cut by 90%. This is the type of impact social innovators aspire to achieve by applying the method called "Lean." Since …Faculty Profile
Gary FreilichMost recently, Gary was the Head of Content Development and Brand Strategy for the Film, TV and Commercial Production Studio, Alkemy-X where he ran the Branded Entertainment Group. He is still an active consultant for several clients with his partnership …
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Financial Aid at NYUTuition and Fees Tuition and fees at NYU Wagner are determined on a per credit basis. Your total registered credits for a semester will determine your tuition. View NYU Wagner's tuition and fee schedule for the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Other Fees …
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Leda BloomfieldWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to find an urban planning school that connected planning to policy and to real people. I received traditional urban planning training, as well as non-traditional hands-on training in financial …
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Feasibility Study on Entrepreneurship Training Program in TanzaniaThe World Institute of Leadership and Management in Africa (WILMA) endeavors to promote development in Africa by increasing the capacity of local leadership for entrepreneurial and community projects. The Capstone team analyzed the feasibility of an …
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So Many Children Left Behind: Segregation and the Impact of Subgroup Reporting in <em>No Child Left Behind</em> on the Racial Test Score GapAlthough the No Child Left Behind Act was intended to help "all students meet high academic standards," it is focused on subgroups of low-achieving students. The authors analyze the possible impact of the legislation's requirement for performance …
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Social Change Leadership PracticesErica Gabrielle Foldy, Laurie Goldman and Sonia Ospina. The Leadership Task of Prompting Cognitive Shifts: Shaping Perceptions of Issues and Constituencies to Achieve Public Service Goals. A practical five-page guide for nonprofit leaders. 2009. Dodge, J. …
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Fairness or Social Capital? Understanding sustained cooperation in farmer-managed irrigation systems in NepalAtul Pokharel … Fairness or Social Capital? Understanding sustained cooperation in farmer-managed irrigation systems in Nepal …
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PADM-GP.4320
Environmental, Social, Governance InvestingThe most common Mission-Related Investment (MRI) approaches include socially responsible investing (SRI), and environmental, social, and governance (ESG). While private investments generally account for 20% of an institutional investment portfolio, public …News
Three NYU Wagner-infused teams triumph at $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge and Mission: Appossible Mobile App ContestIn the exciting culmination of the $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge and Mission: Appossible Mobile App Contest at New York University, three startup endeavors heavily invested with NYU Wagner students and alumni achieved impressive recognition in the final …
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Adapter les Méthodes du "Managed Care" a Notre Système d'Assurance MaladieVG. Rodwin … Adapter les Méthodes du "Managed Care" a Notre Système d'Assurance Maladie …
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Analysis of primary care practitioner capacity for Medicaid managed care in New York City.Billings, J., Greene, J. & Mijanovich, T. … Analysis of primary care practitioner capacity for Medicaid managed care in New York City. …
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NYU Wagner students win Healthcare Makerthon, advance to prototyping competitionNYU Wagner Health Policy and Management students Danny Silk and Sabina Braverman (MPA Candidates 2018), and their cross-disciplinary NYU team, were selected on December 7 as the overall winners of the Phase III of the NYU Healthcare Makerthon . Their …
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Michael KoncewiczMichael Koncewicz is the Associate Director at the Institute for Public Knowledge, where he develops, implements, and manages programmatic and administrative operations for IPK in collaboration with the Director. Koncewicz is a political historian who …
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StakeholdersThe key player in the federal government, OHRP is housed within the Department of Health and Human Services. OHRP makes policy, provides guidance, regulates, enforces, and provides educational outreach with respect to human subjects research and IRB …