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Strategies for Expanding Geographic Reach via TechnologyFederal data indicates that almost 20% of the U.S. adult population is living with a mental or emotional disability. People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF), a San Francisco-based nonprofit, has been providing public education and advocacy services …
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Natural Hazards Research & Applications InformationThe terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, resulted in a disaster that was unusual in U.S. experience in a number of ways: the densely developed and populated disaster site (in New York City); the type of buildings and infrastructure that were damaged; …
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Does Federally-Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and FirmsJulia Lane, Jeff Smith, Harry Holzer, Fredrik Andersson and David Rosenblum …
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How a Wagner Associate Dean Helped Bring the AIDS Crisis to the Big Screen… working on the film and thoughts about its enduring impact. Read the full Q&A …
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Selected Projects… Research methodologies, this evaluation examined the impact of the program on improving health outcomes for … Supporting Learning Communities for Innovation and Impact …
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Management and Leadership Specialization… that respond to dynamic challenges and drive meaningful impact. … candidates with the potential to make a significant impact, regardless of scope, and who appreciate professional … notification) of your aid eligibility (but it does not impact the amount of funding for which you are eligibile). …
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Wealth and Poverty in America: A ReaderWhat does it mean to be poor in America at the dawn of the 21 st century? For that matter, what does it mean to be rich? And how are the two related to each other? These apparently simple questions present enormous theoretical and empirical challenges to …
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International Development Policy & Management Specialization… practice from public and social finance, as well as social impact investment. Many have some international focus and all … and the other covering social enterprises and social impact investment. … candidates with the potential to make a significant impact, regardless of scope, and who value professional …
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Alumni Spotlight: Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015)… with culture. Why is storytelling such a powerful tool for impact? Throughout human history, some of the most effective … and the presentation coaching we received had a lasting impact on how I communicate ideas publicly, including my 2016 …
Capstone Projects
Marketing and Fee Structure AnalysisLenox Hill Neighborhood House is a multiservice community-based organization that provides education and social services to over 20,000 individuals each year on the East Side of Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. The Capstone team devised a marketing plan …
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Master of Public Administration (MPA) — Health Policy & Management… health-related data to inform policy and communicate the impact of initiatives. … candidates who have the potential to make a significant impact, regardless of the scope, and appreciates professional … notification) of your aid eligibility (but it does not impact the amount of funding for which you are eligibile). …
Faculty Profile
Rebecca Duane… Service and developed ‘Data and AI Strategies for Social Impact Organizations’. She is passionate about using data and technology to catalyze social impact outcomes. During her career, she has driven … communities and continues to champion tech for social impact at IBM. In her current role at IBM, she drives …
Capstone Projects
Myrtle Avenue Plaza Maintenance and ProgrammingThe Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project (MARP) faces budgeting maintenance and designing programming challenges for their soon-to-be-constructed plaza at Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Business Improvement District (BID). The Capstone team was engaged to draft a …
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Chidegar Liberty… Chid Liberty is an award-winning social entrepreneur and impact investor. In 2010 he co-founded Liberty & Justice … Chid speaks internationally on social entrepreneurship and impact investing with past lectures at Stanford, Columbia, … Chid was also Managing Partner of Liberty Friedman, an impact-driven fund manager where he acquired and turned …
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Christian DiPalermoChristian DiPalermo is the Executive Director of New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P), New York's only city-wide independent advocacy organization for all parks across the five boroughs. He manages a full-time staff of ten - and several interns, who work to …
Capstone Projects
Faces of Hunger: Designing an Anti-Hunger Campaign and Framework for a Statewide CoalitionThe Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) is an organization that works toward racial and economic equity through legal services, policy advocacy, and education. Founded in 2003, MCJ seeks solutions that address social justice in disaster recovery, …
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Advocacy & Political Action Specialization… candidates with the potential to make a significant impact, regardless of scope, and who appreciate professional … notification) of your aid eligibility (but it does not impact the amount of funding for which you are eligibile). … of change-makers, with opportunities to create real-world impact in New York City and beyond. Unlock Your Potential …
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SITES AND SERVICES, CHARKOP, INDIAThe World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. In the early 1980s, the Bank established a “sites and services” project in Charkop, Mumbai, India, which aimed to provide incremental, …
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Study at NYU Wagner Finds Significant Health Care Impact Among Low-Wage Adults from NYC Paid Sick Leave Requirement… Study at NYU Wagner Finds Significant Health Care Impact Among Low-Wage Adults from NYC Paid Sick Leave …
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Pathways to Integration: Examining Changes in the Prevalence of Racially Integrated NeighborhoodsFew researchers have studied integrated neighborhoods, yet these neighborhoods offer an important window into broader patterns of segregation. We explore changes in racial integration in recent decades using decennial census tract data from 1990, 2000, …
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NYU Wagner student chosen as a US Presidential Management Fellow finalistNicholas Merckling (MPA 2019) has been named a US Presidential Management Fellow finalist, giving him the opportunity to work in a Federal agency at any time over the next 12 months. The Class of 2019 was announced on Nov. 20 . Bearing the Presidential …
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Network attributes of critical infrastructure, vulnerability, and consequence assessmentSafety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures contains the plenary lectures and papers presented at the 11th International Conference on STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY (ICOSSAR2013, New York, NY, USA, 16-20 June …
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Predictors of Homelessness from Shelter Request to Housing Stability Among Families in New York CityThis study examined predictors of entry onto shelter and subsequent housing stability for a cohort of families receiving public assistance in New York City. Methods. Interviews were conducted with 266 families as they requested shelter and with a …