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NYU Wagner alumni selected as Excelsior Service FellowsTwo recent graduates of NYU Wagner have been chosen as Excelsior Service Fellows in New York State government. The Excelsior Service Fellowship Program brings alumni of graduates school of public service and law into state government service. Participants …
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Four Wagner Community Members Named 2024 APPAM Equity & Inclusion Fellows  Current NYU Wagner graduate student Bryan Matthew (MPA-PNP 2025), undergraduate student DeVoni Gale (BA Public Policy 2026), and alumni Aisha Balogun (MUP 2023) and Elizabeth (Nikki) Miller (MPA 2023) were all named Association for Public Policy …
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The Value of Science: Special ThemeJulia Lane, Brian Kim, Frauke Kreuter, and Allison Nunez …
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Moroccan Migrants as Unlikely Captains of Industry: Remittances, Financial Intermediation, and La Banque Centrale PopulaireThe impact that remittances – the monies that migrants send home – have on the development on migrant-sending economies is a matter of considerable debate. This essay presents the case of Morocco and its state-controlled bank, La Banque Centrale Populaire …
Faculty Profile
Doru CojocDoru Cojoc is an economist interested in microeconomics and experimental economics. He has studied how giving to charity affects one’s tendency to cheat. He has also studied how political candidates campaign when running for office and how political …
Capstone Projects
Understanding the Unintended Effects of Youth-Targeted Alcohol Control PoliciesAfter many studies conducted during the 1970’s found that a lower drinking age had an effect upon the number of motor vehicle crashes involving teens, many stakeholders began to call for an increase in the minimum legal drinking age. While many states …
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Social Innovation & Investment InitiativeAs the world’s population continues to grow, so does the need for finding innovative entrepreneurial and financial solutions to address our most pressing social challenges. NYU Wagner’s Social Innovation & Investment Initiative provides the tools, …
Capstone Projects
A Report Card on New York’s Infants, Toddlers, and their FamiliesThe New York Zero-to-Three Network (NYZTT) promotes the optimal development of young children, their families, their communities and the systems that serve them in the New York City region. The Capstone team was asked by NYZTT to create an advocacy tool …
Capstone Projects
A Report Card on New York’s Infants, Toddlers, and their FamiliesThe New York Zero-to-Three Network (NYZTT) promotes the optimal development of young children, their families, their communities and the systems that serve them in the New York City region. The Capstone team was asked by NYZTT to create an advocacy tool …
Capstone Projects
Operational and Cost Analysis for a New Educational ModelThe administration of Middle School 223 seeks to transform the school into a com­bination middle and high school. The newly­formed nonprofit organization Arete Education will offer after­school program­ming to all MS/HS 223's students, extend­ing the …
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Management and LeadershipManagement and Leadership is designed to empower you with the skills you will need to make meaningful change in the world—whether you care about bike lanes, criminal justice, prenatal care, community development, urban planning, social investment, or …
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NYU Wagner-USCM Institute for Mayors Provides Framework for Future Smart City Solutions Using Digital Data and New TechnologiesNYU Wagner has become the hub of a new, one-of-a-kind incubator to help mayors around the country harness changing technologies and make their cities run smarter. Under the guidance of faculty members and urban affairs experts Gordon Campbell and Neil …
Alumni In Action
Mat SandersWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? As a Louisiana native, I developed a deep and personal interest in the post-Hurricane Katrina recovery and redevelopment of my home state. Ultimately, I felt I could make the best, most long-lasting impact by …
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To become a better writer, it’s the thought that countsFor NYU Wagner’s Thom Blaylock , good writing comes in many guises, even splattered by misplaced commas and misspelled words. A Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Policy, he has taught communications at Columbia University and worked as an editor, …
Faculty Profile
Scott MartinScott B. Martin (Ph.D., Columbia University) has taught regularly in the New School’s Graduate Program in International Affairs program since 2005 as well as in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University since 1998. He has held …
Alumni In Action
Elenie MartinezHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? Throughout Wagner, I had experiences that made my time at Wagner truly valuable and eye-opening. Two professors stuck with me, Vanessa Leon and Jamila Brown who were extremely impactful in …
Publication
The Effects of Welfare Reform on Teenage Parents and Their ChildrenAber, J.L., Brooks-Gunn, J. & Maynard, R. …
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Promoting Early Childhood Development through Comprehensive Community InitiativesRecent advances in developmental psychology, social services, and social policy have converged to highlight 3 issues: (a) the importance of early development; (b) the importance of the contexts, or "ecology," of early development, especially with respect …
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MPA Alumna Annie Gurvis Receives 2023 NYC Hayes Innovation PrizeNYU Wagner alumna Annie Gurvis (MPA 2019) has been honored with the 2023 NYC Hayes Innovation Prize . This prestigious award celebrates the remarkable achievements of city government employees early in their careers, highlighting their pivotal role in …
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Using the Delphi and Snow Card Techniques to Build Consensus Among Diverse Community and Academic StakeholdersBackground : The New York University– New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYU-HHC) Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) and consensus-building approach among its community …
Alumni In Action
Anjana SreedharCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? In my current position I do several things. First, I project manage interdepartmental projects. I also track and analyze data for process improvement efforts. Finally, I support timely initiatives, …
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Fifty Years of Historic Preservation in New York CityThe year 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the creation of New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which has the authority to designate areas as historic districts and to designate individual, interior and scenic landmark sites. The LPC …
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Appropriate and inappropriate imaging rates for prostate cancer go hand in hand by region, as if set by thermostatPolicy makers interested in containing health care costs are targeting regional variation in utilization, including the use of advanced imaging. However, bluntly decreasing utilization among the highest-utilization regions may have negative consequences. …
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