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High Schools and the Development of First-Generation College Students… even less likely to reach college than their peers. Only about one quarter of first-generation students enroll in …
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The Role of Faith-Based Institutions in Providing Health Education and Promoting Equal Access to Care: A Case Study of an Initiative in the Southwest Bronx… with faith-based institutions, little is known about best practices for developing such programs. Using a … New York, that is designed to educate community members about health promotion and disease management and to mobilize …
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A Vote of Renewed Confidence: How Americans View Presidential Appointees and Government in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks… fighting for its very survival. Yet, as Jefferson mused about the challenges ahead, he worried most about building an administration whose talents, integrity, …
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Edna Mariñelarena… I had an edge over other candidates. Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities and what your next move might …
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Converging Evidence for Neighborhood Effects on Children’s Test Scores: An Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Observational Comparison… segregation at the neighborhood level, generating concern about whether neighborhood environments themselves may … question for research and public policy is to learn more about the conditions under which neighborhoods matter for … sufficiently strong research designs to support inferences about neighborhood effects on children’s outcomes, and by the …
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PHD in Public Administration … and administration of research. If you have questions about the PhD admissions process please contact …
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Elwood Hill… position there when I graduated. What do you enjoy about your job? New York City! Due to its sheer size and … It is in times like this that you can really learn a lot about local government operations. Additionally, I would tap …
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Student Spotlight: Kartika Fuentes (MPA 2023)… undergraduate studies in Ecuador where I became passionate about social justice. I became involved with the Indigenous … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez where I learned more in depth about how community organizing can be translated into legislative advocacy efforts. Learning about community work within the nonprofit sector and the …
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Just Give People Money. But How and When?Just give people money. The idea is as simple as it is radical. At least it was radical until the coronavirus pandemic. With sluggish wages and household savings eroded by the pandemic, many struggling households simply need cash. Giving cash has turned …
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People and Place in Low-Income Housing Policy… the articles and discussions (a) lay out what we know about housing policy impacts on people and places, with a …
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Student Spotlight: Judy Huynh (MUP 2024)… and needs, providing numerous opportunities to learn about urban policy and its impact on people's lives. As a … to engage with like-minded individuals and learn about cutting-edge research and design principles through … able to represent the AAPI community and raise awareness about local, state, national, and global news that affects …
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Variation in payment rates under Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment SystemPublished online 2016 Apr 8. Objective To measure variation in payment rates under Medicare's Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and identify the main payment adjustments that drive variation. Data Sources/Study Setting Medicare cost reports for …
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Preserving History or Hindering Progress: Effect of Historic Districts on Local Housing Markets … than in New York City, debates have raged for decades about its relative merits. Ingrid Gould Ellen , Paulette …
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Elenie Martinez… to be impactful for me and my work. Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? Vera’s new Advocacy and … panels and networking events, it helped me learn so much about city government and all the work that was being done …
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Diego Riaño… wide range of teams and disciplines. Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I am the C40 Head for the …
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Michelle Yanche… Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? In partnership with the …
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Former Governor Christine Todd Whitman Speaks to NYU Wagner Students… nuclear energy and answer questions. She spoke at length about energy policy as it relates to climate change … all three groups asked questions and expressed concerns about health hazards and public safety issues that arise from …
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In Memoriam: Professor Richard BrodskyNYU Wagner has lost a highly valued member of our community—former New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, who died on April 8, 2020. A “champion of the state Legislature,” as Politico memorialized him, he had an outstanding career as a public …
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Real Estate Economics Journal Recognizes Professors Sewin Chan and Ingrid Gould Ellen for "Best Paper" of 2016A study by NYU Wagner professors Sewin Chan and Ingrid Gould Ellen, and NYU Furman Center post-doctorate research fellow Samuel Dastrop, has been named Best Paper of 2016 by the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association , publisher of the …
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Your Alumni News for July 2017… Valley Health Care System, recently co-authored a book about empowering students. Oliver Wise (MPA 2008), Director … Thad Calabrese (PhD 2009) was quoted in Marketplace about the effect on towns when shopping malls run into … Ingrid Gould Ellen spoke on the Us & Them podcast about gentrification and the evolution of a neighborhood. …
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LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EFFORTS IN RENTAL HOUSING… that focus on increasing equity and access to information about available housing units, proactively addressing tenant …
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Student Spotlight: Sita Goetschius (MPA 2023)… I was motivated to attend Wagner because I wanted to think about issues on a systematic scale. Wagner has a top-tier … gave me the framework and toolkit to think critically about solutions through the lens of serving the public. … to apply what they’ve learned. Can you share a bit about your project and how it connects to your …
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The Feasibility of Developing Affordable Housing on New York City Public Library Sites… capital construction projects. The Capstone team learned about Enterprise's development costs, analyzed the costs of …
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Research at NYU Wagner will explore how transportation and housing sectors can help build a "culture of health"… to be a research Hub under the program. Sherry Glied, Dean of Wagner, serves as Hub leader. The funded projects at …