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Evaluation and Strategic PlanningThe Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) was created as a joint five-year collaboration between New York University (NYU) and the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to “provide an integrated home for the advancement of collaborative …
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Public Service is Pursuing Criminal Justice Reform in AmericaPublic Service is ... Pursuing Criminal Justice Reform in America The Ellen Schall Experience Fund gave Frank Stiefel (MPA-PNP) the chance to spend his summer working for the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition and to continue to pursue his passion for …
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Is Special Education Improving? Case Evidence From New York CityIn this study, we assess changes in the education of students with disabilities (SWDs) in the nation’s largest school district, New York City (NYC), over the decade 2005–2015. Specifically, we examine progress toward the twin legislative goals of both the …
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NYU Wagner Convocation | Thursday, May 23, 2019The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service's 2019 Convocation Ceremony featured the 286 graduating students, their friends, and loved ones at New York City Center in Midtown Manhattan on May …
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Information Technology and City ServicesThe Citizens Budget Commission is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic organization devoted to influencing constructive change in the finances and services of New York City and New York State government. The Capstone team was asked to identify an area in which …
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Faiyaz JafferFaiyaz Jaffer, Ed.D Dr. Faiyaz Jaffer is the Research Scholar for the Islamic Center at New York University and an Associate Chaplain for the Center of Global & Spiritual Life at NYU. He holds a doctorate in education from New York University, with a …
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A call to action to build research data infrastructureThe research community should move to fill the regulatory gap for large-scale social data left by the recent revisions of the Common Rule, argues Julia Ingrid …
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Oportunidades para Exportação de Produtos Compatíveis com a Floresta na Amazônia BrasileiraQuais atividades podem impulsionar o desenvolvimento econômico regenerativo e de baixo carbono da Amazônia ainda nessa década? As respostas mais frequentes envolvem o processamento de matérias-primas que hoje são vendidas em estado bruto, a venda de …
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City and State Names a Pair of NYU Wagner Community Members to 2024 Transportation Power 100 City and State released The 2024 Transportation Power 100 , acknowledging the leaders in the field of transportation across the metropolitan area and the entire state of New York. This year’s list included a pair of honorees from the NYU Wagner …
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MUP - City and Community Planningoverview Cities and communities are becoming more innovative: they are using data to optimize services and local decision-making, even as they are being forced to reexamine complex historical and contemporary realities in ways that may generate new …
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Allen ZerkinAllen J. Zerkin has been an Adjunct Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service since 1988, teaching courses on negotiation and conflict management. He also teaches, annually, a course on negotiation and conflict …
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Minimum Parking Requirements, Transit Proximity and Development in New York CityNew York City policymakers are planning for a city of over 9 million residents by 2030, a large increase from today. A central goal of City officials is to accommodate this increase while simultaneously improving the City’s overall environmental …
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In Memoriam: Professor Dennis C. SmithIt is with the greatest sadness and regret that we note the passing of Dennis Smith, longtime NYU Wagner faculty member, colleague, and friend. Dennis, who died July 27 after a lengthy bout with cancer, was a leading, beloved citizen of the Wagner …
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URPL-GP.4636
Housing Policy IThis is the first course in a two-course sequence in housing policy, with an emphasis on major federal policies and the connection between housing, place and opportunity. This first course explores the historic, economic and social context of current …Video
The 2019 Ellen Schall Experience Fund: Supporting Summer Internships Around the WorldThis summer, NYU Wagner awarded several students with stipends to take on unpaid public service internships. This allows them to explore professional opportunities to achieve their career goals, regardless of compensation or financial …
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IMPROVING PAVEMENT MARKING REFURBISHMENT IN BROOKLYNThe New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) is responsible for installing and maintaining over 200 million linear feet of pavement markings, which are used on paved roadways to direct and inform drivers and pedestrians, and ensuring that the …
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HPAM-GP.1833
Strategic Management for Healthcare OrganizationsThis course aims to improve your ability to effectively manage and lead health service organizations. We examine a range of key challenges that managers must address to optimize organizational performance, including questions of mission, vision, and …Webpage
Undergraduate Major in Public PolicyWhether it is climate change, inequality, urban congestion, privacy, affordable healthcare, terrorism or nonproliferation, the public challenges we face are more complicated than ever before, and addressing them effectively requires several sophisticated …
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My Summer Internship Experience: Frank Stiefel (MPA-PNP)The Ellen Schall Experience Fund gave Frank Stiefel (MPA-PNP) the chance to spend his summer working for the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition and to continue to pursue his passion for criminal justice reform in …
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Migration Choices of the Boomerang Generation: Does Returning Home Dampen Labor Market Adjustment? This paper documents a linkage between two empirical trends: the low levels of out-migration from weak labor markets, and the increasing rate at which young adults return to live with their parents (‘boomerang’). Using the American Community Survey, we …
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An analysis of a scholarship programIn 2008, the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW) changed its scholarship strategy by moving away from awarding scholarships directly to students, and instead providing grants to universities and institutions. These partners select scholarship …
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WAGTalk: Erica Foldy, "Embracing Ambivalence"Professor Erica Foldy outlines how she learned to stop worrying and love contradiction, noting that one can learn more about complex policy problems by acknowledging various sides of an …
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A Trapped-Factors Model of InnovationWhen will reducing trade barriers against a low wage country cause innovation to increase in high wage regions like the US or EU? We develop a model where factors of production have costs of adjustment and so are partially “trapped” in producing old …
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Recent & Upcoming ProjectsAnnouncing the Release of Launching the MicroBuild Fund, a First-of-its-Kind Impact Investing Case Study Launching the MicroBuild Fund, developed in partnership with The Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship at NYU School of Law, explores the …