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ANALYZING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE UNDERUTILIZED PUBLIC ASSETS FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is an international financial institution serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. The government of the Dominican Republic approached the IDB to explore …
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ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP STRATEGIES FOR EAST FLATBUSHBrooklyn Community Board 17 (CB17) is working with Brooklyn Level Up (BKLVLUP), a community development corporation and community land trust, to preserve homeownership and prevent displacement in East Flatbush. The client engaged the Capstone team to …
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NYU Wagner President's Service Award Recipients for 2016On April 14, four NYU Wagner students and two NYU Wagner student organizations were honored at the 32nd Annual President's Service Awards . The ceremony, held at the NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, honored over 40 groups and nearly 100 …
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Business Development for Social EnterpriseMade in Lower East Side (miLES) is an emerging social enterprise that seeks to connect New York City creatives to short-term rentals in the Lower East Side (LES) neighborhood of Manhattan. Taking advantage of the vast amount of empty storefront space in …
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Student Spotlight: Ana Gabriela Cerón-OviedoAna Gabriela Cerón-Oviedo, MPA-PNP 2025 Can you share a bit about yourself and what motivated you to attend a school of public service? I was born and raised in Colombia and moved to New York City to pursue my Master of Public Administration at NYU …
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NYU Wagner Climate Week 2025As part of Climate Week NYC 2025 and Climate Week at NYU , NYU Wagner is hosting a slate of events focused on policy issues in climate and sustainability. All events are open to all NYU Wagner students, faculty, and staff, and the general public. Climate …
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New case study in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell FoundationNYU Wagner's Social Innovation & Investment Initiative (SII) , led by Professor Scott Taitel , is proud to announce the publication of a new case study, Mission Investing: A Framework for Family Foundations. Through support from the Michael & Susan …
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STRATEGIES FOR CANNABIS INDUSTRY INVESTMENT The Office of the Mayor of Trenton enlisted a team to help the city take advantage of New Jersey’s legalization of recreational cannabis in November 2020. The city’s goal was to understand the cannabis industry’s impacts on a majority-minority city facing …
Faculty Profile
Christopher ManningChris Manning is a highly accomplished executive with extensive experience in public affairs, government relations, and community impact within the real estate and healthcare sectors. His dedication to public service and strategic relationship-building …
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The Effect of Residential Mobility on Student Performance: Evidence from New York CityResidential mobility is likely to have consequences for student performance, but prior empirical work is largely correlational and offers little insight into its impacts. Using rich, longitudinal data, we estimate the effects of residential mobility on …
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As Trump Administration Begins, NYU Wagner Panel Looks at Prospects for Continued Policy Innovation by City GovernmentsAbout 100 policy makers and thought leaders who work within and across the boundaries of the public and private sectors gathered at NYU Wagner on February 13 to discuss cities’ emerging role as drivers of innovation, both in America and around the world, …
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Andrew Friedman (LAW '98) to Lead Joint NYU Wagner and NYU Law InitiativeAndrew Friedman (LAW '98) will join NYU on January 2 to lead a new Initiative for Community Power and Democratic Engagement (ICPDE). A joint undertaking of the Law School’s Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law (CRIL) and NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate …
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Is severity of obesity associated with diagnosis or health education practices?OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of the severity of obesity with diagnosis and health education, and to identify any differences within demographic or other subgroups. DESIGN: Clinician visits for 2-18 year olds from the 2005-2008 National Ambulatory …
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Kathleen Wetzel ApltauerCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? The courses I teach include International Capstone: Advanced Projects, Economics of International Development, and Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning in Global Affairs. My evaluation work focuses on …
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NYU Wagner’s Professor Vanessa Deane is Awarded AICP CertificationNYU Wagner is pleased to congratulate Vanessa L. Deane , Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Urban Planning & Public Service, for earning her American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification , a rigorous credential signaling her deep knowledge of …
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Long-Term Associations of Homelessness with Children's Well-BeingTo analyze long-term consequences of homelessness, the authors compared 388 formerly homeless children 55 months after shelter entry with 382 housed peers, birth to 17, using mother- and child-reported health, mental health, community involvement, …
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From Consent to Mutual Inquiry: Balancing Democracy and Authority in Action ResearchThe Leadership for a Changing World (LCW) program is a joint endeavor between the Ford Foundation, the Advocacy Institute, and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. This paper focuses on the experiences of the Research and Documentation …
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Test Score Gaps in New York State Schools: What do Fourth and Eighth Grade Results Show?This report analyzes performance gaps by race/ethnicity, income and gender in New York State schools using fourth and eighth grade math and English language test results. Their results highlight the legacy of racial segregation where many schools have too …
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Social Implications of Infrastructure Network InteractionsUrbanized and soon-to-be urbanizing areas are increasingly dependent upon infrastructure transmission and distribution networks for the provision of essential public resources and services for transportation, energy, communications, water supply, and …
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Leadership, Diversity and RaceFoldy, E. G. & Ospina, S. 2015. “ Leadership styles, ethnicity and race. ” Entry for Hou, Xiaoshuo (ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism. Blackwell. Ospina, S., El Hadidy, W. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion: Insights from …
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Strategies to Enhance the Financial Viability of Environmental ProjectsThe National Audubon Society (Audubon) is a nonprofit environmental organization that seeks to conserve and restore natural ecosystems and wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. Despite growing demand for investable …
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ADDRESSING FOOD WASTE AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETSThe goal of Veggie Fruitful is to minimize the amount of leafy greens and tomatoes that farmers harvest and take to local markets but cannot sell due to their short life span. To understand the market, the Capstone team identified farmers in New York who …
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DECENTRALIZATION AND COASTAL RESILIENCEThe World Bank’s Governance Global Practice supports its client countries in building capable, efficient, open, inclusive, and accountable institutions. The rise of global climate change poses a serious threat to the World Bank’s core foundations of …
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Turning Rules into Resources: Worker Enactment of Labor Standards Beyond Compliance and Why It Matters for Regulatory FederalismLabor standards are not just enforced; they are enacted, and often in ways that are different from their stated intention. This distinction creates an opening to consider the ways that frontline workers extend and repurpose enforcement practices. Drawing …