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New York City Public High Schools: School Characteristics and the Demand for Specialized Programs… School choice is one of the most discussed, and most controversial, issues on today's school reform agenda. While most of the debate has focused on the public provision of … at private schools, many public school districts already use a variety of choice mechanisms, including magnet schools, …
Capstone Projects
Needs Assessment and Program Design… As part of Mayor Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative, The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, in … City. The Capstone team project included an assessment of the needs and capabilities of this population, research … New York City Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services …
Capstone Projects
Integrated transportation plan for the city of Long Beach, New York… throughout Long Island. SLI has been working with the City of Long Beach to rebuild infrastructure and provide services … The team also conducted a preliminary parking inventory of existing parking lots and garages in the City of Long Beach and developed a survey to assess the quality of …
Capstone Projects
DEVELOPING ARGUMENTS AND STRATEGIC MESSAGING TO KEEP PRIMARY ELECTIONS OPEN… to close primaries in the Republican-controlled states of Idaho, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas. The team conducted background research on the types of primary elections in the US and three key reasons for keeping primaries open: protecting the voice of independent voters, avoiding electoral polarization, and …
Stories
NYU Wagner Honors 410 Graduating Students at Convocation 2015… from thirteen different countries, 410 graduating students of NYU Wagner were enthusiastically honored at the school's … Center. Arrayed in academic attire in a capacity crowd of more than 2,000 in all, the students—and their professors, … careers, Keenan advised the students at the ceremony. Use your nervous jitters to motivate you, as you also …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation of an Adolescent Clinical Weight Loss Program… weight-loss intervention program within the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Montefiore Children's Hospital. The … and requested that the Capstone team assess the progress of program participants and develop a model to evaluate … determine if the results seen thus far justify the current use of resources. The team compiled and analyzed changes in …
Capstone Projects
ANALYZING THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SHIFT TO OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTERS… NYU Langone's Department of Orthopedic Surgery has three hospital sites: NYU Langone … national trends across the US and build a foundation of knowledge on the subject, and conducted an operational analysis of procedure utilization at each of the three sites to …
News
Professor Patricia Satterstrom recognized by NYU Wagner with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) research award… has awarded Patricia Satterstrom, Assistant Professor of Management, its Equity Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) … research prize for the 2020-21 academic year. A component of NYU Wagner's school-wide EDI plan , the honor highlights … methods to examine the micro-processes team members use to challenge traditional power structures and facilitate …
Faculty Profile
Erilia Wu … Erilia Wu is a Data Analytics Manager at NYU School of Medicine, where she is responsible for data analysis and supervises a team of analysts. She studies health economics and behavioral … visualization, using data to tell stories to a wide range of audiences. Erilia holds a Master's degree in Public …
Alumni In Action
Kate Reynolds… all over the U.S., so, in the end — I have the best of both worlds. How did your Wagner experience prepare you … you have to know how to make decisions and chart a course of action in complex environments. My Capstone assignment, to … culture. I also value the variety in my work, both in terms of the types of projects that we tackle day to day as …
Capstone Projects
Sustainable Consumption of Space… UN-Habitat focuses on the promotion of sustainable patterns of urban growth worldwide, with the ultimate vision of … to assist in the development of a citywide plan for land use. Fueled by economic success and internal displacement of … Sustainable Consumption of Space …
Capstone Projects
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A “ONE-STOP SHOP” RECOVERY COMMUNITY
CENTER… and recovery for community members with substance use disorders. Connecting people in need to crucial services …
Faculty Profile
KP Trueblood… seasoned organizational strategist with nearly two decades of experience strengthening mission-driven institutions … progress toward mission. KP brings a proven track record of building high-performing teams, streamlining systems, and … and nonprofit sectors. She has served as President and COO of the Brooklyn Museum, Chief of Staff at the ACLU, Director …
Capstone Projects
Stakeholder Perception Analysis… In 1998, as part of an effort to reunite families safely and more expediently, NYC Administration of Childrens Services - Division for Child Protection began … participants of the Family Team Conferences through the use of focus groups. The Capstone team presented …
Capstone Projects
Enhancing Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement … The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is the largest … over $1.5 billion in goods annually for the City of New York. In addition to supplying NYC’s needs for all … Enterprises (M/WBEs) to ensure the reliable procurement of goods and services and support opportunities for minority …
Capstone Projects
Transitioning to an Electric Bus Fleet… public transportation agency in North America and one of the largest in the world. The bus system in NYC has the … Fast Forward Plan, the agency has set the ambitious goal of converting its entire bus fleet to electric vehicles by … a Capstone team to investigate the impacts and challenges of this transition, with an emphasis on determining the …
Course
URPL-GP.2660
History and Theory of Planning… This course examines key ideas in the history and theory of planning. We start with some challenges of 21st-century urbanism to activate our conversations about … expertise. Our goal is to understand the history, use and abuse of the planner’s toolkit. Our topics include: …Publication
Gender and the Publication Output of Graduate Students: A Case Study… PhD student cohorts 2004-2009 at the California Institute of Technology using a new dataset that includes information … advisors and enables us to construct detailed measures of teams at the advisor level. We focus on the relationship … student publications and: (1) their gender; (2) the gender of the advisor, (3) the gender pairing between the advisor …
Capstone Projects
Pleasant Village, East Harlem… The former site of the Washburn Wire Factory in Pleasant Village is currently … built as planned. The scale and potential negative impacts of the project are of significant concern to the surrounding … uses for the remaining space. Group Three proposed a mixed use alternative development program for the ERP site that …
Capstone Projects
Improving Process and Providing Measurement Tools for the Early Learning Group… Children of Bellevue (COB) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to … playgroup for parents and children between the ages of six months and three years. Currently, the ELG does not … measurement and evaluation mechanisms that COB and ELG can use to demonstrate its success in fulfilling its goals. …
Capstone Projects
Targeted Sector Workforce Development Program… Working with the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), the Capstone team … development program that targets a growing sector of the citys economy. In 2003, SBS assumed responsibility … workforce development programs from the former Department of Employment. SBS intends to launch a pilot program that is …
Capstone Projects
Targeted Sector Workforce Development Program… Working with the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), the Capstone team … development program that targets a growing sector of the citys economy. In 2003, SBS assumed responsibility … workforce development programs from the former Department of Employment. SBS intends to launch a pilot program that is …
Publication
Mass Administration Reorganization, Media Attention and the Paradox of Information… decisions. We evaluate our argument in the context of a recent mass administrative reorganization by the British … Reorganization, Media Attention and the Paradox of Information …
Capstone Projects
Utilizing big data in the credit union industry… The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions helps low- and … initiatives which could improve the financial health of both their member institutions and the clients they serve. … credit unions, using strategies appropriate for the level of resources within each individual organization. …