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Public Policy Minor(formerly Social & Public Policy Minor) Addressing and understanding policy in areas ranging from education, health, and immigration to sustainability and urban planning is at the heart of NYU Wagner's mission. Drawing on this traditional strength, the …
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Prostate Cancer Imaging Trends After a Nationwide Effort to Discourage Inappropriate Prostate Cancer ImagingBackground : Reducing inappropriate use of imaging to stage incident prostate cancer is a challenging problem highlighted recently as a Physician Quality Reporting System quality measure and by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American …
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Social Change Leadership PracticesErica Gabrielle Foldy, Laurie Goldman and Sonia Ospina. The Leadership Task of Prompting Cognitive Shifts: Shaping Perceptions of Issues and Constituencies to Achieve Public Service Goals. A practical five-page guide for nonprofit leaders. 2009. Dodge, J. …
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Paul GetsosPaul G. Getsos is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Paul is a nationally recognized strategist and movement leader who has built organizations, led campaigns and delivered wins at …
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For Veterans & Military Connected StudentsAfter you’ve been admitted to NYU, complete the paperwork through the VA . Access your DD-214 . Certificate of Eligibility Letter (COE) will be mailed, indicating the chapter and eligible benefit(s). Chapter 31 veterans: your case manager will issue an …
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Who Reports Noticing and Using Calorie Information Posted on Fast Food Restaurant Menus?OBJECTIVE: Identify consumer characteristics that predict seeing and using calorie information on fast food menu boards. METHODS: Two separate data collection methods were used in Philadelphia during June 2010, several weeks after calorie labeling …
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"What win–win lost: rethinking microfinance subsidy in the past and designing for the future"The modern microfinance industry was built on the idea that lenders could (and should) profit while serving poor and excluded customers. This idea - that lenders could 'win' while customers would also 'win' - inspired the broader field of social …
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Apparent MismatchThe federal regulations that govern human subjects research were created in the wake of gross abuses of medical science, in which subjects undertook significant risks (and were significantly harmed), without consenting to treatment. Developments in recent …
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Combating Payday Lending in MississippiPayday lenders can charge fees of $22 per $100 borrowed for a two-week short-term loan, which is the equivalent of a 572 annual percentage rate. Borrowers frequently cannot repay their original loan and have to take out additional loans, trapping the …
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Narrowing the Gender Gap in Mobile Banking… Jean N. Lee, Jonathan Morduch, Saravana Ravindran, and Abu S. Shonchoy …
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Social Change LeadershipJennifer Dodge, Amparo Hofmann-Pinilla, Angela Beard and Caitlin Murphy, February 2013. Beyond Foundation Funding: Revenue-Generating Strategies for Sustainable Social Change. Ospina, Sonia. Leadership for Social Change: Contributions for a Contemporary …
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A New White Flight? The Dynamics of Neighborhood Change in the 1980sThe rapid rise in immigration over the past few decades has transformed the American social landscape, while the need to understand its impact on society has led to a burgeoning research literature. Predominantly non-European and of varied cultural, …
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Courses Outside WagnerRegistration You may not take courses outside of Wagner in your first term. Undergraduate courses and foreign language courses cannot count toward any Wagner degree. You can use the Law School and Stern course pages to find graduate offerings in those …
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Online MHA Frequently Asked QuestionsYou will be prepared to assume leadership roles in hospitals, community healthcare clinics, health insurance companies, healthcare consulting firms, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, home health organizations, and pharmaceutical and medical device …
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Meera Joshi, former NYU Rudin Center Visiting Scholar, Named Deputy Mayor for OperationsCongratulations to Meera Joshi, former Visiting Scholar at the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation, on being appointed New York City’s incoming Deputy Mayor for Operations. During her time at the NYU Rudin Center, Deputy Mayor Joshi led the study, “ …
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Gender & Sexuality in U.S. Policy FormationThis graduate level course will provide an in-depth analysis of gender and sexuality policy in the United States. We will focus on the role that criminalization plays in this area, examining topics such abortion and regulation of intimate partner …
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Master's Degree in Urban PlanningLearn to manage budgets and resources for large-scale urban projects. …
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Student Spotlight: Lina Dieudonné (MPA-PNP 2025)Lina Dieudonné (MPA-PNP 2025), chair, Wagner Philanthropy Could you share a bit about yourself and tell us what inspired you to attend NYU Wagner?   I have been interested in public service from a young age. I was raised in France but my mother is from …
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Analyzing the Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on the Field of National Social Justice PhilanthropyConcerned that the full impact of the 2008 financial crisis has not yet been felt in the field of social justice philanthropy, Cricket Island Foundation (CIF), a New York­based foundation supporting youth­led social change, partnered with the Social …
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Democracy ScholarsAbout Democracy Scholars A Three Week Residential Summer Seminar Program Support for Senior Year College Application Process A Nine Month Civic Engagement Leadership Project 1) Democracy Scholars is an intensive 3-week summer seminar in political …
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Three NYU Wagner Alumni Recognized as Notable Leaders in MWBEs New York’s state and local governments have made uplifting minority-and women-owned business enterprises, or MWBEs, a priority. The  City & State 2025 Who’s Who in MWBEs power list recognizes the business owners, public officials, and advocates working to …
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Local Economic Development in Nicaragua: Experiences from PRODELSA"The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) requested this project for the purpose of learning lessons from the implementation of the EU­funded, Nicaraguan­executed, PRODELSA program. PRODELSA is based on the premise that Nicaraguan Municipal …
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Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Michael Blake in Conversation with the Honorable Shaun DonovanBy: Sakura Miyazaki   On Monday, October 28, 2019,  NYU Wagner’s Visiting Urbanist Michael Blake invited students, faculty, and staff to discuss the future of urban policy in cities like New York with the Honorable Shaun Donovan, former Director of the US …
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