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Health & WellnessYour health and wellness at NYU Wagner is important and pertinent to your student success. NYU offers a range of resources and information to assist you. STUDENT HEALTH CENTER (SHC) The Student Health Center (SHC) at NYU offers a range of medical …
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Dean Sherry Glied and NYU Wagner Alumni Named NY's Most Influential Women in Public Service LeadershipNYU Wagner Dean Sherry Glied was named one of City & State ’s 2022 Power Women 100, along with two Wagner alumnae, Jennifer Jones Austin (MPA 1997) and Farah Louis (MPA 2018). The Power Women 100 award acknowledges the invaluable contributions of women …
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NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State's 2025 Above & Beyond: Women ListCity & State ’s 2025 Above & Beyond: Women list honors trailblazing leaders whose work has significantly impacted New York communities. Among this year’s honorees are two NYU Wagner alumni, Elisabeth Wynn and Lourdes Zapata, who have made remarkable …
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Government's Greatest Achievements of the Past Half CenturyLooking back from the edge of a new millennium, it is difficult not to be proud of what the federal government has tried to achieve these past fifty years. Name a significant domestic or foreign problem over the past half century and the federal …
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The effect of changes in Medicare reimbursement on the practice of office and hospital-based endoscopic surgery for bladder cancerBackground : Procedures performed in the office offer potential cost savings. Recent analyses suggest, however, that a fee-for-service system may incentivize subscale operations and, thus, contribute to excessive spending. The authors of this report …
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Alumni Spotlight: Arden Levine (MPA-PNP 2006)Arden Levine (MPA-PNP 2006), chief strategy officer, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development We'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in …
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The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the EvidenceWe replicate and reanalyse the most influential study of microcredit impacts (Pitt and Khandker, 1998). That study was celebrated for showing that microcredit reduces poverty, a much hoped-for possibility (though one not confirmed by recent randomized …
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Alumnus an Honoree in Crain's "40 Under 40" List of Up and ComersThe annual “40 Under 40” issue of Crain’s New York for 2015 honors NYU Wagner alumnus Gary Rodney (MUP 1999). As President of the New York City Housing Development Corp., Rodney is at the forefront of carrying out Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to build or …
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City and State Names Seven NYU Wagner Alumni to The 2024 Brooklyn Power 100City and State released The 2024 Brooklyn Power 100 , highlighting the accomplishments of the borough’s leaders in fields such as healthcare administration, local government, parks and recreation, business, and more. This year’s list notably included …
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Welfare Politics in CongressThe stakes of political conflict involve contending values and issue definitions as well as policy. Welfare reform was the most important change in American domestic policy since civil rights. Its significance hinges crucially on how participants …
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Paul DiMaggioPaul DiMaggio is Professor of Sociology at New York University with affiliate appointments in the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the Stern School of Business, and the Center for Data Science. He has written and taught about cultural policy and …
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Crowded HouseThe extraordinary growth in the stock market over the past several years has significantly increased wealth in the US household sector. The Flow of Funds Accounts data indicate that in the second quarter of 1998 corporate equity holdings in the household …
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Debt, Donors, and the Decision to GiveThere has been a significant amount of work done on the private funding of nonprofits. Yet, despite the enormous size of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the importance of private donations to the sector, and the significance of the sector to public …
Capstone Projects
State Preparation for Recession: The Rainy Day FundThe Capstone team evaluated the effectiveness of Rainy Day Funds on easing the fiscal stress experienced by state governments during a recession. As a result of the last recession which ended in 1992, states have created Rainy Day Funds as a mechanism to …
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Wagner Alumni are Celebrated as Black New York TrailblazersTwo NYU Wagner alumni, Farah Louis (MPA 2018) and Jennifer Jones Austin (EMPA 1996), have been named in City & State’s Power of Diversity: Black 100 which recognizes Black trailblazers in New York. The list of honorees represent every corner of New York’s …
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Has falling crime invited gentrification?Since the early 1990s, central city crime has fallen dramatically in the United States. We explore the extent to which this trend may have contributed to gentrification. Using confidential census microdata, we show that reductions in central city violent …
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The Merit and Reputation of an Administration: Presidential Appointees on the Appointments ProcessAmerican government was designed to be led by citizens who would step out of private life to serve their nation, then return to their communities enriched by that service and ready to recruit the next generation of citizen servants. The Founding Fathers …
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Dying Alone: The Social Production of Urban IsolationIn July 1995 over 700 Chicago residents, most of them old and impoverished, died in a short but devastating heat wave. As part of a `social autopsy' of this disaster that goes beyond natural factors to uncover the institutional forces that made the urban …
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NYU Wagner Graduates Gather in New E 17th Street Home for AlumNite 2025On June 12, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted AlumNite—the first time this celebration and fundraiser was hosted in its new home on East 17th Street—welcoming graduates ranging from the Classes of 1976 to 2025. Following a reception for the Host Committee …
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The Effects of Welfare Reform on the WellBeing of Single Mothers"The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 changed the face of welfare by imposing time limits, work requirements, and stricter eligibility controls. While many studies show that it has been successful in reducing welfare …
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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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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 …