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Jennifer MaulsbyAfter completing her degree at Wagner, Jennifer Maulsby began an impactful career working in human service program development and administration at several New York City organizations. She was an Administrative Director at Safe Horizon where she helped …
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Commencement & Convocation FAQ1. What is the difference between Commencement and Convocation? Commencement is the NYU-wide ceremony held in honor of the completion and/or in anticipation of your fulfilling all academic requirements at the University. The ceremony, held at Yankee …
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Can Regulatory Changes Improve the Health of Older Americans with Hearing Loss?Only one in seven Americans who could benefit from a hearing aid owns one. Why is this, what are the consequences, and what can we do about it? In a new article in the American Journal of Public Health , NYU Wagner Professor Jan Blustein and her …
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New York Building Congress and NYU Wagner Launch New Fellowship to Expand Research and Advocacy ProgramsThe New York Building Congress and NYU Wagner have partnered to launch a new Fellowship in Urban Policy and Planning. The Fellowship Program places Wagner graduate students into part-time employment with the Building Congress. The program offers graduate …
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Women in Consulting PanelOn October 15th, NYU Wagner hosted Women in Consulting , a panel discussion on what a career in consulting means to three prominent women in the public sector, management, and public health consulting fields. This event was sponsored by the Wagner …
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Healthy Relationships: A Guide to Forming Partnerships between Health Care Providers and Adult Education ProgramsSimply stated, health literacy is the ability to obtain, understand, and effectively use health-related information. In a recent report entitled "Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion," the Institute of Medicine estimated that 90 million adults …
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The Pearls and Pitfalls of Initiating a Neurosurgery Discharge Huddle: One Institution's Experience… of a neurosurgery discharge huddle to assist other centers planning to create a discharge huddle or improve the …
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An Intervention to Improve Care and Reduce Costs for High Risk Patients with Frequent Health Services UseBackground A small percentage of high-risk patients accounts for a large proportion of Medicaid spending in the United States, which has become an urgent policy issue. Our objective was to pilot a novel patient-centered intervention for high-risk patients …
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MPA in Health Policy & Management-MDYour MD coursework will reduce the total number of credits you will need for the MPA to 36, from the standard 45. These 36 MPA credits will be comprised of: 12 Core course credits The core courses are: CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics CORE-GP 1020 Management …
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NYU Wagner’s 7th Annual Day of ServiceDuring the spring semester, NYU Wagner students across the country came together to participate in the annual WagnerCares Day of Service. In addition to service projects in New York City, alumni in the Bay Area, Washington DC, and Los Angeles …
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Better but Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the United States Since 1950The past half-century has been marked by major changes in the treatment of mental illness: important advances in understanding mental illnesses, increases in spending on mental health care and support of people with mental illnesses, and the availability …
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Anna VerdiyanHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? New York did not just impact my professional journey, it defined it entirely. Inspired by my mother’s transfer to New York City to lead global child development efforts in her position at …
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New From GovLab: MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening GovernanceNYU Wagner’s Governance Lab ( The GovLab ) is forming the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Governance , which will seek to develop blueprints for more effective and legitimate democratic institutions to help improve people’s lives. …
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Elevated Depressive Symptoms Among Caregiving GrandparentsObjective. To determine whether caregiving grandparents are at an increased risk for depressive symptoms. Data Source. National sample ( n =10,293) of grandparents aged 53–63 years in 1994, and their spouse/partners, who took part in the Health and …
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Climate Change Risk and the Maryland State Retirement SystemClimate change poses a real and meaningful threat to economies, industries, and companies at global, national, and local levels. The physical impacts of climate change create multiple, well-documented risks to people, governments, and business, but the …
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NYU Wagner Student Focuses Attention on Persistence of FGM Around the WorldThe British newspaper The Guardian this week features Aissata M.B. Camara, an MPA student at NYU Wagner specializing in International Public & Nonprofit Management, in a news video about the persistence of Female Genital Mutilation ( FGM ) in many …
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NYU Wagner's Beth Noveck Honored as “Civic Innovator” of the YearBeth Noveck, Founder and Director of The Governance Lab at NYU Wagner, is among a group of civic innovators from around the globe who have just been honored by the nonpartisan National Democratic Institute (NDI) for their efforts to use technology to hold …
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New Report Explores How Cities and 'Anchor Institutions' Can Collaborate… In 2015 it is 'anchor institutions'—universities, medical centers and hospitals—that are the obvious partner for city …
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Cherrelle HallWhat were you doing before you came to NYU Wagner? What brought you to the EMPA Program, and how did your time at NYU Wagner help you further your career in public service? My background is in higher education and I had worked at NYU for almost seven …
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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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Your Alumni News for April 2017Dear Alumni, I hope this finds you well. It was great to see so many of you at AlumNite , and I want to thank those who attended and supported this year’s event. We welcomed nearly 200 alumni, faculty, staff, donors, and friends for an engaging evening …
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Migration and the Politics of Making Skills VisibleWhen people migrate across national borders, they often encounter challenges in having their skill recognized and valued in the labor markets they enter. Migrants with skills that place them in-between the categories of highly skilled knowledge workers …
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Malik Dent Focusing his MPA studies on health policy and management, Malik Dent (MPA 2018) is committed to ensuring the wellness of all people. His dedication to public service is reflected in the initiatives and institutions he leads, including the NYC Mayor's …
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Jeremy SafranWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because of its reputation, its diverse course offerings, and its location. I knew I wanted to be a transportation planner/engineer months before I entered graduate school, and Wagner only …