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Capstone Projects
Developing a Prototype for the Naturally Occurring Healthcare Community in East HarlemThe Capstone team worked with HHC’s Office of Special Projects to create a model that leverages the existing organizations and resources in the local community to address health disparities and access to health care. East Harlem was chosen because a …
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Doctoral Program ResourcesHere is a list of resources which we encourage you to bookmark for future reference: Wagner Course information Office of Career Services Financial Aid New York University Office of University Financial Aid Information Technology Services Student Health …
Faculty Profile
Jack MydloJack Mydlo is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Jack H. Mydlo, MD, MBA, FACS, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Urologic Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Research and Evaluation Program of Open DataNational Health Service (NHS) England, the national health care provider for England, is developing an open data strategy for its health and social care programs. NHS England partnered with NYU’s Governance Lab (GovLab) and the Capstone team to capture …
Alumni In Action
Bryan BrownCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I ensure the timely movement on and completion of assorted department and organizational projects, such as the development and dissemination of reports and data dashboards, the implementation of new …
Alumni In Action
Arden LevineWe'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 the 1990s, watching 60 Minutes with my parents (born-and-raised New Yorkers with careers in community …
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Online MHA Program ObjectivesUpon completion of the Online Master of Health Administration, you will be able to: Develop strategies and align organizational design to support and achieve an organization’s mission and vision. Manage and lead diverse people, teams, and organizations to …
Alumni In Action
Yulia MarushevskaWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I was looking for new experiences and networks. I applied to NYU because of its long history of teaching, the multinational environment and the fact that it cooperated with such a strong European …
Alumni In Action
Kimberly WorshamHave you found any advantages to being a part of the NYU Wagner alumni network? The network is strong in the city, making it easy to network. I also think the good brand name has been really helpful in opening doors for me in positions I may not have …
News
What Should Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do Next? NYU Wagner and Vital City Host Expert PanelAfter a mayoral election discussed around the world, many are wondering what’s next for New York City and for Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani. On Wednesday, November 12, NYU Wagner and Vital City partnered to present a panel of experts to delve into what may …
Alumni In Action
Omar DaairHow did your experiences at NYU Wagner prepare you for your career? Wagner helped turbocharge my transition into senior management. Previously I had found myself struggling to find the right way to take that step up, but Wagner helped me reflect on, and …
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Alumni Spotlight: Nilbia Coyote (MPA 2011)Where do you work? Describe your current job. I’m the Executive Director of New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE), a non profit community-based organization in Jackson Heights, Queens dedicated to inspiring, organizing, and empowering immigrant …
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Gender and the Publication Output of Graduate Students: A Case StudyWe examine gender differences among the six PhD student cohorts 2004-2009 at the California Institute of Technology using a new dataset that includes information on trainees and their advisors and enables us to construct detailed measures of teams at the …
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Jeremy Travis, NYU Wagner Alumnus, Named 2024 National Academy of Public Administration FellowJeremy Travis, a 1977 graduate of NYU Wagner and a prominent figure in justice reform, has been selected as a Fellow in the 2024 Class of the National Academy of Public Administration . Travis, currently a senior fellow at Columbia University’s Justice …
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All Things Being Equal: Reflections of a Social Justice Leader - A Conversation with Darren WalkerLast night we welcomed Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , to talk about his leadership journey and his calling to aid social justice efforts. NYU Wagner co-sponsored the event with the NYU Leadership Initiative , and moderating the …
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Public Opinion and Constitutional ControversyAmerican politics is most notably characterized by the heated debates on constitutional interpretation at the core of its ever-raging culture wars, and the coverage of these lingering disputes is often inundated with public-opinion polls. Yet for all …
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NYU Wagner student chosen as a US Presidential Management Fellow finalistNicholas Merckling (MPA 2019) has been named a US Presidential Management Fellow finalist, giving him the opportunity to work in a Federal agency at any time over the next 12 months. The Class of 2019 was announced on Nov. 20 . Bearing the Presidential …
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Shuai RenWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I'm from a planning background and wanted to learn how the world's most famous city, New York, does its planning and manages its procedures. Coming from a developing country context where urbanization is …
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URPL-GP.2680
Urban DesignThis course, “Urban Design— Visualization Tools & Neighborhood Challenges,” will introduce students to visualization techniques in a series of linked exercises during the first half of the semester; in the second half of the semester, students will …Stories
At forum, mayors depict city government as locus of actionMayors of four US cities say cities such as their own are making inroads against problems that Washington has often fumbled or ignored—from opiates to crime, and from assimilating immigrants to fixing roads, reducing energy consumption, and building back …
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Changing Children's Trajectories of Development: Two-Year Evidence for the Effectiveness of a School-Based Approach to Violence PreventionAwareness of youth violence has increased in recent years, resulting in more interest in programs that can prevent violent and aggressive behavior. Although overall rates of violence among young people have declined since the mid-1990s, rates of some …
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Support vector subset scan for spatial pattern detectionDiscovery of localized and irregularly shaped anomalous patterns in spatial data provides useful context for operational decisions across many policy domains. The support vector subset scan (SVSS) integrates the penalized fast subset scan with a …
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Linking Residents to Opportunity: Gentrification and Public HousingThis article documents that most public housing in New York City, which was originally built decades ago in low-income areas, is now surrounded by neighborhoods with relatively high average household incomes. Higher neighborhood income is associated with …
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MPA Student's Encounter with the Former President of Planned ParenthoodBy Zak Hill-Whilton (MPA-PNP) Having arrived late to microeconomics several weeks ago, one of my biggest academic fears came to fruition when I forgot to hand in a homework assignment. As a first-time offender, I was allowed to submit the assignment the …