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ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND FLOOD
DISCLOSURE LEGISLATIONThe Waterfront Alliance is a nonprofit organization championing waterfront sustainability and climate resilience in New York and New Jersey. The nonprofit engaged the Capstone team to quantify the financial benefits of two key pieces of climate resilience …
Capstone Projects
Informing the Planning Process of a Museum’s CreationOver the past two years, a committee of LGВТ community leaders and activists took preliminary steps towards creating a museum focused on LGВТ history and culture. The committee enlisted a Capstone team to research the stages of museum development and …
News
Professor Katherine O'Regan delivers testimony at US Senate hearing on affordable housing crisisKatherine M. O’Regan, Professor of Public Policy and Planning at NYU Wagner, provided expert testimony on America’s affordable housing crisis, challenges, and solutions on August 1 before the US Senate Committee on Finance. She spoke from her perspective …
Alumni In Action
Marlon WilliamsTell us about your current public service work. Can you briefly describe your employment organization and position responsibilities, as well as any relevant volunteer or entrepreneurial activities? I serve as the Director of Housing Employment Programs …
Publication
Reductions In Firearm-Related Mortality And Hospitalizations In Brazil After Gun ControlThis paper provides evidence suggesting that gun control measures have been effective in reducing the toll of violence on population health in Brazil. In 2004, for the first time in more than a decade, firearm-related mortality declined 8 percent from the …
Publication
Medicaid Expansion Led to Reductions in Postpartum HospitalizationsThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions increased preconception and postpartum insurance coverage among low-income birthing people, leading to greater use of outpatient care. In this study we evaluated whether the expansions affected rates of …
Stories
From the Hill to the Big Apple: Celebrating Wagner Alumni during NYU Alumni & Families Weekend By Devashish Taknet (MPA 2024) On October 27, 2023, the bustling streets of Manhattan played host to a lively gathering of NYU Wagner alumni and their families at the Wagner Alumni Happy Hour. Hosted by the NYU Alumni Club in Washington, DC, in …
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Federal Public Service Loan ForgivenessGot Debt? We know that debt matters when you are considering graduate schools and the types of jobs you take after graduating. The Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) and the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan are two options that will …
Capstone Projects
Treating Obesity in Asian and Hispanic Patients In the Lower East Side: A Prevalence Study and Needs AssessmentThe Capstone team was asked by Gouverneur Treatment and Diagnostic Center to conduct a prevalence study and needs assessment for the conditions of obesity or being overweight in the patient population. The team first took a random sample of demographic …
Capstone Projects
Treating Obesity in Asian and Hispanic Patients In the Lower East Side: A Prevalence Study and Needs AssessmentThe Capstone team was asked by Gouverneur Treatment and Diagnostic Center to conduct a prevalence study and needs assessment for the conditions of obesity or being overweight in the patient population. The team first took a random sample of demographic …
News
Six NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State’s 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100 In alignment with Hispanic Heritage Month, City & State released its 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100 , recognizing the “most influential Latino leaders in New York politics and government.” Notably, seven NYU Wagner alumni were selected for the …
Course
PADM-GP.2110
Strategic Management and LeadershipThis course focuses on the three sets of key questions: (1) mission and vision ("What areas or activities should we be working in?"); (2) strategy and operations ("How can we perform effectively in this area?"); and (3) leadership (“What leadership skills …News
Dean Sherry Glied delivers testimony at House Ways and Means health subcommittee hearingOn June 6, Sherry Glied, Dean and Professor of Public Service , provided expert testimony before the US House Ways and Means subcommittee on health about the challenges facing America's healthcare system, and whether Consumer-Directed Health Plans …
Capstone Projects
Creating a Federal Policy Agenda and Local Policy Guide to Sustain a MovementThe Women’s March is a movement-based organization that seeks to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change. The Women’s March enlisted a Capstone team to build an infrastructure for the …
Course
NONCR-GP.108
Composing Your CareerThis four week, non-credit workshop equips NYU Wagner students to strategically navigate the complex world of public service careers. Through research, reflection, discussion, and written assignments, students develop core career planning skills and …Capstone Projects
Federal Credit Secondary Market AnalysisGuidehouse, a global consultancy in the public and private sectors, was selected by the US Small Business Association (SBA)—a government agency that provides support to small businesses and entrepreneurs—to function as its central servicing agent. Through …
Publication
Engaging interdisciplinary innovation teams in Federally Qualified Health CentersTo foster bottom-up innovations, health care organizations are leveraging interdisciplinary frontline innovation teams. These teams include workers across hierarchical levels and professional backgrounds, pooling diverse knowledge sources to develop …
News
NYU Wagner’s Class of '19 Urged to ‘Dream Big’ at City Center Convocation CeremonyRichard Buery , who led one of New York City’s biggest policy initiatives of recent years—the Pre K for All initiative—told NYU Wagner’s graduating students to push through any deep-seated doubts they may harbor and “dream big” about tackling major public …
News
A Presidential Transition Reform Drafted by NYU Wagner Prof. Paul Light Looms Over Federal AgenciesThe Federal Vacancies Reform Act is hardly famous around Washington. But it is destined to start making a major impact soon on many executive branch departments and agencies that have temporary or acting officials filling vacancies that require …
Video
WAGTalk: Paul Smoke, "Supporting Public Sector Reform in Developing Countries"Development assistance for strengthening government in developing countries has been criticized both as being too fragmented and too dominated by a cartel of like-minded agencies. Professor Smoke's talk reviews key issues and evidence on the …
Faculty Profile
Noelle DamicoThe Rev. Noelle Damico is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is also a Senior Fellow at the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative, in New York City. She has worked …
Capstone Projects
Collections Loan and Management StrategyThe National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) is a government agency charged with the care and preservation of Nigeria's cultural antiquities. Among its many responsibilities is the management of 34 national museums located throughout Nigeria. …
Capstone Projects
Strategies to increase revenueBuilt in 1976, the Brooklyn Sports Club (BSC) is a membership-based fitness center and pool located on the property of Spring Creek Towers, the largest federally-assisted rental property in the United States. The combination of underutilization and a …
Capstone Projects
Physician Organization Concerns Regarding the 2010 Affordable Care ActCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, expressed interest in understanding the controversy among physician opinion and perception regarding the recently passed Patient …