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HousingBeyond building more housing, how will the next mayor of New York City create a more balanced, comprehensive and equitable housing plan that addresses the range of challenges that housing creates? Housing has many challenges in New York City, from …
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Confia – “El Futuro en Tus Manos”The Mexican community is one of the fastest growing immigrant communities in New York City and also one of the most disenfranchised and excluded from the financial sector. EA Consultants envisions a new organization, Confia, to empower the Mexican …
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Developing and Measuring Key Indicators for HR ManagementMédecins du Monde (MdM) in Brussels, Belgium, provides emergency and long-term medical services to some of the most vulnerable populations in the world. Its staff consists of volunteers and full-time workers. In need of an integrated tool to ensure faster …
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Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a DayPortfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day (Princeton University Press, 2009) tackles the fundamental question of how the poor make ends meet. Over 250 families in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa participated in this unprecedented …
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What is ExemptAt the beginning of in the federal regulations, there is a list of categories of research that are exempt from the regulations. These include (but are not limited to): Research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational settings, involving …
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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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Alumni in Action: Demystifying Regulations for Small Businesses"When you take perhaps the most complex city in the country, and you study urban planning at NYU Wagner, it's almost the most perfect equation for figuring out whatever the problem is in your city." After graduating from NYU Wagner, Harold returned to his …
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ADDRESSING BOTTLENECKING IN PATIENT CLINICSCommunity Healthcare Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization that provides care to more than 85,000 predominantly low-income or uninsured New Yorkers of all ages throughout New York City. CHN engaged a Capstone team in identifying the causes of …
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Integrating Sanitation Into Development SectorsFLUSH is a US-based social enterprise organization that advocates for the integration of sanitation into development work in the public and private sectors. The sanitation sector faces limited funding opportunities to build capacity through partnerships …
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Quantifying the economic consequences of childhood obesity and potential benefits of interventionsThe article under evaluation analyzed healthcare utilization data from the German Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents, a representative cross-sectional survey that quantifies healthcare services and costs by category. The author …
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Affordable Housing Finance in UgandaThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency, focused on promoting investment in the public and private sectors to scale up innovative financing mechanisms for the world’s poorest people. UNCDF engaged a …
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Evaluating the Implementation and Cultural Appropriateness of a Parenting Support ProgramThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) aims to protect and promote the health of all NYC residents. Addressing health inequities and achieving racial justice is the foundation of DOHMH’s public health approach. The Bureau of …
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Development of an Electronic Food Stamp Application System in New York City"Currently, the application for food stamps in New York City is a paperdriven process, whereas many other jurisdictions have made at least part of their processes electronic. The team has performed an assessment of and will make recommendations on how …
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Curricular ResourcesBringing salmon back to the Columbia river: How Native American tribes are implementing a wa- tershed-wide plan. Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission. The Electronic Hallway and Research Center for Leadership in Action . By Jennifer Dodge and …
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Gender, Race,Class and Welfare ReformThis study on welfare reform contends that race and gender coalesce through historic and contemporary government, policy and market failures to deny benefits and jobs to women of color while blaming them for their condition. It is divided into three …
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Transport, the Environment and Security: Making the ConnectionEffective means of transport are critical under both normal and extreme conditions, but modern transport systems are subject to many diverse demands. This path-breaking book uniquely draws together the typically conflicting arenas of transport, the …
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Health Care in World Cities: New York, London and ParisNew York. London. Paris. Although these cities have similar sociodemographic characteristics, including income inequalities and ethic diversity, they have vastly different health systems and services. This book compares the three and considers lessons …
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Public Education in the Dynamic City: Lessons from New York CityThe plight of urban schools and their failure to adequately and efficiently educate their students has occupied the national discussion about public schools in America over the last quarter century. While there is little doubt that failing schools exist …
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PHD in Public Administration Interdisciplinary. Flexible. Powerful. Through theoretical and methodological training, NYU Wagner's doctoral students learn how to produce insights required for effective and equitable public and nonprofit programs and policies. Our program is …
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Student Network Exploring Arts and CultureMission The Student Network Exploring Arts & Culture (SNEAC) is a student organization at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University (NYU Wagner). SNEAC was formed in 2003 to promote discourse on cultural policy and …
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Bob FohnghoHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? Being in New York gives me professional stability in employment opportunities. I have been very fortunate to work for some of the country’s top healthcare institutions right here in New York. …
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Accepting Your Offer US citizens and permanent residents should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible at fafsa.ed.gov. List "New York University" as a recipient and include our federal school code number 002785 when completing your …
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Turning Rules into Resources: Worker Enactment of Labor Standards Beyond Compliance and Why It Matters for Regulatory FederalismLabor standards are not just enforced; they are enacted, and often in ways that are different from their stated intention. This distinction creates an opening to consider the ways that frontline workers extend and repurpose enforcement practices. Drawing …
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NYU Wagner Launches Partnership with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute NYU Wagner is pleased to announce that it has launched a partnership with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC. Under the new relationship, CHCI program alumni are invited to apply for …