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The Impact of the Centro Educativo Ixtlyollotl on the State of Puebla, MexicoThe Capstone team measured the impact of the Centro Educativo Ixtlyollotl (CEI) on the indigenous communities of Puebla. CEI is a non-governmental organization dedicated to developing the indigenous communities of Puebla, through formal and informal …
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Youth and Rites of Passage in Sierra Leone: An Evaluation of UNESCO Foresight’s Local Scoping ExerciseAnticipation and Foresight is an emerging field within UNESCO, contributing to UNESCO’s mission of achieving sustainable development throughout the world in the form of Local Scoping Exercise (LSE) workshops. LSEs are workshops customized to fit local …
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Developing a Sustainable Volunteer Program Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and increase public awareness and participation in the arts, and to nurture the development of artists and cultural organizations. With a goal of raising the …
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Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in American Cities (undergraduate)This course examines historic and contemporary patterns of racial and ethnic stratification often found at the center of disputes concerning urban development, the allocation of city resources and unequal distributions of power. Also embedded throughout …Publication
The Link Between Manufacturing Growth and Accelerated Services Growth in IndiaThe impact of trade liberalization on manufacturing growth has been widely studied in the literature. What has gone unappreciated is that accelerated manufacturing growth has also been accompanied by accelerated services growth. Using firm-level data from …
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Chani A. CorderoLieutenant Colonel Chani A. Cordero is the Chief Operating Officer for Presidio of Monterey Health Services she is directly responsible for the day to day operations and improvement of several primary care clinics and responsible for creating patient care …
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Paul TainshPaul Tainsh is Principal at The Sustainable Center and Local Issues, an independent, self-owned consulting practice that works with nonprofit and public organizations in the fields of education, arts and culture, social and human services, and community …
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Converging Evidence for Neighborhood Effects on Children’s Test Scores: An Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Observational ComparisonRising income inequality has been found to be associated with rising segregation at the neighborhood level, generating concern about whether neighborhood environments themselves may influence children’s life chances, independent of other individual child …
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Response, Restoration and Recovery: September 11 and New York City's Digital NetworksThis chapter examines the role of digital communications networks during and after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. Digital networks in New York City played a vital role in all three phases of this catastrophe: initial response, …
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Being feared: masculinity and race in public spaceResearch on fear of crime typically examines the perceptions of those who fear, emphasizing women’s experiences of vulnerability in public space. In this paper, I invert this practice to examine instead men’s experiences of being feared in public spaces. …
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The Changing Distribution and Determinants of Obesity in the Neighborhoods of New York City, 2003–2007Obesity (body mass index 30 kg/m2 ) is a growing urban health concern, but few studies have examined whether, how, or why obesity prevalence has changed over time within cities. This study characterized the individual- and neighborhood-level determinants …
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About Walter StaffordA rigorous researcher; a man impassioned to strive for justice; a generous mentor and friend; and a gentle, modest, complex, and intellectual man—this was Walter W. Stafford. From academia to organizing to government to activism, and back again, Professor …
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Natasha LernerHow did being in New York City impact your professional journey? Wagner, being in NYC and with its course schedule, allowed me to intern every semester. I was able to grow my resume while growing my knowledge and skills at Wagner. During my MPA, I …
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Building New Solidarities between the Economy & NatureClimate change and economic insecurity are the two most pressing challenges for modern humanity, and they are intimately linked: climate warming intensifies existing structural inequities, just as economic disparities worsen climate-induced suffering. Yet …
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Risk Stratification for Congenital Heart Surgery for ICD-10 Administrative Data (RACHS-2)Philip Allen, Farhan Zafar, Junhui Mi, Sarah Crook, Joyce L. Woo, Natalie Jayaram, Roosevelt Bryant, Tara Karamlou, James Tweddell, Kacie Dragan, Stephen Cook, Edward L. Hannan, Jane W. Newburger, …
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Carolyn A. BerryCarolyn Anne Berry holds a PhD in Community Psychology from New York University. Her current research focuses on the health and health care of low-income children and families, and includes both investigator initiated research and program evaluation. She …
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NYU Wagner Announces New Faculty MembersNYU Wagner is delighted to announce that our outstanding faculty will be enriched by the addition of a number of distinguished scholars with deep expertise and broad experience in critical policy areas. The new arrivals include eleven noted researchers, …
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Modern RomanceAt some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it’s wildly different from …
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Implementing an international standard financial accounting systemSembrandopaz is a Colombian nonprofit dedicated to facilitating a culture of peace among grassroots organizations, with the goal of supporting integral and sustainable human development processes in the Caribbean region of Colombia. Sembrandopaz requested …
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DEVELOPING AN INTRAPRENEURSHIP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMThe New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a city agency that provides shared services to support the operations of NYC’s government. Although the agency has over 2,000 employees spanning 13 units and various internal and …
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NAVIGATING NEW NORMS: HOSPITAL RESPONSES TO THE RISE OF
MEDICARE ADVANTAGEThe Capstone team investigated how non-federal American hospitals have adapted to the increasing prevalence of Medicare Advantage (MA) in healthcare delivery. The team also reviewed the distinct responses to MA from community and tertiary hospitals and …