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WagnerCares Week of Service 2021… help us contribute to the work DOROT does to decrease social isolation among older adults. Check out …
Capstone Projects
Introducing the Allen Pavilion Nurses to Community OutreachNew York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) is committed to serving the vast array of neighborhoods comprising its service area and recognizes the importance of preserving a local community focus. The Department of Nursing plans for its nurses to have a strong …
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Pathways to Integration: Examining Changes in the Prevalence of Racially Integrated NeighborhoodsFew researchers have studied integrated neighborhoods, yet these neighborhoods offer an important window into broader patterns of segregation. We explore changes in racial integration in recent decades using decennial census tract data from 1990, 2000, …
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How Neighborhoods Change: Entry, Exit, and Enhancement This paper examines whether the economic gains experienced by low-income neighborhoods in the 1990s followed patterns of classic gentrification (as frequently assumed) -- that is, through the in migration of higher income white, households, and out …
Faculty Profile
Danil MakarovDr. Makarov specializes in the treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), as well as bladder and kidney cancer. He has first-hand experience in the surgical and medical treatment of prostate cancer. In addition to his clinical …
Alumni In Action
Jared Pruzan… How did being in New York impact your professional journey? I work for C40 Cities …
Publication
Airbnb Usage Across New York City Neighborhoods: Geographic Patterns and Regulatory Implications… rent data from Zillow and administrative, census, and social media data on neighborhoods. We find that as usage has …
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Wagner Climate ActionMission The Wagner Climate Action (WCA) group insists that climate literacy and fluency in the emerging challenges of environmental sustainability and climate change are critically important to the development of public service professionals at NYU …
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Public transportation and transmission of viral respiratory disease: Evidence from influenza deaths in 121 cities in the United StatesOne important concern around the spread of respiratory infectious diseases has been the contribution of public transportation, a space where people are in close contact with one another and with high-use surfaces. While disease clearly spreads along …
Publication
Contextualism and Developmental Psychopathology… Cicchetti, 1993; Susman, 1993). Moreover, we now know that social contexts exert effects not only on psychological …
Alumni In Action
Jen Lau… a contextual framework which helped me understand the impact of health research and analysis. Simultaneously, work …
Publication
Measuring School Efficiency: Lessons from Economics, Implications for PracticeHigh school reform is currently at the top of the education policy making agenda after years of stagnant achievement and persistent racial and income test score gaps. Although a number of reforms offer some promise of improving U.S. high schools, small …
Faculty Profile
Paul Light… Light is the author of 25 books, including works on social entrepreneurship, the nonprofit sector, federal …
Stories
MPA Student's Encounter with the Former President of Planned Parenthood… Cecile spoke with encyclopedic knowledge about hot-button social issues like the gender wage gap (spoiler: women get … students, alumni, and faculty dedicating their careers to social justice. She emphasized doing the kind of job that … doing it. Even more impressive than her broad knowledge of social issues, however, was her emotional intelligence. She …
Capstone Projects
Recommendations for Quality-driven Dashboard TransformationNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital (NYULOH) has a distinguished tradition of medical innovation, providing specialized care for people with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions. The quality movement in medicine is redefining the delivery …
Alumni In Action
Alda Chan… How did being in New York impact your professional journey? There's nowhere quite like …
News
Two NYU Wagner Alumni Recognized Among City & State’s 2024 Trailblazers in Economic Development… in economic development has had a transformative impact on their communities and industries. Rosalie Drago …
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NYU Wagner Labor Initiative Welcomes New Senior Fellow to Support State and Local Labor EnforcementThe NYU Wagner Labor Initiative is proud to announce that Jessica Looman has joined the Initiative as a senior fellow. Looman has served in both state and federal government roles, including most recently as the Administrator of the U.S. Department of …
Publication
Lessons Learned from the Buffalo Blizzard: Recommendations for Strengthening Preparedness and Recovery Efforts… page 2) focused on and investigated four primary areas of impact: Roads : How disastrous road conditions and …
Capstone Projects
Beyond Classroom Diversity: How Community Context Conditions Student Achievement in New York StateOver the past 30 years, an interesting phenomenon has taken shape in education systems in the United States: despite rising levels of national diversity, public schools have become increasingly racially segregated. While previous studies link greater …
News
NYU Recognizes Professor Jacob Faber with Make A Difference Award… be joined by other Make A Difference honorees when the impact and distinctiveness of their work is highlighted at …
Capstone Projects
Evaluating the New York State Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program… team used geospatial analysis to evaluate the program’s impact on land values. Additionally, the team tracked program …
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Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City Seminar… subsidies, community participation, environmental impact, and neighborhood change such as gentrification and …News
Sarah Kaufman Named to Transportation Power Players List… is crucial to our lives, shaping job opportunities, social connections, and living choices," Kaufman explained. …