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Alumni In Action
Sabine KhouryWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner's program stands out from other competitive programs in several aspects. The first is the depth of knowledge and experience the professors possess. They teach within the classroom but their lectures …
Alumni In Action
Safia GulamaniHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? Through my coursework, internships, and areas of interest I was seeking a role within international development and specifically impact investing. I spent the summer between my first and second year in …
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Public Hospital Systems in New York and ParisWith sixteen hospitals and almost 10,500 beds, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is the largest municipal hospital system in the United States. With forty-seven hospitals and almost thirty-three thousand beds, the Paris Hospital …
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Adrian UntermyerHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? My experience as an NYU Wagner student was tremendously valuable. Because of the combined NYU undergraduate-graduate dual degree program, I took a variety of courses – such as financial …
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How New York Housing Policies Are Different -- and Maybe WhyAlmost everyone says New York City is exceptional, and many people think that housing is one of the most exceptional aspects of New York life. But New York’s housing conditions are not so different from those in other large US cities, or at least not in …
Capstone Projects
Effective Food Security Interventions: Reducing Household Hunger and Increasing Year-Round Access to FoodThe Hunger Project (THP) is a New York-based nonprofit organization that has operated in Africa for more than 20 years. Its mission is to end hunger and poverty by pioneering and advocating sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies. Using …
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UPADM-GP.251
Legal and Ethical Approaches to IslamIn this course, we will study “shari’ah,” the primary legal and ethical tradition of Islam. First, we will briefly cover the historical development of shari’ah. Then we will turn to the contemporary era, and examine the articulation of shari’ah in regard …Alumni In Action
Maitri PujaraCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I currently work as an Urban Planner at Gensler in New York City. Gensler is the world’s leading global architecture, design, planning, and strategic consulting firm, with 6,000+ staff working across …
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Falling Through the Cracks? The Distribution of ERAP Spending in New York StateThis analysis identifies and describes the ZIP Codes in New York City and a subsample of New York State that received lower and higher than expected ERAP applications to inform decisions about how to prioritize areas for other interventions and the …
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Has the Expansion of Health Insurance Coverage via the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Influenced Inequities in Coronary Revascularization in New York City?Background/Purpose In 2014, New York City implemented the Afordable Care Act (ACA) leading to insurance coverage gains intended to reduce inequities in healthcare services use. The paper documents inequalities in coronary revascularization procedures …
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Non-academic factors associated with dropping out of high school: Adolescent problem behaviorsThis study uses a social capital and collective socialization lens to examine nonacademic factors in middle school that predict students’ failure to complete high school, and focuses on youth who engage in adolescent problem behaviors of smoking …
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Economic Consequences of Proposed Pandemic-Related Cutbacks in MTA Transportation Services and Capital Spending Since March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and policies designed to contain it have had a devastating impact of the economy of New York City and the twelve-county region served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Among other effects, the pandemic …
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Wagner community welcomes Bill de Blasio as its 2023 Marnold Visiting FellowNYU Wagner faculty, adjuncts, and staff gathered at the Puck Building last night to welcome former New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, who joined NYU Wagner this spring as a 2023 Marnold Visiting Fellow. During his time with us, de Blasio will host …
Capstone Projects
Prisons and Rural Economies: Do Prisons Generate Economic Development Benefits to Host Counties?The confluence of rural economic decline and a booming prison population led to a growth industry for prison construction in the 1980s. In the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 new prisons and jails have been built in the United States. Since 1980, …
Capstone Projects
Prisons and Rural Economies: Do Prisons Generate Economic Development Benefits to Host Counties?The confluence of rural economic decline and a booming prison population led to a growth industry for prison construction in the 1980s. In the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 new prisons and jails have been built in the United States. Since 1980, …
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Reports - ICISReports and White Papers J. Y.J. Chow, R. Zimmerman, S. Rath, B Liu, G Yoon August 2021. Urban Microtransit Cross-Sectional Study for Service Portfolio Design. Final Report New York, NY: NYU, C2Smart. …
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SUMMER 2025 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWSMakenzie Rodrigues will graduate from NYU in May with an MA in Politics (American Politics) from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. During her time at NYU, she served as a copy editor for the Journal of Political Inquiry and played on the Women's …
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Welcome to the NYU Migration Network October DigestHere are some updates and upcoming migration and mobility events for this month. Follow Us on Twitter Please see our Twitter feed for more information and additional updates: @NYUMigrationNet Suggest a Topic for our Upcoming Public Conversation Series …
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HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule: A Contribution and a Challenge to Equity Planning and InclusionKen Zimmerman …
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Study: Researchers Have So Far Turned a Deaf Ear to the Effect of Hearing Loss on Patient/Doctor CommunicationDoctors believe that communication with those under their care is important, but most studies of communication between physicians and older adults do not mention that hearing loss may affect this interaction. The unique finding comes from a review …
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Voice is not enough: A multilevel model of how frontline voice can reach implementationIssue When frontline employees’ voice is not heard and their ideas are not implemented, patient care is negatively impacted, and frontline employees are more likely to experience burnout and less likely to engage in subsequent change efforts. Critical …
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NYU Wagner Welcomes Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Iris WeinshallOn January 23, 2025, NYU Wagner welcomed its 2024–25 Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Iris Weinshall with a reception in the Faculty Seminar Room, with Wagner Dean Sherry Glied, NYU Provost Georgina Dopico, Wagner faculty, and esteemed present and former …
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Who Opposes Labor Regulation? Explaining Variation in Employers’ Opinions.Private-sector firms play a central role in political struggles over labor law, yet few studies have explored manager’s heterogeneous perceptions of labor regulation. Which managers find labor regulation an obstacle? We argue that two opposing sets of …
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College young alumni award named for NYU Wagner grad Wemimo Abbey A young alumni award at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, has been officially named the "Abbey" in honor of outstandng Crookston -- and NYU Wagner -- graduate Wemimo Abbey. After receiving a BS from Crookston, Abbey earned his Master in Public …