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Mobility and the MetropolisIn a 2011 public opinion poll, The Pew Charitable Trusts asked Americans how important they thought a number of factors were in determining whether people in the United States get ahead or fall behind economically. More than 80 percent of respondents …
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NYC AND NYU… best classroom there is for anyone who wants to make an impact in a complicated world. As a student here, you'll …
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Access to Hospitals with High-Technology Cardiac Services: How is Race Important?OBJECTIVES. Relatively few hospitals in the United States offer high-technology cardiac services (cardiac catheterization, bypass surgery, or angioplasty). This study examined the association between race and admission to a hospital offering those …
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Twitter Response to the United States Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations against Screening with Prostate Specific Antigen… antigen (PSA) testing using Twitter, a popular social network with over 200 million active users. Materials …
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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among older children and Adolescents with HIV: A qualitative study of psychosocial contexts… seemed to be effective only under certain circumstances. Social support appeared to have an indirect influence on …
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Reimagining Cultural Competence: Bringing Buried Dynamics Into the LightMany organizations attempt to increase cultural competence as one way to foster organizational change to enhance equity and inclusion. But the literature on cultural competence is largely silent on the role of emotion, despite the strong feelings that …
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Options for Designing a Subnational Investment Facility for CambodiaThe proposed Sub-national Investment Facility (SNIF) is a project-based financing facility to be made available to sub-national administrations at the provincial, district, and commune levels to support sustainable investments in local infrastructure and …
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NYU Tandon and Wagner project to look below the surface to make NYC more resilient… underground infrastructure disruptions and differ in their social and economic resilience in the face of such …
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The Microfinance Business Model: Enduring Subsidy and Modest Profit… Recent evidence suggests only modest social and economic impacts of microfinance. Favorable …
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NYU Wagner Represented at the 2019 CBCF Annual Legislative Conference… development, public health, education, and civic and social justice. Madina P. Ouedraogo (MPA-PNP) attended a …
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Evaluation of Continuums of Care For Homeless PeopleThe purpose of this project was to examine Continuums of Care for homeless people throughout the United States, to understand their development, their current structure, and their likely future. A Continuum of Care (CoC) is, ideally, a system for helping …
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Academic PoliciesDoctoral candidates are required to maintain a "B+" (3.3) average. If a student's grade point average remains below 3.3 for two consecutive semesters, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program. All students who elect to apply transfer credit …
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Decentralization and Local Economic Development Strategies in Latin AmericaThe Capstone team has provided a framework for discussion of a series of case studies on decentralization and local economic development (LED) in Latin America. The case studies are one of the few sources that provide examples of current LED efforts in …
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Highlights from the Class of 2023 Convocation… unwavering commitment to making a positive and lasting impact in the realm of public policy and administration. …
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Better but Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the United States Since 1950… the growth of private health insurance and of mainstream social programs—such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security …
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Alumni in Action: Aissata Camara (MPA)… communities to reach their potential by eradicating social barriers and creating economic opportunities. While …
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NYU Wagner’s 7th Annual Day of Service… in coming together to serve the public and make a positive impact in their local communities. …
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Scholars Gather to Explore Methodological Challenges of Collective Leadership ResearchThe Third Annual Collective Leadership Network Research Workshop took place at NYU Wagner from September 29 through October 1. It was hosted by NYU Wagner, home of the Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net), which is an international network of …
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Satish Chandra… and ever enjoyed my job keeping pace with the pattern of social and structured economic transformations (i.e. …
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Scholars Gather to Explore the Methodological Challenges of Collective Leadership ResearchThe Third Annual Collective Leadership Network Research Workshop took place at NYU Wagner from September 29 through October 1. It was hosted by NYU Wagner, home of the Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net), which is an international network of …
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Growing Older in World Cities: Implications for Healthy AgingDeclining birthrates, increasing longevity and growing urbanization have created a new challenge for cities: how to respond to an aging population. The World Cities Project was designed to examine whether the four largest cities among the wealthiest …
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Sequential Events Contributing to Variations in Cardiac Revascularization RatesNumerous studies have demonstrated the importance of race, payor, and gender in determining the use of cardiac services, including revascularization procedures (bypass surgery and angioplasty). However, there has been less investigation into where and …
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Red Hook EcoDistrict: The Next Wave of Sustainable Urban DevelopmentEnterprise Community Partners (ECP) is a nonprofit organization that has been a passionate and forthright voice, locally and nationally, in the advocacy of issues important to the affordable housing community. ECP is also a national leader in bringing the …
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Capstone Client FAQ… a client organization or to conduct research on a pressing social question. Ultimately, Capstone contributes not only to …