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Alain Bertaud… Regional Science and Urban Economics) focusing on the impact on urban form of the complex interaction between land …
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Digital Infrastructures: Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology… not only the technological dimension but, importantly, how social, organizational and environmental forces affect how IT …
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Adverse Health Effects, Environmental Attitudes, and Pesticide Usage Behavior of Farm Operators… farmer behavior. Health belief models in public health and social psychology argue that persons who have adverse health …
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Themes and New Directions… not only the technological dimension but, importantly, how social, organizational and environmental forces affect how IT …
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Water… not only the technological dimension but, importantly, how social, organizational and environmental forces affect how IT …
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Telecommunications: Catastrophe and Recovery in the Information City… not only the technological dimension but, importantly, how social, organizational and environmental forces affect how IT …
News
Highlights from the Class of 2025 ConvocationAfter a monumental year, NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service celebrated its Class of 2025 at the storied theater of New York City Center on Friday, May 16. With loved ones, faculty, staff, and administrators in attendance, the …
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Cities—faced with climate change—must prove resilient… urban infrastructure that addresses the physical and social vulnerabilities of natural disasters. As a leader of …
News
Chicago's Disposable-Bag Tax is Working, Study Finds… by the Mayor’s Office in Chicago to assess the early impact of the new law, which, like New York’s unavailing … bag taxes have been shown to have a significant behavioral impact. For example, a 5-cent tax on disposable paper and …
Alumni In Action
Pablo VillarrealHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? It was a great experience--it gave me access to top education, new quantitative skills, and a new vision of a global and competitive environment. Being in New York City was one of the most …
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Supply Pricing Responses to Sweetened Beverage Taxes at a Large National Fast-Food ChainMore than one-third of adults consume fast-food daily, including sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) that contain more than the recommended daily allowance of calories from added sugars in one serving. Taxes on sweetened beverages are a promising solution to …
Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Eboné Carrington (MPA-HPAM 2004)“I finished Wagner better equipped to lead, not because of years of experience, but the quality of experience and education,” says Eboné Carrington (MPA-HPAM 2004), who currently serves as managing director of Manatta Health and is a former longtime …
Capstone Projects
The ReturnonInvestment Created from Funding Human Services Programs"Local human service programs operate under the chronic threat of budget cuts to already meager resources. Annual budget deliberations generally focus on the costs of these programs and rarely consider the benefits, despite the fact that these programs …
Publication
What Passes and Fails as Health Policy and ManagementThe field of health policy and management (HPAM) faces a gap between theory, policy and practice. Despite decades of efforts at reforming health policy and health care systems, prominent analysts state that the health system is ‘‘stuck’’ and that models …
Capstone Projects
Assessing Fund Use and Tutoring in the SPELL Program: A Case Study of Three ProvincesEast Meets West (EMW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the health, education, and communities of disadvantaged people in Asia by building partnerships, developing opportunities, and creating sustainable solutions. In central Vietnam, …
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Neighborhood Effects on Health: Exploring the Links and Assessing the Evidence… health and neighborhoods, discussing violence and ambient social hazards such as gang activity, drug dealing, and …
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Following the Money: Using Expenditure Analysis as an Evaluation ToolThis article describes the nature and utility of fiscal analysis in evaluating complex community interventions. Using New York University's evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Urban Health Initiative as an example, the authors describe …
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Financial Support for PhD StudentsNYU RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIPS WITH TUITION REMISSION All Ph.D. students without alternate funding sources are eligible to receive a five-year research apprenticeship, which carries a stipend, health insurance, a $1000 start-up grant, and 100% tuition …
Capstone Projects
The Vital Elements of Family Justices Family Case Management ModelFamily Justice is dedicated to aiding individuals under justice system supervision by supporting them and their families and working in partnership with government. Case management and other services are provided through La Bodega de la Familia, a …
Capstone Projects
The Vital Elements of Family Justices Family Case Management ModelFamily Justice is dedicated to aiding individuals under justice system supervision by supporting them and their families and working in partnership with government. Case management and other services are provided through La Bodega de la Familia, a …
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Problems and proposals summary… approach and for the planned dissemination of data about impact Proposals that build on the existing “closed” paradigm … among policy objectives and to consider the socioeconomic impact of fiscal and budgetary policy choices … approach and for the planned dissemination of data about impact The report proposes the use of a standardized …
Alumni In Action
Sandra Goldstein… of programs and initiatives that have had tremendous impact on the city. In the last five years alone, for …
Alumni In Action
Leticia M. Ripalda… I get to design policies and programs which directly impact the resettlement and integration of refugees in …
Publication
Organization-Based Incident Management: Developing a Disaster Volunteer Role on a University CampusCatastrophic events are an ongoing part of life, affecting society both locally and globally. Recruitment, development, and retention of volunteers who offer their knowledge and skills in the event of a disaster are essential to ensuring a functional …