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The Role of Brooklyn Congregations in Providing Social Services to ChildrenACT* (Action by Congregations Together) for Children is a Brooklyn-based grassroots organization that seeks to mobilize congregations from all faiths to become advocates for childrens issues. The Capstone team researched the needs of Brooklyn children in …
Capstone Projects
The Role of Brooklyn Congregations in Providing Social Services to ChildrenACT* (Action by Congregations Together) for Children is a Brooklyn-based grassroots organization that seeks to mobilize congregations from all faiths to become advocates for childrens issues. The Capstone team researched the needs of Brooklyn children in …
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Strengthening the Highway Trust Fund: Short-Term OptionsIn existence since 1956, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is the source of all Federal highway funding and roughly four-fifths of all Federal transit funding. With budgetary firewalls in place since 1998 as a result of the Transportation Equity Act for the …
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Access to outpatient care in Manhattan and Paris: A tale of real change in two world citiesFrance's system of universal health insurance (UHi) offers more equitable access to outpatient care than the patchwork system in the U.S., which does not have a UHi system. We investigate the degree to which the implementation of the Patient Protection …
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International ApplicantsStudents entering an NYU Wagner master's program are required to hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or an equivalent degree from a foreign country. If you received an undergraduate degree from an institution …
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Medicaid Expansion Increased Preconception Health Counseling, Folic Acid Intake, And Postpartum ContraceptionThe period before pregnancy is critically important for the health of a woman and her infant, yet not all women have access to health insurance during this time. We evaluated whether increased access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act …
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Insights from a national survey into why substance abuse treatment units add prevention and outreach servicesWells, R.B. Lemak, C.H. & D’Aunno, T. …
Faculty Profile
Robert LieberthalDr. Rob Lieberthal is a results-driven health economist and strategic advisor with a proven record of helping healthcare organizations, life science companies, and public agencies solve complex challenges and achieve measurable improvements in outcomes …
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Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS)Mission The Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS) enhances the NYU Wagner experience by organizing events that are professionally and culturally relevant to students who identify as part of the Latinx diaspora. Rooted in the …
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Charlotte WagenbergCharlotte Wagenberg heads her own consulting practice specializing in organization, leadership and team development; individual and organizational performance improvement; change management and the alignment of business, talent management and customer …
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The Age of Infrastructure in a Time of Security and Natural HazardsZimmerman, R., Restrepo, C.E. & Simonoff, J.S. …
News
NYU experts address issues for tackling opioid crisis from wide range of perspectivesOn February 15, NYU Law’s Health Law and Policy Society (HLPS) and Student Advocates for Empowerment through Harm Reduction (SAFER) hosted a panel discussion called “ Combating the Opioid Crisis .” Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, participated on the …
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Accelerating progress: Making transit accessible for all New YorkersThe journey to make New York’s public transportation system accessible to people with disabilities and other mobility challenges is at a critical juncture. Sustaining progress hinges on crucial funding from the implementation of the Congestion Pricing …
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From Rescue to Renaissance: The Achievements of the MTA Capital Program 1982 - 2004In December 2004, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proposed a plan for the next five years of its capital program, and, concurrently, the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of …
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Medicaid and Mortality: New Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative DataWe use large-scale federal survey data linked to administrative death records to investigate the relationship between Medicaid enrollment and mortality. Our analysis compares changes in mortality for near-elderly adults in states with and without …
Capstone Projects
NYU Abu Dhabi Bike Share and Supporting InfrastructureNew York University Abu Dhabi has enlisted a Capstone team to develop a set of recommendations to encourage non-motorized modes of transportation as viable and enjoyable mobility alternatives for students. NYU Abu Dhabi is in the process of planning both …
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Car Sharing and Parking Management at NYU Abu DhabiNew York University is developing a campus on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As part of the campus planning and development efforts, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) tasked the Capstone team with researching and developing a plan …
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Laying the Groundwork for a New HIV/AIDS Public Awareness CampaignThe New York AIDS Coalition (NYAC) is an alliance of more than 200 HIV/AIDS service organizations in New York City and State. Recently, NYACs members became aware that the general public is still uneducated and apathetic about HIV/AIDS. To assess the …
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A Study of the New York Legal Aid Societys Juvenile Offender TeamThe Juvenile Offender Team (JO Team) at Legal Aid was created in 1996 to help address the needs of the 13-15 year-olds prosecuted in the adult court system in New York County. The Capstone team was brought on board to document the JO Teams ability to …
Capstone Projects
A Study of the New York Legal Aid Societys Juvenile Offender TeamThe Juvenile Offender Team (JO Team) at Legal Aid was created in 1996 to help address the needs of the 13-15 year-olds prosecuted in the adult court system in New York County. The Capstone team was brought on board to document the JO Teams ability to …
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Best Practices for Business Capacity Building in the New York City Childcare Sector… by New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS). Partnering with LIIF, the Capstone team's main …
Stories
How a Wagner Associate Dean Helped Bring the AIDS Crisis to the Big ScreenDavid Schachter Reflects on Starring in the First Feature Film About the Disease After he filmed Buddies in 1985, David Schachter ’s life changed. But not in the way you might expect for a young actor who had just starred in a movie. Buddies was not …
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Public Policy Minor(formerly Social & Public Policy Minor) Addressing and understanding policy in areas ranging from education, health, and immigration to sustainability and urban planning is at the heart of NYU Wagner's mission. Drawing on this traditional strength, the …
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VA NY Harbor Healthcare SystemThe Resident participated in many clinical and administrative initiatives within the executive office and throughout the medical center. The performance improvement projects included: recommending techniques to reduce the patient-missed appointment rates …