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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Peña (MPA-PNP 2025)A former Bloomberg Fellow and co-chair of the Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS) , Jake Peña’s motivation to make a difference through philanthropy brought him to The New York Community Trust . The Trust is New York’s …
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A STUDY ON THE RECENT RISE IN ROAD FATALITIESThe United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) serves the nation by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets vital national interests. Between 2014 and 2015, traffic-related fatalities rose …
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ABOLISHING ABUSIVE FINE AND FEE COLLECTION PRACTICES IN NEW YORK STATEThe Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) advocates nationally for a fairer criminal justice system through the end of abusive fine and fee collection practices. FFJC engaged a team to conduct research and make data-driven recommendations to inform the …
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New York City Nonprofit Organizations: Fiscal Health Indicators DatabaseFiscal Management Associates (FMA) provides fiscal consulting services to nonprofit organizations by enhancing knowledge and skills to successfully fulfill their missions. Currently FMA has a wealth of experience guiding its understanding of what works to …
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Harlem Hospital CenterAt Columbia Affiliation, Harlem Hospital Center, the resident had the opportunity to observe several departments and worked primarily in Faculty Practice and the Medicine Clinic. One of the residents major projects involved the Advanced Access …
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ASSESSING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEWYORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF SANITATIONThe New York City Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Council (MaiiC) is a program within the Mayor’s Office of Talent & Workforce Development that partners with the City’s trade sectors. As the City’s real estate landscape shifts away from industrial …
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Factors that distinguish high-performing accountable care organizations in the medicare shared savings programOBJECTIVE: To identify factors that promote the effective performance of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Data come from a convenience sample of 16 Medicare Shared Savings ACOs that …
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Crowded HouseThe extraordinary growth in the stock market over the past several years has significantly increased wealth in the US household sector. The Flow of Funds Accounts data indicate that in the second quarter of 1998 corporate equity holdings in the household …
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Climate Change: U.S. Public OpinionA review of research findings and polling data about Americans’ attitudes on climate change reveals a lack of meaningful long-term change in mass opinion. Instead, the structure of Americans’ attitudes toward belief in climate change’s existence, concern …
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The Political and Fiscal Consequences of the Enumeration of Prisoners by the U.S. Census BureauThe United States decennial census enumerates prisoners and other institutionalized persons in the facilities in which they are housed, as opposed to the communities where they regularly reside. The past several decades have seen dramatic growth in the …
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Improving Equipment Procurement Processes for NursesThe Capstone team worked with New York-Presbyterian Hospital to review the distribution of medical equipment throughout the Weill Cornell campus. The team was charged with finding an efficient process for nurses to procure the equipment they need for the …
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Your Alumni News for July 2017Dear Alumni, I hope this finds you well. In May, we celebrated and welcomed 372 new graduates to the alumni community at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Delivering the convocation address, Patrick Gaspard, Vice President of the Open Society Foundations …
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NYU Wagner Launches Partnership with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute NYU Wagner is pleased to announce that it has launched a partnership with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC. Under the new relationship, CHCI program alumni are invited to apply for …
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María Paz HermosillaHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? My experience in NYU Wagner Tech (I was the chair in my second year) was key to exposing me to many topics I am working on now, such as fairness, privacy and transparency in the use of …
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Impact of Subsidies on Bus Transit System Cost EfficiencyThe Capstone team evaluated the impact of external subsidies on the cost efficiency of bus transit systems in the United States. The work updates previous empirical studies written mainly in the late 1970s and early 1980s that found significant negative …
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The Role of Matched Controls In Building An Evidence Base For Hospital Avoidance Schemes: A Retrospective EvaluationObjective To test whether two hospital-avoidance interventions altered rates of hospital use: “intermediate care” and “integrated care teams.” Data Sources/Study Setting Linked administrative data for England covering the period 2004 to 2009. Study Design …
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New Academic Year Features Five New Full-Time FacultyAs we welcome our students, faculty, and staff to the start of the 2017-18 academic year, NYU Wagner is thrilled to issue a special welcome to our five newest full-time faculty members: Thom Blaylock, Atul Pokharel, Travis St. Clair, Martha Stark, and …
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Review of Current Hourly Rounding Nursing Processes at New York Presbyterian HospitalHourly nurse rounding is an eight-step, scripted, proactive approach to patient care. Studies have shown that the practice of hourly rounding can improve patient satisfaction and safety, particularly in the reduction of falls in hospitals. Increased job …
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Mentoring Immigrant Youth"Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City (BBBS) Center for Training and Professional Development engaged the Capstone team to conduct research on the needs and challenges of the immigrant youth population in the New York City region. In order to gather …
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Developing Smart City Initiatives to Drive Local Government OutcomesHoboken, New Jersey is a compact city of 55,000 people located directly across the Hudson River from NYC. The City of Hoboken’s municipal leadership enlisted a Capstone team to support the identification and incorporation of cutting-edge smart city …
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Promoting Free Tax Preparation Services to Low- and Mid-Income Filers The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) is a local government initiative aimed at helping low-income individuals build assets and maximize their financial resources. Through OFE’s NYC Free Tax Prep program, …
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Projects - ICISCurrent Projects Through 2023 THE INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS (ICIS) was established in 1998 with initial funding from the National Science Foundation. ICIS engages in research, education, and outreach in infrastructure, including energy, …
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ASSESSING PATIENT ADVOCACY WITHIN THE BLOOD AND BLEEDING DISORDER COMMUNITYThe National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) is an advocacy group supporting individuals with hereditary blood and bleeding disorders. NBDF has worked on a rebranding initiative to extend its reach within the blood and bleeding disorder community. …
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Combating Gentrification and Financing Affordable Housing in TanzaniaThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency, aimed at promoting investment in the public and private sectors through banks and local governments, to scale up innovative financing mechanisms for the world’s …