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Marc VigliottiPlease describe your current job duties: I focus on fundraising from donors who are considering leaving money to Save the Children in their wills. This is a fast growing part of fundraising, especially as the baby boomer generation begins to consider …
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Age of Entry and the High School Performance of Immigrant YouthIn 2005, immigrants exceeded 12% of the US population, with the highest concentrations in large metropolitan areas. While considerable research has focused on how immigrants affect local wages and housing prices, less research has asked how immigrants …
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Alumni Spotlight: Lisa D'Oyen (MPA 2014)… language was also a valuable learning experience. What impact do you hope to make through your career and/or …
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Public Finance and Service DeliveryManaging Public Finances for Service Delivery in Intergovernmental Context Part of the NYU Wagner team built on the main Advice, Money, Results report in partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) by examining in greater depth the nexus …
Alumni In Action
Rutika Naik… the group assignments did force us to dwell more into the social aspect of this, but the immersion just brought in a …
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Mayors Say They're at Forefront of Government Responsiveness… increasingly find themselves dealing directly with the impact of climate change, immigration, and technological and …
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Child and Adolescent Fast Food Choice and the Influence of Calorie LabelingObjective:Obesity is an enormous public health problem and children have been particularly highlighted for intervention. Of notable concern is the fast-food consumption of children. However, we know very little about how children or their parents make …
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Research Article Finds Persistent Health Care Inequalities in ManhattanIn Manhattan, the public's access to timely and effective outpatient care improved by a “remarkable” extent from 1999 to 2013, according to a newly published article coauthored by Victor Rodwin of NYU Wagner. However, major disparities persisted during …
Alumni In Action
Mwende MuekeGrowing up in Kenya, Mwende Caroline Mueke (MPA ’01) felt a strong pull toward public service. Early in her professional career, she worked for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Eastern Africa. In that job it …
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Trends for Oil and Gas Terrorist AttacksAlthough direct terrorist attacks on the oil and gas sector have not occurred in the United States, there are many recorded attacks on the sector in a large number of countries around the world. The statistical analysis and other evaluations of these data …
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Seasonal variations of park visitor volume and park service area in Tokyo: A mixed-method approach combining big data and field observationsUrban green and open space are important components of achieving the goal of planning sustainable cities, by offering health benefits to urban dwellers and providing socio-economic and environmental benefits to society. Recent literature studied the usage …
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Student Spotlight: Daria Guzzo (MPA 2025)Daria Guzzo (MPA 2025), chair, Women's Affordable Housing Network (WAHN) Could you share a bit about yourself and tell us why you wanted to attend NYU Wagner? I grew up in the Quad Cities on the Iowa-Illinois border and attended Grinnell College, …
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Allen ZerkinAllen J. Zerkin has been an Adjunct Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service since 1988, teaching courses on negotiation and conflict management. He also teaches, annually, a course on negotiation and conflict …
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Student Spotlight: Lenny Cabral (MPA 2023)… but quite nothing explains how it feels to be making an impact for and on your motherland. Reflecting on your …
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NYU Wagner alumni selected as Excelsior Service FellowsTwo recent graduates of NYU Wagner have been chosen as Excelsior Service Fellows in New York State government. The Excelsior Service Fellowship Program brings alumni of graduates school of public service and law into state government service. Participants …
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#MyWagnerLife: Ashley Putnam (MPA-PNP)… Manager. I manage publications, promotions, and social media @NYUBridge — Ashley Putnam (@AshleyAPutnam) … current & former Wagner students who launched their own social enterprises. @Wemimo11 @miriamkinvolved #socent …
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Congresswoman Grace Meng is Named as NYU Wagner’s Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for Fall 2023U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng will join NYU Wagner as Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Fall of 2023. During her time collaborating with students and faculty, the highly dynamic, skilled, and accomplished Representative will teach a course titled …
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To become a better writer, it’s the thought that countsFor NYU Wagner’s Thom Blaylock , good writing comes in many guises, even splattered by misplaced commas and misspelled words. A Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Policy, he has taught communications at Columbia University and worked as an editor, …
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Showing Up: Disparities in Chronic Absenteeism between Students with and without Disabilities in Traditional Public SchoolsBackground : While chronic absenteeism hurts all students, one particularly vulnerable group, students with disabilities (SWDs), has received little attention in research or policy. Particularly troubling is the dearth of research into the patterns of …
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Student Dejian Zeng Worked in an iPhone Factory in China to See How Workers Were TreatedIt may just be possible that Dejian (Ken) Zeng had a role in assembling your iPhone. He spent six weeks toiling at a Shanghai factory where the ever-popular products are churned out. For Zeng (MPA 2017), whose NYU Wagner specialization is international …
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Gentrification: It's complicatedGentrification: It’s highly charged and complicated. This was a key takeaway when author and magazine writer Michael Greenberg went toe-to-toe with Columbia University urban planning expert Lance Freeman in a thoughtful debate on Nov. 28 over the …
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#MyWagnerLife: María Paz Hermosilla (MPA-PNP)… (@mphermosilla) March 4, 2015 Diana created her social venture @OptimistaCOL semi finalist in … Brainstorming for @OptimistaCOL #NYU helps you create your social venture to solve public problems #MyWagnerLife … at the eLab. @Wemimo11 created @CWforE @NYU Bridge is our social innovation hub! #MyWagnerLife — María Paz Hermosilla …
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Student Spotlight: Tiffany Rose Miller (MPA-PNP)Tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Tiffany Rose Miller and I'm currently an MPA-PNP candidate with a Public Policy Analysis specialization at NYU Wagner and a focus on the Quantitative Methods Track. I work as a national security Intern for a …