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NYU Wagner Alumni and Students Discuss Career Paths in AdvocacyOn November 16, 2022, the NYU Wagner Office of Career Services hosted a Careers in Advocacy panel, which highlighted the impactful work of NYU Wagner alumni working in the advocacy field. The panel featured panelists Lilian Aluri, REV UP Voting Campaign …
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WagnerCares Week of Service 2021WagnerCares Week of Service: Fundraising Drive for Personal Care Items Help us reach our goal of donating 500 personal care items to the Food Bank for New York City! With your donations, we can provide our community with necessary items, not often …
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Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City SeminarThis interdisciplinary seminar brings together law, urban planning and public policy students to analyze historic and current trends in affordable housing, community development, land use, and housing finance. We use New York City as a laboratory that is …Publication
Energy Transformations in CitiesRae Zimmerman, C. Rosenzweig, W. Solecki, P. Romero-Lankao, S. Mehrotra, S. Dhakal, T. Bowman, and S. Ali Ibrahim …
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School Wellness Programs: Magnitude and Distribution in New York City Public SchoolsLeanna Stiefel, Brian Elbel, Melissa Pflugh Prescott, Siddartha Anjea, and Amy Schwartz …
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Syndemic Vulnerability, Sexual and Injection Risk Behaviors, and HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes in HIV-Positive Injection Drug UsersLimited investigations have been conducted on syndemics and HIV continuum of care outcomes. Using baseline data from a multi-site, randomized controlled study of HIV-positive injection drug users (n = 1,052), we examined whether psychosocial factors …
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Why Falling Confidence in Government May Sway Voters in 2024Dr. Paul C. Light , NYU Wagner's Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, offers the top 11 takeaways in a new survey analysis. President Joe Biden approaches the 2024 presidential campaign with the federal government’s performance rating in decline …
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Association of China’s universal two child policy with changes in births and birth related health factors: national, descriptive comparative studyHT Li, M Xue, S Hellerstein, Y Cai, Y Gao, Y Zhang, J Qiao, J Blustein, JM Liu …
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Apparent MismatchThe federal regulations that govern human subjects research were created in the wake of gross abuses of medical science, in which subjects undertook significant risks (and were significantly harmed), without consenting to treatment. Developments in recent …
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Childhood Obesity and the Food Environment: A Population-Based Sample of Public School Children in New York CityBrian D. Elbel, Kosuke Tamura, Zachary T. McDermott, Erilia Wu, Amy Ellen Schwartz …
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MPA-MS, Applied StatisticsTotal credits required: 64 (30 MPA + 34 MS) Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy [30 credits] Public Policy Analysis Specialization 12 Core credits CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics (3) CORE-GP 1020 Management & …
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MPA-MA IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS APPLICATION CHECKLISTFill out your online application. Applications for the MPA/MAIR dual degree program are available during the Fall intake. Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material …
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Alumni Spotlight: Lilian Liu (MPA 2015)In the Spring 2024 Global Public Service Newsletter, the Wagner Office of International Programs connected with Wagner alumna, Lilian Liu (MPA 2015) . Where do you work? Describe your current job. I have been working in corporate sustainability for over …
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Jacob VictoryEarlier in his career Jacob Victory told Idealist.org in an interview, "There is a lack of planning in healthcare to address the awesome needs of the population. The industry is more reactive than proactive." As a strong strategic planner, Victory has …
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Preserving History or Hindering Progress: Effect of Historic Districts on Local Housing Markets Picture an iconic Greenwich Village street. Centuries-old cobblestone underfoot. Earth-toned homes, no more than a few stories high. Picture-perfect trees lining the sidewalk and lush ivy climbing the brownstones... That’s no accident. One of 115 …
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Validation of the Partin Nomogram for Prostate Cancer in a National SamplePurpose : The Partin tables are a nomogram that is widely used to discriminate prostate cancer pathological stages, given common preoperative clinical characteristics. The nomogram is based on patients undergoing radical prostatectomy at The Johns Hopkins …
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Significance of preoperative PSA velocity in men with low serum PSA and normal DREObjectives : A PSA velocity (PSAV) >0.35 ng/ml/year approximately 10–15 years prior to diagnosis is associated with a greater risk of lethal prostate cancer. Some have recommended that a PSAV >0.35 ng/ml/year should prompt a prostate biopsy in men with a …
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Does Municipally Subsidized Housing Improve School Quality? Evidence from New York CityProblem: Policymakers and community development practitioners view increasing subsidized owner-occupied housing as a mechanism to improve urban neighborhoods, but little research studies the impact of such investments on community amenities. Purpose: We …
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Does Losing Your Home Mean Losing Your School? Effects of Foreclosure on the School Mobility of ChildrenIn the last few years, millions of homes around the country have entered foreclosure, pushing many families out of their homes and potentially forcing their children to move to new schools. Unfortunately, despite considerable attention to the causes and …
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Black families, regardless of wealth, face disproportionate risks in childbirthProfessor Laura Wherry , along with Professor Rossin-Slater and Petra Persson of Stanford University, Kate Kennedy-Moulton of Columbia University, and Gloria Aldana of the Census Bureau, authored and published a new study highlighting how health …
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The Relationship between School Infrastructure and School Nutrition Program Participation and Policies in New York CityMelissa Pflugh Prescott, Brian D. Elbel, Kathleen Woolf, Roland O. Ofori, Amy Ellen Schwartz …
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FellowshipsOverview NYU Wagner Named Fellowship programs are designed to identify and reward our most outstanding students. We seek students with a strong academic record, noteworthy professional experience and aspirations, and a proven commitment to public service …
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Cost Analysis of Ryan White Part A Services in New YorkThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) administers funding for a federal grant program, Ryan White Part A. The program provides medical and support services to people living with HIV, functioning as a “payer of last resort” that …
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Time to Get Moving: Improving commuter and intercity rail facilities and services on Manhattan’s West SideThe approach to redeveloping the Farley Building and Penn Station that has been presented by Governor Cuomo, Empire State Development, Amtrak and the MTA offers a real opportunity to dramatically improve the facilities and services available to both …