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Consumer Estimation of Recommended and Actual Calories at Fast Food RestaurantsRecently, localities across the United States have passed laws requiring the mandatory labeling of calories in all chain restaurants, including fast food restaurants. This policy is set to be implemented at the federal level. Early studies have found …
Capstone Projects
Targeted Sector Workforce Development ProgramWorking with the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), the Capstone team recommended a design for a pilot workforce development program that targets a growing sector of the citys economy. In 2003, SBS assumed responsibility for adult …
Capstone Projects
Targeted Sector Workforce Development ProgramWorking with the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), the Capstone team recommended a design for a pilot workforce development program that targets a growing sector of the citys economy. In 2003, SBS assumed responsibility for adult …
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Creating Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries through Gender EqualityAs a summer analyst within the Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan supported the analysis and research of the organization’s impact evaluation projects focusing on women's economic empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa. “I was …
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Student Spotlight: Kartika Fuentes (MPA 2023)As a David Bohnett Public Service Fellow and member of Wagner's First-Generation Student Association, Kartika is strengthening her advocacy and political organizing skills to translate community-led efforts into legislative action. What motivated you to …
Capstone Projects
The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Youth in the New York City Juvenile Justice SystemThe Urban Justice Center (UJC) was founded in 1984 when a recent law school graduate opened a legal services clinic in an abandoned building in East Harlem. Today, UJC is a dynamic, 50-person cooperative comprised of five interrelated projects. One of …
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Supporting Priority Needs in Developing Local Government: Finance and Poverty Alleviation in East and Southern AfricaThe Municipal Development Program and World Bank Institute offer a course on Intergovernmental Fiscal Reform that aims to improve local government finance and provision of services through education and comparative review, with particular focus on poverty …
Alumni In Action
Irfan HasanHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? It was helpful to be in a class with peers who also had practical experience prior to returning to graduate school. Faculty members with meaningful connections to public and nonprofit …
Capstone Projects
Building a Sustainable Brooklyn Central YMCAThe YMCA of Greater New York, as part of its capital campaign to build or renovate facilities in the five boroughs, plans to expand the Brooklyn Central YMCA branch by opening a new site. The Capstone team was asked to advise the YMCA on how to proceed …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation of Emergency Department Patient Admission Time at Bellevue Hospital CenterThe Capstone team evaluated the Emergency Department (ED) patient admission time from the time a general medicine patient arrives in the ED to the time s/he is transported to an inpatient floor. The primary goals of the project were to increase patient …
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International students build connection and community with the new WISS Buddy ProgramThe Wagner International Student Society (WISS) is a student organization representing the international student body at Wagner. It aims to foster strong ties within the international student community and works to address and promote international …
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#MyWagnerLife: Takiema Bunche Smith (EMPA) TODAY! Follow @connect4mation (Takiema Bunche Smith, EMPA student) as she live tweets about her #MyWagnerLife ! pic.twitter.com/EayqR5IENZ — NYU Wagner (@NYUWagner) April 1, 2016 I'm all settled in this special place and ready to live tweet …
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Development of a Performance Management System for the United Nations SecretariatThe United Nations system adopted results based management (RBM) as part of a broad reform initiative, though implementation of this framework has proven inconsistent across programs. The Office of the UnderSecretary General for Management requested that …
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Developing Short-term and Long-term Fundraising Strategies for DUMBO Improvement DistrictThe DUMBO Improvement District is one of 60 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in the City of New York. The BID is funded by local commercial property owners, and its budget is used to provide improvements such as keeping the streets clean, advocating …
Capstone Projects
Operational Assessment"The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School's Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ) opened in 2005 as a pediatric subspecialty ambulatory practice. Despite steady increases in patient demand, and a favorable payor mix, many ambulatory practice …
Capstone Projects
A Cross-Systems ApproachThe African Council for Sustainable Health Development (ACOSHED) Capstone team was asked to perform an organizational assessment of ACOSHED’s International Secretariat and the model Nigerian chapter based on the ideas established in the Better Health in …
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Additional InformationAbout NYU Wagner NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service prepares public service leaders to translate ideas into actions that have an effective and lasting impact on the public good. Our faculty’s research changes the way people frame, …
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The Population Level Prevalence and Correlates of Appropriate and Inappropriate Imaging to Stage Incident Prostate Cancer in the Medicare PopulationPurpose : According to guidelines most men with incident prostate cancer do not require staging imaging. We determined the population level prevalence and correlates of appropriate and inappropriate imaging in this cohort. Materials and Methods : We …
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Health Finance SpecializationThe Health Finance specialization has two sub-specialization areas: Health Financial Management Health Public Finance Health Financial Management The Health Financial Management specialization prepares students to organize and interpret financial …
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Performance Measurement & ManagementAll public and nonprofit organizations must assemble and report information on their performance. The need for performance measures goes beyond legal and regulatory requirements. To provide services effectively and efficiently, managers need information …Capstone Projects
Evaluation of United Methodist Church Consumption Levels for a Pension Program in AngolaThe United Methodist Church (UMC) has collected over $10 million dollars to support the expansion of pension programs for United Methodist Church Conferences in the 37 countries in which it functions around the world. The Central Conference Pension …
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Student Spotlight: Liliana Flanigan (MPA-PNP 2026)In celebration of the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re shining a light on the Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS) —a student-led organization at NYU Wagner that builds community and advances professional …
Alumni In Action
Kate ReynoldsHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I came to Wagner with the goal to work in local government but the experiences and coursework opened my eyes to other opportunities. Through a career services event, I learned about the Presidential Management …
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Academic PoliciesDoctoral candidates are required to maintain a "B+" (3.3) average. If a student's grade point average remains below 3.3 for two consecutive semesters, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program. All students who elect to apply transfer credit …