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Armand BiroonakArmand Biroonak has a decade of CSR experience and is currently the Head of Employee Engagement, Community Impact for UBS Americas where he leads the firm’s employee engagement programs, including strategic grantmaking, employee giving, volunteering, …
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Transit mess was years in the making—
now we must all chip in to fix itMitchell L. Moss, NYU Rudin Center Director, wrote an op-ed in Crain's New York Business urging policymakers to fund the subways with car service fees and gas and internet sales taxes. "Joe Lhota is the right leader for the Metropolitan Transportation …
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Emergency Department Use in New York City: A Survey of Bronx PatientsIn the absence of universal coverage and an effective primary care delivery system for vulnerable populations, hospital emergency departments (EDs) are the ultimate safety net for many patients. This is especially true in New York City, where nearly 75 …
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Children Facing Economic Hardship in the United States: Differentials and Changes in the 1990'sThis paper helps document significant improvements in the child low-income rate as well as the significant decrease in the proportion of children who relied on public assistance in the United States during the 1990s. Many disadvantaged groups of children …
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Social Entrepreneurship MinorThe heart of entrepreneurship is learning not merely to survive but to flourish in a world of change. The joint Stern/Wagner minor in Social Entrepreneurship gives you the preparation you need to flourish in our rapidly changing world while focusing your …
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Sec. Pete Buttigieg and NYU Wagner student talk policy, climate change, and social justiceNYU Wagner and The Century Foundation hosted U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in a virtual event on October 18, 2022 to discuss transportation and climate policy. The Century Foundation is a progressive think tank that conducts research and …
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Laura WherryLaura Wherry is an Associate Professor at NYU Wagner and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in the Economics of Health program. She is on leave for the 2024-2025 academic year. Her research focuses on the role of public …
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Modern RomanceAt some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it’s wildly different from …
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Dividing the Pie: Placing the Transportation Donor-Donee Debate in PerspectiveThis study looks at the distribution of dollars of federal transportation funding to the states from a number of perspectives. The analysis reveals relative winners and losers at the regional and state level based on various criteria. It also shows that …
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The Use of Logic Models by Community-Based InitiativesMany grant programs now require community-based initiatives to develop logic models as part of the application process or to facilitate program monitoring and evaluation. This paper examines three such programs to understand the benefits and challenges of …
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Potentially avoidable hospitalizations: how to estimate the costs? (French)Based on the number of hospitalizations for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions in the Paris region (Ile-de-France), and the DRG-based rates for these hospital stays, we estimate the hospital expenditures that could be avoided if patients had access to …
Capstone Projects
Safe Horizon Techology AssessmentEvery nonprofit organization has a mission. Many nonprofit organizations also constantly struggle to maintain and increase funding in order to carry out their missions to the fullest extent possible. More often than not, when a nonprofit organization …
Capstone Projects
Safe Horizon Techology AssessmentEvery nonprofit organization has a mission. Many nonprofit organizations also constantly struggle to maintain and increase funding in order to carry out their missions to the fullest extent possible. More often than not, when a nonprofit organization …
Alumni In Action
Bennett RathbunWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I was attracted to Wagner's reputation for providing emerging social entrepreneurs, public servants, and change agents with the training and tools they needed to succeed. As an NYC resident with a …
Alumni In Action
Lilian LiuWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? My undergraduate degree was quite theoretical and I wanted a master’s degree that was more hands-on and could provide me with skills to bring to the job market. I was interested in the public-private space so …
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Joycee JacobTell us about your career trajectory before, during, and after the program. Ten years ago I started my career in Healthcare Administration as a Manager at NYU Langone Health and worked my way up to Director. During the program, my role expanded to …
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Conference and Event RoomsMost meeting rooms with a capacity of eight to twenty people are scheduled through the "Rooms" tab of your NYU Google Calendar. Calendar access is determined by your assignment to a specific Google Group and/or email alias. Events in the Faculty Seminar …
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Alexia NazarianAlexia Nazarian is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service teaching public policy in the undergraduate program. She is also a manager at Bloomberg Associates, the pro-bono consulting arm of Bloomberg Philanthropies that serves Mayors in meeting …
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NYU Wagner Welcomes Richard Buery as Distinguished Visiting UrbanistNYU Wagner is excited to welcome Richard Buery as a Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Spring 2019 semester. Buery is the Chief of Policy & Public Affairs at KIPP, leading its public policy, advocacy, marketing, and communications efforts to enlarge …
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Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies FellowshipThe Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies Fellowship, endowed by the Rice Family Foundation, is awarded to outstanding students who demonstrate a commitment to bringing their scholarship and expertise to bear upon significant urban issues. The fellowship provides …
Capstone Projects
IMPACT OF SCHOOL REOPENINGS ON WORKING MOTHERS’ FINANCIAL DISTRESSSchool closures during the Covid-19 pandemic worsened employment outcomes for working mothers. Many working mothers decreased their total working hours in order to accommodate needed care, and childcare costs also increased. The Capstone team sought to …
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CREATING A SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATOR’S HANDBOOKBroadway for Arts Education (BAE) is a NYC-based youth development nonprofit that provides arts education to students in underserved communities. BAE’s programming includes dance, music, and theater. BAE and its Teaching Artists (TA) serve roughly 2,000 …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMPA-Health: Health Policy Analysis I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core courses … II. SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS [18 total credits] Students must complete the following courses: [7.5 credits] … …
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Tiffany-Ann TaylorTiffany-Ann Taylor is the Vice President for Transportation at the Regional Plan Association (RPA). Prior to working at RPA, she served as Deputy Director of Freight Programs, Education and Research for the Freight Mobility unit at the New York City …