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Priscilla Thomas KeithPriscilla Thomas Keith has extensive experience in government, pharmaceutical research and clinical trials, health care and public health law and policy, and academia. She started her career as a research scientist studying Alzheimer’s disease and …
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Alumnus wins grant for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Resource CenterNYU Wagner graduate James Macdonald, founder of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Resource Center, is one of 50 student entrepreneurs picked to receive a $5,000 grant to focus for eight weeks on advancing their startup under the Techstars Summer Startup …
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Professor Julia Lane Wins 2018 Public Sector Innovation AwardThe US Census Bureau's Administrative Data Research Facility (ADRF), led by Professor Julia Lane , has won a 2018 Public Sector Innovation Award. The ADRF provides a secure platform to host confidential microdata in an environment designed to promote …
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Maureen AhmedHow did your experiences at NYU Wagner prepare you for your career? My time at Wagner helped me cultivate the skills and experiences I needed to enter into a career at the State Department. The coursework at NYU Wagner really set me up to understand how …
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Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery in Conversation with Congressman Hakeem JeffriesBy Alex Fiorille (MPA-PNP) Amidst a growing national movement for bold criminal justice reform, NYU Wagner’s Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery sat down with Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to discuss a path forward. Rep. Jeffries, who represents …
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Tim TompkinsTim Tompkins has worked for over three decades to understand and improve cities, with an emphasis on neighborhood-driven economic development, place management, public art, and public-private partnerships. As an NYU Marron Institute Fellow , he leads the …
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Identity and Diversity in Public Service: The Personal, Professional, and Political On Friday, October 23rd Martha Stark , Clinical Professor of Public Service and Chair of Wagner’s Faculty Diversity Committee, and Erica Foldy , Associate Professor of Public Policy and co-author of "The Color Bind: Talking (and Not Talking) About Race at …
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Public Health and Economic Consequences of Environmental Methylmercury Toxicity to the Developing Brain… Using national blood mercury prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we found that …
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Your Alumni News for April 2017Dear Alumni, I hope this finds you well. It was great to see so many of you at AlumNite , and I want to thank those who attended and supported this year’s event. We welcomed nearly 200 alumni, faculty, staff, donors, and friends for an engaging evening …
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Alumni Spotlight: Madina P. Ouedraogo (MPA 2020)What motivated you to attend the Wagner School of Public Service and pursue its Master of Public Administration program? I chose NYU Wagner because I wanted to attend a school that was rooted in public service. Wagner is not just a public policy school …
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Professor Domingo Morel recognized by NYU Wagner with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) research awardNYU Wagner has awarded its fourth annual Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) research prize to Domingo Morel , the school’s Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Service, for his work of scholarship, Developing Scholars: Race, Politics, …
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Anna VerdiyanHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? New York did not just impact my professional journey, it defined it entirely. Inspired by my mother’s transfer to New York City to lead global child development efforts in her position at …
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Richard Buery Chosen as Public Service Fellow at NYU WagnerRichard Buery has been named a Public Service Fellow at NYU Wagner. In addition to leading New York City’s acclaimed Pre-K for All initiative, Buery is a dedicated member of the NYU Wagner community, currently completing his tenure as the school’s most …
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Health and Health Care in BRIC Cities: Ideas for Collaborative ResearchAvailable on SSRN database here . The largest cities in the wealthy nations all face an unprecedented challenge: how to meet the needs of a population that lives longer, has a declining birth rate, is generally healthier, but also increasingly beset by …
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Wagner Students Capture $50,000 Prize in Entrepreneurs ChallengeThree NYU Wagner students won the $50,000 Social Venture Prize in the 2012-13 Entrepreneurs Challenge held at NYU Stern. Their winning idea, called Kinvolved, is a digital app that aims to reduce truancy by providing real-time data on classroom attendance …
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Elevated Depressive Symptoms Among Caregiving GrandparentsObjective. To determine whether caregiving grandparents are at an increased risk for depressive symptoms. Data Source. National sample ( n =10,293) of grandparents aged 53–63 years in 1994, and their spouse/partners, who took part in the Health and …
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NYU Wagner Student Focuses Attention on Persistence of FGM Around the WorldThe British newspaper The Guardian this week features Aissata M.B. Camara, an MPA student at NYU Wagner specializing in International Public & Nonprofit Management, in a news video about the persistence of Female Genital Mutilation ( FGM ) in many …
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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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Financial Access Initiative (FAI) Launches Research Study to Shed Light on Hidden Lives of Small FirmsThe Financial Access Initiative (FAI) , together with The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth announced the launch of The Small Firm Diaries , a global research initiative that will provide unprecedented insight into the financial lives of small …
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PresentationsPresentations (through March 2023) (R. Zimmerman is the presenter where no presenter is indicated; an asterisk indicates presenter if other than or in addition to R. Zimmerman) March 23-27, 2023. “Spatially Dynamic Stakeholder Networks for Vital …
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Katherine LynchCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I am a member of the executive team, leading our organizational capacity to deliver impact. I manage governance and management processes that analyse, improve and demonstrate our effectiveness; ensure …
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Wagner Voices: NYU Wagner First-Generation Graduate Students What does it mean to be a first-generation graduate student at NYU Wagner? … Jacquelin Betro (MPA-HPAM) "Being a first-generation student has posed a few challenges: navigating the application process, financial planning independently, and communicating …
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Six-Student Team Wins First Prize at IXL Innovation Olympics A team of four MPA students at NYU Wagner and two other NYU students has won top honors at the IXL Innovation Olympics . The sextet’s exemplary business concept for achieving customer excellence for a global pharmaceutical company outshone competing plans …
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Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Johansson (MPA 2018)Solar Responders (SR), a New York-based nonprofit organization, installs solar power and battery storage in fire stations in Puerto Rico. The organization’s mission was developed in response to the devastation Hurricane Maria caused to the island’s power …