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Wagner MPA Student Discusses Climate Action at NYU ConferenceNYU Wagner’s Erika Harris, who is pursuing an MPA, joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a heavily attended conference Oct. 2 at NYU on the significance of climate change and how to take action. During a panel discussion, Harris discussed her founding of …
Alumni In Action
Dennis LiuTell me about your background when you started at NYU Wagner. When I joined Wagner in 2019, I was practicing as a hospital medicine Physician Assistant (PA) for about six years. At the time, I practiced as a medicine PA at Montefiore Medical Center while …
Capstone Projects
A Case Study on Best Practices for Out of School Time Intermediary OrganizationsThe After-School Corporation (TASC) Capstone team conducted case studies of six cities that were representative of the diversity of intermediary organizations currently engaged in systems building across the nation. The following intermediaries were …
Publication
Support vector subset scan for spatial pattern detectionDiscovery of localized and irregularly shaped anomalous patterns in spatial data provides useful context for operational decisions across many policy domains. The support vector subset scan (SVSS) integrates the penalized fast subset scan with a …
Capstone Projects
NYU School of Medicine Faculty Group PracticeAt the NYU Medical School Faculty Group Practice the resident had the opportunity to be involved in various projects including assisting senior management and practice managers in achieving operational and financial goals. The resident provided research …
Capstone Projects
Sustainable Consumption of SpaceUN-Habitat focuses on the promotion of sustainable patterns of urban growth worldwide, with the ultimate vision of adequate shelter for all. The Capstone team was engaged to work with officials in Santa Marta, Colombia, to assist in the development of a …
News
Three NYU Wagner Students Gain APPAM FellowshipsCongratulations to three NYU Wagner students for each winning a 2019 Equity & Inclusion Fellowship, awarded by the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). The three student recipients -- Maya Portillo, Natalee Rivera, and Savannah …
Alumni In Action
Julian MetcalfHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I had a great call with an alumna at Moody’s Investor Service. She told me about a new team they had created for which they were looking to add a member in San Francisco. After a few months, I was back on the …
Capstone Projects
Health PlusUnder the supervision of the Director of Regulatory Affairs, the Resident analyzed local, state, and federal regulatory requirements, and drafted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with these requirements. The Resident also compiled Quarterly …
Alumni In Action
Daniel ManitskyWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner offered a great mix of classes focused on the "doing" of public sector work. While it offered a rigorous academic orientation, it was always focused on turning knowledge into action. It was not focused …
News
Forbes "30 Under 30" Honors Three From NYU Wagner Forbes Magazine has given high marks to three members of the NYU Wagner community – current student Kyleigh Russ and alumni Wemimo Abbey and Rebecca Fleischman– placing them on its 2020 “30 Under 30” list of outstanding up-and-coming professionals who …
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Event Recap: 28th Annual Kovner-Behrman Health ForumOn Thursday, April 10, NYU Wagner hosted the 28th Annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum. Moderated by Dean Sherry Glied, the panel featured experienced health leaders Pamela Brier, former president and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center; Jeanne Lambrew, …
Capstone Projects
Marketing and Fee Structure AnalysisLenox Hill Neighborhood House is a multiservice community-based organization that provides education and social services to over 20,000 individuals each year on the East Side of Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. The Capstone team devised a marketing plan …
Capstone Projects
Exploring Informal Practices in Dakar?s Water and Sanitation SectorsDakar, Senegal has recently achieved significant gains in water provision, as well as more measured gains in sanitation, with The World Bank providing major funding to both sectors. While prior attempts to understand Dakar's water and sanitation sectors …
Capstone Projects
Pathways to Politics: Analyzing Motivations and Enabling Factors for Women in Politics in Chittagong Hill Tracts, BangladeshThe Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is an area characterized by a complex social and political environment and located in the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh. CHT has remained largely outside the mainstream of development assistance for more than 25 years …
Capstone Projects
Commitment to CommunityExecutives at Deutsche Bank have developed an interest in the social impact of loan programs and awards that they provide for community development initiatives. Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations measure financial investments in …
Capstone Projects
Identifying Needs and Exploring Options for Affordable Housing in a Changing Manhattan Neighborhood"The Capstone team provided the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) with information to help the organization see the current state of the community and evaluate the feasibility of affordable housing construction in the context of …
Capstone Projects
Environmental Sustainability Project"The Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), a New York State public finance and development authority, enlisted the assistance of the Capstone team to investigate sustainable development opportunities, incentives, and best practices. Research was …
Faculty Profile
Sarah Sheon GereckeSarah Gerecke is principal at SSG Community Solutions LLC, creating program and policy solutions to complex affordable housing and community development challenges. Her clients include foundations, trade associations, nonprofits, and national thinktanks. …
Course
PADM-GP.2214
Constructing National Development StrategiesIn this course, students examine the challenges and opportunities of national development. Following Lant Pritchett, we define national development as the lockstep improvement in (i) economic productivity, (ii) political representation, (iii) public …News
Professor Mitchell Moss named to MTA advisory boardNYU Wagner Professor Mitchell L. Moss has been named to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority panel formed to provide advice to the agency's leadership on the execution of the just-announced New York City Subway Action Plan. Moss is the Henry Hart Rice …
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Student Spotlight: Jiayi Liu (MPA-PNP 2025)Jiayi Liu (MPA-PNP 2025), co-chair, Pan Asian Student Alliance Can you share a bit about yourself and tell us why you chose to attend a school of public service? I have always been fascinated by the way public systems shape our daily lives. Before Wagner, …
Capstone Projects
ENHANCING THE IMPACT MANAGEMENT PROCESSThe Surdna Foundation is a 100 year-old charitable organization with an endowment of over $1 billion, roughly $170 million of which is allocated to impact investing in racial equity, climate justice, and narrative change. In order to measure the …