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Capstone Projects
Mapping and Quantifying Social Impact in the Handworker Economy Nest is a nonprofit organization that works with cross-sector collaborators to bring radical transparency, data-driven development, and fair market access to the informal economy of artisan handicrafts. Nest’s new Ethical Compliance certification works to …
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Technology RequirementsTechnologies will afford you many learning opportunities in the MHA program. Make sure you have the appropriate technical requirements, or hardware, to complete the learning activities. Optimally, you will use a computer that meets the following …
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CYC: Getting StartedWhat are my fields of interest? (e.g. children and youth, hospital administration, housing, international development) What change do I want to make happen? (e.g. improve access to healthcare, reduce disparities in education) What roles might I want to …
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Women in Consulting PanelOn October 15th, NYU Wagner hosted Women in Consulting , a panel discussion on what a career in consulting means to three prominent women in the public sector, management, and public health consulting fields. This event was sponsored by the Wagner …
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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 …
Capstone Projects
Open NYU: Crowdsourcing Employees of New York University's Department of Public Safety The Governance Lab (GovLab) is a research, training, and experimentation laboratory that focuses on improving peoples lives by addressing real world challenges through institutional redesign. Through the OPEN NYU project, the Capstone team worked with …
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ProPSA and Diagnostic Biopsy Tissue DNA Content Combination Improves Accuracy to Predict Need for Prostate Cancer Treatment Among Men Enrolled in an Active Surveillance ProgramObjectives : To assess a novel application of the Prostate Health Index (phi) and biopsy tissue DNA content in benign-adjacent and cancer areas to predict which patients would eventually require treatment of prostate cancer in the Proactive Surveillance …
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National Trends in the Utilization of Partial Nephrectomy Before and After the Establishment of AUA Guidelines for the Management of Renal MassesObjective To assess the impact of the American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines advocating partial nephrectomy for T1 tumors guidelines on the likelihood of undergoing partial nephrectomy. Materials and Methods We analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient …
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Undergraduate Major in Public PolicyWhether it is climate change, inequality, urban congestion, privacy, affordable healthcare, terrorism or nonproliferation, the public challenges we face are more complicated than ever before, and addressing them effectively requires several sophisticated …
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GCAP Study Group. Comparison of methods to increase repeat testing in persons treated for gonorrhea or chlamydia at public sexually transmitted disease clinicsBackground: Retesting 3 to 4 months after treatment for those infected with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea has been recommended. Goal: We compared various methods of encouraging return for retesting 3 months after treatment for chlamydia or gonorrhea. Study: …
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URPL-GP.2645
Planning for Emergencies and DisastersThe consequences of disastrous events are escalating globally in terms of lives lost, injuries, adverse social conditions, economic costs, and environmental destruction. Furthermore, the rapidity of action required when an emergency arises poses unique …Capstone Projects
Improving Data Collection Methods at FEGS to Optimize EfficiencyFounded in 1934, FEGS is one of the largest and most diverse nonprofit health and human services organizations in the US. FEGS Behavioral Health Division, responsible for tracking and submitting financial and statistical information to outside funding …
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Accessibility advocate Quemuel “Q” Arroyo (MPA 2020) creates change for the MTAThe following article was created by the NYU Alumni Association (NYUAA) as part of their annual Alumni Awards in recognition of University-wide graduates who are making an impact. Quemuel “Q” Arroyo (MPA 2020) was received the NYUAA's Distinguished Young …
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CORE-GP.1018
MicroeconomicsThe primary purpose of the microeconomics core course is to enable you to use microeconomic thinking, concepts and tools in your professional public service work. Accomplishing this also requires refreshing and strengthening your quantitative skills. The …News
NYU Wagner Launches Partnership with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute NYU Wagner is pleased to announce that it has launched a partnership with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC. Under the new relationship, CHCI program alumni are invited to apply for …
Capstone Projects
An Analysis of Pest Control Services Response and Complaint Tracking ProtocolsThe Pest Control Services of the city of New York, in response to the Mayors initiative on rodent control asked the Capstone team to look at staff allocation at their regional offices, review existing policies and procedures to ensure timely response to …
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Quantitative SupportFractions : Click on the Basic Mathematics and then the Fractions link for practice problems with video solutions on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. http://www.mathtv.com/videos_by_topic# Percents : Click on the Basic Mathematics …
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On-site Bundled Rapid HIV/HCV Testing in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs: Study Protocol for a Hybrid Design Randomized Controlled TrialBackground More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 3.2 million are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). An estimated 25 % of persons living with HIV also have HCV. It is therefore of great …
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Luciana MermetTell us about your current public service work. Can you briefly describe your employment organization and position responsibilities, as well as any relevant volunteer or entrepreneurial activities? I currently work with the United Nations Development …
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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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MSPP-GP.3100
Applied Policy AnalysisOpen only to students in the MSPP program. This course will provide students with an opportunity to engage in policy analysis in situations that mimic the real world practice of the craft of policy analysis. In practice, policy analysis requires drawing …Course
HPAM-GP.4830
Health Economics: PrinciplesThis course provides the core microeconomic theories and concepts needed to understand health and health care issues in both the developed and developing world. It describes how the markets for health and health services are different from other goods, …Publication
Prediction of patient-specific risk and percentile cohort risk of pathological stage outcome using continuous prostate-specific antigen measurement, clinical stage and biopsy Gleason scoreObjectives : To develop a ‘2010 Partin Nomogram’ with total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) as a continuous biomarker, in light of the fact that the current 2007 Partin Tables restrict the application of tPSA as a non-continuous biomarker by creating …