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Crowdsourcing for food purchase receipt annotation via amazon mechanical turk: A feasibility studyWenhua Lu, Alexandra Guttentag, Brian D. Elbel, Kamila Kiszko, Courtney Abrams, Thomas Kirchner …
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BS-MUP with Tandon School of EngineeringEven as an undergraduate student at Tandon, you may already be thinking about the bustling cities and thriving communities that will fuel generations to come. You can jump start your big plans and innovative ideas with a BS-MUP offered by NYU Wagner and …
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Unit Cost Reporting in New York City GovernmentThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations aims to enhance the cost effectiveness of City agencies, and publicly reports City agency performance data in the Mayor’s Management Report. The Capstone team analyzed the current use of agency unit cost …
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Ellyn CanfieldHow did your Wagner experience prepare you professionally for what you are doing today? Pretty much every job I've had since Wagner has required me to be fluent in a lot of areas - policy, operations, management. Wagner gave me a strong foundation in …
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Automotive Parts Operations: a Study of Best PracticesThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the city’s chief financial agency, organized as part of the Mayor’s office. New York City operates the largest municipal fleet in the United States, including police cars, fire engines, …
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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 …
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Analysis of Overtime Management & Reporting ProceduresA Capstone team was asked to analyze how the Management Analysis Unit at the Mayors Office of Operations was meeting the mission of Mayoral Directive 94-3. The Mayoral Directive 94-3 gives the Mayors Office of Operations (Operations) and the Office of …
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5 takeaways: What Americans want from government reformAs 2021 comes to a close, President Biden can point to some achievements and plenty of obstacles in his bigger government, more services agenda. NYU Wagner Professor Paul Light’s new GovLab analysis suggests that Biden must take action toward government …
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A New Revenue Source for Mass Transit: Legalizing and Taxing CannabisNew York is a subway city. Despite the growth of bikes, scooters, for hire cars, and ferries, the city’s subway system is the principal way in which New Yorkers move. More than 5.5 million people ride the subway each weekday.[1] This number is larger than …
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Needs Assessment and Program DesignAs part of Mayor Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative, The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the Economic Development Corporation, is seeking to develop an entrepreneurship program designed to reach economically …
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Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living AloneKlinenberg, Eric. …
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Electricity Case: Main Report: Risk, Consequences, and Economic AccountingAs a critical infrastructure sector, electricity enables numerous other critical infrastructures to function, and in many cases is the critical path for their operation. This is underscored by the fact that historically, electric power outages have played …
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Your Alumni News for January 2019Dear Alumni, Happy 2019, Wagnerds! The start of the new year can be a great time to reflect on the past, as well as an opportunity to set goals and intentions for the future. The final quarter of 2018 featured unique and timely alumni programming from …
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Summer 2021 LEAD FellowsWe are thrilled to announce the LEAD Fellows for summer 2021. Fellows will be working at a variety of organizations involved in pro-democracy and voter access work. …
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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? …
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Why Falling Confidence in Government May Sway Voters in 2024Dr. Paul C. Light , NYU Wagner's Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, offers the top 11 takeaways in a new survey analysis. President Joe Biden approaches the 2024 presidential campaign with the federal government’s performance rating in decline …
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Development of a Community Needs Assessment for "The City for All Ages" ProjectThe New York City Deputy Mayor's Office of Health and Human Services is working within the World Health Organization's guidelines to transform New York City into a city livable for people of all ages, with an emphasis on the elderly population, a large …
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International Development Policy & Management SpecializationImplement strategies to drive international initiatives and address complex global challenges. …
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Presentations… and Processes: A CRISP/RIPS Grantees Workshop, George Mason University, Arlington, VA. http://civil.gmu.edu/crisp … Urban Resilience,” Sandia National Laboratories and George Mason University Center for Infrastructure Protection and …
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Cost-Benefit AnalysisCost-benefit analysis (CBA) involves the use of microeconomics to formally assess the costs and benefits of different projects or investments. CBA is required for major regulations in the United States and is frequently used as a key input into major …News
NYU Wagner alumnus Yusef Freeman is honored for his work in affordable housing financeRecognizing his work in the creation of thousands of units of affordable housing, NYU Wagner alumnus Yusef Freeman was lauded recently as one of the sector’s “Rising Stars.” Freeman (MPA 2013) has risen to Managing Director at McCormack Baron Salazar, a …
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Recent Employment Statistics2024 MPA/MUP/MHA Employment Statistics Our graduates work in public and nonprofit management, healthcare, urban planning, policy analysis, public finance, financial management, and international development. In local, national, and international arenas, …
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Linda Gibbs named as Distinguished Visiting Urbanist at NYU Wagner for Fall, 2022NYU Wagner is pleased to announce that Linda Gibbs will join NYU Wagner as Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Fall of 2022. During her time collaborating with students and faculty, the former New York City Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services …