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Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty, and Welfare Reform… People who participate in debates about the causes and cures of poverty often speak from … is indispensable to an honest and searching debate about poverty, policy choices, and the public purposes of …
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Dean Polly Trottenberg and Governor Helder Barbalho of Pará, Brazil, Sign Memorandum of Understanding… sustainable development policies in Pará, which governs about 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest biome. The Amazon …
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Crowded HouseThe extraordinary growth in the stock market over the past several years has significantly increased wealth in the US household sector. The Flow of Funds Accounts data indicate that in the second quarter of 1998 corporate equity holdings in the household …
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Undergraduate Offerings … to explore and develop policies and actions that can bring about this change. When George Floyd said, “I can’t breathe,” …
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Master of Public Administration (MPA) — Health Policy & Management… in conjunction with their capstone experience. Learn more about Capstone … training around an area of expertise. Learn more about Electives … to their degree program and field of interest. Learn more about the Professional Experience Requirement … individual lending institutions. Please think carefully about your obligations as a borrower before pursuing any …
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Application of Global Positioning System Methods for the Study of Obesity and Hypertension Risk Among Low-Income Housing Residents in New York City: A Spatial Feasibility Study. … were easy to use and charge and that they generally forgot about the GPS device when wearing it daily. Findings …
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Wagner Career Services and International Student Society speak on the future of work… programs gathered at the Puck Building to learn more about networking best practices and how to take advantage of … most of both formal and informal networks as they learn about the public service field. Professor Scott Taitel, …
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Variation in payment rates under Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment SystemPublished online 2016 Apr 8. Objective To measure variation in payment rates under Medicare's Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and identify the main payment adjustments that drive variation. Data Sources/Study Setting Medicare cost reports for …
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A Vote of Renewed Confidence: How Americans View Presidential Appointees and Government in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks… fighting for its very survival. Yet, as Jefferson mused about the challenges ahead, he worried most about building an administration whose talents, integrity, …
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Geographic variations and temporal trends in cesarean delivery rates in China, 2008-2014… coverage. Objective To provide updated information about cesarean rates and geographic variation in cesarean use …
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Can a Little 'Nudge' Help Solve the Plastic Bag Crisis?… in the proportion of customers using disposable bags—or about 18 million fewer flimsy bags used in the county …
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Michael KoncewiczMichael Koncewicz is the Associate Director at the Institute for Public Knowledge, where he develops, implements, and manages programmatic and administrative operations for IPK in collaboration with the Director. Koncewicz is a political historian who …
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PNP - Management - ChecksheetMPA-PNP: MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive the following courses: …
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PNP - International - ChecksheetMPA-PNP: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND MANAGEMENT I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive the following …
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SI3 Student + Alumni Speed Networking… the SIIA board, alumna Julia Cedarholm (MPA 2021) spoke about NIIAC and the alumni organization’s interest in … Sample prompt questions included: What most excites you about social impact, innovation, and investment? What is/was … participating in the event: "The opportunity to learn about what alumni have done with their SI3 knowledge and all …
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Neighborhood Effects on Health: Exploring the Links and Assessing the Evidence… characteristics often do not explain exactly what it is about a neighborhood that affects health. Definitions of …
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Infant Antibiotic Exposures and Early-Life Body Mass… exposures in infants, and in light of the growing concerns about childhood obesity, further studies are needed to …
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Retirement Contribution Rate Nudges and Plan Participation: Evidence from a Field ExperimentSimple interventions like changing the default or sending a short message can induce individuals to save more for retirement. However, messages that emphasize high savings rates may increase the amount that savings plan participants save while reducing …
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A Qualitative Study of Patients’ Attitudes toward HIV Testing in the Dental Setting… lack primary medical providers. However, little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of this type of …
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International students build connection and community with the new WISS Buddy Program… student specializing in public finance. “What I am excited about is that my buddy, Junyi, is also an international … new friends.” Volunteer Buddies have expressed excitement about meeting with their first-year students. Pairs have been able to learn about each other's backgrounds, and Buddies are able to …
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Alumni Spotlight: Ali Knight (MPA 2007)… justice reckoning the U.S. continues to face. When asked about his transition to CEO, Knight focused on the change … is in the midst of evolving from an organization that's about service for some, to one focused on justice for all. In the 20 years that FLY has been around, we’ve helped about 30,000 young people exit the prison pipeline. Now, in …
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Public Infrastructure Service Flexibility for Response and Recovery in the September 11th, 2001 Attacks at the World Trade CenterAfter the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, the ability to rapidly restore transportation, power, water, and environmental services to users was absolutely critical, especially to those involved in the …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Measurable and Impactful Grant-Making ProcessVictory Housing, the nonprofit housing development arm of the Archdiocese of Washington, provides affordable housing and related support services for mixed-income seniors and low-income families in DC and Maryland. Victory Housing uses donated funds to …
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Risk Communication for Catastrophic Events: Results from Focus Groups… focus groups - two for each type of release - each lasted about two hours. Participants were professionals normally …