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Weather Impact on Transit Ridership in ChicagoThis paper explores the weather-ridership relationship and its potential applications in transit operations and planning. Using the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as a case, the paper investigates the impact of five weather elements (temperature, rain, …
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ANALYZING THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SHIFT TO OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTERSNYU Langone's Department of Orthopedic Surgery has three hospital sites: NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, NYU Brooklyn, and NYU Long Island. The Department seeks to maximize operating room utilization for total joint and spine cases as more procedures are …
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Visitorship Patterns Pre- & Post-September 11: An Analysis and Benchmarking Initiative for a Leading Nonprofit OrganizationThe Capstone team presented an analysis of a leading nonprofit organizations (LNPO) post-September 11 trends in visitorship and benchmarked these trends in comparison with other similar organizations and attractions. The team offered recommendations for …
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Travel Course - Program Fee FormNote: Payment must be made via credit card . Payments are non-refundable and hold your seat in the course. All fields marked with an * are required. First Name Last Name N# University Name or Affiliation School Name Email Phone Address City State -- …
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Executive Master of Public Administration Application ChecklistFill out your online application. Entry Term Only offered for the Fall semester. Application Deadline Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material must be postmarked by …
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NYU Wagner External Scholarships DirectoryScholarships/Grants The Sarawak Foundation - The Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship Description: To assist students studying in either local or overseas institutions. Priorities are given to students doing their first degree, masters, doctorate or …
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Social justice revisited: Psychological re-colonization and the challenge of anti-oppression advocacyIn this article, we describe the principles of anti-oppression advocacy (AOA), an intervention model that is informed by ideals of social justice and by an emphasis on promoting psychological weilness in immigrant communities. We argue that the AOA model …
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Does Federally Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and FirmsFredrik W Andersson, Harry J Holzer, Julia Lane, David Rosenblum, Jeffrey A Smith …
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NYU Graduate School of Arts and ScienceOverview While we cannot guarantee capacity in NYU's Graduate School of Arts and Science (NYU GSAS), you are welcome to request registration for an approved course. Wagner students who wish to take an elective at a department at NYU GSAS must follow the …
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Obamacare, five years after the law (French)Obamacare is the most important reform in the American healthcare system since 1965. Its introduction provoked unprecedented controversy between republicans and democrats. Whilst much remains to be done, it has already helped extend health insurance …
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Social and Environmental Dimensions of Cutting-Edge InfrastructuresGlobalization and technological innovation have changed the way people, goods, and information move through and about cities. To remain, or become, economically and environmentally sustainable, cities and their regions must adapt to these changes by …
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State Preparation for Recession: The Rainy Day FundThe Capstone team evaluated the effectiveness of Rainy Day Funds on easing the fiscal stress experienced by state governments during a recession. As a result of the last recession which ended in 1992, states have created Rainy Day Funds as a mechanism to …
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Admitted PhD StudentsVisit us in New York City! It is very important that you arrange a time to come to campus to meet with your faculty advisor and Talea Collins, Assistant Director of Advisement and Student Services. Please email Talea Collins at talea.collins@nyu.edu to …
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Harnessing Behavioral Science to Design Disposable Bag RegulationsPolicies to curb the use of disposable shopping bags take two main forms: (a) They provide market-based incentives, imposing fees or taxes on disposable shopping bags or offering rewards for bringing reusable bags from home, or (b) they impose …
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Half the World is UnbankedLimited information on the size and nature of the global population using financial services limits policy makers’ abilities to identify what’s working and what’s not, and it limits financial services providers’ abilities to identify where the …
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Forbes Highlights NYU Wagner Graduates in '30 Under 30' Honor RollRecent NYU Wagner graduates Alexandra Meis (MPA 2013) and Miriam Altman (MPA 2013) have made Forbes ' annual "30 under 30" honor roll of up-and-coming education entrepreneurs—individuals who are "rethinking learning with the three Cs: code, college …
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NYU Wagner Introduces New Specialization in Social Impact, Innovation, and InvestmentAs today’s global challenges become increasingly complex, the need for innovative, sustainable solutions has never been more glaring. Given the world’s population growth, inequitable distribution of essential resources, and exacerbating poverty and …
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In-Person Immersion in New York City "Going to immersion and meeting all my professors and students in person was something I was really looking forward to and it solidified that interaction that we have weekly through live classes." Daniel John, Online MHA …
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Improving Grantmaking in New York City: Philanthropy and the Health Care Safety NetThe New York Community Trust is a public, not-for-profit organization that administers over 1,500 individual, family or business charitable funds totaling almost $2 billion in assets. The Capstone team was tasked with developing specific recommendations …
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Environmental JusticeQuantitative risk assessment is a growing, important component of the larger field of risk assessment. The need to understand the risks of an activity, be it economic, environmental, public health/biomedical, or even based on terrorist or other hazardous …
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN NYC JAILSThe NYC Board of Correction (BOC) is a nine-person, non-judicial oversight board that regulates, monitors, and inspects NYC correctional facilities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the BOC modified its oversight model to document the public health crisis in …
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Lutheran Medical Center Medicaid Reimbursement Case StudyLutheran Medical Center is a community-based hospital in Brooklyn, New York that serves a large underprivileged population. Because Medicaid comprises approximately 20% of the Medical Centers revenue, it is important to collect these payments in a timely …
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The effect of housing wealth shocks on work and retirement decisionsUsing panel data from 2000 to 2012, we show that unanticipated zip code-level shocks to home values affect retirement, retirement reversals, and Social Security claims. Among older men, homeowners experiencing moderately negative housing price shocks are …
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Andrew TsuiDrawing on more than a decade of experience litigating on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the General Counsel for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division, Andrew Tsui represents healthcare …