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Alec Schierenbeck Discusses Affordable Housing in NYC at 2025 Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum… counsel for the Department of City Planning. Wagner’s Main Event Space was at capacity for the event, marking the first time the Forum has been held in …
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Prenatal and Early Childhood Obesity Prevention in East Harlem"The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) improves the health of people living in cities, especially the disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, through research, education, community engagement, and evidencebased policy advocacy. NYAM is located in …
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Why Theory and Practice are Different: The Gap Between Principles and Reality in Subnational Revenue SystemsEnsuring adequate subnational revenues is a core concern of fiscal decentralization. Available empirical evidence suggests that subnational revenue generation in developing countries rarely meets needs and expectations, even where conventional advice has …
Alumni In Action
Lisa MaherWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I wanted a Master’s degree program that would allow me to continue working and growing in a professional setting and go to school at the same time. How would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? …
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Mapping the Shifting Course of NYC's Gay Pride Parade… and of the media's words to describe the major cultural event, are also shown. The map arrives just in time for the …
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Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the United StatesAs climate change unfolds, weather systems in the United States have been shifting in patterns that vary across regions and seasons. Climate science research typically assesses these changes by examining individual weather indicators, such as temperature …
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The Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on Revenue Volatility: Evidence from ColoradoMuch of the research on tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) focuses on the impact that limits have on the size of the public sector or the distribution of expenditures at the state and local levels. While these results shed light on the extent to which …
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A Day in the Life of an NYU Wagner Student: Eric Cova (MPA-PNP)… From going to class, to attending an event, to leading a writing coaching session, Eric Cova …
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Recent Trends in the Availability and Affordability of Housing in New York CityA broad range of interests - from affordable housing advocates to businesses worried about their workforce - are increasingly concerned that housing affordability in the City is declining rapidly, and that at least one of the causes of that decline is a …
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Fundraising Assessment and Action Plan… its annual gala, workshops, and a premier film festival event. AAFL enlisted a Capstone team to design a fundraising …
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Panel Explores School-to-Prison Pipeline… particularly minorities, into the prison system. The event’s panelists brought an array of expertise, backgrounds, … Service, and Students for Criminal Justice Reform on the event. …
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The Financial Benefits of Adopting NSTIC-Aligned Identity SolutionsWhen every website requires users to create a different username and password for online access, remembering login information can be challenging. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) believes users should be able to reuse the same …
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Citizen Engagement and Revenue Generation in UgandaThe Municipal Development Partnership for Eastern and Southern Africa (MDPESA) engages in capacity building to promote civic engagement and ensure effective self-governance in 25 African nations, and the Capstone team was enlisted to study citizen …
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We Tracked Every Dollar 235 U.S. Spent for an Entire Year and Found Widespread VulnerabilityJonathan Morduch …
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EVALUATING LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY SUCCESSES OF ELECTED OFFICIALSNew American Leaders (NAL) leads a movement for inclusive democracy by equipping immigrants, refugees, and their allies with the tools needed to run for office, engaging in civic action that brings their voices to the forefront of American politics, and …
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Wagner Philanthropy (WP)Mission Wagner Philanthropy (WP) is committed to engaging students in both grantmaking and fundraising, through the lens of public service. By organizing interesting and innovative educational and networking programs, we hope to raise awareness of: the …
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Displaced Migrants Action GroupMISSION The Displaced Migrants Action Group provides a space for students interested in displaced migration policy and practice to collaborate, share ideas, and innovate on new approaches to the multifaceted challenges facing people who are forced from …
Alumni In Action
Sally GreenspanHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? Virtually everything that happens in the classroom is tied explicitly to current events and topics within the NYC area. It is absolutely true that Wagner uses the city as a laboratory for almost …
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Student Spotlight: Maya Koehn-Wu (MUP 2026)… I am most excited about planning a spring semester event on climate migration. Urban planning plays a major …
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Estimating the Effects of September 11th and Other Forms of Violence on the Mental Health and Social Development of New York City’s Youth: A Matter of Context… indicated that direct exposure and family exposure to the event did not predict change in any mental health outcomes, …
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ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC OPINION FOLLOWING A TERRORIST ATTACK IN OHIOThough Islamic State-inspired terrorist attacks make up only a small subset of terrorist events in the United States, they loom large in the public consciousness and receive extensive media attention. The team used a natural experiment to investigate the …
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Revitalization of Mermaid Avenue Commercial CorridorThe Astella Development Corporation (ADC) is a nonprofit organization that works to improve quality of life in Coney Island through commercial and economic development and providing affordable housing. Mermaid Avenue is a key commercial corridor in Coney …
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State Gas Tax Revenues and Roadway PerformanceUnited States roadways are chiefly funded and maintained through gas tax and other revenues. Can one therefore assume that with higher revenues, better quality roads would result? The Capstone team analyzed the effect of gas tax revenue on a state's …