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Africa Regional Decentralization and Local Governance WorkshopThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) builds the productive capacity and self-reliance of poor communities by increasing their access to essential local infrastructure and services. The UNCDF Africa Regional Decentralization and Local …
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Youth in Transition: Ensuring a Future for Teens Leaving Foster CareTeens aging out of foster care often do not have the skills and support they need to become active, responsible citizens. Youth Advocacy Center has developed a curriculum for social-service agencies that seeks to ensure that every young person leaves …
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Evaluating the Budgetary Impact of Special Education Reform on New York City SchoolsThe NYC Department of Education is implementing a special education reform focusing on how schools serve students with disabilities. This reform changes how special education programs are funded and the ways schools are required to design their special …
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Helping Homeless Families Achieve Stability: A Process Evaluation of the Junius Street and Liberty Street Family ResidencesWomen in Need (WIN) is a New York City-based nonprofit organization that offers residential shelter in conjunction with support services to help homeless families achieve residential stability. Social support services include employment services, domestic …
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Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment students use team-generated Capstone option to launch startup ideasWhile NYU Wagner’s Capstone program has traditionally focused on a direct client project, one of the newer Master of Public Administration specializations has provided students with a chance to take an entrepreneurial approach to the crowning piece of …
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Fast FactsOur Community 864 students; From 37 countries; Average age: 30 (42 for Executive Program); Average years of work experience: 4 (13 for Executive Program) Enrollment status: 50% full-time, 50% part-time (62% of students graduate in 2 year; and 92% graduate …
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Stephen ZuckermanStephen Zuckerman, PhD, is a vice president and senior fellow in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute. He has studied health economics and health policy for 35 years and is a national expert on Medicare and Medicaid physician payment, …
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Six-Student Team Wins First Prize at IXL Innovation Olympics A team of four MPA students at NYU Wagner and two other NYU students has won top honors at the IXL Innovation Olympics . The sextet’s exemplary business concept for achieving customer excellence for a global pharmaceutical company outshone competing plans …
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‘There are no passive participants’This post is part of an ongoing series of student reflections on equity, diversity, and inclusion in public service. Cody Dulock (MPA-PNP Candidate 2018) There are a few reasons why I chose to take Race, Identity, and Inclusion in Organizations . First, I …
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Our HistoryFrom the very beginning, NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has always been about preparing people to serve the needs of others. We trace our roots back to 1938 when NYU—in response to overfilled public service-oriented …
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Microfinance as a credit card?Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, the most prestigious of a string of awards celebrating his role in creating banks for the poor. If there was a Nobel for marketing, he could have won that, too. That’s not meant as a jab but as recognition …
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DOCUMENTING THE ROLE OF PEACEBUILDING IN POST-CONFLICT COMMUNITIESMercy Corps is a leading humanitarian and development organization with offices in more than 40 countries. Operating in some of the world's most complex and fragile environments, Mercy Corps works globally to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression …
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NYU Wagner alum bridges divide between vulnerable communities and policePolice-community relations is a much-discussed topic in America, especially in recent years. However, gathering information from communities—especially vulnerable populations—about the various issues and challenges they face can be complicated. “Talking …
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Claire Hsiang MarxCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As a strategist, I work closely with UWNYC's executive leaders in conceiving, developing, implementing, and resourcing new programming in response to NYC's needs and also in the wake of the pandemic. …
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Important New Coronavirus-related Measures and Restrictions, and Possible Future StepsDear Wagner Students, As Andy Hamilton’s email of this afternoon (copied below) states, starting this Wednesday, March 11, NYU will be pivoting to remote classes. The goal of moving to remote classes is to limit meetings or gatherings of large numbers …
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The role of air pollution in asthma and other pediatric morbiditiesA growing body of research supports the role of outdoor air pollutants in acutely aggravating chronic diseases in children, and suggests that the pollutants may have a role in the development of these diseases. This article reviews the biologic basis of …
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Welfare Politics in CongressThe stakes of political conflict involve contending values and issue definitions as well as policy. Welfare reform was the most important change in American domestic policy since civil rights. Its significance hinges crucially on how participants …
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NYU Wagner Student Explores War and Moral Injury in New York Times Op-EdHats off to Timothy Kudo (MBA-MPA 2015) for his powerful op-ed piece published on March 1 on the cover of the New York Times' Sunday Review section. The essay, “How We Learned To Kill,” explores his time in the Marines. A Marine captain, Tim was …
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Google Sites ePortfolioGoogle Sites ePortfolio Pilot Support for Urban Planning Students Your NYU Wagner ePortfolio consists of files stored in Google Drive, and a template designed for Google Sites. To access the ePortfolio site created for you, click under the “Sites” tab of …
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Housing, Neighborhoods, and Children’s HealthIn theory, improving low-income families’ housing and neighborhoods could also improve their children’s health, through any number of mechanisms. For example, less exposure to environmental toxins could prevent diseases such as asthma; a safer, less …
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Green Roofs: A Cost Effective Policy for New York City?Green roofs serve as an innovative strategy to help cities develop sustainable practices that contribute to the restoration of their natural habitat. Dense urban development and neglect have jeopardized New York Citys environment and created a situation …
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Achieving the Mission: Best Practices in Performance MeasurementSave the Children USA is an international NGO dedicated to increasing the quality of life for children around the world. Save the Children USA requested a Capstone team to assist in developing performance measurement indicators, both programmatic and …
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New York University School of MedicineThe residents responsibilities and projects included: interviewing and shadowing key executives for broader exposure and a better understanding of communications pertinent to the functionality of academic medical centers; coordinating data for metrics …
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Performance Improvement InitiativeNew York City Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital system in the United States, is comprised of eleven acute care hospitals, five long term care facilities, six diagnostic and treatment centers, and more than fifty …