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Prof. Robertson Work is out with a book, A Compassionate Civilization, on the urgency of sustainable development and mindful activismA newly published book by NYU Wagner Professor Robertson Work, A Compassionate Civilization , deals with the urgency of sustainable development and mindful activism. It focuses on six areas of social transformation and how to address those as innovative …
Capstone Projects
Local Economic Development in Nicaragua: Experiences from PRODELSA"The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) requested this project for the purpose of learning lessons from the implementation of the EUfunded, Nicaraguanexecuted, PRODELSA program. PRODELSA is based on the premise that Nicaraguan Municipal …
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A Community PlaySpace: Nurturing East Harlem's Babies, Toddlers, Caregivers, and Families through Collaboration and PlayThe overcrowded conditions and lack of interior spaces in urban areas can limit infant and toddler learning opportunities and promote family isolation. In order to adequately address this growing concern in the East Harlem community, Project Return …
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Major Expansion of Primary Care in Brazil Linked to Decline in Unnecessary HospitalizationIn 1994 Brazil launched what has since become the world’s largest community-based primary health care program. Under the Family Health Program, teams consisting of at least one physician, one nurse, a medical assistant, and four to six trained community …
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The Networked Committee: Opening the Field to Find Better Solutions for Technology in EducationNYU’s Future of Technology Enhanced Education Committee (FTEE) is charged with guiding the University’s use of technology to support its academic mission and further its commitment to innovation in teaching, learning, and research. Working with FTEE, …
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Hinchliffe Stadium RehabilitationThe New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) has identified Hinchliffe Stadium, a former Negro Baseball League venue and treasured community asset, as a key site for revitalization and creative historic preservation. The Capstone team …
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Analysis of the Current Print Media Coverage of Domestic Violence in the New York State AreaMedia coverage of domestic violence cases has long been a source of concern for those who work to end domestic violence. In order to make stories attractive to readers, it is not unusual for cases to be sensationalized by reporters who have a limited …
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Exiting Bosnia and Herzegovina and Beyond: Assessing UMCOR-NGO’s Past Experiences to Shape the FutureThe United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) NGO division has been providing development and relief assistance in transitional areas around the world since1993. Bosnia and Herzegovina represents UMCOR’s most extended and involved country mission to …
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Wagner Economics and Finance AssociationMission The Wagner Economics and Finance Association (WEFA) is committed to increasing the education and awareness of economic policy issues, to broadening the traditional perception of the public service finance field, and to establish and sustain a …
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NYU Wagner alumnus elected Mayor of Silicon Valley cityNYU Wagner alumnus Rich Tran (MPA 2014) is poised to make a major impact on the future of his Silicon Valley city of Milpitas , population 76,000, where he was just elected as its mayor. With experience as a member of the Air National Guard and a Social …
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Mayors Say They're at Forefront of Government ResponsivenessSituated at the front lines of government, mayors of small and mid-sized cities increasingly find themselves dealing directly with the impact of climate change, immigration, and technological and economic shifts – with little or no help, several of them …
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#MyWagnerLife: Erin Connell (MPA-PNP) TODAY! Follow @Erin_M_Connell for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at life as an @nyuwagner student. #MyWagnerLife pic.twitter.com/u1LFTaAvIf — NYU Wagner (@NYUWagner) April 11, 2016 Started Monday by submitting my application for @nyuwagner ’s …
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Urban DesignThis course, “Urban Design— Visualization Tools & Neighborhood Challenges,” will introduce students to visualization techniques in a series of linked exercises during the first half of the semester; in the second half of the semester, students will …Webpage
Arriving in NYCWhen you arrive in the US, you must complete the OGS Arrival Form and submit your immigration information to OGS online. You must also attend an OGS International Student Orientation . In Spring 2026, the OGS orientation for Wagner students will be in …
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TransportationExplore the challenges and current issues in Transportation through courses in this Focus Area. Learn about mobility and technology and its impact on communities, infrastructure, and the future implications. Explore …
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Gender and the Publication Output of Graduate Students: A Case StudyWe examine gender differences among the six PhD student cohorts 2004-2009 at the California Institute of Technology using a new dataset that includes information on trainees and their advisors and enables us to construct detailed measures of teams at the …
Capstone Projects
A Roadmap to Healthy Relationships and Consent Education in New York StateDay One is a youth-focused nonprofit organization working to end dating abuse and domestic violence in New York State (NYS) through community education, supportive services, legal advocacy, and leadership development. NYS ranks highest in the US for high …
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How a Wagner Associate Dean Helped Bring the AIDS Crisis to the Big ScreenDavid Schachter Reflects on Starring in the First Feature Film About the Disease After he filmed Buddies in 1985, David Schachter ’s life changed. But not in the way you might expect for a young actor who had just starred in a movie. Buddies was not …
Alumni In Action
Jennifer Siaca Curry, Ed.D.Why did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I wanted a program with a balance of theory and practice, which is exactly what I got at Wagner. More than 10 years later, I still use many of the tools and strategies I learned in my classes in my …
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Welfare Reform in Miami: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and NeighborhoodsThe 1996 national welfare reform law introduced a five-year time limit on federally funded cash assistance, imposed tough new work requirements, restricted benefits for noncitizens, and gave states more flexibility to design their welfare programs than in …
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Calculating Slavery Reparations: Theory, Numbers and ImplicationsThe possibility of paying reparations to black Americans as restitution for the legacy of slavery has made a recent comeback in the popular discourse. If and when this debate moves toward actual policy, there will be many details to be worked out on how …
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Jonathan McGrath Why did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I had been considering a number of graduate programs that focused on sustainability, but when I learned that NYU Wagner offered a Master of Urban Planning, I knew that I would be able to leverage the vast …
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Task Force Co-Chaired by NYU Wagner Student Issues New Report on Atlanta City JailBill McGahan, a student in the Executive MPA program at NYU Wagner, co-chairs an Atlanta task force that has produced a major report , "Reimagining the Atlanta Detention Center," moving the city toward community-centered approaches to crime …
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Support vector subset scan for spatial pattern detectionDiscovery of localized and irregularly shaped anomalous patterns in spatial data provides useful context for operational decisions across many policy domains. The support vector subset scan (SVSS) integrates the penalized fast subset scan with a …