Capstone Projects 2017-2018
Since 1995, NYU Wagner has been matching graduate students with client organizations around the world through our renowned Capstone Program. In 2017-18, 71 teams conducted research and identified opportunities to tackle pressing social challenges, both for clients and as entrepreneurs.
Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment students use team-generated Capstone option to launch startup ideas
In the first cohort of the Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment specialization, one team has taken an entrepreneurial approach to their Capstone Project and devised "Tactical Mentor," an online coaching platform designed to support women and people of color in negotiating better compensation packages.
NYU Wagner Capstone Team works with alumna to improve education in Nicaragua coffee fields
NYU Wagner alumna Kristin Van Busum founded Project Alianza, which provides educational opportunities for children at risk of child labor in rural coffee communities, and she enlisted a Capstone team to help figure out how to expand the organization's reach.
Capstone: Revisioning Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn
Students Martha Kenton and Noah Levine describe their proposal to the Brooklyn Borough President to improve safety at a major thoroughfare.
Capstone: Improving NYU Hospital Center's End-of-Life Care
Student Amirav Davy and Bob Press from NYU Hospital Center describe how the Capstone project compared NYUHC's end-of-life care to other providers.
Capstone: Measuring Youth Perception of Global Citizenship and Identity
Student Erica Waples outlines her learning experiences working for the Education Development Center for her Capstone project.