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Online MHA Frequently Asked QuestionsYou will be prepared to assume leadership roles in hospitals, community healthcare clinics, health insurance companies, healthcare consulting firms, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, home health organizations, and pharmaceutical and medical device …
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Wealth and Poverty in America: A ReaderWhat does it mean to be poor in America at the dawn of the 21 st century? For that matter, what does it mean to be rich? And how are the two related to each other? These apparently simple questions present enormous theoretical and empirical challenges to …
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Nonprofit and For Profit Partnerships: Rationale and Challenges of Cross-Sector Contracting… At the same time, there is ample evidence in our cases of classic transactions costs in implementing cross-sectoral …
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NYU Wagner Course Brings Public Policy Education to Iconic New York InstitutionsNew York City offers unique opportunities for public policy education, and NYU Wagner's "Institutions, Governance, and International Development" (IGID) course is putting this advantage to work. During this year's January term, students moved beyond …
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Annual Culture Day Features Diverse Student BodyThe Wagner International Student Society (WISS) hosted its annual Culture Day on November 20 to celebrate the rich cultural diversity within the NYU Wagner student body. The event was co-sponsored by fellow student groups WSA, PASA, WSAFA, ALAS, IPSA, …
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Determining Efficacy of Current Programs and Developing a Business Plan for Program Expansion OpportunitiesThe Rock School for Dance Education is one of the nation's premier schools for classical ballet training with a $4 million budget and an annual enrollment of more than 1,000 students at facilities in Philadelphia and West Chester, Pennsylvania. The School …
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URPL-GP.2660
History and Theory of Planning… in part as a great books course. We will read a series of classic books in the history and theory of planning by major …Publication
Power Reduces the Press of the Situation: Implications for Creativity, Conformity, and Dissonance… protects people from influence. In contrast to classic social psychological research demonstrating the …
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How Neighborhoods Change: Entry, Exit, and Enhancement… low-income neighborhoods in the 1990s followed patterns of classic gentrification (as frequently assumed) -- that is, …
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Power Reduces the Press of the Situation: Implications for Creativity, Conformity, and Dissonance… protects people from influence. In contrast to classic social psychological research demonstrating the …
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Alejandro Martinez… and enjoying. Its diversity, density, cultural assets, classic and modern architecture, and cuisine from all over …
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Getting StartedFollow this month-by-month "To-Do list" to successfully prepare for the start of your NYU Wagner journey. Learn more with our Getting Started Checklist … Have questions about how to manage your student loans and financial resources? Review this guide to …
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Do single-use medical devices containing biopolymers reduce the environmental impacts of surgical procedures compared with their plastic equivalents?S. Unger, T. Hottle, S. Hobbs, Cassandra Lee Thiel, al et … Do single-use medical devices containing biopolymers reduce the environmental impacts of surgical procedures compared with their plastic …
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An Immersive Journey into Sustainable Urbanism: A Spring 2025 Course in AmsterdamIn March 2025, as part of the course "Smart, Sustainable Planning in Amsterdam," NYU Wagner students embarked on a transformative academic journey to the Netherlands. This immersive, one-week trip offered a rare opportunity for students to delve deep into …
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Moving Up or Just Surviving? Nonfarm Self-Employment in IndiaThe classical economic development literature argues that growth is accompanied by a reduction in agriculture’s share and an increase in nonagriculture’s share of employment. Yet growth of the nonfarm sector does not necessarily signal increasing levels …
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NYU Wagner Graduates Gather in New E 17th Street Home for AlumNite 2025On June 12, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted AlumNite—the first time this celebration and fundraiser was hosted in its new home on East 17th Street—welcoming graduates ranging from the Classes of 1976 to 2025. Following a reception for the Host Committee …
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Impressed to Inspired: A Conversation with the NYU Wagner Alum Behind New York’s Grassroots Housing Movement … exist anymore, for example, flex apartments, a Manhattan classic. At the end of a long, tiring, and demotivating hunt, …
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CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN BREAST CANCER CAREEmblemHealth, one of the largest nonprofit health plans in the United States, formed through the merger of Group Health Incorporated and the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York in 2006. Headquartered in Manhattan, EmblemHealth's goal is to provide …
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Online CoursesWhile you engage in online courses, the expectations for participation and conduct are the same as if you were taking the class in person. Attend all class meetings. Wagner's online courses meet in a live, synchronous format. They cannot be completed …
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Degree Requirements: MA Hebrew & Judaic Studies MPADegree Requirements The MPA Public and Nonprofit Managment and Policy portion of the dual-degree program includes five required core courses and a choice of four structured specializations in management, policy, finance, or international policy and …
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A Forum on the Politics of Skills: “Reducing the “unskilled” to their bodies: Control, surveillance, and the new politics of skill.”The ILR Review invited this group of scholars who work within the fields of sociology, history, and urban planning to share their perspective on the politics of skills. We called on their expertise to draw attention to the politics that drive the …
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URPL-GP.2608
Urban EconomicsThe field of urban economics addresses a wide variety of questions and topics. At the most general level, the field introduces space into economic models and studies the location of economic activity. Urban economics typically addresses four sets of …Webpage
Research Methodology ModulesEach research methodology module requires passing two courses. Module 1: Applied Statistics and Econometrics Advisors: Ingrid Gould Ellen and Rajeev Dehejia This module prepares the student for empirical research using advanced methods of applied …