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Evaluation of Short-Term Outputs and Outcomes of the Teens for Food Justice After-School ProgramBy educating and empowering youth, Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ), powered by Students for Service, brings food equity to urban communities where good nutrition and healthy food access are significant challenges. In TFFJ’s unique after-school program, …
News
Vice Dean and Professor Anthony Bertelli Elected as NAPA FellowAnthony M. Bertelli, NYU Wagner's Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of the Politics of Public Policy, has been elected to serve as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). NAPA was established under a Congressional …
Stories
Wemimo Abbey (MPA 2015) is driving economic justice by creating a more equitable credit building systemThe following article was created by the NYU Alumni Association (NYUAA) which celebrated Wagner alumnus Wemimo Abbey (MPA 2015) and Samir Goel (STERN 2016) with the 2022 NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year award . Wemimo Abbey (MPA 2015) and Samir Goel …
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Economics and the Social Meaning of MoneyEconomic analyses of household choices usually assume that money is fungible—that a dollar is a dollar, no matter how it was earned or by whom. But, in practice, families often earmark money earned by a particular family member or generated from a …
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Notre façon de voir la pauvreté [How we see poverty]How we think about poverty is colored by how we measure it. For economists, that often means seeing poverty through quantities measured in large, representative surveys. The surveys give a comprehensive view, but favor breadth over depth. Typical economic …
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Choices at a Critical Junction: New York's Mobility and Highway Infrastructure Needs for 2005-2010The report is an analysis of the $17.4 billion capital budget currently proposed for the New York State Department of Transportation for the next five years, and in particular the $5.9 billion proposed for the downstate area. In its review of bridge and …
News
Gov. Hochul selects NYU Wagner Dean Sherry Glied as Chair of the Commission on the Future of Health CareNYU Wagner Dean Sherry Glied has been selected to chair a gubernatorial advisory body of health care experts on ensuring access to high-quality, equitable care for all New Yorkers. The announcement of the Commission on the Future of Health Care was part …
Alumni In Action
Seth KerrCan you tell us a bit about your job and your job responsibilities? I'm a Leadership Fellow at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Currently, I'm placed with the Office of Sustainability for my final rotation. My main focus is developing the …
Capstone Projects
Creating an Inclusive Green Collar Workforce: Opportunities for Building Service Workers in a Greening EconomySEIU Local 32BJ is the largest building service workers union in the country, representing more than 100,000 cleaners, doormen, porters, maintenance workers, window cleaners, security guards, superintendents, and theater/stadium workers. Now entering a …
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Open Science Framework PreprintJulia Lane, Tal Yarkoni, Dean Eckles, James Heathers, Margaret Levenstein, Paul Smaldino …
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Composing Your Career: S.E.E. StrategiesHow to create a smart, experienced, and engaged career planning strategy. …
Capstone Projects
NYU Green Buildings"NYU is committed to environmental issues and has established the Sustainability Task Force with the main objective of reducing NYU's environmental footprint. Implementing sustainable building practices plays a crucial role in attaining NYU's …
Alumni In Action
Anna Verdiyan… in human services and anti-poverty initiatives, I have seen first-hand how education can be the most powerful …
News
Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, Receives High Distinction for Health Services ResearchSherry Glied, Dean and Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner, has been accorded the 2021 William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research, one of the highest distinctions that researchers in the health services field can achieve. Given by the …
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Open Science Framework PreprintJulia Ingrid Lane, Tal Yarkoni, Dean Eckles, James Heathers, Margaret Levenstein, Paul Smaldino …
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Employment and Retirement Following a Late Career Job LossThe frequency of job loss among workers in late career has risen disproportionately in recent years. During the early 1980s, displacement rates for 55-64 year olds were the lowest of any age cohort but by the recession of the early 1990s, they had the …
News
NYU Wagner Dean Sherry Glied Chosen as APPAM President-ElectWe are pleased to announce that Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, has been elected as President-Elect of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), the nonprofit membership organization dedicated to improving public policy and …
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Gore's Blessing Won't Help DeanLast week, Howard Dean came to Harlem to receive the endorsement of Mr. Gore. Contrary to popular wisdom, Mr. Gore's endorsement is the kiss of death for Dr. …
Alumni In Action
Breandan Ward… and leadership development. While not traditionally seen as intersecting, I was increasingly convinced that …
Capstone Projects
Greening Initiatives for Harlem Hospital Center"Harlem Hospital Center (HHC) is two years along in its fiveyear Modernization Capital Campaign to upgrade its campus and build a new patient pavilion. HHC has a long and distinguished tradition of providing innovative, highquality health care programs …
Capstone Projects
Green Technology Park at WoodbridgeAfter taking office in 2006, Township of Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac identified the Pennval Road Redevelopment District as one of four priority project areas. The Township has since proposed that the 104-acre site be transformed from its current …
Alumni In Action
Nora Abramson… “people are willing to take a risk in a way I haven’t seen before,” she says. Abramson has appreciated these …