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Forecasting the Financial Future of Jewish Cemeteries in the New York AreaThe Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) requested a Capstone team to review the finances of regulated Jewish cemeteries in New York. It has been suggested that the expenses of some of the regulated cemeteries in New York City will outdistance their …
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ADVANCING EQUITABLE BUILDING DECARBONIZATIONThe Institute of Sustainable Communities (ISC) has collaborated with organizations nationwide to implement sustainable decarbonization pilots in Oakland, Philadelphia, and St. Louis, in order to address the exclusion of low-income communities of color …
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A Framework for Assessing Accountability in Collaborative Governance: A Process-Based ApproachDespite the complexities involved around the accountability mechanisms of collaborative governance, little is known about how to assess accountability at the network level and disentangle possible accountability deficits. This study first explicates the …
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Daniel ManitskyWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner offered a great mix of classes focused on the "doing" of public sector work. While it offered a rigorous academic orientation, it was always focused on turning knowledge into action. It was not focused …
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Career EventsEngage with Employers and Build Your Skills The Office of Career Services brings many employers from a wide range of industries for information sessions and hosts workshops designed to help you explore career options and build professional skills. Browse …
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PADM-GP.2186
Leadership and Social TransformationThis course is appropriate for students interested in the role that leadership plays in advancing social innovation and social change in the context of democratic governance. The course explores the role of leadership in organizational efforts to change …Faculty Profile
Mohamed KamaraMohamed is the founder and CEO of InovCares Connected Comprehensive Healthcare, LLC. He was inspired to develop InovCares following the tragic loss of both his sister and his aunt to pregnancy hemorrhage & preeclampsia. Previously, Mohamed was the …
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF NYC HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS POLICY ON SCHOOL FUNDRAISINGNew York City implemented an open enrollment policy for high school admissions in 2004, allowing schools to set their own admissions policies and students to apply to schools outside their geographic zone—leading to an increase in admissions screenings …
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Frugal Innovation for Global Surgery: Leveraging Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Optimise Resource Use and Promote Value-Based CareA, Steyn, Cassels-Brown A, Chang DF, Faal H, Vedanthan R, Venkatesh R, and Thiel CL … Frugal Innovation for Global Surgery: Leveraging Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Optimise Resource Use and Promote Value-Based …
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Event: NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why Is It Under Attack?On February 25, 2025, NYU Wagner partnered with The Century Foundation to present “NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why is it Under Attack?,” a panel discussion featuring prominent experts exploring the initial impact and potential future of New York …
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NYU Wagner alumna is named Chief Diversity Officer for New York StateNYU Wagner graduate Lourdes Zapata (MPA 1993) has been appointed Chief Diversity Officer for New York State government, having previously served as the Executive Vice President/Executive Director of the Division of Minority and Women's Business …
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COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND GUN VIOLENCENew York State Senator James Sanders Jr. represents the 10th Senate District, which encompasses Southeast Queens. The community that he represents has historically faced high levels of food insecurity and gun violence, and these issues have sharply …
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The Contribution of Health Care and Other Interventions to Black-White Disparities in Life Expectancy, 1980-2007Black–white mortality disparities remain sizable in the United States. In this study, we use the concept of avoidable/amenable mortality to estimate cause-of-death contributions to the difference in life expectancy between whites and blacks by gender in …
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Availability of risky geoengineering can make an ambitious climate mitigation agreement more likelySome countries prefer high to low mitigation (H ≻ L). Some prefer low to high (L ≻ H). That fundamental disagreement is at the heart of the seeming intractability of negotiating a climate mitigation agreement. Modelling global climate negotiations as a …
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AVs in NYC: A Policy FrameworkWhile the reality of autonomous vehicles in New York City remains several years away, this timeline grants us the opportunity to set up a policy model for equitable, safe and accessible mobility. Although AVs are regulated for safety and efficacy within …
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The CBO’s Crystal Ball: How Well Did It Forecast the Effects of the Affordable Care Act?The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a nonpartisan agency of Congress, made official projections of the Affordable Care Act’s impact on insurance coverage rates and the costs of providing subsidies to consumers purchasing health plans in the insurance …
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A review of pharmacological interactions between HIV or hepatitis C virus medications and opioid agonist therapy: implications and management for clinical practiceGlobal access to opioid agonist therapy and HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment is expanding but when used concurrently, problematic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions may occur. Articles published from 1966 to 2012 in Medline were …
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Changing the research landscape: the New York City Clinical Data Research NetworkThe New York City Clinical Data Research Network (NYC-CDRN), funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), brings together 22 organizations including seven independent health systems to enable patient-centered clinical research, …
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Douglas StallworthHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? Being in New York, with transportation as my field of interest, allowed me to see how the extensive transportation network was able to successfully move all of those riders throughout the five …
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Developing Strategies to Increase Federal Student Aid ApplicationsThe City University of New York (CUNY), America’s largest public university system, serves over a quarter million students across the five boroughs of NYC. CUNY schools provide opportunities for a diverse student body, with a large share of undergraduates …
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Season's Greetings from NYU Wagner (2020)Season's greetings from Dean Sherry Glied and the entire NYU Wagner community! … Season's Greetings from NYU Wagner (2020) …
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Commerce Department Creating Nation's First One-Stop Economic Development Platform with the Help of NYU Wagner-led Consortium of ExpertsNYU Wagner’s Neil Kleiman is leading a consortium of experts who are working to develop recommendations for improvements in how the federal government develops and disseminates information about the various program resources it provides for economic …
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Estimating the Impact of Street Cuts on Pavement LongevityThe New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) works to provide safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods, and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure. Pavement management is a key part of this …