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Addressing the Needs of the Perinatal Behavioral Health Workforce in Behavioral Health News: Dr. Damali Wilson (Joint McSilver-IEHE Fellow), Rose Pierre-Louis (McSilver Executive Director), and Dr. Natasha Williams (NYU Grossman) explore how this issue impacts vulnerable communities.

The strategic transition enhances access to evidence-based training for New York State mental health professionals.

McSilver researchers will showcase their work at the 2026 SSWR Conference in Washington, DC.

On Thursday, November 13, the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, the Constance and Martin Silver Center on Data Science and Social Equity (C+M Silver Center), and the NYU Silver School of Social Work brought together researchers, academics, and AI experts for an engaging mini-conference on AI and poverty. Hosted at the Silver School, […]

On November 6, 2025, New York Assemblymember Emérita Torres (Assembly District 85) convened “Reclaiming the Algorithm: Community Power in Data and AI,” at the Somos 2025 Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Panelists included Dr. Kara Emery, Director of Data Science at the NYU McSilver AI Hub; Chris Hemphill, NYU McSilver Fellow; Wayne Ho, CEO of the […]

On October 23, 2025, the NYU McSilver Institute joined NYU Langone’s Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE) in submitting testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Hospitals and Committee on Women and Gender Equity, on the occasion of an oversight hearing aimed at improving maternal health in New York City. This written […]

On October 14, McSilver Executive Director Rose Pierre-Louis joined Sideya Sherman, NYC Chief Equity Officer and Commissioner and Carlyn Cowen, Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer of the Chinese-American Planning Council, for a panel discussion moderated by Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and Executive Director of FPWA. Dedicated to reimagining the New York City economy for […]

Leading voices in New York City politics discuss the transformative impact of ranked choice voting (RCV) on local elections

Renowned global poverty and public health scholar named McSilver Institute Faculty Director and Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies

On June 2, 2025, the McSilver Awards recognized 9 outstanding individuals who are transforming systems to fight poverty.