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NYU McSilver, Rutgers University Academy of Peer Services Co-Launch Technical Assistance Center for Peer Support Services

NY State Office of Mental Health provides $4 million in funding for new PeerTAC program NEW YORK — A new partnership launched in January will provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to New York State mental health practitioners and organizations using peer support services — credible service providers that share similar backgrounds, ages, and other […]

Banner image for In Conversation with Timnit Gebru, featuring portraits of Dr. Gebru, Minerva Tantoco, and Chris Hemphill

In Conversation with Dr. Timnit Gebru and Minerva Tantoco on Ethical AI

On October 12, 2022, a global audience convened for a virtual conversation between Dr. Timnit Gebru, founder and executive director of the DAIR Institute; Minerva Tantoco, Chief AI Officer at NYU McSilver; and moderator Christopher Hemphill, Director of Commercial Intelligence at Woebot Health.

Portraits of the three newly announced Fellows-in-Residence: Chris Hemphill, Ifeoma Ike, and Cathy Nonas

McSilver Names AI, Health Equity and Justice Policy Experts As Fellows-in-Residence

Chris Hemphill, Ifeoma Ike, and Cathy Nonas appointed as Fellows-in-Residence for the 2022-2023 term.

Recent Media Coverage for the McSilver Institute

The McSilver Institute’s research, policy recommendations, and accomplishments have recently been noted by news outlets across the media spectrum. Check out some of the highlights!

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February 1, 2023

NYU McSilver, Rutgers University Academy of Peer Services Co-Launch Technical Assistance Center for Peer Support Services

NY State Office of Mental Health provides $4 million in funding for new PeerTAC program NEW YORK — A new partnership launched in January will provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to New York State mental health practitioners and organizations using peer support services — credible service providers that share similar backgrounds, ages, and other […]

Rose Pierre-Louis moderates a panel at Tribeca X in 2022.

December 20, 2022

Recent Media Coverage for the McSilver Institute

The McSilver Institute’s research, policy recommendations, and accomplishments have recently been noted by news outlets across the media spectrum. Check out some of the highlights! (This list was last updated on September 26, 2022.)

Panel participants standing in a row on stage at Los Pinos in Mexico City

December 1, 2022

McSilver Executive Director Moderates Panel at UNESCO Global Forum

McSilver Executive Director Rose Pierre-Louis moderated a panel at the second UNESCO Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination in Mexico City.

Banner image for In Conversation with Timnit Gebru, featuring portraits of Dr. Gebru, Minerva Tantoco, and Chris Hemphill

October 14, 2022

In Conversation with Dr. Timnit Gebru and Minerva Tantoco on Ethical AI

On October 12, 2022, a global audience convened for a virtual conversation between Dr. Timnit Gebru, founder and executive director of the DAIR Institute; Minerva Tantoco, Chief AI Officer at NYU McSilver; and moderator Christopher Hemphill, Director of Commercial Intelligence at Woebot Health.

Logos for the New York Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training Academy, NYAPRS, NYU McSilver, and New York State's Office of Mental Health

September 23, 2022

McSilver to Support NY Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training Academy

McSilver is among the organizations that will provide evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation training for direct practitioners across New York State.

September 22, 2022

NYC Releases Harlem Conditions Report 86 Years Late, But It’s Still Relevant

McSilver partnered with the New York City Department of Records and Information Services on a convening about the report and current concerns.

Portraits of the three newly announced Fellows-in-Residence: Chris Hemphill, Ifeoma Ike, and Cathy Nonas

September 12, 2022

McSilver Names AI, Health Equity and Justice Policy Experts As Fellows-in-Residence

Chris Hemphill, Ifeoma Ike, and Cathy Nonas appointed as Fellows-in-Residence for the 2022-2023 term.

August 11, 2022

NIMH Awards Grant to Study a System of Care for Black Youth at Risk for Suicide

The study will be based at NYU McSilver and NYU’s Institute of Human Development and Social Change.

Portrait of Pierre-Louis

July 18, 2022

McSilver Executive Director Is Co-Chair of MTA “Fareness” Panel

Rose Pierre-Louis has been appointed as Co-Chair of a blue ribbon panel that will provide recommendations for reducing fare evasion in New York City.

Responding to the Supreme Court’s Reversal of Roe v. Wade (June 24, 2022)

June 24, 2022

McSilver’s Statement on Supreme Court Reversing Roe v Wade

This will have a massive impact on the lives of women in low-income communities and women of color, says the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research.