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McSilver Research Events Tap Diverse Experts to Showcase Research Innovation
The McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research has been bringing together leading scholars, community organizers, and research leaders at every level for a wide-ranging series of academic presentations on urgent issues related to social work, global public health, and poverty. Combining panel discussions from mid-career investigators with keynotes from premier experts, our recurring program […]
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Soft Power and the Work of Disrupting Generational Poverty
Penny Abeywardena, host of Power Play: Soft Power Unpacked and Fellow-in-Residence at the NYU McSilver Institute, breaks down the exceptionally pertinent impact of “soft power.”
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McSilver Institute Executive Director Joins Rep. Underwood CBCF Policy Panel and NYC Roundtables
McSilver Executive Director Rose Pierre-Louis stepped onto three stages this fall to discuss the practical tools and policy solutions women need in the face of these deep challenges to their health and economic stability.
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April 10, 2024

Teams at NYU and University of Minnesota to Identify Child Maltreatment Causes Using Causal Data Science

NYU Grossman, Silver, and McSilver, with University of Minnesota, received a $7.6M P50 Grant for the NICHD-funded CHAMP Center A new, federally-funded research center collaboration between New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, Silver School of Social Work, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, along with the University of Minnesota, are investigating the use […]
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March 13, 2024

New Grant Awarded to Address the Impact of Trauma on School Performance in Southeast Queens, NY

The McSilver Institute, the Metropolitan Center, and the Research Alliance for New York City Schools are the recipients of a prestigious $75,000 Vision Grant from the Spencer Foundation to establish a research initiative to understand and address overlapping traumas that impact educational outcomes for marginalized youth.
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February 12, 2024

NYU McSilver Institute Announces 2024 Fellows-in-Residence

Award-winning public official and soft power strategist Penny Abeywardena and nationally recognized education innovator Jeffrey Ginsburg join returning fellows NEW YORK – Government leader and international affairs expert Penny Abeywardena, and Jeffrey Ginsburg, who is the incoming President & CEO of Volunteers of America Greater New York in March, are joining the McSilver Institute of […]
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December 16, 2023

Experts, Government Officials Kick Off Policy-Focused Equity Conversation Series

Led by Council Member Nantasha Williams, the three roundtable discussions seek to produce real solutions to the ongoing equity crises in New York City (NEW YORK) – Leading academics, practitioners, subject-matter experts, and New York City government officials will gather Thursday for the first in an unprecedented series of intensive invite-only roundtables focused on addressing […]
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