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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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June 10, 2021

NYU McSilver Creates Hub to Address Impact of AI on Poverty, Race and Public Health

The AI Hub at McSilver will focus on research, policies and thought leadership relating to how artificial intelligence systems can advance equity and address disparities. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sheryl Huggins Salomon, mcsilver.comms@nyu.edu The NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research is announcing a $5 million gift from philanthropists Martin Silver and Dr. Constance […]
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May 26, 2021

McSilver Gets NICHD R01 Grant to Study Child Maltreatment Intervention

The Safe Mothers Safe Children clinical trial will focus on caregivers in the hopes of reducing repeated instances of maltreatment in families involved in child welfare systems. NEW YORK — May 26, 2021 — The NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research has received federal funding to study a novel child maltreatment intervention called Safe Mothers […]
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