“It’s a tale of two workforces,” said Cliff Zukin, a public-policy professor and study coauthor.
He and fellow public-policy professor Carl Van Horn, who directs the Heldrich Center, polled a representative sample of nearly 1,000 workers to try to understand the economics and motivations of part-time workers, particularly because, as of May, 26 million, or nearly one in five workers, were employed part time.
We invite you to join us for “We Mean Something to Each Other: Life in Memorial Homes,” a public exhibition celebrating the history and legacy of Memorial Homes, a New Brunswick public housing development that was the heart of a vibrant, close-knit community. Nearly...
Kathe Newman, Ph.D., professor of urban planning and director of the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement at the Bloustein School, was recently announced as Chair of the Governing Board of the Urban Affairs Association. Her fellow officers are José W....
View StoryMap Bloustein students collaborated with the Hudson County Division of Planning to develop recommendations for a public engagement guide and create a community survey for the county's 2050 Comprehensive Plan. This plan will lay the foundation for smart,...
Rutgers Democracy Lab (RDL) is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural Democracy Summer Research Fellowship. The fellowship funds 25 projects led by doctoral students from Rutgers–New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark and 15 academic disciplines selected from a...
Personal exposures to heat and PM2.5 in urban environments Abstract Current methods for assessing exposure to extreme heat and air pollution depend mostly on readings from regulatory monitoring stations. We hypothesize that this does not accurately represent the...