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Research: Explaining green technology purchases by U.S. and Canadian households
Researchers explored the effects of three categories of behavioral antecedents on decisions to purchase energy-efficient technology: value, environmental concern, and lifestyle orientation.
Research: People with health insurance are vaccinated more than those without
A new national survey by Soumitra Bhuyan, Julia Sass Rubin; and Joel Cantor and Alexis Rittweger, a research assistant analyzes distribution and acceptance of the COVID19 vaccine across groups of gender, age, education, race, and region.
Biggest winner in NJ primary? The power of the party bosses
“This is now year 12 that New Jersey has not had an incumbent on the line lose in the Legislature,” said Julia Sass Rubin, a Rutgers professor who last year wrote a report on the party line ballot structure in most New Jersey counties and how it differs...
A Tale of Two Alums: NJCC Assisting Small Businesses in the Time of COVID
This week Stuart Sharpiro talks to amazing Bloustein alums from New Jersey Community Capital, who discuss how the organization pivoted work during the pandemic to assist NJ’s small businesses and how the Garden State Relief Fund has been helping with the recovery.
Princeton, NJ: Proposed Alexander Park High-Tech Agriculture
LT Randyl Bagley, USN (Ret). Planning and Design II, Spring 2021 Instructor: Juan Ayala
Chronic jobless find work in a tight market
The drop in long-term unemployment, if it continues, would be a welcome development for the recovery from the coronavirus recession. Workers who experience long bouts of unemployment often have a tougher time getting hired because their skills may erode and they face...
Lawsuit seeks to change design of NJ ballots, claims they seem to give advantage to party favorites
New Jersey’s primary election was held on Tuesday, and there is a renewed focus on the design of the ballots themselves. Critics say that the design is unfair to any candidate not connected to powerful political parties. A study by Professor Julia Rubin, of the...
There Are 5 Social Determinants of Health—Here’s What That Means, and How They Influence Your Care
Wellness has typically been viewed in terms of diet, exercise, and, more recently, mental health. It's easy to assume that if you're taking care of these elements, your overall health is in good shape. While that can be true on one level, other factors also go into...
There’s a way to manage warehouse mania in New Jersey | Opinion
Warehouses are popping up all over the landscape. Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe, senior policy fellows at the Bloustein School at Rutgers University, said a bill under consideration by the Legislature recognizes the need to weigh certain factors when considering...
A Century of Progress: The Port Authority’s first 100 years
Join the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on July 16th for a half-day virtual symposium, “A Century of Progress: The Port Authority’s first 100 years.”
Another push for local governments to share work and cut costs
Marc Pfeiffer, a former deputy director of the state Division of Local Government Services who now serves as the assistant director of Rutgers University’s Bloustein Local Government Research Center, said local governments in New Jersey are facing a lot of pressure...
Tuesday’s primary election is rigged for the old guard
“This year only 10 percent of the seats in the Legislature are being contested,” says Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at Rutgers. “This is a toxic system, and it limits who will run.” And who will win. No state legislator has lost a primary since...