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New York Knicks Dancer on Working on Coronavirus Frontlines as a Nurse
Tara Rappleyea EJB (Public Health) ’15, BSN ’18 is a dancer for the Knicks City Dancers and an intensive care unit nurse at RWJ University Hospital.
Knicks dancer working as a nurse on front lines of the pandemic
New Jersey native Tara Rappleyea has traded in performances on the sidelines of The World's Most Famous Arena to battles on the front lines in her hometown. "It's been pretty emotional, honestly. I feel like it's a rollercoaster," Rappleyea told PIX 11News. "Some days...
NJ close to OKing $100 million for rental assistance in pandemic
Although Gov. Phil Murphy has vetoed other appropriations, citing the state’s fiscal problems, state lawmakers are on the verge of approving $100 million for an emergency rental assistance program. That would address an issue that predates the coronavirus but most...
2020: 5/8 How COVID-19 is Affecting Public Transportation
5/8 How COVID-19 is Affecting Public Transportation click to play A diverse group of panelists in the transportation arena discussed their agencies’ responses to COVID-19 on an online panel hosted by the Bloustein School and the Bloustein/New York City Alumni Group....
Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise
As a labor economist and former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor under the Clinton administration, I know that history has shown that black Americans consistently bear the brunt of recessions and natural disasters. Investing in...
Mi Shih promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Dr. Shih joined the Bloustein School in 2014 and teaches at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
New book makes case for pragmatist approach to practice of social inquiry, knowledge production
Professor Robert W. Lake and Jane Wills, University of Exeter co-edited the book, released this week.
EJB Talks: Challenges to Transportation in the Wake of a Pandemic
The New Jersey/New York region is one of the most densely populated in the United States with some of the most widely traveled public transit systems. Thousands of New Jerseyans take NJ Transit bus and rail to New York City; thousands more crowd the New York bus and...
The commission appointed to map out a path to reopening the state’s economy includes some surprising members
NJBIZ writes about the commission appointed to map out a path to reopening the state’s economy, noting Bill Rodgers (Bloustein) is on the team. NJBiz.com, May 4, 2020 (paid content)
Labor force participation rate signals massive job loss
Forrester is out of work and has no income. But he wouldn’t be counted as “unemployed” by the Labor Department because he’s not “actively looking for work.” He had a job lined up with the Census Bureau, but it’s been put on hold. “There’s really not a lot of...
Is mail delivery a right or a privilege?
Postal workers, like doctors, nurses, fire, police and other essential workers, are getting sick and dying while working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. And yet the critical service they provide all across America is in jeopardy. Revenue to the U.S....
MHA Candidate: Thomas J. Kayal II
Illness marks a point in the lives of many; at that point, they become vulnerable and dependent on others, thus making a patient’s faith and healthcare providers vital to their healing process.