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Paul on America’s Other Freedom
Today, Americans need not just freedom from. We need freedom to. And it starts with an economic bill of rights. For many—perhaps most—Americans, the meaning of freedom can be found in the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, our hallowed Bill of Rights....
Stamato Commentary: Equal opportunity, after the Supreme Court killed affirmative action
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato discusses the potential implications of a recent Supreme Court decision on equal opportunity, highlighting the significance of the ruling and its impact on various aspects of society, including education, employment, and civil rights. She...
Jersey City Mobility Hub Feasibility Study
With the city's existing transportation conditions in mind and a goal of providing last-mile connections and facilitating otherwise difficult crosstown travel, this graduate planning studio class aims to support the City of Jersey City Department of Transportation's...
NJSPL – New Jersey’s Nursing Shortage: Burnout, Staffing, and More
About one-third of nurses have left clinical care at hospitals across NJ in the past three years. The registered nurse workforce will decrease by 5% from 2022 to 2025. That said, nursing schools are making efforts to increase their capacity—the Rutgers School of Nursing recently received a federal grant to expand its simulation program with the goal of providing more opportunities for hands-on clinical training for its students.
Radha Jagannathan Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Finland at Tampere University
Dr. Jagannathan will complete a project at Tampere University in Finland that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within public administration.
NJSPL – Telehealth May Worsen Physician Burnout: How to Avoid It
While there are many potential benefits to be found with telehealth, the burden placed on the clinical workforce must be considered carefully. A Mayo Clinic study found that approximately 62.8% of physicians showed signs of at least one manifestation of burnout in 2021 compared to 38.2% in 2020. Written by Aakanksha Deoli and Esther Martinez.
4 Situations That Make You Tip More In a Restaurant
The general concept of tipping, or paying a little bit extra for especially great or speedy service, was actually imported from Europe in the 19th century. Ironically, most Americans were incredibly skeptical of the practice at first. For example, six U.S. states...
$3.25M in Grants Awarded to Create Inclusive Healthy Communities in NJ
In partnership with CUPR’s Environmental Analysis & Communications Group, led by Executive Director Jeanne Herb, the Inclusive Healthy Communities Initiative of the Division of Disability Services funds projects that promote the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities in the communities where they live.
Bloustein’s graduate program in urban planning remains the #3 planning program in the US
The 2023 edition of the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs has ranked the Bloustein School’s Program in Urban Planning and Policy Development 3rd among the Top 25 graduate urban planning programs. This was the same as our previous ranking.
NJSPL – Roadside Tree Removal: The Need for Collaborative Decision-Making
Written by Ellen Oettinger White (PhD ’23) and Bob Noland, this blog post focuses on highway design guidelines for tree zoning. However, the guidelines that specify this clear zone are more than 50 years old, and written at a time when occupant protections such as airbags were almost nonexistent.
Alumnus Mark Bauer (MCRP ’16) Releases Updated Course “Data Analysis Using Python: A Beginner’s Guide Featuring NYC Open Data”
Mark Bauer released an update to his open source project designed to provide a beginner-friendly framework for reproducible data analysis. It’s a great resource for uncovering valuable insights and making informed decisions confidently using datasets from NYC Open Data.
Research by Kostiaev, Chakravarty and Cantor: Effect of Eased Restrictions for Aca-Exempt Short-Term Health Plans on Marketplace Premiums and Uninsured Rate
This paper examines one type of ACA exempt plan option, Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (STLDI). While longer-duration STLDI plans may result in lower costs for some, they have negative consequences for others requiring comprehensive coverage with no discernible benefit in overall coverage rates.