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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Educational Opportunity Fund Program
Grace Maruska, Carly Mihovich, Chelsie Riche, Ahmad Salman Zafar, and Fralinda Zazay Read Report The Educational Opportunity Fund Program (EOF) is a postsecondary program in New Jersey that provides both state-funded financial assistance as well as state-funding...
Proposed Evaluation of NJ Driver’s License Expansion
Camryn Mathews, Cristina Toppin, Anna Heckler, Qudry Adeyanju, and Madison Menkevich Read Report New Jersey Bill A4743, passed in 2019 and implemented in 2021, expanded access to standard driver’s licenses by creating two categories of driver's licenses and...
Diversity in Development – Observations and Recommendations for Aiding Developers of Color Across the U.S.
Amanda Hinton, Zeke Weston, Serwaa Akoto, Linda Flores, Nashia Basit Read Report To support Monarch Housing Associates’s Diversity in Development project, the Rutgers Master of Public Policy student research team produced several deliverables that sought to better...
Vineland, NJ: Green Street Concept Plan
Jonathan DeLura Graphical Communication and Design Representation, Spring 2023 View portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala
Two longtime Democratic senators square off in primary
Thirty years ago, Nia Gill joined the Legislature after winning election as a Democratic assemblywoman in the Essex County-based 27th District on Sen. Dick Codey’s ticket. The pair ran together until 2001, when Gill’s home was moved into the 34th District and she ran...
Madison Menkevich (MPP/MPH ’24) Wins the 2023 Paul Robeson Renaissance Award
Madison Menkevich MPP/MPH ’24) is the recipient of the 2023 Paul Robeson Renaissance Award. The recipients have exemplified the principles to which Rutgers graduate Paul Robeson devoted his life: scholarship, humanitarianism, advocacy, athleticism, and artistry while practicing the inclusive approach to diversity that the University holds as a core value.
NJSPL – Insights on Ageism, Health Care, and the Digital Divide
A new blog authored by Epiphany Munz, Donita Devance, and Diane Hill surveyed 137 older adults in the greater Newark area, as part of the Senior Connect Digital Divide project, to better understand their current use of the internet and internet-ready devices.
Research by Ellen Oettinger White – Unclear territory: Clear zones, roadside trees, and collaboration in state highway agencies
PhD Candidate Ellen Oettinger White used semi-structured interviews with agency staff to illuminate how perceptions of trees—either as safety hazards or as beneficial environmental assets—are considered by practitioners at state highway agencies.
Research Day 2023 Videos and Photos Now Available
This year’s lightning talks did not disappoint! Videos from the 2023 Bloustein Research Day event along with photos from the poster sessions are now available. Congrats to Betia Zeng for best undergraduate research poster and Triparnee Kushari for best graduate research poster.
Videos from the 2023 Healthcare Symposium Now Available
Watch videos from the Spring 2023 MHA Symposium, “Life Sciences and Healthcare Institutions: Partners for Life.” Keynote by Ton Hubbard, MPP, Senior VP, NEHI-Network for Excellence in Health Innovation. Panels included “Conducting and Funding Research,” “The Interplay Between External Industry and Health Systems,” and “Ethics and Equity in Research.”
NJSPL – Maternal Health Equity in New Jersey
The latest New Jersey State Policy Lab blog was authored by Julia Snyder, MPH, and discusses the troubling and dramatic rise in the rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. In New Jersey. The rate of maternal mortality is 25.7 per 100,000 live births—this is lower than the latest national rate, but still ranks far below several other states such as California.
New Research Brief by Jim Samuel: The Critical Need for Transparency and Regulation Amidst the Rise of Powerful AI Models
Given AI’s vast socioeconomic implications, government actors and technology creators must proactively address the unique and emerging ethical concerns that are inherent to AI’s many uses