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Shapiro Named 2023 ROI Influencer, Deans, Directors & Officials
Campuses are nice – so is school spirit. But the most important aspect of any college campus is the programs and the professors. From law schools to med schools to business schools – to anything having to do with STEM education – New Jersey has it covered. Here are...
Prisoners of Their Own Device
HOWEVER ESSENTIAL TO THE CRAFT OF LEGISLATION, projecting policy outcomes is a notoriously fraught human enterprise. As the authors of a leading graduate-school textbook on the subject bluntly assert, “even veteran policy analysts do not do it very well” and many...
Six Ways Existing Economic Models Are Killing the Economy
Americans have been hammered for decades with an economic message that amounts to this: When wealthy people like me gain even more wealth through tax cuts, deregulation, and policies that keep wages low, that leads to economic growth and benefits for everyone else in...
Inspira Health Network has named Elizabeth Ryan chair of its board of trustees
Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health Network has named Elizabeth Ryan chair of its board of trustees, effective April 5. Ms. Ryan has served on the board since 2018, according to an April 5 news release from the health system. Additionally, she is the executive in...
EJB Talks New Faculty Spotlight: The Importance of Municipal Bonds and the Roles They Play
New faculty member Ruth Winecoff talks about the inspiration behind her research on municipal bonds, and the important role they play in our country, particularly for our towns and municipalities.
NJSPL – A Community-based Approach to Increasing Technology Adoption and Proficiency in Older Adults
As part of research funded by the New Jersey State Policy Lab and in collaboration with the Office of University-Community Partnerships (OUCP), the team has been developing curriculum-based training for the Senior Connect Digital Divide project.
Research by Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen et al. Examine Links between HIV Medication Adherence and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen and colleagues published “HIV Care Engagement Is Not Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy during the Initial Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women in the N2 COVID Study” in the journal Vaccines.
Herb Op-Ed: It’s time to review laws on hazardous materials
The Ohio train derailment should prompt a review of measures that are supposed to protect people and the environment. Many New Jerseyans followed the Feb. 3 derailment of a train operated by Norfolk Southern, near East Palestine, Ohio, that triggered a fire...
Orderly Climate Transition Needs Fossil Fuel Bans, Phaseouts, Authors Say
An orderly yet wide-ranging energy transition in the United States will require restrictive supply-side polices to “actively wind down fossil fuel extraction,” say the co-authors of a new report that urges policy-makers to treat carbon fuels the way they did lead...
Some NJ officials will no longer have to disclose their addresses. This is why
Legislation removing address disclosure requirements for New Jersey local elected officials cleared its second major hurdle Thursday. What the legislation says: The bill would no longer require local elected officials — and some non-elected public...
New Jersey State Policy Lab Summer 2023 Internship
This paid, 10-week internship will run from June 13 to August 17 and is open for any graduate or undergraduate students who are interested in researching public policy issues and contributing to the Policy Lab’s body of work by writing blogs, creating charts, researching policy issues, and helping with research studies.
What can we expect from AI and Chatbots in the next few years?
On March 15, Newswise hosted an expert panel on how artificial intelligence and chatbots are changing the landscape of journalism and the transfer of knowledge (watch the video and read the transcript here). Panelists included Sercan Ozcan, Associate Professor of...