July 29, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Researchers from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development analyzed the impact of financial aid on student success. A new report, Building a Comparison Group for Tuition Aid Grant Recipients Using the New Jersey Statewide Data System, examines the effect of the...
July 22, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract Contemporary public discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) often exhibits a disproportionate level of fear and confusion relative to AI’s factually documented capabilities and implications. This study examines how the systematic use of alarmist...
July 9, 2025 | News
This week’s guest on the Heldrich Center’s Work Trends RU podcast is Jane Oates, Senior Policy Advisor at WorkingNation. She and Dr. Carl Van Horn discuss WorkingNation’s mission, objectives, and accomplishments; the power of digital storytelling; the...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Health Administration Student Spotlights
Bernice Tiwaah Amankwah Health Administration Class of 2025 Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana Activities at Rutgers: Intern at New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL), Research Fellow for the Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowship Program in Public Service at the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Health Administration Student Spotlights
Maitri Bhupatkar Health Administration Class of 2026 Minor: Public Health Hometown: Iselin, NJ Activities at Rutgers: Future Health Administrators, Vice President; Rutgers Raas and Garba Association (RU RAGA); Rutgers Desi Intercultural Youth Association (DIYA) Maitri...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Public Policy Student Spotlights
Wren Lieberman Public Policy, Class of 2026 Minor: Political Science Hometown: Robbinsville, NJ Activities at Rutgers: FIGS Peer Instructor – Exploring Diversity and Social Justice, Rutgers Career Exploration and Success FIGS Program; RU Voting Intern, Eagleton...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Urban Planning Design Student Spotlights
Charisha Gao Urban Planning and Design, Class of 2025 Minor: Data Science Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ Activities at Rutgers: Member of EJB DESIGNS, Blueprint Product Management Fellow With New York City in close proximity, East Brunswick, NJ native Charisha...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Health Administration Student Spotlights
Jennifer Ritz Health Administration Class of 2025 Hometown: Northfield, NJ (formerly Clawson, Michigan) Activities at Rutgers: Upsilon Phi Delta honor society Jennifer Ritz still remembers when her career path began to take shape, long before she ever thought...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Public Policy Student Spotlights
Erica Shabnam Public Policy/Information Technology & Informatics, Class of 2026 Hometown: Atlantic City, NJ Activities at Rutgers: Lloyd C. Gardner Fellow; Professional Affairs Director, Rutgers Women in Information Technology & Informatics; Associate Editor,...
July 1, 2025 | Graduate Urban Planning Student Profiles, Undergraduate Urban Planning Design Student Spotlights
Matthew L. D’Agostino Urban Planning and Design, Class of 2025 / Master of City and Regional Planning Class of 2026 Minor: Architecture Studies Graduate Concentration: Smart Cities, Urban Informatics, and Environmental Planning Hometown: Newton, Ma. Activities at...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Health Administration Student Spotlights
Sarah Shiner Health Administration Class of 2025 Minor: Medical Ethics and Health Policy Certificates: Health Policy, Cancer Surveillance & Epidemiology, Six Sigma Yellow Belt Hometown: Chicago, IL Activities at Rutgers: Treasurer, Rutgers Figure Skating Club...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Public Policy Student Spotlights
Zhichao James Xi Public Policy / Marketing, Class of 2025 Minor: Geography Hometown: Millburn, NJ Activities at Rutgers: Eagleton Institute of Politics Undergraduate Associate; past President, Rutgers Association of Marketing & Strategy; Chinese Christian...
July 1, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development is pleased to announce the availability of two new research products resulting from its long-running public opinion polling series, Work Trends. To better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the...
July 1, 2025 | Graduate Urban Planning Student Profiles, Undergraduate Planning & Public Policy Student Spotlights
Abigail Alvarez Planning & Public Policy Class of 2025 / Master of City and Regional Planning Class of 2026 Certificate: Women’s Leadership Hometown: Edison, NJ Activities at Rutgers: Co-President, Her Campus Rutgers 2022-2024; School of Arts and Sciences Honors...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Public Health Student Spotlights
Katherine Lang Public Health, Class of 2026 Minor: Business Administration Hometown: Charlotte, NC Activities at Rutgers: Team Captain, Rutgers Women’s Swimming and Diving; Vice President, Rutgers Student Athlete Advisory Committee, 2024-25; President, Rutgers Student...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Public Health Student Spotlights
Johan Valbuena Public Health, Class of 2025 Minor: Psychology Hometown: Bergenfield, NJ Activities at Rutgers: Treasurer, Eta Sigma Gamma National Health Education Honorary; Research Assistant, Cognition and Learning Center (CALC) Lab; Undergraduate Teaching...
July 1, 2025 | Undergraduate Public Health Student Spotlights
Aayla Khan Public Health, Class of 2025 Certificates: Health Disparities, Global Health and Health Policy Hometown: New Brunswick, New Jersey Activities at Rutgers: Bloustein School Undergraduate Student Ambassador An aspiring health policy advocate, Aayla Khan...
June 25, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Heldrich Center, in conjunction with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), is pleased to share a new workforce analysis of the life sciences and technology sectors in New Jersey, with a particular emphasis on the sectors’ intersection with...
June 23, 2025 | In the News
This month, New Jersey held its first statewide primary in which all counties used a ballot without a county line. The results confirm what a political earthquake this change is for the Garden State’s politics. As pre-election polling predicted, U.S. Rep. Mikie...
June 18, 2025 | News
New Jersey State Policy Lab, Jonathan DeLura Our project to create a dataset of historical water bodies in New Jersey began by finding maps of historical water bodies. Two atlases were used to locate historical water bodies in New Jersey. The first was Atlas of the...
