June 23, 2020 | EJB Talks
Stuart Shapiro welcomes Lisa Gulla, epidemiologist, disease investigator, and Bloustein lecturer in this week’s episode of EJB Talks for a candid discussion about the challenges facing local level disease investigators during the COVID-19 pandemic. She reveals...
June 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Graduate Health Administration Student Spotlights
What Aa’ron says: As an Associate Director in Patient Transport, my mission has been to ensure the safety of our team, colleagues, and our patients. This meant procurement of the PPE needed for transports and providing the leadership skills necessary to manage...
June 18, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
Especially for people of color, the enforcement of new public health requirements on transit systems and other spaces presents an additional safety risk. For two weeks in March, Black people accounted for 35 of 40 NYPD arrests for breaking “social distancing”...
June 17, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
Undocumented workers have contributed $1.2 billion dollars into federal and state unemployment insurance over the last 10 years. They just don’t benefit from it. That’s according to a new report by New Jersey Policy Perspective. “Not providing for...
June 17, 2020 | In the News
Racial disparities in Minnesota were getting more focus before the police killing of George Floyd. Black entrepreneurs hope the increased awareness raised by national and worldwide protests will turn the heads of larger banks so communities of color will see more...
June 16, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
Bill Rodgers, chief economist, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers: “There is economic literature that shows when non-labor income (in this case UI Benefits) go up, the likelihood of searching for work goes down. The research also shows that when the...
June 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Undergraduate Health Administration Student Spotlights
What Elizabeth says: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role that telemedicine plays in increasing both the geographic and financial accessibility of healthcare. I’m proud to be able to continue to make healthcare more accessible through remote...
June 15, 2020 | EJB Talks
Linda Stamato Sandy Jafffe Over a period of four days in 1967, Newark was one of over 150 U.S. cities rocked by rioting, looting, and property destruction, with 26 deaths and hundreds injured. This week on EJB Talks Associate Dean Stuart Shapiro takes a look back at...
June 12, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
On June 11, Richard Keevey was invited to provide testimony to the NJ State Budget Committee on the upcoming budget decisions to be made. He noted that “This is, in my view, a critical time for the state — we should not borrow large sums of money to...
June 11, 2020 | In the News
Bill Rodgers, Rutgers University professor of public policy and former chief economist at Department of Labor, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss what the Federal Reserve can do to address racial inequality. CNBC.com, June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
The coronavirus pandemic and a wave of social unrest across the country have put a spotlight on the deep inequality between black and white America. A shift in focus at the U.S. central bank is, too. According to William Rodgers, a former Labor Department official who...
June 8, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
Between March and May, the number of COVID-19 patients in New Jersey rose from 1 to more than 137,000, of whom over 9,000 died. Consequently, the need for medical treatment grew exponentially with hospitals and their intensive care units (ICU) in danger of being...
June 8, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
The share of white and Hispanic Americans who were employed increased last month, after falling precipitously in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment also increased for black Americans, but it was less robust. The jobless rate for adult...
June 5, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
Bill Rodgers, Rutgers University, and Anthony Scaramucci, Skybridge Capital, discuss why Wall Street doesn’t reflect what Main Street is feeling. CNBC Business News, June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020 | In the News
Still, urban centers may show more durability than big-box malls, since it is easier to socially distance on sidewalks and streets than on escalators and elevators, said Clinton Andrews, a professor of urban planning at Rutgers University. Across downtowns, the...
