July 20, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
For nearly four months, a large chunk of New Jersey has been working from home. Now, even though the state’s reopening is on pause, employers are preparing for an eventual return to the workplace — and experts familiar with the North Jersey suburban office market are...
July 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Undergraduate Public Health Student Spotlights
What Johvensky says: COVID-19 has not impacted my dream. In fact, it has only encouraged me to go down this route as many people are struggling now more than ever. My hope is this experience is able to provide me with the strength and knowledge necessary to make that...
July 17, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
While stocks are soaring, so are applications for unemployment. Applications for jobless aid are still about seven times higher than before the pandemic, and people are lining up outside unemployment offices, desperate for help. Economists remain concerned that...
July 17, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
It is a mistake for the governor and the Legislature to sell bonds to balance the fiscal year 2021 budget. Not only is it prohibited by the New Jersey Constitution but, more important, it is bad public policy and will ruin the state’s finances for years. Opinion by...
July 16, 2020 | In the News
Marc Pfeiffer, the assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University, said the increase in taxes would go up about 20 percent a year. Township attorney Steven Martino, who helped draft the resolution, said a resident would not...
July 16, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
NJ 101.5 talks with James Hughes (Bloustein) about the jobs increase since May, which he said is a positive trend, but said the state needs to recover 74% more in order to get back to February levels. NJ1015.com, July 16, 2020
July 15, 2020 | COVID-19, In the News
With a nation rattled by a public health emergency, a deep recession that has left thousands jobless, and growing signs of climate change, it may be time for bold new ideas to address those crises. “This is too good a crisis to go to waste” was the message of the...
July 15, 2020 | EJB Talks
Professor Stuart Shapiro speaks with senior research specialist Charles Brown of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center on the subject of disparities in transportation planning this week on EJB Talks. Mr. Brown, also an instructor in transportation policy and...
July 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Undergraduate Public Health Student Spotlights
What Jessica says: I hope to pursue my MD and become an internal medicine/infectious disease physician. This has been a long-standing dream of mine, but seeing firsthand how much of a tremendous impact this role has on a global health crisis has motivated and excited...
July 13, 2020 | In the News
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption across the globe instituting major lockdowns and worldwide fear, prompting one of the worst unemployment and economic impacts in decades. With over 10 million positive global cases, causing several...
July 10, 2020 | In the News
New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees. Joining the NJPP board are Rutgers University Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations Professor Janice Fine, Kensington Corridor Trust Executive...
July 10, 2020 | In the News
“Elected officials should really watch who are they are appointing to positions, where they can appoint political patronage jobs. They really need to know who they are appointing because when it goes bad it brings down a lot of people,” said Marc...
July 8, 2020 | Undergraduate Planning & Design
Undergraduate students in assistant professor of practice Juan Ayala’s class, Planning and Design II, learned the basic skills in design research and site design by using site planning tools to develop ideas and solutions. Drawing upon real-world urban...
