November 12, 2024 | In the News
The leaders of a special state Assembly committee considering a new ballot design for New Jersey say they are keeping an open mind, but after the first two hearings, it appears some members want any new ballot to include features that critics say could give some...
November 11, 2024 | News
IMPACT-NJ is working to promote language equity in public-sector chatbots, with a focus on English and Spanish to improve accessibility for New Jersey’s diverse population. As part of this initiative, the team conducted an audit of state-level SNAP websites,...
November 8, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Bicycle and Pedestrian Involved Crashes in New Jersey: A Closer Look at Crashes Involving Children and Youth Pedestrians and cyclists face a higher risk of severe injury or death in crashes compared to motorists. In New Jersey, there were nearly 6,000 crashes that...
November 7, 2024 | In the News
A special Assembly committee continued its work this week to design a better election ballot for New Jersey. Just a few days after the presidential and congressional elections, advocates lined up to speak before the committee to make their case for what would be a...
November 7, 2024 | In the News
Witnesses urged lawmakers on a special legislative committee regarding ballot design to adopt office-block ballots and cautioned against adding much information to the ballots at the panel’s second hearing Thursday. The hearing, which was the first to accept the...
November 5, 2024 | In the News
Months after a summer of train breakdowns derailed commutes in and out of New York, more transit funding to fix the challenges could hinge on Tuesday’s election. Amtrak and New Jersey Transit investigated the series of rail meltdowns in May and June that stranded...
November 4, 2024 | In the News
by Marc Pfeiffer Budgeting for technology requires careful planning, clear priorities, and hard decision-making. This guide will walk you through the key steps to creating an effective technology budget process for your municipality. You Need a Tech Plan! Why? Without...
November 1, 2024 | In the News
Proposition 33 has placed rent control back on Californians’ ballots this election. Unlike elsewhere in the state, the measure’s potential changes would take effect almost immediately in San Francisco. The proposition repeals Costa Hawkins, the 1994 statewide law...
November 1, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Not All “Review Bombing” Is Bad for Business Read the original article on Rutgers Today, October 31, 2024 For a business on the receiving end of “review bombs” – the sudden influx of online customer reviews following a political or cultural controversy – an...
October 31, 2024 | In the News
In New Jersey, 1 in 4 residents is an immigrant. Immigrants from Nepal are concentrated in Secaucus. In Morristown, those from Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico have a dominant presence. Migrants from Bengal are finding opportunities in Paterson, and that city, in...
October 31, 2024 | News
Alumna Leads Coverage of Those Close Election Polls for The Washington Post Following presidential polls has become an obsession for many voters, especially with the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris neck and neck less than a week before Election Day. Emily...
October 30, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Key influences on residential photovoltaic solar panel adoption in the United States by Diren Kocakusak (PhD ’21), Michael Greenberg, and Clinton J. Andrews Abstract The prevalence of low-density residential development to host solar PV, the ubiquity of solar...
October 29, 2024 | In the News
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Middle and high school teachers from Belleville, Jersey City, Kearny, Neptune, Newark, and New Brunswick honed their climate change knowledge and made connections to local experts in a four-day Climate and Data Literacy summer workshop on the...
October 29, 2024 | In the News
Job hunting has always been tough, but if you’re over 50, it feels like an uphill battle. This age group faces unique challenges, especially as the job market cools and automation changes the hiring game. Recently, a 54-year-old project manager took to Reddit to...
October 29, 2024 | In the News
Identifying populations at an increased risk for HIV and preventing outbreaks remain a challenge, but researchers are using tracking technology to find these at-risk individuals and provide treatment, as shown by a recent study and a new research program. More...
October 28, 2024 | In the News
The delay in adding seating for Long Island Rail Road riders at the mezzanine of Grand Central Madison could be the latest example of transportation providers deliberately forgoing customer comforts in order to dissuade homeless people from loitering at stations,...
October 25, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Family Welfare Team Concludes Two-Year Study, Provides DHS with Recommendations for Improvement in the TANF Program Researchers in the Family Welfare Department concluded a two-year, mixed methods evaluation for Maryland’s version of the federal Temporary...
October 24, 2024 | News
Young Voters Could Decide the 2024 Election MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle sat down with a group of students at Rutgers University in New Jersey, most of whom will be voting for the first time, to find out what issues are driving their vote — and what questions they’d...
October 22, 2024 | In the News
Property speculators have wreaked havoc on Detroit over the last decade. Some of the effects are easy to see: blighted properties that fall apart bit by bit for years. Some are easy to feel: historic buildings that sit vacant. Others are easy to measure, like lost tax...
October 21, 2024 | In the News
Now that the county line is headed to the dustbin of state history, leaders of the Assembly have created a bipartisan committee that will explore new ways to design ballots for New Jersey primaries. The Legislature, which often operates with dead-of-night efficiency,...
