February 17, 2025 | In the News
It was Oct. 1, 2018, and Phil Murphy, the new governor of New Jersey, laid out what he called a path toward an “innovation economy” that was “stronger and fairer” for the state, its businesses and its residents. At a crowded, two-story auditorium on the ON3 campus,...
February 12, 2025 | In the News
Linda McMahon, the nominee for U.S. education secretary, holds dozens of municipal bonds that are funding construction and other projects at school districts and public colleges and universities across the country, her ethics disclosure forms show. Based on her...
February 10, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Generative Artificial Intelligence Use in Healthcare: Opportunities for Clinical Excellence and Administrative Efficiency Abstract Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) has transformative potential in healthcare to enhance patient care, personalize treatment...
February 10, 2025 | In the News
On a recent cold morning at Ocean County College’s Toms River campus, students walked to class and checked their phones. The campus bustled and its many parking lots brimmed with cars. Yet, this college and ones like it across the nation are bracing for a future...
February 9, 2025 | In the News
The district sold the two buildings for $1.8 million combined–so legal fees in trying to get the buildings back have now dwarfed what the district received from their sale. TAPinto Newark has been keeping an ongoing tab of the legal fees that the public entities...
February 7, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
By Angie Nga Le, Stuart Shapiro, and Elizabeth Cooner New Jersey’s state higher education plan, “Where Opportunity Meets Innovation – A Student-Centered Vision for New Jersey Higher Education” (the Plan), was introduced in 2019. It envisions an ecosystem where every...
February 4, 2025 | In the News
This is a somber weekend for journalism in New Jersey, as the print edition of The Star-Ledger comes off the press for its final run today after 193 years under one banner or another. It occurs one day after the final edition of the Jersey Journal, which will shutter...
January 28, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Introduction To reduce morbidity and mortality among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), the evidence is strongest for medications for OUD (MOUD), which include methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are essential...
January 28, 2025 | In the News
The volume of those who received medications for opioid use disorder at federally qualified health centers more than doubled over a recent 6-year span, results from a cross-sectional study showed. Yet, still less than one-quarter of patients with substance use...
January 23, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract Problem, research strategy, and findings Pilot projects are an increasingly popular tool for dealing with opposition to new ideas. The premise is simple—let experience change minds—but it belies considerable uncertainty. How do opinions evolve during a pilot...
January 22, 2025 | In the News
President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze looks set to capture several energy and environmental rules from the prior administration. On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order telling agencies to block regulations going forward. Past presidents have...
January 19, 2025 | In the News
New Jersey’s health care nonprofits are bracing as President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day approaches, concerned that health disparities will widen if federal funds diminish. “If I were leading a nonprofit that was dependent on those kinds of grants, I’d be...
January 16, 2025 | In the News
The first and only phone message I’ve gotten from my kid’s elementary school this year was about parking lot safety reminders: “Please listen to the directions of our staff that are in the parking lot to help direct traffic and keep children safe.” The welcome meeting...
January 16, 2025 | In the News
The estimated property loss from California’s wildfires will probably top $20 billion. Insurance companies like State Farm have already dumped homeowner policies in New Jersey. And the industry is taking evasive maneuvers nationwide, including in New Jersey. It’s a...
