December 2, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Report Release: Examining Low- and Moderate-Income Community Solar Program and Energy Justice in New Jersey: An AI-Based Crowdsourcing Study By Sania Murtuza, Tai Vu, Biplav Pokhrel, and Yao Sun, Ph.D. This research project investigated the effectiveness of low- and...
November 27, 2024 | News
By Julia Sass Rubin, The Hill, November 26, 2024 One of the biggest surprises of the election was how close the presidential race was in New Jersey. A state that President Joe Biden had won by 16 points four years ago gave Vice President Kamala Harris only...
November 26, 2024 | Event Recap, In the News
This article originally appeared in The Daily Targum, November 25, 2024 Students and faculty in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy recently collaborated with the Wash and Learn Program at Roosevelt Elementary School to implement the Laundry...
November 25, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Improving Survey Inference Using Administrative Records Without Releasing Individual-Level Continuous Data Abstract Probability surveys are challenged by increasing nonresponse rates, resulting in biased statistical inference. Auxiliary information about populations...
November 22, 2024 | News
St. Louis Fed Announces 2024-25 Institute for Economic Equity Research Fellows The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced a new cohort of nine research fellows selected to conduct research while in residence at the Institute for Economic Equity. “The...
November 21, 2024 | News
Bracing for the Dr. Oz effect on health care Read the original post on NJ Spotlight News, November 21, 2024 The health insurance coverage for 3.5 million vulnerable New Jersey residents will be overseen by a cardiologist and former television personality known for...
November 19, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Linking neuroimaging and mental health data from the ABCD Study to UrbanSat measurements of macro environmental factors Abstract Although numerous studies over the past decade have highlighted the influence of environmental factors on mental health, globally...
November 18, 2024 | News
Rutgers Then and Now Explores Transformation of Historic College Avenue Campus Over the Centuries See images from the book in the original post on Rutgers Today The book hitting shelves soon after the university’s charter day is the work of three longtime...
November 14, 2024 | In the News
How should New Jersey’s election ballots be designed going forward? The special Assembly Select Committee on Ballot Design this week held its third hearing to get input. Among those testifying was Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who himself will be on the ballot this...
November 14, 2024 | In the News
As The University of Alabama becomes more densely populated than ever due to record-breaking enrollment this year, traffic safety is becoming a concern for pedestrians across campus. Alabama is a car-dependent school, being attended largely by commuters. According to...
November 13, 2024 | In the News
More New Jersey hospitals are becoming members of large health systems and that’s raising prices and medical debt for residents, while big hospital systems reap profits, according to researchers. Urban Institute, a think tank that conducts economic and social policy...
November 13, 2024 | In the News
Following media reports of unusually high salaries for charter school administrators, some of whom do not live in New Jersey, the state’s charter schools association says it now wants to lead reform efforts that will stop “bad actors.” The charter association’s policy...
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...
