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...
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...
