November 15, 2023 | In the News
Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey, announced on Wednesday that she was running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate seat now held by the state’s embattled senior senator, Robert Menendez, who has been charged with accepting bribes. New Jersey...
November 14, 2023 | In the News
An article he co-authored with Carla Skandier and Rory Renzy: “The Case for Nationalizing the Fossil Fuel Industry“, sparked this conversation. Mark Paul was also one of 32 economists who recently sent a letter to President Biden calling for rent control on properties...
November 13, 2023 | In the News
Residents in a suburban North Las Vegas neighborhood, Kings Crossings, are grappling with the challenges posed by large corporate landlords dominating the single-family rental market. The landscape is marked by U-Haul moving trucks, eviction notices, and vans from...
November 13, 2023 | In the News
What do you do when large tenants aren’t there to lease office space in your big empty office building? Do something else with it. Maybe you can turn it into a medical building or demolish it to build a warehouse, convert it a mixed-use space with retail on the...
November 2, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight, Graduate Public Informatics Student Spotlights
Ali Jan is a highly skilled data analyst and an alumnus of Public Informatics at Rutgers University. With a careful selection of courses, research work, and an internship at the MPI program, Ali has honed his expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and...
November 2, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight, Graduate Public Informatics Student Spotlights
First-Gen. Grad and Energy Analytics TrailblazerMeet Simran Singh, a fellow New Jersey resident hailing from Carteret, NJ, and a first-generation university graduate. Simran’s academic journey began at Wesleyan University for his Bachelor’s degree. He then...
October 26, 2023 | In the News
New Jersey Democrats are searching for top-flight candidates to run for the seat held by Sen. Robert Menendez in 2024 — and perhaps the biggest name who has come up so far is Tammy Murphy, wife of Gov. Phil Murphy. In the primary for this year’s legislative elections...
October 23, 2023 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Labor Department reported earlier this month that the American economy added more than 330,000 new jobs in September, far exceeding expectations, the latest in a series of positive reports on employment numbers. Meanwhile, while inflation has come down from its...
October 20, 2023 | In the News
In January, New Jersey’s minimum wage will hit its highest rate ever, $15.13 an hour, after several years of phased increases. Proponents who ushered in the increase, including progressive activists and Democratic state leaders, argue it’s necessary to afford a basic...
October 16, 2023 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Chatbots are software programs that use natural language processing to have conversations with people. Also called conversational agents, they can answer questions, provide recommendations, and complete tasks. Leading companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, and...
October 16, 2023 | In the News
In many ways, Wall is a microcosm of a statewide and national trend: In short, nobody wants to run for the school board anymore. Across New Jersey, voters in at least 90 municipalities will head to the polls without enough candidates to choose from when it comes to...
October 13, 2023 | In the News
Governor Murphy and Nancy Solomon discuss Professor Julia Sass Rubin’s research on the Party Line Ballots with a caller on his “Ask Governor Murphy” show on October 10, 2023. Ask Governor Murphy – October 10, 2023 Episode
