March 12, 2026 | Graduate Public Informatics Student Spotlights
Haroon Ashfaq Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2025 GTM Engineer & AI Automation at Base Operations, Washington, DC Data, Technology & Social Impact Haroon’s journey into Public Informatics was driven by his interest in using data for meaningful societal...
March 12, 2026 | In the News
It’s become a “tradition” of sorts in New Jersey, much to the chagrin of people who support building out the state’s clean energy infrastructure. On Tuesday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposed a record $60.7 billion plan that includes more than $1 billion in state subsidies...
March 10, 2026 | In the News
Jeffrey Grayson was born and raised in Montclair. For the past 67 years, he has witnessed firsthand the changes in his community, the shift in demographics, the rise in housing prices and taxes, and an influx of new residents from New York City. According to Grayson,...
March 10, 2026 | In the News
Read the Guide Marc Pfeiffer, associate director at the Center for Urban Policy Research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, has updated his online guide to property taxes across the state of New Jersey. The guide, titled “New Jersey...
March 9, 2026 | In the News
THE STATE OF JERSEY POLITICS: A group of local Democrats gathered at the Westwood Community Center on Sunday for a forum on big changes in Jersey’s always-active political world. The event — organized by local Dem leader Ruth Dugan — featured talk of the Roxbury ICE...
March 9, 2026 | In the News
A weak U.S. jobs report caps a bad week for both the national and New Jersey economies as state gas prices spiked nearly 10% over the week amid the Iran conflict. In addition, the Garden State contended with the nation’s second-highest unemployment rate behind...
March 6, 2026 | In the News
New Jersey is already ranked as one of the most expensive states in the nation. Now, Gov. Mikie Sherrill says the state is facing a looming $3 billion budget deficit, which could make it even harder for the growing number of families living paycheck to paycheck. The...
March 4, 2026 | In the News
Hair and Health Among African American Women: Historical and Sociocultural Considerations for Physical Activity and Mental Health by Jordan Coll A student-led symposium is turning portraiture and storytelling into a front line in the fight against hair discrimination,...
March 2, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Trump Is Attacking Climate Science. Scientists Are Fighting Back. It’s easy, looking at the past year, to see the damage the administration has done. But researchers are also stepping up, trying to fill the gaps. For over 75 years, the United States has been a global...
March 2, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Read Report R/ECON’s economic forecast for New Jersey at the beginning of 2026 is a mixed bag. The state, like the nation, is likely to finish the year with notably stronger GDP growth than forecast earlier in the year. At the same time, the outlook for 2026 continues...
February 26, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Large-Scale Thermal Energy Network Systems in New Jersey: Feasibility, Marketability, Benefits, and Costs Read the full report Executive Summary The Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR) undertook this study on behalf of the New Jersey Board of Public...
February 25, 2026 | In the News
Read the Guide While New Jersey homeowners may not enjoy paying the nation’s highest property taxes, some of the state’s leading subject-matter experts have joined forces to help residents better understand what goes into those record-high bills. A 16-page...
February 25, 2026 | In the News
There are hopes that hyperloop technology may soon make land travel as fast as flying, but its future is unclear. “Hyperloop” has been an engineering pipe dream for decades, but it gained traction after Elon Musk published a white paper on the concept in...
February 24, 2026 | In the News
By Rida Kadri The Daily Targum, Feb. 23, 2026, 8:01 p.m. Clinton Andrews, distinguished professor of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, recently took his graduate students along the New Jersey coastline to explore local issues of housing and...
February 20, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Alcohol and Cannabis co-use and HIV risk, Treatment and Prevention Outcomes: A Scoping Review Abstract Purpose of Review Alcohol and cannabis are substances commonly used by people with or made vulnerable to HIV. With changing cannabis legalization, cannabis use has...
February 20, 2026 | In the News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bill Medley February 11, 2026 bill.medley@kc.frb.org NEW REPORT SHOWS HOW SMALL TOWNS BENEFIT FROM...
