In a state that has nearly 9 million people, about 300,000 residents don’t have access to broadband service.
“The solution is building up the infrastructure in the rural communities so everyone can have basic access. In the lower income areas, it’s finding the funding and giving people the resources they need to succeed,” said Peluso.
But how do you do that? That was the topic at the New Start New Jersey and Heldrich Center’s “Bridging New Jersey’s Digital Divide” panel discussion.
Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space By Nadia Mian, Ph.D., Senior Program Director, Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement Faced with declining membership, aging buildings and large, underutilized...
Nearly 4.6 million people work in New Jersey in thousands of different types of jobs. But nearly 840,000 positions make up the top 10 most common roles, according to data from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laborers and freight stock and material movers — those...
By Robert B. Noland Induced travel occurs when new roads or lanes are built with the goal of reducing traffic congestion. What this means in practice is that new travel fills the new roads or lanes such that the goal of congestion reduction is not met. While many...
On July 15th, Kelly O'Brien (MCRP '09) was recognized as a Hometown Hero during Fox 5 DC's Zip Trip visit to Fairfax City. "Although I don't think of myself as a hero, I am grateful for the chance to express my dedication to serving my community and shed light on the...
Spillovers in Public Benefit Enrollment: How does Expanding Public Health Insurance for Working-Age Adults affect Future Health Insurance Choices? Abstract Enrollment in one public benefit program often affects enrollment in others. We study life-course spillovers by...
In-Person Session August 27th The Bloustein School is hosting the annual undergraduate student orientation for new majors on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Newly enrolled direct-admit students in Planning and Public Policy, […]
Meet your Bloustein Graduate student services/career team and the Bloustein Liaison to our international students. The second hour will be a panel of international alumni who will share their journey […]
Stop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning September 9th through December 16th between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]