A survey experiment reveals that a brief safety message increases support among those who initially underestimated the dangers of speed. Scholars should employ relative scales and practitioners should emphasize the risks of speed.
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Bhuyan: Congress must extend the ACA subsidies or expect a crisis in N.J.
“New Jersey has spent years building a promise: all its residents should have access to affordable healthcare, regardless of income or zip code. That promise depends on Congress extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies.”
Bloustein School Joins National Service to Service Initiative
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University–New Brunswick is pleased to announce its participation in Service to Service, a national initiative led by the Volcker Alliance and We the Veterans and Military Families. The program connects veterans and military families with public service education pathways, helping them transition into impactful careers in public leadership.
NJSPL Report: Health Insurance Literacy Initiatives
Researchers with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, in collaboration with the New Jersey State Policy Lab, have developed a report which is intended to serve as the first comprehensive state-by-state guide of health insurance literacy educational resources and/or interventions available across the U.S.
Deonarine (PH/MPH ’26) & Hemphill (MHA ’22, DHA ’27) Win ACHE-NJ Awards
The American College of Healthcare Executives recognizes outstanding healthcare leaders who have made a significant impact on our community. This year, two of our students received the ACHE-NJ Early Careerist Award – Justin Deonarine (PH/MPH ’26) and Jack Hemphill (MHA ’22, DHA ’27).
Andrews: NJ race could shift climate, clean energy plans
“My sense of RGGI is that it is something that Republicans like to cut and Democrats like to keep. So, if she follows the historical pattern, then she would keep it,” Andrews said.
EJB Talks: Lifelong Learning and Leadership in Healthcare
With nearly four decades of healthcare administrative experience, William Tuttle explains how his journey began with his decision to shift from medicine to hospital management. He talks about his 38 years with Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, where he advanced through multiple roles from managing service departments to leading a rural hospital and later overseeing physician recruitment and large construction projects.
MHA Students win Seton Hall Case Study Challenge
The Bloustein School’s Master of Health Education team, whose members included Parth Shah, BHMS, MHA, CLSSGB, Julianna Baldwin and Sheno John, won the 2025 Hybrid Graduate Case Study Challenge hosted by Seton Hall University
NJSPL: Surveying Sentencing Reform in New Jersey
The New Jersey Sentencing Commission proposed a program to allow eligible incarcerated individuals to seek resentencing by demonstrating that they have been successfully rehabilitated. Researchers recently surveyed 1,529 New Jerseyans to better understand their support for or against four areas of prison sentencing reform, including examples of this rehabilitative sentencing program.
Addressing Cell Phone Use in Schools: A National Landscape of Policies and Practices
The purpose of this report is to provide data-driven findings to help inform the regulation of cellphone use in schools. This research was conducted from January to May 2025 by graduate students at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University as part of a semester-long practicum led by Dr. Carl Van Horn, Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development.