Dr. Zhang joined the Bloustein School in August 2020. Her research focuses on the social and policy impacts of emerging transportation technologies
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Build Back Better: Creating infrastructure and emergency community service jobs programs
Workers suffering the greatest economic harm in the current crisis include people of color, low-wage earners in the service sector, women, and individuals with lower educational levels.
Looking ahead: Smart buildings and the future of the urban environment
Stuart Shapiro and Clint Andrews discuss how behavioral changes arising from COVID19 will likely affect building decisions and urban planning trends for decades to come.
Keeping seniors connected is key to alleviating social isolation
Karen Alexander of NJTIP@Rutgers explains how technology, other solutions can help older adults and those with disabilities
Using Crowdsourcing Applications to Interpret and Build More Equitable Cities
Crowdsourcing tools exist to solve real problems, enabling planners to study cities by providing new and better access to spatial data,
The Future of Transporation: Big Data’s Role In Understanding the Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles will bring both powerful solutions and incredible challenges to the future of transportation.
Researchers Awarded $3M NSF Grant for Research Traineeship for Robotics of the Future to Improve Quality of Life
Tech Companies Want You to Believe America Has a Skills Gap
Many worry that President Trump's suspension of the H-1B visa program in June, and his recent executive order increasing scrutiny of federal contractors' use of H-1B visa holders to replace U.S. workers, will create a black hole of talent in STEM fields. But there are...
New Heldrich Work Trends Release: The Impacts of Technology on Jobs
Have Office Parks Become Obsolete?
The same demographic trends threatening New Jersey’s malls have left the state with dozens of abandoned office parks—sometimes referred to as “gray fields”—and countless vacancies in suburban office buildings. Lately, however, technology has changed the workplace...