News
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Digital Services and Administrative Burdens
Why isn’t the participation rate for the government’s welfare programs at 100%? Research suggests that barriers and costs are not only associated with claiming but also redeeming benefits; these costs, in turn, discourage participation in programs.
N.J. tax revenues are shockingly high as we’re slammed by inflation. Here’s what’s behind it all.
New Jersey tax revenues have taken a wild ride over the past two years, and collections for the state’s major taxes are reaching historic highs. Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration says it expects to collect nearly $47 billion in taxes for the current fiscal year that...
Research: Can a racial justice frame help overcome opposition to automated traffic enforcement?
Recently, automated enforcement has attracted new supporters who see traffic cameras as a way to reduce racial profiling and minimize violent encounters between police and the public.
Bloustein School, ACHE-NJ Inaugural Healthcare Symposium, April 28, 2022
Having challenged New Jersey’s health and medical systems’ capacity to prepare and respond, we must now focus on current and future needs and recommendations on how to best strengthen those health systems.
Gavin Rozzi awarded first place for New Jersey Population Density Map by NJDEP
In addition to First Place in the 3D category for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s 34th annual mapmaking contest, the map also received an Honorable Mention for Best Cartographic Design.
Naomi Uchida joins Bloustein School as Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Dr. Uchida will be at the school through July 2022. Her current research focuses on Japanese gentrification, urban revitalization, and community development.
College enrollment has declined in NJ — a blip, or a new trend?
The number of students attending college in New Jersey is down significantly compared to fall 2019, right before the coronavirus pandemic moved in. Many colleges and universities in the Garden State experienced a dip in student-body sizes in both 2020 and 2021, but...
Many cities have more robust subway camera systems than NY
As a manhunt began Tuesday morning for the person who shot 10 people in a crowded Brooklyn subway car, law enforcement quickly looked to the station cameras that they hoped had caught their suspect on tape. But they were out of luck. The surveillance cameras...
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Lowering Tax Rates on Motor Fuels: A Bad Idea That’s Gaining Momentum
In the face of budget surpluses and soaring energy prices, it would seem that consoling consumers in this manner is more than just a patriotic duty for legislators–but this is wrong in multiple ways.
Bloustein Local Government Research Center: Serving New Jersey and its Communities
A discussion of the current critical work the center is doing, includig impact of the digital economy on tax policy, the increasing risk of cybersecurity threats, and the consolidation of the multitudes of municipalities.
Soumitra Bhuyan promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Dr. Bhuyan joined the Bloustein School in 2019. His primary teaching and research interests include chronic disease management, and health information systems with an overarching emphasis on population health.
Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: Data Visualization with Python Jupyter Notebooks – A Hands-on Introduction
The session consisted of brief presentations, with around 100 minutes of interactive work-along demo of data visualization with Jupyter Notebooks, and ended with Q&A. Participants learned to create data visualizations and can opt to either access Rutgers...