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New Jersey Policy Lab: Interstate Migration: A Lost Cause for New Jersey?
For many years, New Jersey has lost population via net in- and out-migration. From 2011 through 2019, this has resulted in the state hemorrhaging a total of more than $23.6 billion in net adjusted gross income.
Alexander Liz
Hometown: Hackensack NJ Work Experience Student: At my first college I worked as a laboratory aid in the drafting department where I helped students complete and work through their drawings and exercises. At Rutgers I was proud to join the Habitat for Humanity E-Board...
Fierce competition gives Bloustein School team 3rd-place finish at 2021 Seton Hall/HPMSNJ Graduate Healthcare Management Case Study Challenge
The competition provided health administration graduate students from the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania region the opportunity to present innovative solutions to a healthcare case.
Rutgers Among Global Organizations Awarded Funding to Advance Data-Driven Climate Solutions
Rutgers works to help New Jersey adapt to climate change through research, the development of tools and technical guidance and stakeholder engagement.
Will online shopping for groceries persist after the pandemic?
The pandemic altered the way we shop for food. A new report from the New Jersey Policy Lab surveys NJ residents about the habits pre- and during the pandemic.
A Call for Proactive Policies for Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (colloquially referred to as “AI”) presents a powerful opportunity to human society. While past scientific and technological revolutions replaced human muscle power, the dawn of the information age saw the invention of computers that helped...
With ‘shoe drop’ protests, parents preemptively oppose a school vaccination mandate
The shoe campaign was dismissed on legal and ethical grounds by Prof. T. Patrick Hill of Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, where he teaches public health law and ethics. Hill said there was more than a century of legal precedent...
Wrapping it up: 2021 politics with Stuart Shapiro
Wrapping up the year with a discussion about the Biden Administration, the Build Back Better bill, and the administration’s improved COVID response.
Senate vaccine mandate vote shows Congressional weakness on regulations
Last week, the Senate voted 52-48 to use the Congressional Review Act to repeal the regulations issued by OSHA to mandate vaccines or COVID-19 testing in workplaces with more than 100 employees. The vote generated headlines but the impact of the vote...
New Jersey Policy Lab: Digital equity for K-12 students
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the important role efforts to promote digital access, literacy, and skills play in promoting a more equitable society.
At Board of Governors meeting, Rutgers community continues to raise concerns regarding pay, intercampus equity
On the topic of divestment of the University’s endowment, Rithikha Rajamohan, a graduate student at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and a member of the school’s Social Justice Committee, said Rutgers’ divestment strategy needs to be paired...
Bloustein School mourns passing of Stephen K. Jones, longtime faculty member and former President/CEO of RWJUH
Steve joined the school at the time of its founding in 1992. His interest in the school helped pave the way for the introduction of the Health Administration programs.