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Opinion: As Trump’s trial comes to an end, we must begin to mend our political divide
At some point, our political divide must mend, at least enough that our government can operate as a functioning democracy. When cooperation is absent we get the gridlock that characterizes our polarized nation. And it may appear, to a dismayed and frustrated...
2020: 1/30 The CROWN Conference: Can Public Policy End Hair Discrimination?
1/30 The CROWN Conference: Can Public Policy End Hair Discrimination? click to play The purpose of this conference was to discuss, educate, and illuminate the need for a New Jersey bill known as the CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Naturals) to...
Ex-Inmates Complete Newark Intervention Program
Nancy Wolff, Rutgers University distinguished professor, discussed three factors that influence a program's effectiveness. The type of treatment is less important than how a facilitator delivers the treatment, Wolff says. If a facilitator is consistent, present and...
We can't trust Trump to update a critical environmental law, professors say
By Stuart Shapiro and Michael Greenberg Earlier this month, the Trump Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality proposed changes to their regulations on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler...
We can’t trust Trump to update a critical environmental law, professors say
By Stuart Shapiro and Michael Greenberg Earlier this month, the Trump Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality proposed changes to their regulations on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler...
With 130-Mile Coast, New Jersey Marks a First in Climate Change Fight
Jeanne Herb, director of the environmental analysis group at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said the school issued a report in March that evaluated New Jersey’s climate-change policies in relation to 14 other...
Expert explains biggest economic challenges facing Americans
The issue of national debt is in focus as the Treasury Department reports the federal budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion in 2019. Rutgers University Economist William Rodgers III joins Yahoo Finance's Zack Guzman and Sibile Marcellus, along with Retail Expert Erin...
NJ unveils final plan for 100% 'clean' electricity
The release of the energy master plan has also generated skepticism from various corners of the state's energy sphere. One concern stemmed from the transition's cost to ratepayers — an analysis that officials in the Murphy administration said would be carried out...
NJ unveils final plan for 100% ‘clean’ electricity
The release of the energy master plan has also generated skepticism from various corners of the state's energy sphere. One concern stemmed from the transition's cost to ratepayers — an analysis that officials in the Murphy administration said would be carried out...
Does news coverage of crashes affect perceived blame?
Still another example: "A pedestrian was hit and killed" was changed to "A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car." Despite an ever-rising number of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths on U.S. roads each year, there's no widespread public pressure to improve road safety...
Can public policy end hair discrimination? Bloustein professor discusses CROWN Act
Dr. O’Brien-Richardson, explores the social, cultural, and structural factors that influence the health of women and girls of African descent.
'In any other administration': Trump's novel strategy for dealing with scandal
For those of us who follow politics, the past three years have been dizzying. Opponents and proponents of President Donald Trump would likely agree that the pace of news coming out of Washington is unprecedented. Some of this is a function of social media. But much of...
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Bloustein Research Seminar Series: Community benefits: Developers, negotiations, and accountability
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Jovanna Rosen, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Rutgers-University Camden. This venue will enable our faculty to share research, build community, and extend our networks. Pizza will be served. […]
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Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe members of the 2023-24 Bloustein Honors Research Program cohort will be presenting their individual research projects in two formats.