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Assessing Child Care Systems in New Jersey
Jessica Dufort, Jennifer Elliott, Eashwayne Haughton, Kevin Keys, Amanda Parker Read Report Equitable access to high quality, safe, and affordable child care is a necessity for healthy children and families. A family who secures quality dependable child care is able...
Understanding the Early Child Care Landscape in New Jersey
Alexa A. Kurtz, Bailey D. Lawrence, Jessica L. Roman, Patrick J. Walsh Read Report New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) is a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. NJCC supports communities of various sizes and...
Bridging the Gap: Observations and Recommendations for Supporting New Jersey Micro-Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Erin Clifford, Soraya Hebron, Munsif Husami, Sabrina Riddick, Aritra Samanta Read Report To inform NJEDA’ s role in strengthening the ecosystem in New Jersey for micro- businesses, especially those that are minority- and woman- owned, the Rutgers Master of Public...
Skills Mismatch and Opportunity Gaps: An Analysis of Skills Development and Equity in the New Jersey Labor Market
Ali Naim Butt, Brandon Espana, Hassan Khurshid, Jonathan Teters, Yingchen Zhang View Report The current period of economic instability resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the New Jersey economy and labor market, with negative impacts felt more harshly...
Higher wages and help wanted ads are plentiful, but workers aren’t filling jobs in NJ
Take leisure and hospitality out of the overall job market equation, the reserve said, and “there is relatively little decline in the correlation” between unemployment and job vacancies. Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development...
Advanced Graphical Communications for Planners Site Visualization
Saba Bajwa Advanced Graphical Communication for Planners, Spring 2021 View portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala
Queens, NYC: Reimagining Hunter’s Point
Priyanshu Sharma Design Representation and Visualization, Spring 2021 View portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala
Gun ownership, yes! As a right, no! | Opinion
So, we have to change the national conversation. A basic reason for the interminable debate over gun violence in America has been the general assumption that there is a right to a gun. However, given the nature and function of rights, is it conceivable that a gun as...
‘It’s Not Too Late’: Is America ready for solar power?
PhD candidate Diren Kocakusak (Bloustein) talks to ABC News’ ‘It’s Not Too Late’ to discuss how the amount of sun in an area, as well as an individual's electricity bill, drives residential solar power adoption rates (starts around 1:56). ABC News, May 10,...
Queens, NYC: Reimaging Hunter’s Point
Sakshi Sakshi Design Representation and Visualization, Spring 2021 View portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala
Queens, NYC: Hunter’s Point South Redevelopment
LT Randyl Bagley, USN (Ret). Design Representation and Visualization, Spring 2021 View portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala
Advanced Graphical Communications for Planners Site Visualization
Nathaniel Valenza Advanced Graphical Communication for Planners, Spring 2021 View portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala