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Opportunities after the pandemic
An op-ed from Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe explores the possibilities for policy development following the pandemic. They note that states should work together to embrace as many aspects of our regional existence as possible in order to aid, rather than inhibit, the...
NJ economy is recovering from COVID, but don’t hold your breath
A new report finds it will take years for the New Jersey economy to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. But a complete job-loss rebound could take decades. According to Michael Lahr, a professor of planning and public policy and director of the Rutgers...
Political polarization distorts risk perception
Academic research has shown that perceptions of risk of COVID-19 varies with the level of support for President Trump. It doesn’t require much of a leap of imagination that perceptions of risk regarding other highly politicized issues such as crime and...
New Brunswick Municipal Public Access Plan HIA
Staff from the Planning Healthy Communities Initiative will conducted a desktop Health Impact Assessment of the New Brunswick Municipal Public Access Plan. The HIA examined the projected impacts of the plan elements on aspects of local public health including...
Health Administration Alum: Nicolette Gadaleta
As one of the first students in the Rutgers health administration program, I found the connections to the large alumni network readily available.
Walking Is Increasingly Deadly, and Not Because People Are on Their Phones
That’s what makes the data-driven approach to saving lives so problematic, says Charles T. Brown, a senior researcher and professor at the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, who wrote the book’s foreward and served as Schmitt’s technical adviser. “What...
The long road to post-pandemic economic recovery: Historic job loss, lack of vaccine will slow rebound
New Jersey is unlikely to experience a job resurgence anytime soon, according to the most recent R/ECON forecast.
Research: Are Hispanic, Black, and Asian Physicians Truly Less Burned Out Than White Physicians?
Future surveys should include more people of color or in-depth qualitative methods should be used to complement surveys.
New dataset tracks content, disposition of OPRA requests in New Jersey
Freedom of information laws support civic engagement through the implementation of public policy transparency.
Changing the Federal Reserve’s mandate could provide a down payment on ending racial inequality
An op-ed by William Rodgers discusses a Congressional proposal whereby the Federal Reserve would gain a new task: reducing racial inequality. Dr. Rodgers addresses how the proposal could tackle Black unemployment, provide Blacks with more opportunity for credit, and...
Health Administration Undergraduate: Sidrah Farooq
One of the most rewarding parts of the job is the ability to affect change and do something positive and meaningful through my work.
Physicians in certain racial/ethnic groups have lower burnout rates vs. white physicians
Physicians in underrepresented racial/ethnic groups exhibited lower rates of burnout vs. non-Hispanic white physicians, but more research is needed to confirm these findings, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. In a related editorial, Joel C....