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Research: Bikeshare usage change in New York City due to COVID-19 pandemic
Bikeshare use in NYC dropped during the early months of the pandemic, but had largely recovered by the summer.
Did you retire too soon? How to get back in the workforce
Unsure what kind of work might appeal to you? Expand your network and strike up conversations. “Use social media tools to see what’s out there and what has changed,” said Maria Heidkamp, director of program development at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development...
2021: 2/11 Art Practice and Urban Planning as a Tool for Social Transformation
2/11 Art Practice and Urban Planning as a Tool for Social Transformation click to play Arts and culture are not luxuries, but central to the central task of urban development: improving people’s lives. Many times artistic expressions are seem separated from the work...
Bike and pedestrian danger: How the media, language, and poor policy shift blame and make accidents more likely
The use of certain language and the shift to victim-blaming by the media when reporting crashes, changes the dynamic from a public health issue to a personal issue.
How the Covid-19 pandemic broke Nextdoor
But others say the local nature of the app is what makes it challenging. “They’re trying to walk a fine line of being helpful without putting them in a place where they could be held responsible for any incorrect information,” notes Will Payne, a Rutgers...
Research: Housing insecurity and eviction in Las Vegas following the 2008-09 recession
The authors examine the extent to which large institutional landlords were more likely to evict tenants compared to landlords with smaller holdings.
Jobs report reveals alarming level of long-term unemployment
Early in the pandemic, there were lots of temporary job losses. Businesses were shut, temporarily. People were furloughed, temporarily, and would hopefully get back to work, eventually. But now, 4 million people are suffering with long-term unemployment. “That is...
How the police bank millions through their union contracts
Asbury Park Press discusses how the police bank millions through their union contracts and quotes Richard Keevey. Asbury Park Press, February 8, 2021 (subscription required)
New book explores the common narratives of social betterment that justify and enact land as commodity
The authors unpack the dynamics of land commodification across a broad range of political, spatial, and temporal settings, exposing its simultaneously contingent and collective nature.
Research: Understanding how changes in mobility affect the spread of coronavirus
Staying at home reduces transmission while retail and recreational activity are associated with increases in transmission of the virus.
A Career-Aligned Major Isn’t Enough
Contrary to what many undergraduates think, a bachelor’s degree in a high demand field is not a golden ticket to career success. To wit... "If anything, the numbers point to an oversupply of skills, says Hal Salzman, a sociologist at Rutgers University. In a...
One thing we agree on – How the American public views the economic crisis
Survey results showed that the public shares widespread agreement regarding the state of the economy and what the response to joblessness should be.