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Strategically Virtual: Building Communities of Care
Service providers can consider offering an array of wellness services that or refer customers to engage with these services privately.
Retired too soon? How to re-enter the job market without skipping a beat
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...
How Democrats Can Fix the Affordable Housing Crisis
Several of the advocates and researchers that Shelterforce spoke with want to see the federal government not only fund the $70 billion or more backlog in public housing capital expenditures, but make a real commitment to funding and constructing housing for...
Could this study finally help NJ cut property taxes?
State lawmakers want to hire Rutgers University researchers to study efficiency and scaling in the delivery of local government services – but first have to narrow their ambitions, which are bigger than their wallet. With an election-year eye on reducing property...
Research: Disconnect between public assistance recipients and policies designed to assist them with returning to work
Study findings reveal that unclear policy goals, overly generalized services, and miscommunication require recipients to self-advocate and ultimately impedes recipient pursuing employment-related goals.
How hospital administrators are managing COVID challenges
Alumnus Jacob Persily discusses the potential and the challenges associated with the critical rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Bloustein School is recipient of $1.5M grant focusing on making micromobility safer, smarter
These NSF investments create scientific and engineering foundations for smart cities and communities and help enhance overall quality of life.
Looking ahead: Smart buildings and the future of the urban environment
Stuart Shapiro and Clint Andrews discuss how behavioral changes arising from COVID19 will likely affect building decisions and urban planning trends for decades to come.
Healing the wounded economy: Large majorities of Americans support government action to create jobs; help workers, businesses
Americans are eager for the government to ease the pain of the recession brought about by the pandemic.
What Can Be Learned From Differing Rates of Suicide Among Groups
U.S. suicide rates vary widely across racial and ethnic groups in ways that can upend expectations. The explanations may suggest avenues for prevention. Suicide in America has been rising for two decades, with rates for white Americans consistently well above those...
Nine EJB student-athletes named to Fall 2020 Academic All-Big Ten Team
To be eligible students must be on a varsity team, enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Bloustein School recognizes completion of studies for 20 MCRS, MPAP students of KDI Scholars program
The Bloustein School offers KDI students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and practical skills through a combination of coursework and professional internships.


