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Research: Why do we overestimate walking distance?
Understanding the factors associated with the tendency to overestimate walk time is important because people are less likely to walk.
2020: 10/28 Political Advertisement X 1952-2020
10/28 Political Advertisement X 1952-2020 click to play ***The film screening is not included as part of this recording *** Antoni Muntadas and Marshall Reese presented Political Advertisement X – almost 40 years in the making – tracing the use and history of...
Voting in 2020: Issues of Equity and Accessibility
The upcoming election has highlighted persistent issues in the U.S. voting system, including policies and administrative practices impacting how people vote.
The messy politics of Nextdoor
Despite Nextdoor’s policies discouraging conversations about national politics, discussions of neighborhood topics can quickly derail into debates about exactly that, according to Will Payne, a geographic information science professor at Rutgers, who has...
Using Crowdsourcing Applications to Interpret and Build More Equitable Cities
Crowdsourcing tools exist to solve real problems, enabling planners to study cities by providing new and better access to spatial data,
Joel Cantor appointed to Milbank Quarterly Editorial Advisory Board
Dr. Cantor is a widely published scholar on the effects of health insurance regulatory policy and innovative health service delivery.
Scholars and Advocates Hold Roundtable Media Briefing on Impact of Exclusion from Aid on Immigrant Women in New Jersey Under COVID
Rutgers University scholars and advocates for immigrant rights hosted a roundtable media briefing on immigrant women in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and health impacts of their exclusion from most safety net programs and aid. The panel was...
Two Bloustein doctoral students awarded Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships from FHA
Ellen O. White and Evan Iacobucci received the award for their work on transportation planning and policy.
9 Reasons to Eliminate Jaywalking Laws Now
They’ve rarely protected pedestrians, and their enforcement is racially biased. Two street safety experts say there are better ways to curb traffic violence. On Sept. 23, Kurt Andreas Reinhold, a 42-year-old Black man, was trying to cross a street in San Clemente,...
EVENT Tuesday, October 27: Political Advertisement X
The film, almost 40 years in the making, traces the use and history of political media.
Rutgers panel: Lack of access to aid is disproportionately hurting immigrant women of color
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on communities of color have been well documented. A recent roundtable of Rutgers University experts and advocates said the difficulties women of color — particularly immigrants — experience in getting care and financial...
Opinion: Why the Defense Department Should Not Run Commercial 5G Networks
I have long argued that government has an important role to play in fostering economic growth and creating safe and fair work places, but on this one, I have concerns. I had plenty of experience with agency announcements when I was chief economist for the U.S. Labor...