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Research: Pathways Through Which Rent Burden is Produced in U.S. Shrinking and Growing Cities
The study indicates both shrinking and non-shrinking cities exhibit different trajectories of income and rent.
COVID-19 and the Future of Economic Activity and Transportation
The virtual symposium examined the future of work, housing, commercial real estate, tourism, hospitality, retail and entertainment in the post-pandemic world.
Researchers Awarded $3M NSF Grant for Research Traineeship for Robotics of the Future to Improve Quality of Life
Institutional Landlords and the New Housing Crisis
Predatory institutional landlords, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the economy, may exacerbate a housing crisis.
N.J. cities are hotter than ever. Racism is as much to blame as climate change
New Jersey just experienced its second-hottest summer on record, yet another sign of how climate change has intensified temperatures across the Garden State. But people in urban areas — which tend to lack greenery to break up the concrete landscapes — are more...
Ooha Uppalapati named Morgan Stanley Community Development Graduate Fellow
She will be working at Chhaya CDC, which addresses housing and economic needs for low-income South Asian and Indo-Caribbean New Yorkers.
Rutgers graduate healthcare students raise donations for Elijah’s Promise
Students gathered food supplies, hygiene products and raised funds during Hunger Action Month.
Research: Examining Parental Action under Neoliberal Education Regimes
The authors advocate for a broader research agenda to examine the roles of parents under regimes of neoliberal education reforms.
2020: 9/25 The Future of Planning for Economic Democracy and Self-Determination: Towards a Post-COVID Just Recovery
9/25 The Future of Planning for Economic Democracy and Self-Determination: Towards a Post-COVID Just Recovery click to play Historic urban planning and policy decisions have led to higher impacts of COVID-19 in low-income communities — special attention should be paid...
Research: Not Adding Up: Free Ridership & Spillover Calculations in Energy Efficiency Evaluations
The authors examine a key element of EM&V studies for energy efficiency programs involving estimation of net energy savings.
Survey for Somerset County residents
The Voorhees Transporation Center is asking Somerset County residents to provide feedback on the communications they receive or would like to receive.
Advocate and Educator: From the CROWN Act to the Classroom
A discussion of the connection between hair discrimination and racial discrimination with Associate Teaching Professor Patti O’Brien-Richardson