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They Give You A Voice: Program Evaluation of the Garden State Leaders Program
Rebecca Glinn, Ryan Jeter, Monica Moir, Justin Ray, Breana Stevens View Report View Presentation In 2015, the New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness partnered with the Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey to create the Garden State Leaders Program. The Garden State...
Data Dashboard: NYC Citibike during the COVID-19 pandemic
This NYC Citibike interactive dashboard, an independent student research project in informatics, presents Citibike data to study how movement patterns changed during the pandemic.
Epidemiologists on the ground during COVID-19
This week’s EJB Talks features a candid discussion between Stuart Shapiro and public health lecturer Lisa Gulla about the challenges facing local level disease investigators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MHA Candidate: Aa’ron Dennis
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified my motivation to push forward even more and be an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Pandemic Travel Patterns Hint at Our Urban Future
Especially for people of color, the enforcement of new public health requirements on transit systems and other spaces presents an additional safety risk. For two weeks in March, Black people accounted for 35 of 40 NYPD arrests for breaking “social distancing”...
Bloustein School announces faculty promotions
Promotions, which include one professor and five associate teaching professors reflect the high standards of teaching, research for which the Bloustein School is known.
Undocumented Workers Contributed $1.2 Billion To Unemployment Funds, Report Says
Undocumented workers have contributed $1.2 billion dollars into federal and state unemployment insurance over the last 10 years. They just don't benefit from it. That's according to a new report by New Jersey Policy Perspective. "Not providing for folks that have lost...
Amid Skepticism, Minnesota Banks Respond to Calls for Change
Racial disparities in Minnesota were getting more focus before the police killing of George Floyd. Black entrepreneurs hope the increased awareness raised by national and worldwide protests will turn the heads of larger banks so communities of color will see more...
Kudlow says extra $600 for unemployment benefits will end in July
Bill Rodgers, chief economist, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers: “There is economic literature that shows when non-labor income (in this case UI Benefits) go up, the likelihood of searching for work goes down. The research also shows that when the...
New report seeks to address needs of populations vulnerable to changing coastal climate conditions
Virtual Summer Climate Academy, “Engaging Vulnerable Populations in Resilience Planning” on June 22 will highlight some of the outcomes of the report.
Health Administration Undergraduate: Elizabeth Tomaselli
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role that telemedicine plays in increasing both the geographic and financial accessibility of healthcare.
What We Learned from the Newark Riots: Looking Back to Move Forward
Stuart Shapiro takes a look back at the tumultuous events of 1967 with Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe, co-directors of the Bloustein Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.