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A Profound Loss, Ruth B. Mandel, Eagleton Institute of Politics
The Bloustein School has enjoyed a relationship with Eagleton and Ruth Mandel since the school’s founding in 1992.
Facebook, other apps have been so bad, but they can do so much good
Internet companies, as the world’s dominant information publishers, have profound social responsibility. They account for a large share of our nation’s economy as well. And, right now, they, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, among others, are showing their good...
Experts Stress Partnerships as COVID-19 Disrupts Supply Chain
Transportation agencies and planners should rely on communication and partnerships as they respond to immediate needs and assess long-term effects associated with the coronavirus. That was the assessment by Anne Strauss-Wieder, director of freight planning for the...
Local governments face financial crunch from coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has wrecked state finances – ballooning its spending, decimating its tax collections, requiring a federal rescue to keep it afloat. Similar stresses, though not as severe, are faced by local governments. “What they have in common primarily is...
MHA Candidate: Yasir Shakoor
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are challenged with keeping abreast of fast policy changes to the healthcare system and we must be able to quickly adapt to said changes.
Paul Butler discusses prison reform, what could replace incarceration at Bloustein Memorial lecture
Professor Butler emphasized that alternatives to prison must be transformative, creating positive change.
Charles Brown selected as inaugural fellow for Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis
The Fellowship is part of The OpEd Project’s national initiative to “change who writes history.”
Planning students selected for prestigious Port Authority Leadership Fellow Program
Over 250 grad students applied; Chase Palmer and Rebecca Weiss were 2 of the 5 finalists selected.
Jeanne Herb participates in Rutgers School of Public Health symposium on climate change
The webinar highlighted the significant impacts of climate change on public health.
Why black Americans are at higher risk for coronavirus
The widespread shutdown of non-essential businesses has hurt black and Hispanic workers at a higher rate. William Rodgers, chief economist at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, estimated that the true rate of unemployment is likely...
COVID-19 testing failure falls primarily on Trump administration
Any assignment of responsibility must recognize that doing so is complicated. A disaster of the magnitude of the spread of the COVID-19 virus has no single origin. But at the same time, this complexity should not deter us from trying to understand what happened. While...
People die if we don’t have a clear, unified message about the virus
In a crisis, consistent, responsible, and factual information needs to be disseminated by all sources regardless of political affiliation. The deep divide between conservatives and liberals has sadly manifested in creating a divided American society. This divide is...