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Governor Murphy Discusses County Line Research in Podcast
Governor Murphy and Nancy Solomon discuss Professor Julia Sass Rubin's research on the Party Line Ballots with a caller on his "Ask Governor Murphy" show on October 10, 2023. Ask Governor Murphy - October 10, 2023 Episode
Dr. Jocelyn Elise Crowley – The life of the party: Entrepreneurial labor, sexual harassment, and the fashion industry
Dr. Crowley’s study uses qualitative content analysis to map out how the party life leads to incidents of sexual harassment with both personal and professional consequences for fashion models using 20 distinct narratives.
NJSPL – Walking Together Over Uncertain Terrain: The Role of Professional Associations During Times of Policy Change
Researchers found that citizens who feel that the e-government services they utilize are effective have a more positive perception and trust in the government as a whole, and that higher levels of citizens’ digital literacy strengthen the relationship between satisfaction with e-government services and trust in the government.
Americans Increasingly Concerned About Losing Jobs Amid Housing Crisis
Americans are increasingly concerned about losing their jobs as elevated mortgage rates and inflationary goods keep them worried about paying for basic necessities like food and housing. As the Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) Home Purchase Sentiment Index shows, customers are...
New Jersey public schools are losing students. Why? And where are they going?
Fewer and fewer children are attending public schools in New Jersey. Across the Garden State, public school enrollment dropped by nearly 36,000 students between 2012-13 and 2022-23, according to analysis by the Asbury Park Press. The drops are causing budget strains...
ROI.NJ – Rutgers launches climate and energy institute with wide-reaching goals
Rutgers University – New Brunswick will soon serve as a locus for scholarship on climate change, renewable energy production, energy conservation and their environmental dimensions, according to a recent announcement from the Middlesex County institution’s leaders....
New Heldrich Report Measures NJ Workers’ Awareness and Opinions of the State’s Sick Leave Law and Family Leave Insurance Program
The study, conducted with support from WorkRise at the Urban Institute, captures the perceptions and experiences of racial and ethnic discrimination at work with a nationally representative survey sample of 3,277 full- and part-time U.S. workers.
NJSPL – The Relationship Between New Jerseyans’ Digital Literacy, Perceptions of E-Government, & Trust in the State Government
Researchers found that citizens who feel that the e-government services they utilize are effective have a more positive perception and trust in the government as a whole, and that higher levels of citizens’ digital literacy strengthen the relationship between satisfaction with e-government services and trust in the government.
Rutgers Launches Climate and Energy Institute With Wide-Reaching Goals
Institute will combine and unify the strengths of three existing institutes on climate, environment and energy research Financial support for the new institute will include $2.5 million from the Chancellor Challenge which will be awarded over three years, and...
Americans Quitting Jobs Even as Savings Dry Up, Debt Grows
A rising number of Americans are quitting their jobs even as their savings deplete and personal debt rises. New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the number of job openings in the United States grew unexpectedly during the month of August. Stressed...
EJB Talks New Faculty Spotlight: Bernadette Baird-Zars and Gray Institutions
Bernadette Baird-Zars research interests span land use, governance, construction permitting, and the role of community-based organizations in reshaping planning processes.
US Supreme Court won’t consider challenge to New Jersey’s ballot rigging
The United States Supreme Court refused to hear a pivotal case aimed at challenging New Jersey’s controversial ballot laws in a decision not to take up a case that could have threatened the entrenched political establishment’s ability to manipulate the electoral...
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