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New Jersey State Policy Lab: Use of Telehealth Among Essential Workers During COVID-19
The Bloustein School’s COVID-19 Impact Survey found that during the pandemic, essential workers in New Jersey were more likely than non-essential workers to use telehealth services.
Veterans: An Untapped Pool with a Rich Skill Set
Of the approximately twelve million veterans in the United States, nearly 30 percent report having a disability and 13 percent report a service-connected disability. Both physical disabilities such as amputation, scars, and disfigurement, along with the stigma of...
Bloustein School’s Inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Speakers Forum/Bloustein Memorial Lecture
Crystal D. Charley-Sibley, reproductive justice and civil rights activist and founder of Melanin and Motherhood Doula Services will discuss, “A Millennial’s Activism: Breaking Intergenerational Barriers While Dismantling Systemic Racism in NJ.”
Health administration: Providing flexibility and options to help you shape the career you want
Growing up in Princeton, NJ – just a few miles away from New Brunswick and Johnson & Johnson’s world headquarters – Brandon knew that Rutgers would be able to guide him toward a career he would love.
Research: Impact of a Provider Tele-mentoring Learning Model On the Care of Medicaid-enrolled Patients With Diabetes
According to Joel Cantor, distinguished professor of policy and lead author, this evaluation showed encouraging results about the potential of the Project ECHO model for treatment of diabetes in Medicaid patients.
NJ has regained nearly 90% of jobs lost to pandemic, and pay is rising too
February's jobs report was the strongest since last July and showed that New Jersey is making up ground. Through February, New Jersey recovered 89.9% of the jobs it lost in March and April of 2020, while the U.S. recovered 90.4%, according to Rutgers University...
New Heldrich brief: Wages and Wealth in the Context of COVID-19: The Economic Effects on Households with Children
The brief explores the impact of the pandemic on New Jersey workers and households by different demographics.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: What’s Up with Gasoline Prices?
Some of this rise should have been expected. Gas taxes, the relative value of the dollar, lower than usual supply, and higher than usual demand are some of the key factors.
Walkability and Redlining: How Built Environments Impact Health and Perpetuate Disparities
Built environments can shape how active an individual is, while policy decisions made decades ago impact health disparities today. To address these critical social determinants of health, experts are calling for increased cooperation between urban planners and the...
Rutgers Giving Day 2022
Celebrate 30 years of the Bloustein School with a donation of $30! Excellence doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a community of dedicated alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends who come together when it counts. This Rutgers Giving Day, March 23, we all have an...
Panel to Explore Post-Pandemic Population Trends in New Jersey, April 12
The panelists will explore the historical, current, and post-pandemic demographic landscapes of New Jersey with particular attention to New Jersey’s remarkable history of immigration.
Biden Can Fix the Anti-Worker H-1B Immigration Visa Scam
The safeguards for immigrant workers in America’s largest guest-worker program are clearly deficient. Joe Biden has a clear roadmap, the legal authority, and the duty to right this wrong by taking executive action. Every April 1, the government decides, via lottery of...
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SHI StadiumJoin us for the 258th Anniversary Commencement at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at SHI Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. President Jonathan Holloway will preside over […]
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Implications of Robotics for Public Policy
VirtualThis presentation offers a systematic analysis of the emerging routes by which applications of embodied artificial intelligence—robotics—elicit public policy responses.