A new report authored by Prof. Mark Paul and PhD candidate Lina Moe looks at why green-lighting fossil fuel development like the Willow Project hurts the United States’ economy and climate, with ten policies to actively manage the transition off fossil fuels.
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Raising Kids Would Be So Much Better Without Cars
As Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says, we’re facing a crisis on our roadways. The death rate of children younger than 15 has more than doubled since 2018, from 5.8% to 11.9%, and that’s just for pedestrian deaths related to speeding, not for other scenarios,...
How Big of a Climate Betrayal Is the Willow Oil Project?
On Monday, when President Biden approved ConocoPhillips’s $8 billion plan to extract 600 million barrels of oil from federal lands in Alaska, the announcement landed simultaneously with the thud of betrayal and the air of inevitability. On the campaign...
NJ Residents Wondering if Their Money Could be at Risk in the Bank
After the closures of Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York, some New Jersey residents are voicing concerns about the possibility of bank closures in the Garden State, and what that could mean for individual account holders. According to...
Get Financial Advice Before Your Divorce
For women who have left the workforce to care for children or scaled back to a part-time job, the consequences of not paying into Social Security may leave them in a financial bind, says Jocelyn Elise Crowley, a professor of public policy at Rutgers University in New...
NJSPL – Can Telemedicine Bridge the Health Equity Gap in the Latinx Population?
The Latinx population saw a 295% increase in telehealth visits since pre-pandemic rates. Research indicates numerous potential benefits of telehealth, but several challenges must be addressed to facilitate the adoption and expand the utilization of this tool for underserved communities.
When it’s time to stop driving, how can seniors get around car-centric New Jersey?
As part of its ongoing series “Aging in New Jersey,” NorthJersey.com and the USA Today Network New Jersey today examine how New Jersey seniors struggle to give up their car keys even when it's clear they no longer can drive safely — in a state that doesn’t make it...
Jermaine Toney Receives Fellowship to Study Effects of Redlining
Dr. Toney spend the 2023-24 academic year conducting research at the NBER’s Cambridge office, where he will devote his time understand the impact of historic anti-black practices on the current behavior of credit facilities through home mortgage loan denial.
Jared Aisenberg’s (MCRP ’23) @Transittalks on TikTok Offers In-Depth NY Transit Education
MCRP student Jared Aisenberg has amassed 33K followers on TikTok by educating viewers about the many New Jersey and NYC transit histories, mysteries, and the best ways to get around using public transportation.
New Jersey Health Data Project Approves Research to Address Population Health Needs
The governing board of the New Jersey Integrated Population Health Data (iPHD) project approved pilot funding and the release of data for four research proposals in its inaugural application cycle. The project builds on the working relationship between...