February 26, 2023 | In the News
Piscataway is one of several New Jersey municipalities still holding public meetings remotely nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic. While some Piscataway council members sit in the council chambers for the Zoom call, others sign in for the meeting from home....
February 17, 2023 | In the News
A massive new convention center and hotel in the New Jersey Meadowlands could cost more than $2.1 billion, but the project would generate far more than that for the local economy, supporters said on Friday. The proposal Friday by the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce...
February 16, 2023 | Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract A large number of individuals in the US have experienced childhood trauma. However, little is known about the prevalence of trauma in a diverse patient population entering treatment in a community mental health center. To assess early trauma in this...
February 16, 2023 | In the News
The conclusion of the Trump administration will rightly be remembered for the Jan. 6 insurrection, but occurring at the same time as the events leading up to the riot at the Capitol was an attempt by the administration to undo more than a century of work in creating a...
February 13, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight
The following article was published in Patch.com, Wed, Jan 18, 2023 The Municipality announced January 18th, 2023 that it has appointed Justin Lesko as its Planning Director. Lesko had been serving as Acting Planning Director since May 2021. He also served as...
February 7, 2023 | In the News
In partnership with the Office of Governor Phil Murphy, the Office of Innovation and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) have teamed up to fund a two-year pilot program to provide job-coaching, training, and employment support to...
February 6, 2023 | In the News
People who know someone who became ill with COVID-19 or died from the disease are twice as likely to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study led by Rutgers and Penn State University. The study, published in the journal Vaccine, examined whether...
February 6, 2023 | In the News
The library will host a virtual event from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13. “Rooting Out Hair Discrimination” will explore how “hair has been used as a tool of systematic violence in America against people of African descent.” Its presenter will be Dr. Patti...
February 3, 2023 | Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract The urban process encompasses vast structures and practices engaged in creating, extracting, and accumulating value in and from the urban landscape. But what is value and how does it attain its coercive power over urban life? The unreflective deployment of...
February 1, 2023 | In the News
Professor Soumitra Bhuyan has been named a Visiting Research Scholar at Princeton University Soumitra Bhuyan, Ph.D., MPH, is an Associate Professor at the Bloustein School, Rutgers University- The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick. His primary teaching and...
February 1, 2023 | In the News
From 2016 to 2021, nearly every state saw a spike in the number of young adults between the ages of 25 and 44 forming new households, a development with far-reaching implications for state populations, economic growth and infrastructure. For many millennials, the...
