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Should all Americans be required to serve?

The debate about whether the United States should bring back the military draft is already underway. Should the nation broaden it to explore a mandatory requirement for service missions as well? Linda Stamato of the Bloustein School's Center for Negotiation and...

How to teach your child to love her own hair

Mothers generally have a huge influence on their daughter’s life, and so do other female role models like big sisters, aunties and even educators. This includes the area of hair care. We asked life health strategist, Dr Patti O’Brien-Richardson, for tips on how to...

How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages

Much has been written about the rise of robots and the potential impacts of automation on the economy. Yet most analysis tends to be prospective in nature, and estimates of future impacts on employment vary widely, with some studies predicting that as many as 50...

Fixing lead in the water and other NJ debt obligations

Let me first say I support a bond issue to address the lead water crisis. We must address these problems in homes, on properties and in schools. The governor has indicated that $500 million in new debt is needed for the first part of the problem. He notes a further...

Rutgers students, faculty react to recent Democratic Debate

While most of the audience trickled out after the second commercial break, many stayed. Some who remained, though, said staying helped put a fresh perspective on policy and ideas.  “I've found (staying) worthwhile,” said Mathilde Roux, an Edward J. Bloustein...

Reading the tea leaves on Trump’s new regulatory czar

Analysts say the quality of OIRA reviews has gone down. The agency's top job is to review rules coming out of the different agencies before they're finalized. Stuart Shapiro, a former OIRA analyst under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, said the agency...

Reading the tea leaves on Trump's new regulatory czar

Analysts say the quality of OIRA reviews has gone down. The agency's top job is to review rules coming out of the different agencies before they're finalized. Stuart Shapiro, a former OIRA analyst under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, said the agency...

Historic Tax Credit fuels housing development

The NPS-funded report by Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research also reveals that in fiscal 2018: · The historic tax credit program provided more than $7.7 billion in total rehabilitation investment. · The program contributed more than $14.4 billion in...

Do businesses hold the key for sustainable cities?

While all 17 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals are ambitious, you can make a strong case that SDG11 is among the most stretching of goals. In aiming to make cities "inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable", it sets itself a challenge that gets bigger with...

Building community: How urban planning, design impact cities

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy hosted a special series of panel discussion talks this Wednesday with several professionals and professors within spatial planning and urban design. The panel discussion, called "Designing Value — The Impact...

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