New Jersey State Policy Lab Announcements

Professor Will Irving spoke at the New Jersey State House on Monday, August 18th discussing the latest R/ECON economic forecast for the state of New Jersey and beyond. This event was hosted by the New Jersey State Policy Lab, the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Rutgers Government Relations as part of the […]

Last week, the New Jersey State Policy Lab’s most recent cohort of summer interns presented on their respective areas of public policy research on August 6th, and the recordings of these presentations are now available. At the beginning of the summer, each NJSPL intern selected a public policy topic in order to research and study […]

This Wednesday, August 6th the New Jersey State Policy Lab will be hosting the annual end-of-summer presentations for its interns. Each NJSPL intern selected an area of policy research that was of interest to them in order to investigate and study at the beginning of the summer. These presentations serve as a capstone to the […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab is excited to announce that the fourth annual summer internship program has begun at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Six students have been selected to participate in this year’s program, which will encompass ten weeks of researching and exploring public policy topics in and around the […]

As the New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) reaches its fourth anniversary, it is my honor to serve as the Executive Director, working with an incredible team of dedicated professionals to better understand and investigate policy issues impacting the state. The NJSPL was created as the result of a grant from the Office of the Secretary […]

Last week, in commemoration of Black History Month, Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way announced the release of the state’s Wealth Disparity Task Force report, “New Jersey – Building a State of Opportunity: A Report of the Wealth Disparity Task Force to Close Opportunity Gaps and Repair Structural Disparities.” The task force and […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab’s fourth annual summer internship program is now open and accepting applications for undergraduate and graduate students until March 21st. The Policy Lab is seeking a diverse pool of candidates (e.g., racial/ethnic group, socioeconomic status, military service, age, gender/identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, etc.) for a paid, 10-week internship […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) is pleased to announce that we are funding seven new policy research projects covering a breadth of topics including maternal health care, micromobility transportation, and floodwater management. This marks the third call for proposals by the NJSPL, following a period of ad-hoc requests when the Policy Lab was […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab will be hosting an upcoming seminar with Dr. Brian Bridges, the Secretary of Higher Education for the state of New Jersey on February 12, 2025 from 9:30am – 11:30am at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Interested attendees can register here. During this in-person talk and Q&A, […]

By Megan McCue   Today the New Jersey State Policy Lab is pleased to announce the launch of our newest survey, which we invite you to complete here today. This survey, which will take just a couple of minutes to complete, encourages respondents to indicate the policy issue or issues they believe should be highest […]

The New Jersey State Policy Lab and Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies at Rutgers University launched the New Jersey Promising Practices Project in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Education to bolster K-12 student learning outcomes. The Department of Education developed the project after most New Jersey schools experienced declines in learning […]

By Elizabeth Cooner, Ed.D. As we celebrate three years since the inception of the New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL), we are proud of the solid foundation of public policy research we have built. Working with more than 120 faculty members, 80 students, and experts at 25 research centers, we have launched more than 40 […]