News & Media

Press Releases August 15, 2022

Russian Disinformation Campaigns and Online Conspiracy Networks Are Weaponizing Food Supply Anxieties

New research conducted in partnership by Rutgers University’s Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience and the Network Contagion Research Institute found that Russian disinformation actors and online conspiracy communities like QAnon are shifting their focus from anti-COVID vaccines to the looming food crisis.

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Op-ed August 8, 2022

Hate speech, privacy and the personal lives of public officials

The Hill published an op-ed written by Eagleton Director John J. Farmer, Jr. "In the meantime, the escalating threats to the lives of public officials, from federal judges and members of Congress to local election officials, require urgent action to address the common threads underlying those threats: easy access to private information on platforms that do little to discourage the proliferation of hate messaging that leads to real world targeting."

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Posts July 29, 2022

Congratulations to the Eagleton Science and Politics Fellows Class of 2022

The Eagleton Science and Politics Program congratulates the 2022 cohort of Eagleton Science Fellows, who have just completed a year as science advisors in New Jersey State government.

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Op-ed June 27, 2022

Ex-N.J. attorney general: The abortion ruling strips 167M Americans of their rights

On Friday, for the first time in our history, more than half of Americans were stripped of a right that had been deemed fundamental for generations. Whatever else you conclude about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in "Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization," the stark reality for women is simple: their most intimate decisions about reproductive health are no longer even partially shielded from governmental intrusion by a fundamental constitutional right that has offered a modicum of protection for 50 years.

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Op-ed June 14, 2022

Remembering Bill Watkinson, a true ‘Top Gun’ maverick

The Hill published an op-ed written by Eagleton Director John J. Farmer, Jr. "Rest in peace, Bill Watkinson, a true Maverick."

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Uncategorized May 25, 2022

Eagleton’s Statement on Horrific Loss of Life at Robb Elementary School

The Eagleton community is devastated by the horrific loss of life at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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Op-ed May 22, 2022

Graduates, you must see the wisdom of compromise – A 2022 commencement essay

NJ.com published an op-ed written by Eagleton Director John J. Farmer, Jr. for the Class of 2022. "Class of 2022, know first that we are aware of the challenges you have faced. Born, for the most part, in the wake of the terrorist attacks on our world financial center and our nation’s Capitol, attacks that defined my generation but which you cannot hope to remember, you have come of age in an age of accelerating change and unending crisis."

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Op-ed May 19, 2022

Flying blind through a pandemic

The Hill published an op-ed written by Eagleton Director John J. Farmer, Jr. "By choice, we have been flying blind throughout this entire pandemic... The pandemic stands as tragic proof. We may not have known the number of people infected at any given point, but as of this week, we do know a number that tolls the bell of our willful blindness: 1 million."

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Op-ed April 24, 2022

When will “Never Again” mean “Never Again?”

The Jerusalem Post published an op-ed with Eagleton Director John J. Farmer, Jr. When will “Never Again” mean “Never Again?”

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Newsletters March 31, 2022

Eagleton E-Newsletter: March, 31, 2022

Unanimous Assembly and More Work to be Done

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Media Mentions March 24, 2022

A look at the number of women in public office the year you were born

Using data from the Center for American Women and Politics, Stacker compiled a list of important women who have held public office since 1932.

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Media Mentions March 24, 2022

Poll: Is NJ a good place to live?

A new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll asked residents, finding that almost 6 in 10 New Jerseyans say it’s an “excellent” (14%) or “good” (44%) place to live. However, 28% percent responded with “only fair” and 13% said “poor.”

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