Dr. Mark Gregory Robson, dean of agricultural and urban programs and professor of plant biology and pathology at Rutgers University’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and professor of environmental and occupational health at the Rutgers School of...
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New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance releases policy gap analysis report
The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, formed in response to a diverse group of stakeholders to focus on climate change preparedness in New Jersey in key impacted sectors (public health; watersheds, rivers and coastal communities; built infrastructure;...
Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference, December 5. Register now!
The Bloustein School’s Sustainable Raritan River Initiative will host the Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference on Thursday, December 5 at Duke Farms. This free mini-conference will pick up where the June conference left off, highlighting current issues of concern...
Felder participates in Caucus: New Jersey’s “New Jersey After the Storm” discussion
Last year, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast. The storm caused $36.8 billion worth of damage and interrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands. NJ is still reeling from the effects. What progress has been made in the past year to rebuild and restore?...
Competitive grants available from Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that competitive grants are now available from the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program. The program, funded by the Hurricane Sandy disaster relief appropriation, is administered by the National...
Special speaker presentation on transportation disaster coordination in US and China, October 28
As part of the three-day Workshop on Transportation Disaster Coordination in the U.S. and China, Mr. Weng Lei, Deputy Director General for Safety & Supervision, Ministry of Transport, People’s Republic of China, will present an overview of several mega...
Rutgers Center for Green Building awarded $687K HUD Healthy Homes Technical Studies grant
Clinton J. Andrews, Bloustein School professor of urban planning and director of the school’s Rutgers Center for Green Building, is the principal investigator of a new project, “Cost-Effective Detection of Multi-Family Housing-Related Health and Safety Hazards,” that...
Bloustein School recipient of two NJ Recovery Fund grants supporting smart Sandy recovery
The Bloustein School is the recipient of two New Jersey Recovery Fund grants totaling $450,o00 to pursue smart recovery decisions that will help New Jersey avoid repeating the type of devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy. On August 6, the Fund announced 27 grants to...
NSF to present EJB’s Arctic Planning Studio Project, July 25
On Thursday, July 25, the National Science Foundation will host Sustainable Arctic Villages and Oil Development: Planning to Avoid the Natural Resources Curse, a presentation of the Bloustein School’s recent Arctic Planning Studio project, “Community Impact of Moving...
“Renaissance on the Raritan” film to be broadcast on NJTV, August 1
“Reimagining our Watershed: A Renaissance on the Raritan,” a 30-minute film produced by the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Rutgers iTV studio with the support of the Cape...
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RAISE 2024: Student Data Science / Informatics Competition Finals
Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesRethinking AI for Shared Empowerment (RAISE) 2024 is a public informatics data science competition that will test skills in data analysis and problem-solving while highlighting the importance of data analysis […]
15-Minute Neighborhoods
Virtual15 Minute Neighborhoods: A Pathway to Creating Healthier, More Just, Resilient & Sustainable Communities in New Jersey The 15-minute neighborhood concept gained visibility as the global pandemic demonstrated that local […]
Career Virtual Drop-ins
VirtualBloustein Career Development Specialists Cheryl Egan and Andrea Garrido will be in a Zoom Room on Monday's beginning January 22, 2024 (excluding holidays and spring break) to answer questions, provide […]
Freights and Ports Capstone Presentations 2
VirtualAll are invited to attend the capstone presentations to be given by graduate students in the Urban Planning: Freights and Ports course. There will be two sessions: Monday, April 15, […]
Undergraduate Prospective Student Information Sessions (PSIS)
VirtualThe Prospective Student Information Sessions give interested students an opportunity to learn about the undergraduate program offerings at the Bloustein School. There is an overview of each major, minor, and […]