Shapiro discusses relationship between regulation and jobs

October 15, 2012 | News

Stuart Shapiro, Director of the Public Policy Program, took part in a conference at the University of Pennsylvania Law School on September 27-28 to discuss the relationship between regulation and jobs.  As presidential candidate, Governor Mitt Romney complained about...

RU Happy? Byrne seminar enjoys New Brunswick walking tour

October 4, 2012 | News

The Byrne Family First-Year Seminars are small, one-credit courses offered only to first-year students at Rutgers-New Brunswick offered through the Office of Undergraduate Education. The program offers students the chance to experience the excitement of original...

EJB Humphrey Fellow alum finds home-country connections in U.S.

September 27, 2012 | News

When 2005-2006 Humphrey Fellow Orlando Acosta (Rutgers University – Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change) learned that he would be attending a pre-academic English training at the University of Oregon, he sought to learn more about the state’s...

Bloustein doctoral students win best paper award

September 10, 2012 | News

Bloustein doctoral students Nick Klein and Andrew Zitcer have received the American Sociological Association’s Community and Urban Sociology Section (CUSS) Student Paper Award for 2012. The award is for their article “Everything But The Chickens: Cultural Authenticity...

Real estate development and economic summit to be held Sept. 27

September 10, 2012 | News

News, trends in commercial real estate development, regional cooperation, infrastructure construction, best-practices in commercial real estate investment and pricing, finance and debt, economics and land policy, sustainable development, and occupational strategies...

Anthony Marchetta to be honored as 2012 BSAA Alumnus of the Year

September 6, 2012 | News

Anthony Marchetta, a 1981 MCRP graduate of the Bloustein School, will be honored as the 2012 Alumnus of the Year by the Bloustein School Alumni Association at a special reception on Tuesday, October 2 at the Hyatt New Brunswick. Tony Marchetta, a New Brunswick native,...

Bloustein public health student Baker named "Intern of the Year"

September 4, 2012 | News

Imani Baker, a public health and pre-nursing major at the Bloustein School, was recently named the 2012 Project L/EARN “Intern of the Year.” Ms. Baker worked under the guidance of faculty mentor Dr. Judith Lucas at the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy,...

Salzman investigates science and engineering workforce and policy

August 30, 2012 | News

Professor Hal Salzman is the principal investigator of a project titled Science and Engineering Educational & Employment Pathways. The project is being supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Two current projects include...

Salzman investigates science and engineering workforce and policy

August 30, 2012 | News

Professor Hal Salzman is the principal investigator of a project titled Science and Engineering Educational & Employment Pathways. The project is being supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Two current projects include...

Popper, Buffalo Commons featured in Harper’s magazine cover story

August 29, 2012 | News

Wil S. Hylton’s “Broken heartland:The looming collapse of agriculture on the Great Plains (story archive),” the cover story of the July 2012 issue of Harper’s magazine, makes extensive use of Frank and Deborah Popper‘s 1987 concept of the Buffalo Commons as the...

Greiner honored as finalist for alumni award

August 28, 2012 | News

Assistant Professor Amelia Greiner was one of ten female finalists for Gustavus Adolphus College’s First Decade Award winners for 2012.  The award is presented annually to one male and one female from the 10th anniversary class for early professional development. More...

Stuart Shapiro on RegBlog: Improving How Agencies Collect Information

August 27, 2012 | News

The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was passed in 1980 and reauthorized in 1986 and 1995. Its history has been inextricably linked with the history of regulatory review and presidential oversight of agency decisions. However, the intent of those who passed it was for it...

Bloustein associate dean featured on Genius Country

August 14, 2012 | News

Bloustein Associate Dean Thea Berkhout and her husband Paul Breitman, Assistant Vice President for University Services at Princeton University, are featured as this month’s “thought leaders” on geniuscountry.com. Genius Country is an online media platform designed to...

MCRP candidate Benson awarded APTF scholarship

August 12, 2012 | News

Congratulations to Bloustein Master of City and Regional Planning degree candidate Mike Benson, who was recently awarded the 2012 American Public Transportation Foundation’s Jerome C. Premo Scholarship. The scholarship is for applicants dedicated to a career in public...