Highlands Borough, NJ
Report Appendices Presentation The small borough of Highlands, NJ had requested that Rutgers examine the many problems and concerns it faced as a result of the severe impacts from Hurricane Sandy. Over a span of fifteen weeks the students in this class were...Voorhees Transportation Center releases GASCAP model
The Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center has released GASCAP — the Greenhouse-Gas Assessment Spreadsheet for CAPital Projects —a freely available Microsoft Excel based spreadsheet tool designed by VTC. This spreadsheet based tool allows...Van Horn, Hetling receive faculty promotions
Dean James W. Hughes has announced the promotion of two Bloustein School faculty by the Rutgers University Board of Governors. Carl Van Horn, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has been promoted to the rank...New Walter Cope Evans Endowed Fellowship in Planning and Public Policy established
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce the establishment of the Walter Cope Evans Endowed Fellowship in Planning and Public Policy. This annual fellowship program will support a graduate student in the Bloustein School’s Masters in City and Regional Planning...Sen.Cory Booker to host forum for women small business owners at EJB, April 11
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will host a forum for women small business owners on at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy on Friday, April 11 to highlight federal resources available to help entrepreneurs and to discuss solutions for common...EJB welcomes admitted graduate students at open house
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will be hosting its annual Graduate Admitted Student Open House on Thursday, March 29, 2018. This event provides graduate students admitted to our public policy masters, urban planning masters, and doctoral...Bloustein School, Bildner Center to host lecture detailing Jewish art and the struggle between tradition and modernity
The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will present the second Ruth Ellen Steinman and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture, “Jewish Art and the Struggle of Tradition in...Greenberg collaborates on virtual journal issue on the economics of risk analysis
Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty Michael Greenberg, a former editor of Risk Analysis, An International Journal, and current editor Tony Cox, have collaborated on several edited books about terrorism risk analysis and more recently, the economics of risk...EJB graduate policy students participate in Hult Prize regional competition
A team of graduate public policy students from the Bloustein School recently competed in the regional finals of the 5th annual Hult Prize in Boston on March 7-8, 2014. The world’s largest student competition and start-up platform for social good, the competition...Analyzing Regulation’s Impact On Jobs
The question of whether regulations to protect public health have hurt employment has been very prominent over the past few years. One study found that the use of the phrase “job-killing regulations” increased in the media by over 17,000 percent between 2007 and...EJB to host 2014 NCADD Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk,” March 25
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will co-sponsor the 2014 NCADD Legislative Event Annual Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk” on...NYC regional alumni group to host mini discussion on post-Sandy resiliency planning, April 24
The Bloustein School Alumni Association (BSAA) New York City Regional Alumni group will host the first of a new series of discussions called “PoP Topics.” PoP Topics are a series of short talks covering different areas in Planning and/or Policy (PoP) and will...New “road diet” study by Voorhees Transportation Center could create a safer Livingston Avenue
A new research study from the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, “Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet for Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey,” found that by including turning lanes and bike lanes will not only create safer streets for...A Progressive Lens on Policy and Politics in the Garden State
A Progressive Lens on Policy and Politics in the Garden State Mike Soszynski View PresentationHelping Vulnerable Communities
Expanding Opportunities to Help Vulnerable Communities Neha Mehta View PresentationDoes Quality Matter for School Choice?
Does Quality of Education Really Matter for School Choice? – A Case Study of New Delhi, India. Sayan Kundu View PresentationEncore Pathways in the State of NJ
Encore Pathways in the State of New Jersey: An Analysis of Federal, State, and Local Programs for Encore.org Jui Agrawal, Nicholas J. Cuozzo, Shirley Ho, Yao Zhang View Report The objective of this report is to identify policies and programs within the state of New...Charitable Giving in Mercer County, NJ
Who is Giving and Who is Getting? Charitable Giving in Mercer County, New Jersey Meera Ananth, Natalia Campora, Jiamin He, Steve Malencheck, Ajay Mirmira View Report Americans gave nearly $316.23 billion to charity in 2012.People donate for different reasons: to...