December 22, 2017 | In the News
Nearly one-in-three Garden State families have a member who was prescribed opioids in the past year, and many plan to keep unused portions Tackling the epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths has been a signature issue of Gov. Chris Christie, but with his departure from...
December 22, 2017 | In the News
Trade, transportation and utilities, a sector that includes retailers, lost 1,400 jobs last month. Rutgers University economist James W. Hughes said it could be a sign retailers in the digital age are hiring fewer workers for their bricks-and-mortar stores. Still, New...
December 22, 2017 | In the News
That said, Trump has made progress in halting or slowing some major Obama-era initiatives. And some regulatory experts believe that the message the president is sending on deregulation is just as important as any specific policy changes he is enacting. “This is...
December 16, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, Career, News
Five years ago in late October, the Northeast was rocked by Superstorm Sandy. On Thursday, November 16th, the Bloustein School Alumni Association hosted a PoP Topics panel to reflect on lessons learned in light of the unfolding disaster recovery efforts in Texas,...
December 12, 2017 | In the News
“Overstated, absolutely,” Stuart Shapiro, a Rutgers University professor who served as a White House regulatory analyst under Republican and Democrat administrations, said of the Trump administration claims. Trump’s attempts to completely derail rules often have been...
December 11, 2017 | Spotlights
Name: Christopher Riale, AICP, MCRP ’05 Job Title and Organization: Associate, City Design Practice Manager, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Briefly describe your role. I am an Associate with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) and lead SOM’s...
November 29, 2017 | In the News
New Jersey Travel Independence Program at Rutgers is helping senior citizens understand and use the bus system to travel around the area independently. NorthJersey.com, November 29, 2017
November 29, 2017 | In the News
With a close to the 2017 political election season, PolitickerNJ and InsiderNJ released their power lists to rank who has the most momentum among New Jersey politicians and several people ranked were Rutgers alumni. Both the PolitickerNJ Power List and InsiderNJ 100...
November 28, 2017 | In the News
Murphy’s transition effort is being led by executive director Jose Lozano, who served as a member of former Gov. Jon Corzine’s administration. Carl Van Horn, the director of Rutgers University’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, is serving as a senior...
November 27, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, News
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, the Bloustein Graduate Student Association is hosting a fundraising event for Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria. There will be live music, comedy, poetry and an open mic afterwards. To be held at the Ale n’ Wich Pub,...
November 27, 2017 | In the News
The latest in a series of annual reports documenting the credit’s economic impact paints a very different picture than “Federal Fumbles.” Issued last July by Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research and the National Park Service, which administers the...
November 27, 2017 | In the News
As of the end of 2016, the program had been used to rehabilitate 42,293 historic buildings across the country and created more than 2.4 million jobs, the advocacy groups said. A study by Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy...
