October 25, 2017 | In the News
For the most part, the state of New Jersey has “bounced back” from superstorm Sandy on an economic level, according to Dr. James Hughes and Marc Pfeiffer, of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. However, there are...
October 18, 2017 | In the News
Plus, a group of students from Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy shared their plans to offer increased bus service between different municipalities. The northern and southern parts of Central New Jersey are extremely divided...
October 18, 2017 | In the News
Rutgers Researcher Jon Carnegie says what he would add to the conversation is the possibility of using the technology in public transit. “There is some interesting innovation going on in places around the country, including Jacksonville, Florida and the Tampa area...
October 17, 2017 | Research, Publications, and Reports
New Jersey’s Economic Roller Coaster: From ‘Go-Go’ to ‘Slow-Go’ (October 2017) James W. Hughes, Will Irving Rutgers Regional Report 38: 1-28. The Receding Metropolitan Perimeter: A New Postsuburban Demographic Normal (September 2014) James W. Hughes, Joseph J. Seneca...
October 17, 2017 | In the News
Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a proposed rulemaking, which, if finalized, would repeal the Clean Power Plan–the regulatory centerpiece of President Obama’s domestic climate change policy. As required by...
October 16, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, News, Spotlights
The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University and the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area recently received 2016 National Park Service Centennial Awards for creating the Delta Jewels Oral History Partnership. Rolando Herts, Ph.D. Planning...
October 16, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, News, Spotlights
Anu Sajja, BS ’91, MPH ’94, CHCA, has worked to improve the quality of healthcare, specifically in the managed care industry as President of Aqurate Health Data Management, Inc. since 2011. Anu has worked in the healthcare field as a leader of business...
October 16, 2017 | In the News
In a state that has nearly 9 million people, about 300,000 residents don’t have access to broadband service. “The solution is building up the infrastructure in the rural communities so everyone can have basic access. In the lower income areas, it’s finding the...
October 12, 2017 | In the News
Academics need to reach across political and ideological divides to bring their research expertise to bear on the policy issues of the day, writes Linda Stamato. Inside Higher Ed, October 12, 2017
October 2, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, News
by Zoë Linder-Baptie, Candidate, MPP-MCRP ’18 A civilian analyst for the New Jersey State Police, Raymond Bisogno BS ’06 (Public Health) recently completed a Master of Arts in Security Studies from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval...
October 2, 2017 | In the News
For most public employees, New Jersey’s State Health Benefits Plan is some of the best health coverage in the country. But for those looking to commit insurance fraud in the program, which costs taxpayers more than $2.5 billion annually, it is something else. It’s an...
October 1, 2017 | In the News
New Jersey has been eagerly pursuing a strategy, since 1996, that uses tax credits and other incentives to prevent companies from leaving the state, to encourage them to expand here, and to attract others. It hasn’t worked. State investment has increased...
September 29, 2017 | In the News
Holly Low, Master of Public Policy Candidate, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy & New Jersey Policy Perspective 2017 Kathleen Crotty Fellow recently participated in a Women in the Workforce Summit organized by Congressman Donald Norcross...
September 28, 2017 | Graduate Public Policy Student Spotlights, News, Student Spotlight
Roshard Williams, a second year MPP student at the Bloustein School, has been selected as a 2017 APPAM Equity & Inclusion Student Fellowship Recipient. Roshard is an alumnus of the University of South Florida, where he graduated magna cum laude with a...
September 28, 2017 | In the News
A new video produced by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance describes how climate change is currently and will continue to affect public health in New Jersey.
September 27, 2017 | In the News
Carl Van Horn, a public policy professor and director of Rutgers University’s Edward Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, cautioned that one piece of research doesn’t define a trend, but noted that shifts in labor market conditions were making short-term,...
