September 16, 2016 | News
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker recently announced that a research team from Rutgers has been awarded $2,999,055 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop research into the risks of climate change on coastal communities and...
September 15, 2016 | In the News
“I think as a parent, it’s very disconcerting the governor is using our children in a war he’s having with the NJEA. I think the last thing parents want is their children to take tests so the teachers can be punished,” said Julia Sass Rubin, associate professor at the...
September 15, 2016 | News
From 2009 to 2016 the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, in cooperation with The Louis Berger Group, Inc., collaborated to create a graduate internship/fellowship program that enabled Bloustein School Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP)...
September 15, 2016 | In the News
The gap with the national figure was wider when compared with a 5.2 percent national gain found in a separate survey released by the Census Bureau on Tuesday that measures income by calendar year instead of over rolling 12-month periods. “If the numbers are for real,...
September 15, 2016 | In the News
Close to half of all New Jerseyans aged 18 to 34 were living with a parent or parents in 2015, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The more than 870,000 New Jersey young adults — about 47 percent of all...
September 14, 2016 | News
Professionals from Albuquerque, N.M., to New York City—working across a range of fields, including architecture, education, and government—have been selected to participate in the Culture of Health Leaders program. Working individually and in teams, these leaders will...
September 14, 2016 | In the News
Thalya Reyes is an Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy master’s candidate for public policy and city and regional planning. Almost six years ago, the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) enacted substantial changes to the federal Child Nutrition...
September 14, 2016 | In the News
Many working moms dream of transitioning from corporate office work to part-time or telecommuting. But while it can seem ideal, flexible work isn’t the right choice for everyone. Our experts help you weigh your options. Your corporate job has helped advance your...
September 9, 2016 | In the News
The high cost of road work in New Jersey was the subject of a recent study by Rutgers University Voorhees Transportation Center, whose researchers tallied the costs of planning, building, operating, and maintaining the state’s highway system. “What we found was that,...
September 9, 2016 | In the News
James Hughes, Rutgers University’s eminence grise of population demographics, housing, and the economy has announced his departure as dean of the Bloustein School for Planning and Public Policy after 22 years in the position. When Hughes joined the Bloustein School,...
September 9, 2016 | In the News
Rutgers University will be launching a national search for the successor to a near irreplaceable member of its faculty. A man whose guidance on population demographics, housing and the economy have been invaluable to policymakers in both Washington and Trenton, and to...
September 8, 2016 | In the News
A survey conducted by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that 57 percent of the public is under the impression that the economy is a lot worse than it is. For instance, the unemployment rate stands at 4.9 percent, but...
September 7, 2016 | In the News
His new title is CEO. “Miracle Worker” might be more accurate. At least, it will be if Dan McGuire fulfills his mission at Homeless Solutions Inc., the Morristown-based nonprofit he now leads. He earned his undergrad degree at Kenyon College, and has a master’s...
September 6, 2016 | In the News
For three years in a row, the number of students in New Jersey’s public schools has declined slightly and begun to level off — a pattern James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, attributes to millennials’ choices....
September 6, 2016 | In the News
The U.S. unemployment rate is only 4.9%, but 57% of Americans believe it’s a lot higher than that, according to a new survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. The general public has “extremely little factual...
August 19, 2016 | In the News
The ‘broken’ system of taxing businesses in New Jersey should be replaced by one that is based on logic, without loopholes or deductions. Much is written about the need to attract and retain businesses in New Jersey. A common practice in New Jersey and...
