November 16, 2015 | In the News
Bloustein professor Stephanie Curenton and colleagues Sonia Cabel (Curry School of Education, UVa) and Heidi Veal (Assistant Principal in McKinney, Texas) participated in a discussion on BAM Radio Network about how high-quality conversations can drive learning on many...
November 13, 2015 | In the News
The Rutgers report addresses transportation obstacles that those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities, and their families, must overcome to carry out their daily activities and offers recommendations on how to remove the obstacles....
November 13, 2015 | In the News
The Gateway Tunnel Project isn’t a done deal, yet. Joining NJTV News Anchor Mary Alice Williams is the man who knows more about mass transportation than anyone: Former Port Authority Director of Planning and Development and founding Director of the Alan Voorhees...
November 13, 2015 | In the News
Jennifer Whytlaw, GISP, GIS Manager for the Bloustein School’s Environmental Analysis and Communications Group contributed an article to a special issue about resilience planning to HazNet, the magazine of the Canadian risks and hazards network. The article...
November 13, 2015 | Alumni Spotlight, Career, News
The Bloustein School is pleased to eight alumni have been selected as recipients for the 2015 Bloustein School Alumni Association’s (BSAA) 2015 Alumni Awards. The school recognized the awardees in a reception at the Heldrich Hotel on Thursday, November 12. Shams...
November 10, 2015 | In the News
But New Jersey is a different story. We lost 241,000 jobs and have only gained back 192,000, according to Rutgers economist James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “New Jersey is lagging way behind the nation,” Hughes said....
November 10, 2015 | In the News
Jameson screened “Catching Babies,” a documentary celebrating the power of birth, women and midwives. The film followed individual stories of several women who chose to receive their prenatal and reproductive health care at a midwife-run clinic in El Paso, Texas....
November 10, 2015 | In the News
… dismantled as it was being implemented,” said Martin Robins, director emeritus of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. NJ 101.5 News, November 9
November 9, 2015 | In the News
“There were no new regulations issued regarding this, which means it’s a clarification of existing regulations,” said Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “It’s not new. That’s the nuance I’m...
November 5, 2015 | In the News
It is what college students and their parents have waited to hear for many years. The class of 2016 is entering one of the most favorable job markets in recent memory. “This year’s class is going to experience a much better job picture than they would have three or...
November 5, 2015 | In the News
Red Bank’s public schools aren’t getting the same share of financial help from Trenton as the Red Bank Charter School, according to a new study from Rutgers. The 47-page report, by Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at the university’s Edward J. Bloustein School...
November 3, 2015 | In the News
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.3 million Americans smoke tobacco from pipes, and many of those who smoke waterpipes, or hookahs, believe it’s less harmful than cigarettes. However, research published in The Journal of the American...
November 2, 2015 | In the News
Ground is shifting under local, state and federal tax exemption policy and practice prompted by excesses, abuses and, simply, in the case of property tax exemptions, by the inequitable impact on municipalities that provide costly services that are, essentially, free...
November 2, 2015 | In the News
James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University who studies demographic trends, said the number of 20-somethings without driver licenses has increased over the past decade from 20 to 26 percent. At the same time, he said...
