February 21, 2023 | EJB Talks
On this week’s episode of EJB Talks Stuart Shapiro welcomes Professor Sharifa Williams. With her undergraduate roots at Rutgers’ Douglass College, Stuart and Shar discuss the inspiration for her path to an academic career in public health and...
February 17, 2023 | Undergraduate Public Health Student Spotlights
Aliyah Oberoi Public Health with certificates in Public Health Advocacy and Education, Health Disparities, Global Public Health; Class of 2024 Oakland, NJ Activities/Organizations: President, Rutgers Veg Society; Member, NJ Public Health Association; Member, Rutgers...
February 17, 2023 | Undergraduate Public Policy Student Spotlights
Amisha Mukhopadhyay Public Policy/Minor in Geography, Class of 2023 East Windsor, NJActivities/Organizations: SASHP Summer Reading Committee; Feminist Liberation of Rutgers; Douglass Residential CollegeSpring 2023 Internship: Isles, Inc., a Trenton-based environmental...
February 16, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight
Susan R. Grogan, PP, AICP, MCRP ’88 was unanimously appointed the New Jersey Pinelands Commission Executive Director on February 10, it was announced in a recent press release. The Pinelands Commission is an independent state agency that is charged with...
February 15, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight
Two recent Bloustein School graduates– Andrew Artz MCRP/MPP ’21 and Kermina Hanna, BS ’21, MPP ’22 – were selected as Presidential Management Fellows finalists by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, it was announced on Monday, February 13. The...
February 13, 2023 | Event Recap
2/13 Combating the Climate Crisis and Investing in a Better Future click to play As the top Democrat on the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. is a leader in the fight against climate change and our transition to a clean economy....
February 13, 2023 | Alumni Spotlight
When Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson, BA Urban Studies ’95, BS Eng ’95 got his start at Rutgers, the Bloustein School had just been founded. With a passion for science and a desire to impact cities, he embarked on the difficult dual major process of civil...
February 10, 2023 | Graduate Public Policy Student Spotlights, News, Student Spotlight
This year for Black History Month, Rutgers invited professionals and practitioners from around the university to share their experiences as Black professionals: the highs, lows, most impactful lessons, and their advice to the next generation. Read all the stories here...
February 8, 2023 | EJB Talks
This week on EJBTalks, Stuart Shapiro welcomes Professor Jim Samuel, Executive Director of the school’s Master of Public Informatics program Talking about his professional path from architecture to the business and finance sector, Professor Samuel explains how...
February 2, 2023 | Event Recap
Black Faces in High Places: A Roadmap for Success Click to play Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson is an award-winning professor at Rutgers Business School, an international speaker, and an entrepreneur. Through his research, business leadership, and community activities, he...
February 1, 2023 | Research, Publications, and Reports
What is the value of a college degree? A new New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System report titled Benefits of Education in New Jersey uses state and supplemental federal data sources to demonstrate that higher levels of education have a positive return on...
January 31, 2023 | EJB Talks
It’s our eighth season opener of EJBTalks! This season we are focusing on our amazing new faculty. For our first episode, Stuart welcomes the new Director of our Health Administration program, Professor Ellen Kurtzman. Ellen talks about her compelling career...
January 24, 2023 | Graduate Urban Planning Student Profiles
MCRP candidate Max Toth (2023) was recently awarded the New York City Metropolitan Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers Section Fellowship. The award was established to provide financial assistance to students enrolled at the Bloustein School who have an...
January 13, 2023 | In the News
Although a solid 263,000 jobs were created nationwide in November within the context of a 3.7% unemployment rate, the US and New Jersey economies are nonetheless facing headwinds: Inflation remains high and the federal reserve’s attempts to control it by raising...
January 12, 2023 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Abstract This study examines the contribution of a recreational adult women’s soccer league in rural Kenya to the development goals of enhancing social support, building community cohesion, and improving women’s emotional health. Using a sequential explanatory mixed...
January 12, 2023 | In the News
As the college student loan forgiveness debate continues, Bloustein School Interim Dean Stuart Shapiro weighs in on whether reducing student-loan interest rates would be a better option. New Jersey Herald, January 12, 2023
