Bloustein School welcomes new faculty and fellows

The Bloustein School is pleased to welcome five new faculty members and two policy fellows to the teaching ranks in the fall of 2022. Yen-Tyng Chen, Ph.D. joins the Bloustein School as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Chen is a social determinant of health researcher and...

Sicheng Wang is recipient of award for Outstanding Students Abroad

Bloustein School Ph.D. candidate Sicheng Wang is the recipient of a Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad. Sicheng is among 500 awardees who are studying abroad in different countries globally this year. As part of his award, he will receive a $6000...

Commentary: Donate an organ, save a life

Every nine minutes, though, another person is added to the waiting list. While 169 million people in the United States were registered as donors as of 2021, not everyone who registers is able to donate. In fact, only three in 1,000 people die in a way that allows...

Quitting is literally paying off for most workers, study finds

Paychecks didn’t keep up with inflation for a majority of workers who stuck with the same employer. And with employers still saying they’re desperate to hire and can’t find qualified candidates, Carl Van Horn at Rutgers University’s workforce development center...

Celebrating 30 Years of Serving Communities and Shaping the World

Read the history of the Bloustein School The Bloustein School will begin celebrating its 30th anniversary in September, and we have a lot of great events planned! We hope everyone will be able to join us at these events and celebrate not just the school’s...

N.J. ranks 19th worst for pedestrian deaths, study says

Infrastructure design needs representation from community residents, said Equitable Cities, LLC CEO and Founder Charles Brown, a Rutgers Bloustein School of Public Policy alumni. “We need better processes with full participation by minority groups. We need...