October 7, 2021 | EJB Talks
It’s homecoming at Rutgers this week! To celebrate, Stuart Shapiro welcomes Bloustein School policy alumnus and former Rutgers football player Chris Gough MPP ’18 to EJB Talks. Chris, who works for the International Trade Administration (ITA) at the...
October 6, 2021 | In the News
T. Patrick Hill, Ph.D., an associate professor at The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, vocalized support for the changes suggested by Solomon. “Corruption in government, at any level, breeds a corrosive, self-defeating...
October 6, 2021 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Are current incomes and other indicators of economic well-being linked to the previous generation’s wealth? This is a question that Bloustein School assistant professor Jermaine Toney, Ph.D. and Cassandra L. Robertson (New America Foundation) examined in their paper...
October 4, 2021 | In the News
Transportation has long been viewed as one of the more reliable areas of agreement in Congress but has now become another front in the partisan wars. Look no further for evidence than the current Senate infrastructure bill, which seems to please few beside those who...
September 30, 2021 | EJB Talks
On this episode of EJBTalks Stuart Shapiro welcomes Professor Patrick Hill, who teaches ethics classes across Bloustein’s programs. Patrick has an in-depth discussion with Stuart about ethics and its application in informing planning, policy, and public health. ...
September 25, 2021 | In the News
A new study from Rutgers economists shows the Philadelphia sweetened beverage tax created at least as many jobs as it cost in the four-and-a-half years since it passed. The study confirms two prior studies that found the tax had no net effect on overall...
September 24, 2021 | In the News
Bloustein School Dean Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah has been named to ROI-NJ’s list of the 2021 ROI Influencers: People of Color ROI.NJ, September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021 | In the News
The Rutgers study took a macroeconomic approach in an attempt to look at the ripple effects of the tax, and not just its impact on directly affected industries. Michael L. Lahr, a public policy professor at Rutgers and the study’s primary author, said he expected to...
September 22, 2021 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Philadelphia’s preschool program, PHLpreK, funded by the beverage tax, has likely created from 800 to 1,350 new jobs in the city, according to a new research report. A new policy brief, “The Total Economic Impact of Philadelphia’s Beverage Tax,” by researchers from...
September 21, 2021 | EJB Talks
To celebrate the Bloustein School’s approaching 30th anniversary in 2022, EJBTalks will feature some of our beloved faculty members who made the school what it is today. The first of those is Professor Emeritus Frank Popper, who spent over three decades teaching...
September 20, 2021 | In the News
The pandemic and racial justice protests in Washington and cities across the country have reshaped many aspects of life. For some travelers and commuters, shifts in travel patterns exposed vulnerabilities within the transportation network. While many transportation...
September 20, 2021 | News
A new report by the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON) compares the amount of federal tax dollars paid by each state with the amount of federal allocations received. The report contrasts its findings with the January 2021 Rockefeller Institute of...
September 20, 2021 | News
by Marcia Hannigan Wheaties™ bills itself as the “Breakfast of Champions” ™ — and found a champion of child nutrition in Crystal DeCaro EJB ’19, Food Service Director of Lacey Township School District. A Bloustein School public health...
September 15, 2021 | In the News
Parts of Queens were built on marshy land, and some neighborhoods in the borough are in low-lying areas that are more vulnerable to flooding from storms and nearby creeks, streams and rivers. “People who try to have inhabitable basements in those areas are gambling...
September 14, 2021 | News
The New Jersey Division of Disability Services is pleased to offer a two-day training by the National Center for Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) that will help lay the foundation for providing access and inclusion in your communities. This virtual...
September 13, 2021 | Alumni Spotlight, News
Jeff Janota, MCRP ’04, AICP, PP was a dedicated urban planner who directed H2M Architects + Engineers’ Parsippany, NJ Planning Department from 2013 until his untimely passing in 2021. H2M is a 465+ person architecture and engineering firm...
September 13, 2021 | News
Advancing its mission and leadership role to improve climate risk management critical to societal well-being, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will lead a multi-university Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub (MACH) made possible by a grant through the...
September 10, 2021 | In the News
The Corporation for New Jersey Local Media (CNJLM) will host the inaugural Byrne-Kean Dinner to benefit its work of expanding non-profit journalism and civic engagement in New Jersey at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at The Stone Terrace by John Henry’s in Hamilton...
