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...
September 10, 2021 | News
On September 11, 2001, Bloustein School alum Don Free ’82, MBA ’87, MCRP ‘93 was working for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at Newark Liberty Airport. “I had just dropped off my sister who was taking a flight from Terminal C. When I arrived in the...
September 10, 2021 | News
by Jessica Cruz As technology advances and COVID-19 continues to force activities to be virtual, there is an increasing divide between those who can and cannot go online. The people who are most affected by this divide are in low-income and rural areas, and without...
September 9, 2021 | EJB Talks
We’re back! As we open our fifth season of EJBTalks, our focus is on the 20th anniversary of September 11. Stuart Shapiro welcomes Jim Bach MCRP ’75, an alum of our nationally-ranked urban planning program who played a critical role in the World Trade...
September 3, 2021 | In the News
“This expansion provides reliable transportation for people who couldn’t afford airfare, who don’t have cars,” Billy Terry, director of the National Transit Institute at Rutgers University, told CNN Business. “A low to moderate-income...
September 3, 2021 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
by Marcia Hannigan In “Developing the Future End-of-Life Health Care Workforce: Lessons Learned From a Survey of Advanced Health Professions Students,” American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Anita Franzione, DrPH and her colleagues explore...
August 25, 2021 | News
Project Description The Rutgers Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) is conducting an onboard survey of NJ TRANSIT bus riders in the City of Newark area of Essex County, NJ. The goal is to obtain updated information about travel patterns and ridership demographics....
August 23, 2021 | News
Ms. Anne Strauss-Wieder, Director, Freight Planning, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and a lecturer in the Bloustein School’s graduate urban planning program, is the 2022 recipient of the Transportation Research Board (TRB Thomas B. Deen...
August 20, 2021 | In the News
A bill signed into law earlier this summer by Gov. Phil Murphy creates a system of universal health care coverage for tens of thousands of New Jersey children, including unauthorized citizens. Now, the state and partner entities are working to get the word out, so...
