October 26, 2020 | In the News
Rutgers University scholars and advocates for immigrant rights hosted a roundtable media briefing on immigrant women in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and health impacts of their exclusion from most safety net programs and aid. The panel was...
October 23, 2020 | In the News
They’ve rarely protected pedestrians, and their enforcement is racially biased. Two street safety experts say there are better ways to curb traffic violence. On Sept. 23, Kurt Andreas Reinhold, a 42-year-old Black man, was trying to cross a street in San Clemente,...
October 23, 2020 | In the News
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on communities of color have been well documented. A recent roundtable of Rutgers University experts and advocates said the difficulties women of color — particularly immigrants — experience in getting care and financial...
October 23, 2020 | In the News
I have long argued that government has an important role to play in fostering economic growth and creating safe and fair work places, but on this one, I have concerns. I had plenty of experience with agency announcements when I was chief economist for the U.S. Labor...
October 20, 2020 | EJB Talks
Autonomous vehicles will bring both powerful solutions and incredible challenges to the future of transportation. In this episode of EJBTalks, Stuart Shapiro talks with Assistant Professor Wenwen Zhang about her research on the adoption of autonomous vehicles, how AVs...
October 19, 2020 | In the News
An op-ed by professor emerita Linda Stamato explains why public television has a critical role in both promoting and supporting informed participation by citizens in our democracy, as well as why the need for well-sourced information has never been greater. Opinion by...
October 16, 2020 | Event Recap
10/16 Planning IRL: A Primer on Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Success — Presented by EJB Philly Regional Alumni Group click to play As municipal planners in the public and private sectors, Bloustein alums Maggie Dobbs (MCRP ’14) and McKinley Mertz (MCRP ’15) have...
October 15, 2020 | EJB Talks
In this eye-opening episode of EJB Talks, Stuart Shapiro welcomes Professor Soumitra Bhuyan to discuss his research on why hospitals are losing the cybersecurity battle. Dr. Bhuyan discusses how data security breaches often arise from physical causes, not just digital...
October 14, 2020 | In the News
“The aircraft carrier that is the U.S. health care system has made a sweeping turn,” said Joel Cantor, founding director of the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers University. He said it would be difficult to change course once again after the myriad of...
October 14, 2020 | Alumni Spotlight, Graduate Public Informatics Student Spotlights
“I enrolled in Theory and Practice of Public Informatics with professor Clinton Andrews, where I learned how public informatics could be utilized to address a wide range of urban issues. This course led me to pursue the MPI degree. I loved the interdisciplinary...
October 9, 2020 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
For more information or to speak with a Bloustein School faculty member about their research, please contact Marcia Hannigan (848) 932-2828. Bloustein School Associate Professor Julia Sass Rubin, Ryan M. Good Ph.D ’16 (Eastern Mennonite University), and Michelle...
