Dying is a moral event, professor says. And N.J.’s law has finally caught up with morality.
By T. Patrick Hill New Jersey’s Medical-Aid-in-Dying legislation authorizes physicians to issue a prescription to end the lives of their patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, are expected to die within six months, and have requested their...Best Ways Older Workers Can Prepare For A Recession
A forthcoming article in Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging will note that long-term unemployment has remained at heightened levels. More than one in four job-seekers ages 55 and older had been unemployed for more than six months in March 2019, it...2019’s Cities with the Best & Worst Public Transportation
Bloustein Associate Professor Mike Smart is one of five featured experts who were asked how America’s public transportation could be improved, and what makes a good system in the first place, in WalletHub’s ranking of U.S. cities with the best and worst...2019’s Cities with the Best & Worst Public Transportation
Bloustein Associate Professor Mike Smart is one of five featured experts who were asked how America’s public transportation could be improved, and what makes a good system in the first place, in WalletHub’s ranking of U.S. cities with the best and worst...Best Ways Older Workers Can Prepare for a Recession
If you’re over 50, employed and getting a little jittery about the safety of your job due to the cooling economy, that’s understandable. Although the unemployment rate is still just 3.7% — near its 50-year low — monthly job growth has slowed to 158,000, compared to...You think Amazon got a sweet deal from Virginia? N.J. paid three times as much for tax breaks, expert says
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed an extension of the programs last month. Before that, an investigative task force appointed by Murphy had said it found $500 million in questionable tax break awards to companies. A special state Senate committee...Rutgers researchers examine opportunities for state climate policies to advance equity
On September 5 experts from Rutgers University released a new independent report, “Field Notes: Equity and State Climate Policy,” exploring what states are doing to integrate equity considerations in state climate change and clean energy policy. Coming on the...Rutgers researchers study state sea level rise policies
Rutgers 2019 report examining efforts in 15 states across the country designed to promote coastal resilience with an emphasis on sea-level rise programs and policies. The report “An Overview of State Coastal Zone Management Policies Designed to Promote...Alex Pentland of MIT Media Lab to discuss resources in big data that will transform future of policy and planning
Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, co-creator of the MIT Media Lab, founder of the MIT Connection Science and Human Dynamics Labs, and director of the Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program at MIT will discuss “Big Data and Social Physics: Big Changes Coming for...Shady deals, corruption of ethics leaves us a poorer state
During the American Revolution, as our fledgling nation fought against the British, local committees in the major cities mobilized support for a government based on the will of the people. The committees exposed profiteers who viewed the Revolution as a chance to line...Anita Franzione selected as chair of women's healthcare leaders forum
Assistant Teaching Professor Anita Franzione was recently selected to be the chair for the Advancing Women Leaders in Healthcare Faculty Forum. As forum chair she will set the agenda for the forum’s 45-minute session at the Association of University Programs in...Anita Franzione selected as chair of women’s healthcare leaders forum
Assistant Teaching Professor Anita Franzione was recently selected to be the chair for the Advancing Women Leaders in Healthcare Faculty Forum. As forum chair she will set the agenda for the forum’s 45-minute session at the Association of University Programs in...Bloustein faculty once again part of Insider NJ’s 2019 Insider 100: Policymakers list
The InsiderNJ Top 100 Policymakers List identifies some of the most influential people involved in the development of public policy in New Jersey. This is the publications third compilation. Bloustein School faculty are again part of the list. University Professor Ray...Jaekyeong “Jamie” Kwon
Dissertation Title Challenges and Impacts of Auto-mobility for People with Disabilities Dissertation Adviser Dr. Kelcie Ralph Previous Degrees B.A. in Public Administration, Korea University, Seoul Master in Public Policy (MPP), Harris School of Public Policy,...Bloustein students present planning studio aimed at developing TOC guidelines for New Orleans Regional Transit Authority at 2019 APA-New York Studio Showcase
A team of Bloustein School graduate students participated in the annual APA-New York chapter’s Student Studio Showcase in June, an event which highlights the accomplishments of planning students in the New York Metro area and offers an opportunity to...PhD candidate Sicheng Wang is second-time recipient of APTF Scholarship
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Ph.D. candidate Sicheng Wang is the recipient of a 2019 APTF Scholarship. Mr. Wang was also the recipient of the scholarship in 2018. This marks the ninth straight year at...
Amirahmadi named Rutgers University Distinguished Service Professor
Bloustein School professor Hooshang Amirahmadi, acclaimed for his contributions to improving United States-Iran relations through promoting world peace and humanistic studies, was named a Distinguished Service Professor by the Rutgers University Board of Governors on...2019 Planning Studio highlight: Bloustein graduate students actively engage community stakeholders in placemaking process
Twelve graduate urban planning students explored how to actively engage community stakeholders in the placemaking process to create economic vitality and inclusive healthy places in the Borough of Highland Park, NJ in the Bloustein spring graduate planning studio,...