Francis Barchi, Michael Smart promoted to associate professors with tenure
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that at their meeting on Tuesday, April 9 the Rutgers Board of Governors approved Francis Barchi and Michael Smart as Associate Professors with tenure. Francis earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in social...Annual Women's Leadership Coalition conference highlights how women can use skills, voices, and careers to advance social change
by Cecille de Laurentis MPP/MCRP ’20 The Women’s Leadership Coalition held its annual Women’s Leadership Conference at the Bloustein School on March 29. The event, whose theme this year was “Taking Charge of Change,” featured a discussion with Naomi Klein, recently...Annual Women’s Leadership Coalition conference highlights how women can use skills, voices, and careers to advance social change
by Cecille de Laurentis MPP/MCRP ’20 The Women’s Leadership Coalition held its annual Women’s Leadership Conference at the Bloustein School on March 29. The event, whose theme this year was “Taking Charge of Change,” featured a discussion with Naomi Klein, recently...Bloustein School announces establishment of Robert W. Burchell Fund for Student Planning Conference Travel
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce the establishment of the Robert W. Burchell Fund for Student Planning Conference Travel at the Bloustein School. Created by his former students, friends, and colleagues, the Burchell Fund honors Distinguished Professor...Undergraduate-focused "What's Next" series office guidance, advice for next steps
The Bloustein School recently held a panel discussion for undergraduate students considering careers in public health, global health, health administration and related fields, “What’s Next? Finding Your Pathway.” The well-attended program began with...Undergraduate-focused “What’s Next” series office guidance, advice for next steps
The Bloustein School recently held a panel discussion for undergraduate students considering careers in public health, global health, health administration and related fields, “What’s Next? Finding Your Pathway.” The well-attended program began with...Seeing Cities Through Big Data
by Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, Nebiyou Tilahun and Moira Zellner (eds.). Springer 2017. This book introduces the latest thinking on the use of Big Data in the context of urban systems, including research and insights on human behavior, urban dynamics, resource use,...Bikesharing Trip Patterns in New York City: Associations with Land Use, Subways, and Bicycle Lanes
Robert B. Noland, Michael J. Smart & Ziye Guo(2018)Bikesharing Trip Patterns in New York City: Associations with Land Use, Subways, and Bicycle Lanes, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation,DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2018.1501520 As bikesharing systems...Bikeshare trip generation in New York City
Bikeshare trip generation in New York City, by Robert B. Noland, Michael J. Smart, and Ziye Guo. In Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Volume 94, December 2016, Pages 164-181 Cities around the world and in the US are implementing bikesharing systems,...Bloustein graduate studio to receive Excellence in Planning award from Somerset County
The Spring 2018 graduate planning studio, Bound Brook and South Bound Brook, New Jersey Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel Plan, is the recipient of a 2018 Somerset County Land Development and Planning Award in the Excellence in Planning category. Each year, the Somerset...Bloustein School to recognize 2019 distinguished alumni March 28
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that five individuals have been selected as recipients of awards to be presented at the 2019 Alumni Awards Celebration on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Zimmerli Art Museum on the campus of Rutgers University. This year’s...Inaugural Stuart Meck lecture: Working to make cities more people-centered through technology
by Cecille de Laurentis MPP/MCRP ’20 The inaugural Stuart Meck Distinguished Speaker Series on Land Use Law and Affordable Housing was held in conjunction with the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter conference in late January. The lecture series, which...Bloustein School to host Keshia M. Pollack Porter, PhD, MPH as Healthy Community Visiting Fellow
The Bloustein School will host Keshia M. Pollack Porter, PhD, MPH as a Healthy Community Visiting Fellow from April 15-26, 2019. Dr. Pollack Porter is nationally recognized for her work in determining connections between the built environment and urban policy and...Rutgers Giving Day is Wed., March 27. Start thinking bigger today!
Op-Ed: Getting New Jersey’s Business Incentive Programs ‘Just Right’
The recent report on the state’s business incentive programs by the state comptroller had a positive effect; that’s exactly what comptroller reports are supposed to do. Gov. Murphy reacted with strong concerns, a vigorous public debate ensued, and a legislative...Bloustein Undergraduate Internship Program recognized as RWJ community partner
In February 2018 the Bloustein School’s Undergraduate Internship Program was recognized for being a Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Community Partner. Professors Ann Marie Hill and Kamila Pavezzi, directors of the program, and several Bloustein School interns were...Bloustein School launches new Honors Research Program
The Bloustein School’s Honors Research Program provides students with an opportunity to conduct in-depth, honors level research in planning, public policy, public health, and health administration. The Program may replace the capstone experience required of all...America’s Cities Are Running on Software From the ’80s
For local officials throughout the country, the shift from old-school servers to rented cloud storage has made it tougher than ever to fund upgrades. They can budget physical equipment as capital expenses, meaning they could issue bonds to pay for them. But cloud...