Bloustein School’s graduate public policy program is ranked among Top 50 public affairs programs by U.S. News & World Report

April 16, 2019 | News

The Bloustein School’s graduate Public Policy program has risen into the top 50 public affairs program in the nation (No. 47) in U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings, the highest ranking the program has ever achieved. “Our public policy program teaches...

Bloustein School’s graduate public policy program is ranked among Top 50 public affairs programs by U.S. News & World Report

April 16, 2019 | News

The Bloustein School’s graduate Public Policy program has risen into the top 50 public affairs program in the nation (No. 47) in U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings, the highest ranking the program has ever achieved. “Our public policy program teaches...

Richard Rothstein to present annual Catlin Memorial Lecture, "The Color of Law"

April 15, 2019 | News

Richard Rothstein, Research Associate of the Economic Policy Institute, a Fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and a Senior Fellow at the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society will discuss the themes of his book,...

Richard Rothstein to present annual Catlin Memorial Lecture, “The Color of Law”

April 15, 2019 | News

Richard Rothstein, Research Associate of the Economic Policy Institute, a Fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and a Senior Fellow at the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society will discuss the themes of his book,...

PhD candidate Amy Rosenthal is recipient of P.E.O Scholar Award

April 15, 2019 | News

Bloustein School Ph.D. candidate Amy Rosenthal has been selected to receive a highly competitive P.E.O. Scholar Award of $15,000. The P.E.O. Scholar Awards are one-time, competitive, merit-based awards intended to recognize and encourage academic excellence and...

Distinguished Professor Michael Greenberg named 2019 recipient of University’s Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award

April 10, 2019 | News

Dr. Michael R. Greenberg, Distinguished Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, has been named the 2019 recipient of the University’s Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award. A special award ceremony and lecture will be held on Thursday, April 18...

Graduate Society of Healthcare Leaders presents The Untold Journey of Management

April 10, 2019 | News

by Ashli Clarke MHA ’20 On April 8 the Rutgers Graduate Society of Healthcare Leaders held an end of semester panel, “The Untold Journey of Management.”  On the panel were healthcare leaders and Rutgers alumni Atiya Jaha-Rashidi, RN, Director, Diversity and...

Francis Barchi, Michael Smart promoted to associate professors with tenure

April 10, 2019 | News

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

April 9, 2019 | News

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

April 9, 2019 | News

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

March 28, 2019 | News

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

March 28, 2019 | News

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

March 28, 2019 | News

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

March 26, 2019 | Research, Publications, and Reports

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

March 26, 2019 | Research, Publications, and Reports

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

March 26, 2019 | Research, Publications, and Reports

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

March 26, 2019 | News

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

March 21, 2019 | News

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

March 14, 2019 | News

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

March 13, 2019 | News

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...