November 16, 2017 | In the News
According to Ms. Dispenza, The Guide to Public Transportation in Elizabeth, produced by Louis Hoffman of NJTIP at Rutgers, “is a bi-lingual English/Spanish guide, and is available at all Elizabeth libraries, City Hall Office on Aging, Housing Authority Buildings and...
November 16, 2017 | In the News
A higher percentage of people polled in Atlantic, Cape May, Salem and Cumberland counties reported having some stress or a great deal of stress, compared to four other regions in the state. The poll also looked at the effects of income, demographics, health, insurance...
November 15, 2017 | Career
Have you ever tried to explain your point of view, but couldn’t find the right way to say it? Sanford Jaffe and Linda Stamato, co-directors of the Bloustein School’s Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and members of the school’s graduate...
November 15, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, Career
The Bloustein School hosted an alumni career panel on Transportation Policy and Planning early in the semester, where graduate students had the opportunity to hear from four Bloustein School alumni about their career paths. Moderated by Bloustein School professor Mike...
November 15, 2017 | In the News
The best part? HTC is a tax program that pays for itself. Nearly $30 billion in federal tax revenue has been generated as a result of the program. That accounts for at least $1.18 back to the federal government for every dollar in tax credits; or, a minimum 18 percent...
November 14, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight, Career
Students interested in a career in planning or policy relating to transportation, infrastructure, capital programs or operations should consider applying to the Port Authority Leadership Fellows program. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey oversees the...
November 14, 2017 | In the News
During last Thursday’s full-body meeting, RUSA took a definitive step toward their goal to support undocumented students by passing legislation entitled “Resolution to Endorse The DREAM Act and Call for the Extension of the Temporary Protected Status...
November 14, 2017 | In the News
Some well-regarded policy experts are also on the team, such as David Rosen, the former budget chief of the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services; Cecilia Zalkind, president of Advocates for Children of New Jersey; Martin Robins, the director emeritus of the Alan...
November 14, 2017 | In the News, News
Ernest C. Reock Jr., a former Rutgers University professor known for his extensive knowledge of state government, died Sunday morning. He was 93. Reock, of the Kendall Park neighborhood of South Brunswick, died of complications from pneumonia at University Medical...
November 14, 2017 | In the News
The new governor faces immediate budget problems. After inauguration in January 2018, the Budget for fiscal year 2019 must be submitted in March. And for the first six months of 2018, the governor must manage the budget he will inherit — and end with the year in...
November 13, 2017 | In the News
The Star-Ledger reports on Governor-elect Phil Murphy’s transition team, noting that Carl Van Horn (BSPPP/Heldrich) was named Senior Advisor to the Transition for Strategy and Policy and was name to the Stronger and Fairer Economy team; Henry Coleman (BSPPP) was named...
November 12, 2017 | In the News
Stress levels among people in New Jersey are not very different from those among people nationally, but residents of South Jersey reported more stress than their northern neighbors in several life categories, a new study has found. Researchers from the Rutgers Center...
November 10, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight
Many graduate students at the Bloustein School pursue their degrees with a focus on community and economic development. In early November alumni with professional experience in this area were invited to sit on a panel discussion to offer perspectives on the current...
November 9, 2017 | In the News
About one-fourth of New Jersey adults have said they felt a “great deal” of stress in the past month, according to a New Jersey Health & Well-Being Poll conducted by the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. Joel Cantor, director of the Center, said that they...
November 8, 2017 | Event Recap
11/08 2017 The History and Evolution of Metuchen: 1967-2017 click to play 2017 Isadore Candeub Memorial Lecture in Planning
November 7, 2017 | In the News
The new chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors, for example, will be Paul Gilman, chief sustainability officer of Covanta, the waste-to-energy group. The Science Advisory Board will be chaired by Michael Honeycutt from the Texas Commission on Environmental...
November 7, 2017 | In the News
T. Patrick Hill, an associate teaching professor in the Bloustein School’s public health program and a bioethicist and expert on the ethical trials and tribulations of the gene editing technique CRISPR-CAS9, has published a new article, “Gene Editing in...
November 7, 2017 | In the News
The fiscal future of New Jersey is bleak. New Jersey has struggled to balance its budget for two decades. In the early 1990s, the state was AAA by each Rating Agency. Over the last eight years, it was reduced seven times – it is now the second lowest. Some...
