The Bloustein School is host to several nationally recognized research centers and collaborative programs, established by the University’s Board of Governors. These specialized centers carry out large-scale projects and are supported by external funding, which maximize the school’s ability to perform in-depth research; extend its activities beyond the classroom through public service; and provide students with the opportunity to develop professional skills and experience.
Many of these centers offer continuing education and training programs for government officials, nonprofit leaders, and career professionals, enabling the school to broaden its outreach endeavors.
Bloustein Center for Survey Research
Bloustein Local Government Research Center
Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy
Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Center for Urban Policy Research
Environmental Analysis and Communications Group
-- Center for Transportation, Safety, Security and Risk
-- Sustainable Raritan River Initiative
-- New Jersey Climate Change Alliance
-- Nat'l Ctr for Neighborhood & Brownfields Redev.
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Planning Healthy Communities Initiative
Rutgers Center for Green Building
Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON)
Rutgers Urban & Civic Informatics Lab
Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
-- New Jersey Travel Independence Program (NJTIP)
The school serves as an intellectual focal point at Rutgers University for the examination of societal problems and solutions. Research undertakings are governed by a strong commitment to quality through the use of sound social science theory and methods and to full dissemination of results and peer review of findings. Research is carried out on a wide variety of challenging topics.
Students at the Bloustein School have the opportunity to conduct hands-on research through appointments as researchers employed by the school’s centers and initiatives in such areas as community development, neighborhood revitalization, transportation, health, workforce development, and energy policy.