EJB Talks
Join our faculty and staff experts, as well as some of our alumni and students, as we talk about topics within the disciplines of public policy, urban planning, public health, health administration, and informatics.
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Clint Andrews–The Critical Role of University Research
This week on EJB Talks, Dean Stuart Shapiro speaks with Bloustein School alumna and Bloustein Advisory Board member, Leah Furey Bruder, MCRP ’06 about her journey into urban planning and her experiences working in municipal and redevelopment planning. Leah explains how her background in international studies shifted to local planning after working on community development in Camden, NJ. She discusses her work in Cherry Hill, her time as an in-house municipal planner in Evesham Township, and her decision to start her own firm to focus on impactful projects.
Leah Furey Bruder–Community Centered Urban Planning
This week on EJB Talks, Dean Stuart Shapiro speaks with Bloustein School alumna and Bloustein Advisory Board member, Leah Furey Bruder, MCRP ’06 about her journey into urban planning and her experiences working in municipal and redevelopment planning. Leah explains how her background in international studies shifted to local planning after working on community development in Camden, NJ. She discusses her work in Cherry Hill, her time as an in-house municipal planner in Evesham Township, and her decision to start her own firm to focus on impactful projects.
Healthcare, Policy, and the Opioid Crisis: Bridging Gaps in Access
This week on EJB Talks Assistant Professor Zoe Lindenfeld talks to Dean Stuart Shapiro about her research on substance use disorders, particularly the opioid crisis, and its ties to healthcare access and policy. She explains how her interest in the field was sparked by the opioid epidemic’s emergence as a public health crisis.
Navigating New Jersey’s Economic Outlook
In our first episode of EJB Talks for 2025, Stuart Shapiro and Will Irving discuss Will’s current role with the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON) as well as the latest economic forecast for New Jersey, which predicts a sharper economic slowdown compared to the national trend.
“Rutgers Then and Now:” A Discussion with the Authors
Stuart Shapiro discusses the new book by University Professor and Bloustein School Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes and Distinguished Professor David Listokin, “Rutgers Then and Now.” If you missed the book release event held on Thursday, December 12, this podcast is your chance to hear more about the events that led to the creation of the book.
The Virtues of Public Service with Bob Gordon
As a former New Jersey legislator and BPU Commissioner, Stuart Shapiro asks Senior Policy Fellow Bob Gordon about his path to public service. Bob talks about his early days as a policy analyst and how he discovered he wanted to be less behind the scenes and move into the policymaking side.
Election Aftermath: The Path Forward for Democracy
In a special post-election episode of EJB Talks, Dean Stuart Shapiro and Elizabeth Matto, Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, offer post-election insights on the impact of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential win.
Communicating Environmental Issues to the Public
Alumnus Kati Angarone RU ’98, MPAP ’04, discusses her career journey from studying natural resource management to her pivotal roles at NJDEP, including her work on climate policy, watershed and land management, and local environmental initiatives.
EJB Talks: Irina Grafova on Medical Debt & Provider Burnout
Stuart Shapiro interviews Associate Professor Irina Grafova about her research on medical debt and its impact on family finances, as well as her work on provider burnout, particularly among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EJB Talks: Mi Shih on Urban Development & Density
Stuart Shapiro interviews Professor Mi Shih, the director of the school’s nationally-ranked urban planning program, about her work on urban development globally, with a focus on Taiwan.
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Payne Investigates City Digital Twins Concepts
Expanding the city digital twin in the context of crisis, cartography and computation Abstract This commentary responds to Gillian Rose's ‘Visualising human life in volumetric cities: city digital twins and other disasters’ as a framework for thinking about crisis and...
Population is Growing, but College Enrollment is Stalling
Beginning next year, college enrollment officials expect the pool of applicants to be smaller than previous generations, a trend they expect will last well into the next 10 years... "We're facing the cliff, because those born in '08 ... they're just entering their...
The unexpected way this N.J. hospital network is helping patients
Over two years ago, Balpreet Grewal-Virk spoke to Newark nonprofits and residents to see how RWJBarnabas Health could address patient health issues outside of the four walls of their hospitals. Nonprofit workers told the senior vice president of community health that...
Pay-to-play
N.J. gutted its pay-to-play laws. Millions in donations are the result. Out of $26,300 raised by the Mantua Township Democratic Executive Committee, $21,500 came from contractors who work for Mantua’s government, with its engineers, its lawyers and other white-collar...
Nashia Basit (MPP/MCRP ’24) on Women’s Leadership
This week, alumna and current Governor's Fellow Nashia Basit (MPP/MCRP '24) discussed women's leadership in state government and cultivating spaces for women to be successful with Allison Chris Myers, Esq., CEO of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission....
Upcoming Events
Careers in Public Informatics/Data Analytics Panel
VirtualJoining us will be alumni working in consulting, non-profit/public, and private sectors who will share their journeys from student to professional in the data analytics space. Meet our alumni panelists: Rajisha Shah, Data Analytics Specialist at […]
SAS Scarlet Speakers: From the Heart of New Brunswick with Jim Hughes
VirtualJim Hughes ENG'65, GSNB'69'71 University Professor, Dean Emeritus, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy "Rutgers Then and Now: Two Centuries of Physical Campus Development" How did the […]
Women’s Leadership Meet & Greet
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesIn honor of Women’s History Month, we are organizing a special career event aligned with this year’s national theme: “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.” We (a group of […]