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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Looking ahead: Smart buildings and the future of the urban environment
Stuart Shapiro and Clint Andrews discuss how behavioral changes arising from COVID19 will likely affect building decisions and urban planning trends for decades to come.
A New Normal? Looking Ahead to 2021
A hopeful but reality-based forecast of 2021 from vaccine development and distribution to worrisome economic conditions to the first 100 days of the Biden presidency
Litigator, Judge, Educator – Using Ethics to Inform Health Care
Judge Paul Armtrong discusses how several historically important landmark cases have prepared him to serve on New Jersey’s Advisory Committee on COVID-19.
The Bloustein Nexus: Bringing together policy, planning, and health
Alumnus Jason Redd talks about how these three disciplines have impacted his career as well as how they interact to improve people’s lives.
EJB Talks about Election 2020
A discussion of the current state of the election and what we may see–or expect–in the coming weeks.
The Durability of American Inequality: How Past & Present Racial Disparities Grow the Wealth Gap
Understanding the importance of past and current systematic gaps weighing on Black households and developing policy solutions.
Using Crowdsourcing Applications to Interpret and Build More Equitable Cities
Crowdsourcing tools exist to solve real problems, enabling planners to study cities by providing new and better access to spatial data,
The Future of Transporation: Big Data’s Role In Understanding the Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles will bring both powerful solutions and incredible challenges to the future of transportation.
Is Our Health Data Safe? Cybersecurity in America’s Healthcare Networks
Data security breaches arise not just from physical causes, but also digital ones, and human error are part of the issue.
Practitioner and Professor: Teaching Health Administration during COVID
In combatting COVID-19 hospitals had to change their way of operating, which afforded graduate health administration students real-world experience to appreciate the impact of their chosen field.
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Leveraging AI to enhance patient care and better healthcare systems
Haroon Ashfaq Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2025 GTM Engineer & AI Automation at Base Operations, Washington, DC Data, Technology & Social Impact Haroon’s journey into Public Informatics was driven by his interest in using data for meaningful societal...
Planning students selected for prestigious Port Authority Leadership Fellow Program
Bloustein School MCRP candidates Bobby Johnson and Julia Kohn have been selected for the Port Authority Leadership Fellow Program. Over 200 master's candidates apply to the program each year, with only a few selected as finalists for the prestigious program. The...
Sherrill keeps her promise to take action against N.J.’s soaring electric rates. But is it enough?
It’s become a “tradition” of sorts in New Jersey, much to the chagrin of people who support building out the state’s clean energy infrastructure. On Tuesday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposed a record $60.7 billion plan that includes more than $1 billion in state subsidies...
Risk Analysis Celebrates Distinguished Prof. Greenberg
Michael Greenberg: Master Synthesizer of Risk, Public Health, and Public Policy by Joanna Burger & Karen W. Lowrie Michael Greenberg is an extraordinary researcher, teacher, and pioneer who has combined his broad knowledge and expertise in environmental...
School Tax Vote Sparks Affordability Debate in Montclair
Jeffrey Grayson was born and raised in Montclair. For the past 67 years, he has witnessed firsthand the changes in his community, the shift in demographics, the rise in housing prices and taxes, and an influx of new residents from New York City. According to Grayson,...