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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Rural planner: Frank Popper and the Buffalo Commons
Discussing the Buffalo Commons, its history, its significance, and the current economic and environmental signs that confirm the idea that the depopulated center of the country should capitalize on its heritage as the home of the buffalo.
Bloustein Alumni Spotlight: 9-11 and the World Trade Center Redevelopment
Jim Bach reflects on the profession of planning and how being trained as an integrator, along with understanding the connections between scope, schedule, and budget, allowed him to successfully work with the Port Authority and the multitudes of emotionally invested stakeholders involved in the WTC project.
Improving the public good: Health administration at the Bloustein School
The Bloustein School’s rapidly growing MHA program is preparing future health administrators to improve community access to health care.
From the Garden State to Route 66
Stuart Shapiro and David Listokin discuss the significance and impact of current reverse migration trends as well as the economic impacts of historic preservation activities on Route 66.
We haven’t come a long way, baby: Sexual harassment in the workplace
There is a misconception that the pandemic lessened exposure to sexual harassment in remote work situations and in the service sector. Are there policy considerations that can bring more protections to vulnerable individuals?
A Tale of Two Alums: NJCC Assisting Small Businesses in the Time of COVID
This week Stuart Sharpiro talks to amazing Bloustein alums from New Jersey Community Capital, who discuss how the organization pivoted work during the pandemic to assist NJ’s small businesses and how the Garden State Relief Fund has been helping with the recovery.
NJDOL Commissioner speaks on policy, politics, and positive change post-pandemic
Career paths, New Jersey Department of Labor’s pandemic response, and how the crisis has the potential to make a positive change, increasing faith in a more competent government
The Trump aftermath and the “not normal” future of the GOP
A political check-in to talk about the current state of the Republican party and what the power struggle in the GOP means for the country.
Diversity, equity and inclusion in the academy and in the country
Higher education, like all society, is at a crossroads with the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion but is philosophically is ahead of its time.
Cultural influence on the shaping of health and behaviors
A discussion on the importance of recognizing and training the medical community regarding cultural competency, not only to shed light on how cultural influences affect health but also to help eliminate health disparities.
News
Banking giant Barclays cutting 78 jobs in Whippany after earlier layoffs
British banking giant Barclays is laying off another 78 employees in Whippany this year, public filings show, in addition to 69 employees handed the pink slip in January. The layoffs will go into effect between June 23 and July 7, according to public filings. Oksana...
McGlynn & Payne Explore the Relational Reprojection Platform
Counter-GIS Experiments in Distance Interpolation with the Relational Reprojection Platform Abstract In this paper, we discuss the cartographic genealogy and prospective uses of the Relational Reprojection Platform (RRP), an interactive tool that we built to create...
Clint Andrews–The Critical Role of University Research
The Critical Role of University Research: Funding, Challenges, and Impact This week on EJB Talks dean Stuart Shapiro and Associate Dean of Research Clint Andrews discuss the vital role federal-funded university research plays in complementing education, driving...
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...
Upcoming Events
Bloustein Honors Research Oral Thesis Defense
Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe members of the 2024-25 Bloustein Honors Research Program cohort will be presenting their individual research projects in two formats.
Listening Session with Dean Stuart Shapiro
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesBloustein School students are invited to an open forum with Bloustein School Dean Stuart Shapiro to hear your thoughts on challenges facing higher education in today's national climate.
Virtual Career Drop-ins
VirtualStop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning February 3 through April 28 between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]