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Organic waste management in New Jersey: Reducing food waste and improving food equity
New Jersey has recently passed several pieces of legislation to both reduce organic waste and improve anti-hunger programs.
PhD alums Lowe, Solitare to lead TSU’s new Center of Excellence for Housing and Community Development Research
The new center will advance transdisciplinary academic and empirical research and debate on affordable housing and community development policy.
Which sector is leading New Jersey’s pandemic recovery?
For the past ten months, New Jersey’s employment numbers have been growing steadily.
Bloustein inducts eight into 2021 Pi Alpha Alpha honor society
Admission into the society is an extraordinary accomplishment in recognition of a student’s years of educational attainment and service.
Equity in government budgeting
In this project, the New Jersey Policy Lab is looking at how city and state governments in the United States are using their budgets to advance equity for all residents.
New Heldrich brief: Postsecondary fall enrollment net migration trends remain unchanged during COVID-19
Newly released preliminary data from the National Center for Education Statistics provides a preview of how the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected the national enrollment and net migration patterns of high school students attending college full time for the first...
Final Port Authority Centennial Symposium to be held December 7
This event will bring together public, private, non-profit sector leaders and academics to consider the issues and opportunities that will shape the future of the New Jersey-New York metropolitan region.
Bloustein team reaches semi-finals of Penn State MHA Case Competition
More than 40 teams from 19 universities competed in the four-day event, which was hosted by Penn State and sponsored by Geisinger.
Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: Public Informatics for a Better Future: Textual Analytics with R and Social Media Data
November 12, 2021 Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein — Public Informatics for a Better Future: Textual Analytics with R and Social Media Data click to play In this virtual workshop, Dr. Jim Samuel, Executive Director of the Bloustein School’s Master of Public...