Announcements - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Climate Science Meets Music: Listen to the Greenland Ice Sheet Melting, Feb.18

February 14, 2014

On February 18, 2014 Marco Tedesco, City College of New York and Jonathan Perl, Sonic Arts Center, City College will discuss their collaborative approach to climate research and music in a lecture, “Climate Science Meets Music: Listen to the Greenland Ice Sheet...

Annual Bike/Walk Summit to be held at Bloustein School, Feb.8

January 30, 2014

The Fifth Annual NJ Bike & Walk Summit, presented by the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition (NJBWC), will be held at the Bloustein School’s Special Events Forum, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 8:00 a.m. –...

Bloustein School to host sixth annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference, March 10

January 29, 2014

On Monday, March 10, 2014, the Bloustein School will host the sixth annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference. The event honors the memory of the late Professor Donald Krueckeberg, who passed away in 2006. Dr. Krueckeberg is remembered as “the bow-tied, bearded,...

Anthony Townsend to discuss smart cities at Bloustein School’s Catlin lecture, April 10

January 27, 2014

Dr. Anthony Townsend RC ’96 (Urban Studies), research director for the Technology Horizons Program at the Institute for the Future and senior research fellow at New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management will present the Bloustein...

Does regulation kill jobs? New book seeks to answer this question

January 15, 2014

The relationship between regulations and jobs took center stage in the 2012 Presidential election when Republican candidate Governor Mitt Romney argued that the Obama Administration had stifled job growth with too many regulations. President Obama rebutted these...

Findings of New Jersey Bankers Association’s 2014 Economic Survey to be presented Jan. 17

January 10, 2014

An analysis of the New Jersey Bankers Association’s 2014 Economic Survey, conducted by the Bloustein Center for Survey Research, will be presented on Friday, January 17, 9-11 a.m. at the Special Events Forum, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick,...

New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance releases policy gap analysis report

December 23, 2013

The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, formed in response to a diverse group of stakeholders to focus on climate change preparedness in New Jersey in key impacted sectors (public health; watersheds, rivers and coastal communities; built infrastructure;...

Bloustein School’s home named one of America’s most exciting small cities

December 20, 2013

Culture. Art. Education. Dining. Nightlife. Shopping. And so much more. New Brunswick, NJ—home to Rutgers University and dubbed “the Healthcare City” as the home to several of the state’s most prestigious medical facilities—was recently named number No. 5 on Movato...

Remembering Mandela and his link to Rutgers—remarks by Meredeth Turshen

December 11, 2013

Following the death of Nelson Mandela, Bloustein School professor Meredeth Turshen, D.Phil., spoke on his legacy and his link to the school at a Bloustein Faculty Council meeting. Her remarks are included here. *********** As we mourn the passing—and celebrate the...

Real estate market trends, future expectations to be discussed at Real Estate Development and Economic Summit, Dec. 13

December 4, 2013

News, trends in commercial real estate development, regional cooperation, infrastructure construction, best-practices in commercial real estate investment and pricing, finance and debt, economics and land policy, sustainable development, and occupational strategies...