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Research: No Place for Ethics
The concept of natural law, which consists of reason and human nature as norms for human behavior, combines ethics and law in a manner that does not confuse ethics with law or law with ethics but sees the two in complementary roles.
With ‘shoe drop’ protests, parents preemptively oppose a school vaccination mandate
The shoe campaign was dismissed on legal and ethical grounds by Prof. T. Patrick Hill of Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, where he teaches public health law and ethics. Hill said there was more than a century of legal precedent...
On the eviction moratorium, the Supreme Court turns the law on its head | Opinion
When the U.S. Supreme Court, on Aug. 26, ruled against President Biden’s extension of the moratorium on evictions, it sacrificed the safety and quite possibly the lives of hundreds of Americans to a legal ideology known as legal positivism or the...
Solomon proposes Jersey City ethics reforms to avoid being ‘a punchline because of corruption’
T. Patrick Hill, Ph.D., an associate professor at The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, vocalized support for the changes suggested by Solomon. “Corruption in government, at any level, breeds a corrosive, self-defeating...
Govenor Murphy, now is the time for vaccine passports | Editorial
At this point, what we should be most concerned about isn’t the unvaccinated who can’t get into a Justin Bieber concert. It’s the kids age 11 and under who aren’t yet eligible for a shot, the immunocompromised people for whom it may not always work, and the fact...
Bloustein adjunct faculty member donates convalescent plasma after COVID-19
Like many who had COVID-19, the experience is not one David Brook would like to repeat. But, the 66-year-old knows he is fortunate. With the U.S. mortality toll now past 160,000 and climbing, he considers himself a survivor. To help...
Dying is a moral event, professor says. And N.J.'s law has finally caught up with morality.
New Jersey’s Medical-Aid-in-Dying legislation authorizes physicians to issue a prescription to end the lives of their patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, are expected to die within six months, and have requested their physicians to help them do so.
Dying is a moral event, professor says. And N.J.’s law has finally caught up with morality.
New Jersey’s Medical-Aid-in-Dying legislation authorizes physicians to issue a prescription to end the lives of their patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, are expected to die within six months, and have requested their physicians to help them do so.
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Bloustein Librarian Open Office Hours
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHave a research or library question you need assistance with? Visit Open Office Hours with Bloustein Librarian Julia Maxwell. Every Monday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Can't […]
Pre-Election Conversation with Bloustein Dean Stuart Shapiro
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPlease join us for a discussion about the upcoming federal election. Bloustein School Dean Stuart Shapiro will attempt to answer questions you might have about the election and the U.S. […]
Public Transit and Accessibility: Inclusivity and Personal Empowerment Through Travel Training
VirtualNJTIP @ Rutgers teaches persons with disabilities and older adults how to safely and independently use public transportation to access where they need and want to go. Join us for […]
Ph.D. Colloquium: Data Management for Better Workflow
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Professor Ruth Winecoff