Honors and Awards - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Bloustein Dean Hughes to participate in Veteran’s Day ceremonies, Nov. 8

November 6, 2013

Rutgers University’s Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services will honor Veterans Day with a wreath laying ceremony, celebration, guest speakers, and a barbecue on Friday, November 8. Bloustein School Dean James Hughes will be the guest speaker at the 11...

Bloustein students awarded APTF scholarships

August 28, 2013

The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) recently announced that Bloustein School Masters in City and Regional Planning (MCRP) students Alexander Anhwere-James and Sean Varsolona are the recipients of 2013 APTF Scholarships. All member organizations of the...

Rutgers Center for Green Building awarded $687K HUD Healthy Homes Technical Studies grant

August 27, 2013

Clinton J. Andrews, Bloustein School professor of urban planning and director of the school’s Rutgers Center for Green Building, is the principal investigator of a new project, “Cost-Effective Detection of Multi-Family Housing-Related Health and Safety Hazards,” that...

Rutgers Researchers Awarded Research Grant from the New Jersey Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism

July 30, 2013

Dr. Deva Deka, Assistant Director of Research and Senior Research Specialist Andrea Lubin of the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC), along with Cecilia Feeley of Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) have...

Student project proposal seeks to reconnect Newark’s Ironbound to its port

July 9, 2013

Earlier this year, Bloustein MCRP students Michael Lawson, Aimee Jefferson, and Pritpal Bamhrah participated in the AECOM Urban Frontiers International Design Competition, which sought integrated design, planning, environmental restoration and engineering responses...

Sustainable Raritan River Initiative presents outstanding achievement awards

June 27, 2013

The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University recently announced the recipients of the annual outstanding achievement awards at the fifth annual Sustainable Raritan River...

Bloustein School, Louis Berger Group announce 2013-14 Fellows

May 29, 2013

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (Louis Berger) have announced the selection of the Louis Berger Graduate Fellows for the 2013-14 academic year. The new...

Rutgers’ Heldrich Center for Workforce Development wins national policy impact award

May 28, 2013

The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) has presented its 2013 National Policy Impact Award to the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, for its groundbreaking Work Trends survey series exploring the devastating...

Bloustein School graduates 275 undergraduates, 104 masters and 4 Ph.D.s in 2013 convocation ceremonies

May 23, 2013

UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION As part of Rutgers University’s 247th anniversary commencement ceremonies, the Bloustein School held its first-ever undergraduate convocation ceremony for public health and planning & public policy majors on Thursday, May 16. In its...

Rose Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2012, 2013 announced

May 22, 2013

The Bloustein School is pleased to announce the Jerome Rose Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2012 and 2013. The Rose Awards are presented annually to a full-time faculty member, an adjunct faculty member, and a teaching assistant who are committed to quality...