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

EJB to host 2014 NCADD Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk,” March 25

March 14, 2014

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will co-sponsor the 2014 NCADD Legislative Event Annual Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk” on...

New “road diet” study by Voorhees Transportation Center could create a safer Livingston Avenue

March 13, 2014

A new research study from the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, “Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet for Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey,” found that by including turning lanes and bike lanes will not only create safer streets for...

Rutgers study seeks public input on post-Sandy rebuilding efforts

March 7, 2014

The Edward J. Bloustein of Planning and Public Policyat Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is conducting an online survey of visual preferences regarding rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy. The purpose of the survey is to gather information about the...

Register Today: Is There a STEM Worker Shortage? March 12 in Washington, DC

February 28, 2014

Are more graduates and guestworkers needed? The ongoing debate about these issues, and congressional high-skill immigration proposals, will be discussed at the National Academies by some of the key researchers and policy analysts examining these issues. As Congress...

Planning student earns supply chain management award

February 27, 2014

The New Jersey Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP-NJ) recently announced Randy Fixman MCRP ’14 as the recipient of the organization’s 2013 Bronze Scholarship for his capstone report on integrating multimodal freight centers into...

Bloustein sustainability researcher sees challenges for energy management systems

January 31, 2014

Jennifer Senick, executive director of the Rutgers University Center for Green Building at the Bloustein School, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2014 Leader in the Light Working Forum in San Francisco. Senick was asked to comment on the trends...

Salzman to discuss U.S. STEM college majors as part of Science journal live chat, Thursday, Jan. 16

January 15, 2014

Dr. Hal Salzman, Bloustein School professor and senior faculty fellow at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, will participate in a live chat discussion hosted by Science journal on Thursday, January 16 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. The discussion, “The...

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,...

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...

Bloustein alumnus Manz to participate in TEDxBroadStreet event, Nov. 2

October 31, 2013

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Bloustein alumnus Emily Manz MCRP ’13, who lives in the Ironbound section and works as an Associate of Real Estate and Business Attraction at Brick City Development Corporation, will participate in the TEDxBroadStreet “Reach. Rise....