A team of graduate public policy students from the Bloustein School recently competed in the regional finals of the 5th annual Hult Prize in Boston on March 7-8, 2014. The world’s largest student competition and start-up platform for social good, the competition...
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EJB to host 2014 NCADD Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk,” March 25
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...
Rutgers Future Healthcare Administrators to present “A Day in the Life of an Administrator,” March 27
The Bloustein School’s public health major (832, 832D) prepares students for graduate education in public health and the health professions, and for entry-level positions in a broad spectrum of private and public health organizations. Students enrolled in the public...
Annual Bike/Walk Summit to be held at Bloustein School, Feb.8
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. –...
New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance releases policy gap analysis report
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;...
Competitive grants available from Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that competitive grants are now available from the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program. The program, funded by the Hurricane Sandy disaster relief appropriation, is administered by the National...
Rutgers Center for Green Building awarded $687K HUD Healthy Homes Technical Studies grant
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...
Sustainable Raritan River Initiative presents outstanding achievement awards
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...
Rutgers Hosts Statewide Conference on Climate Change Preparedness in NJ
On May 22, a diverse group of public and private New Jersey leaders gathered at Rutgers University to engage in a dialogue about enhancing capacity in the Garden State to better plan for and adapt to a changing climate. Organized by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation...
Bloustein School graduates 275 undergraduates, 104 masters and 4 Ph.D.s in 2013 convocation ceremonies
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...