Dean Stuart Shapiro talks to alumnus Barkha Patel, MCRP ’15 this week on EJB Talks. She reflects on how the planning school fundamentals and communication skills she learned still form the basis for her work, and concludes with encouraging emerging planners to adopt an action-oriented mindset by becoming a person who figures things out and gets things done, even when they feel out of their depth.
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EJB Talks: Uncovering Inequality Through Design
Assistant Professor Carmelo Ignaccolo explains how, in both his research and teaching, he has focused on how design has had the power to shape inequality over time, showing how decisions such as highway placement or waterfront redevelopment leave long-lasting impacts on communities.
EJB Talks with Professors Joel Cantor and Kathe Newman
Professors Joel Cantor and Kathe Newman are part of a new Rutgers initiative, the Housing and Health Equity Cluster, which aims to address health equity issues through interdisciplinary collaboration across university departments.
EJB Talks–Exploring the Intersection of Architecture, Urban Design, and Technology in Urban Planning with Professor Juan Ayala
Juan Ayala talks about the distinctions between architecture and urban design, emphasizing the historical separation of individual building design and broader urban landscape planning. He also highlights the crucial role of urban designers as bridges between architects and planners.
Tony Nelessen received ULI Academic Leadership Excellence Award
One of the nation’s most respected urban visionaries, Tony has more than 50 years of professional experience as a professor, author and practitioner in the fields of visioning, planning, and urban design.
Homecoming 2021: Shawn Tucker applies football, urban planning skills to his career in college athletics
A four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver, Shawn was a double major in geography and labor studies, and after graduation returned to the Bloustein School to earn a Master of City and Regional Planning.
Building community: How urban planning, design impact cities
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy hosted a special series of panel discussion talks this Wednesday with several professionals and professors within spatial planning and urban design. The panel discussion, called "Designing Value — The Impact...
EJB alum Jeremy Nemeth: Millennials playing a role in the revamping of cities, spaces
EJB alum Dr. Jeremy Németh, Ph.D. '07, associate professor and chair of the planning and design department at the University of Colorado, Denver, is quoted in an NPR story discussing the renaissance of old train stations in Denver. He notes that millennials are...
Bloustein School seeking applications for two tenure-track faculty
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking to fill a full-time tenure-track faculty position in urban design and urban planning (urban design, sustainable design, sustainable development and...