Nashia is a dual MPP/MCRP candidate and is passionate about expanding opportunities for underserved communities through the implementation of new social safety net programs.
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Alumna Susana Gonzalez, AICP, MCRP ’18, highlighted by Congress for New Urbanism
Susana is as an accomplished professional with a rich background in architecture, urban planning, and community development, consistently making significant contributions to the field and striving to create sustainable and thriving urban environments.
Bloustein’s graduate program in urban planning remains the #3 planning program in the US
The 2023 edition of the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs has ranked the Bloustein School’s Program in Urban Planning and Policy Development 3rd among the Top 25 graduate urban planning programs. This was the same as our previous ranking.
NJSPL – Fifteen-Minute Neighborhoods in New Jersey
Over the past several months, researchers from the Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) have been leading a graduate planning studio examining how the 15-minute neighborhoods planning model can be applied throughout New Jersey by developing three case studies in Bridgeton, Cherry Hill Township, and Newark.
EJB Talks New Faculty Spotlight: From SARS to HIV – Inspiring a Career in Public Health
Assistant Professor Yen-Tyng Chen talks about how the SARS outbreak personally impacted her interest in public health, and shares how her experiences during her Ph.D. studies inspired her personal and intellectual interests in how race and built environments have huge impacts on health disparities.
Research by Restrepo-Mieth – Learning from Mistakes: Reflective Planning, Simple Junctures, and Institutional Change
Dr. Andrea Restrepo-Mieth builds a framework for analyzing how planners go from reflecting on a problem and identifying its institutional origins to devising solutions based on experience, knowledge, or innovation.
Research – Lake on “Value Magic”
The urban process encompasses vast structures and practices engaged in creating, extracting, and accumulating value in and from the urban landscape. But what is value and how does it attain its coercive power over urban life? Professor Emeritus Bob Lake explores these questions in his latest work.
Rithikha Rajamohan MCRP ’23 debuts film “Sympoiesis” at the New Jersey Film Festival 1/28/23
MCRP candidate Rithikha Rajamohan created a film for an Experimental Filmmaking course that was chosen to screen at the 41st New Jersey Film Festival. She reflects on the inspiration for the film and how it ties in to her work in Urban Planning.
Studio – Development Prospectus for the Heights, Jersey City
The studio team, led by Professor Barbara Faga, was asked by the Central Avenue Special Improvement District (SID) to help advance the redevelopment of the project site on Block 2901 in Jersey City, NJ.
Studio – Planning for Global Population Ageing
Examining the longevity patterns in an economy can offset the effects of aging. Yet, if the increased lifespan isn’t healthy and productive, longevity gains will not be beneficial. Without focusing on healthy living, aging will lead to an increase in ailments and disabilities in the older population. This studio report identifies crucial links to planning for longevity and healthy aging.
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Virtual Career Drop-ins
VirtualStop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning September 9th through December 16th between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]
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 […]
Ph.D. Colloquium: Writing, Fast and Slow
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Professor Michael Smart
Bildner Center: One Year after October 7: A Conversation with Miriam Herschlag
VirtualThe Ruth and Alvin Rockoff Annual Lecture Join a discussion between Miriam Herschlag, opinion and blogs editor for The Times of Israel, and Nancy Sinkoff, the Bildner Center’s academic director, […]
Career Services: Fall Networking Event
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesJoin Bloustein alumni from urban planning, public policy, informatics, and health administration for a workshop on networking best practices, followed by open networking with Bloustein alumni, undergraduate and graduate students. […]