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Bill and Melinda Gates Divorce Highlights Rise of Older-Age Splits
Before Covid, empty-nesters or new retirees had other activities to distract them from an unfulfilling relationship, says Susan Brown, a professor of sociology at Bowling Green State University who studies marriages and divorce. “The pandemic made them think...
NJ Transit launches public-private partnership to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites
On March 10 NJ TRANSIT announced its VAXRIDE Initiative to support New Jerseyans in their efforts to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
New Brunswick, NJ: Redevelopment of Labor Center Way
Debit Banerjee Planning and Design II (Master's), Spring 2021 View Portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala
Diversity, equity and inclusion in the academy and in the country
Higher education, like all society, is at a crossroads with the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion but is philosophically is ahead of its time.
Kathe Newman elected to the board of Urban Affairs Association
Her research explores urban change, what it is, why it happens, and what it means and has explored gentrification, foreclosure, urban redevelopment, food security, community economic development and community participation.
How this 100-year-old agency shaped and at times disgraced the region
Great infrastructure projects — bridges and tunnels, airports, the PATH and the nation’s first container port — characterized that empire that unified the bi-state economy, but it wasn’t without political strife. “The Port Authority has been a factor in bringing the...
Russ Molloy, J.D. appointed Bloustein School Senior Policy Fellow
In this new role with the school’s Master of Health Administration program, he will advise the school on course curriculum, health policy, as well as teach.
Voter suppression by another name
In a study published by New Jersey Policy Perspective, Rutgers Professor Julia Sass Rubin analyzed New Jersey’s 2020 primaries. She concluded that “structuring ballots around the county line impact election outcomes by steering voters toward specific candidates. The...
Manville, NJ: Design in Practice
Justin Alexander Advanced Graphical Communication for Planners, Spring 2021 View portfolio 1 View portfolio 2 Instructor: Juan Ayala
Cultural influence on the shaping of health and behaviors
A discussion on the importance of recognizing and training the medical community regarding cultural competency, not only to shed light on how cultural influences affect health but also to help eliminate health disparities.
Black cyclists bear the brunt of traffic enforcement, N.J. expert says following Perth Amboy controversy
The viral video of Perth Amboy police officers confiscating bikes from a group of mostly Black and Hispanic teens and putting one of them in handcuffs this week renewed debate over the role police officers should play in enforcing low-level offenses like bicycle...
Rutgers awarded $1M by NJ Secretary of Higher Education to establish State Policy Lab
The New Jersey Policy Lab, housed in Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and managed in conjunction with the Rutgers-Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration, will include expertise from a network of scholars, community members...
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Bloustein Honors Research Program Oral Thesis Defense
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe members of the 2023-24 Bloustein Honors Research Program cohort will be presenting their individual research projects in two formats.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health Commencement 2024
SHI StadiumJoin us for the 258th Anniversary Commencement at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at SHI Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. President Jonathan Holloway will preside over […]
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