by Cecille de Laurentis MPP/MCRP ’20 and Karyn Olsen, Director of Communications On October 24, 2018, the Bloustein School hosted the annual Governor J. Florio Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Public Policy Lecture, “Making informed choices for the public good: Advancing civil dialogue on gun policy,” with special guests former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the victim of […]
The Bloustein School has launched a new big data master’s program and is recruiting its first class of students to start in fall 2019. The Master of Public Informatics program (MPI) will provide the vehicle for educating students in the competencies needed in the field of big data: context, statistics, programming, data management, data analytics, […]
algorithms, applications, big data, computational, computers, context, data analytics, data management, ideas, informatics, information science, innovation, processes, programming, public informatics, scientific methods, spatial analysis, statistics, systems, visualization
by Cecille de Laurentis MPP/MCRP ’20 For the last several years, the Women’s Leadership Coalition and Bloustein Graduate Student Association has held an Election Night Watch party. All graduate students are encouraged to not just get out and vote, but to gather in the student lounge with fellow students to watch and discuss as the returns roll in. Supported […]
by Cecille de Laurentis MPP/MCRP ’20 A panel of experts hosted by the Bloustein School, the Rutgers School of Social Work, and AARP on “Building Healthy Communities for All Ages in New Jersey” addressed the projected increase in population for older age groups nationwide and what this means for planning and policymaking in New Jersey. […]
accessibility, aging, communities, connectivity, elderly, health, livable, social, transportation
Work on The Fourth Regional Plan began by talking with and listening to people from across the region. What the Regional Plan Association heard was that people loved where they live, but they had serious concerns. Housing was too expensive. Commutes were long and unreliable. The destruction brought by Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy underscored […]
