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Dr. Jocelyn Elise Crowley – Bystander Behavior and Sexual Harassment: The Case of the Fashion Industry
Dr. Crowley’s analysis revealed that while some bystander victim–alliance behavior occurred in the forms of verbal objections and a strong physical presence to thwart perpetrators, bystander facilitation of perpetrator abuse was much more common.
A Conversation with New Jersey’s Flood Experts
9/15 2023 A Conversation with New Jersey's Flood Experts click to play The New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center and the Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy’s Environmental Analysis and Communications Group hosted a discussion with...
NJSPL – After-School Programs and Students’ Academic Behavior in New Jersey: Current Situation and Future Development
NJSPL summer intern Xiao Liang (MPA-Camden ’24) found that although students’ test scores have increased across all racial/ethnic groups in the last few decades, access to equitable educational opportunities among different socioeconomic backgrounds has not led to improvement in overall educational outcomes.
Prof. Emeritus Bob Lake: From Professional Geography to Public Geography, from Representational Certainty to Not Knowing the Answer
Professor Emeritus Robert Lake explores Rorty’s posthumously published work on Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism and the shift form professional geography to public geography in his latest article published in The Professional Geographer.
E-scooters are girl-coded? Rutgers researchers examine gender differences in cycling, micromobility
Researchers from The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy recently published a study analyzing the behaviors of individuals riding bicycles and e-scooters in Asbury Park. The study was authored by Hannah Younes, a post-doctoral research...
Rutgers Fall Career & Internship Mega Fair: Sept. 19-22, 2023
Join us in person at our 4-day Career & Internship Mega Fair! Over 100+ employers (different employers each day) will be available to network with candidates to discuss full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities from various fields.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023: Master of Health Administration Virtual Information Session
The New Jersey State Policy Lab Announces Ten New Research Projects
The NJSPL issued a call for proposals in the early summer, and received 28 proposals, including ones from all three Rutgers University campuses and four other universities in New Jersey. Ten projects were chosen that cover a wide array of policy issues, and employ varying research methodologies to evaluate very real problems that innovative policy solutions can address.
Rising unemployment doesn’t hit all parts of the labor force equally
After hovering near five-decade lows of around 3.5% for most of 2023, the unemployment rate ticked up 0.3 percentage point in August to 3.8%, according to the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report. On its own, that rise in unemployment isn’t...
It’s Time to Reclaim the Promise of Economic Rights in the U.S.
Remember Bernie Sanders? Given the likely upcoming clash of Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race, it might be easy to forget all that the democratic socialist senator has stood for. But Sanders is still around and the ranks of his allies in the...
Spotlight: Soumitra Bhuyan
This past year, Professor Soumitra Bhuyan was a visiting professor at Princeton University’s Center for Health and Wellbeing at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. In the following interview, he discusses his work on chronic disease management, health information systems, and his overarching goal of improving population health.
Surface Transportation News: Reducing car travel, Maryland express lanes, and more
Is Reducing Car Travel a Wise Policy for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals? California is one of a handful of states that have set targets for reducing the amount of driving, as measured by vehicle miles of travel (VMT). An Aug. 18 Streetsblog article headline...
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Undergraduate New Student Information Session for Fall 2024 Majors
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesIn-Person Session August 27th The Bloustein School is hosting the annual undergraduate student orientation for new majors on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Newly enrolled direct-admit students in Planning and Public Policy, […]
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