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SUMMARY:Rutgers Democracy Lab's Summer Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend Rutgers Democracy Lab‘s Democracy Summer Research Symposium\, featuring poster presentations from Rutgers doctoral students\, a faculty panel on civically-engaged research\, and workshops for PhD students. \nLina Moe is a PhD Candidate in Urban Planning and Public Policy at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers–New Brunswick. Her research focuses on the governance of emerging technologies and infrastructure siting\, with particular attention to how communities exercise democratic power over large-scale energy and data center development. She has produced policy analysis for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on community benefits frameworks and has studied the spatial distribution of data centers relative to overburdened communities as part of her research at the Center for Urban Policy Research. Her work has been published in Energy Policy and Environmental Research: Energy. \nWho Decides Where AI Lives? Community Power and the Democratic Politics of Data Center Siting in New Jersey\nAI is a white-hot topic of growing confusion\, concern\, and resistance. The large data centers undergirding generative AI are among the fastest-growing categories of infrastructure being sited in American communities. Like much large-scale infrastructure\, they concentrate costs locally while benefits flow to distant shareholders and global users. AI may live in the cloud\, but AI infrastructure consumes land\, electricity\, and water\, produces noise and raises utility prices. I will be studying a hyperscale facility in Vineland\, NJ designed to reach 300 MW\, which is nearly double the entire municipality’s total electricity consumption. This project focuses on AI’s physical footprint. I will investigate: how does the proliferation of the physical infrastructure of AI affect democratic governance in the communities where AI physically lives? \n​Agenda Summary\n​1:00 PM -2:00 PM: Poster Presentations — 25 doctoral projects funded by the RDL\, focused on deliberative dialogue\, AI and democracy\, democratic innovation\, or other democracy-related topics. More information about projects here. \n​2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Faculty Panel on Civically-Engaged Research — featuring perspectives from faculty and community partners conducting research in social sciences\, STEM\, health\, and communication. \n​3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: PhD Student Workshops on Civically-Engaged Research — open to all Rutgers PhD students interested in conducting civically-engaged research. Workshops in breakout groups will focus on ethics\, funding\, partnerships\, hiring\, and more.
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-democracy-labs-summer-research-symposium/
LOCATION:Cook Campus Center\, 59 Biel Road\, New Brunswick\, 08901
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SUMMARY:2026 Policy Collaboratory
DESCRIPTION:The New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University and SPIA in NJ at Princeton University are delighted to be hosting the third annual Policy Collaboratory at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development on Wednesday\, March 25th from 12pm-5pm. This collaborative event\, sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab\, will welcome graduate students interested in education policy in New Jersey to work together and brainstorm various solutions to address access to higher education in the Garden State. \nIn consultation with academic experts from a variety of disciplines as well as advocates\, policymakers\, elected officials\, and people with lived experience\, students will work together in mixed teams to develop creative and original solutions to this policy problem. The conference will begin with a keynote presentation by Robert Kim\, Esq.\, Executive Director of the Education Law Center. Students will have the opportunity to explore six themes related to higher education access: \n\nAffordability and financial aid\nBasic needs support\nCoursework and curricular pathways\nGuidance and wraparound student supports\nMetrics and accountability\nTransfer pathways\n\nThis half-day event will include complimentary lunch as well as an optional networking cocktail hour after the conference concludes. Students are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop\, tablet\, or other writing materials for the development of presentations in the second half of the conference. \nRegistration is both free and required in order to attend.
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/2026-policy-collaboratory/
LOCATION:Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Student Workshop: Talking Across Difference
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, Eagleton Director Dr. Elizabeth Matto will be joined by Bloustein School Dean Stuart Shapiro in a discussion about American politics today\, why it matters\, and how you can get involved. Advanced registration is required\, and dinner will be served — so reserve your spot today!\nOpen to current Rutgers students. Participants must register in advance. Dinner will be served. \nThis Talking Across Difference conversation will be moderated by Rutgers faculty and is co-sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab\, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Department. \nRegistration Required.
URL:https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/student-workshop-talking-across-difference/
LOCATION:Eagleton Institute of Politics\, 191 Ryders Lane\, New Brunswick\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Seminar,Student Organization
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