Rutgers administration has been asked to remove the religion-based exemption from its vaccination requirements but has declined. T. Patrick Hill, an assistant professor at the Bloustein School, says allowing a religious exemption for a public health issue is...
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Conflict, collaboration and consensus: How democracy happens
Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe reflect on the current state of democracy and why conflict is necessary, and how their work in conflict resolution fits into policy and planning.
New Heldrich brief: Postsecondary fall enrollment net migration trends remain unchanged during COVID-19
Newly released preliminary data from the National Center for Education Statistics provides a preview of how the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected the national enrollment and net migration patterns of high school students attending college full time for the first...
Final Port Authority Centennial Symposium to be held December 7
This event will bring together public, private, non-profit sector leaders and academics to consider the issues and opportunities that will shape the future of the New Jersey-New York metropolitan region.
Bloustein team reaches semi-finals of Penn State MHA Case Competition
More than 40 teams from 19 universities competed in the four-day event, which was hosted by Penn State and sponsored by Geisinger.
N.J. Senate President Sweeney lost his seat in a shocker. Will he run for governor in 4 years?
The 3rd district Senate seat will be up in two years, when all 120 spots in the Legislature will be on the ballot again. Sweeney didn’t close the door Wednesday on possibly running to regain it. Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and...
N.J. Dems are still debating what the election results mean. What does this hold for Murphy’s 2nd term?
“I think the wins in some parts of the Legislature show New Jersey is still a true-blue state,” said Weinberg, who is retiring in January. “I think the losses in other parts show there are many voters who are upset bread-and-butter issues — taxes, that kind of thing....
Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: Public Informatics for a Better Future: Textual Analytics with R and Social Media Data
November 12, 2021 Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein — Public Informatics for a Better Future: Textual Analytics with R and Social Media Data click to play In this virtual workshop, Dr. Jim Samuel, Executive Director of the Bloustein School’s Master of Public...
Research: Reviving more than rationalitiy–using cost-benefit analysis to evaluate regulations
Cost-benefit analysis became particularly contentious during the Trump administration. The administration ignored cost-benefit analysis in favor of “cost analysis” of regulation.
Planes, trains and automobiles: It’s transport day at COP26. Here’s what you need to know
The COP26 climate summit has entered its thornier, more difficult stages — when scores of countries must come to a tangible agreement on steps to tackle climate change. Today’s theme is “transportation.” Professor Robert Noland, director of the Alan M. Voorhees...