Professor Richard Tomlinson, chair of Urban Planning in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, will present a discussion on Monday, April 29, “The Prescriptive Character of Best Practice Knowledge Products: A ‘Slum’...
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New analysis finds no shortage of STEM workers in the United States
In a new paper written by Hal Salzman of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Daniel Kuehn of American University and B. Lindsay Lowell of Georgetown University for the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the authors find little evidence to support...
EPI online news conference on guestworkers and STEM jobs with Salzman, April 24
Hal Salzman of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Daniel Kuehn of American University and B. Lindsay Lowell of Georgetown University will discuss their new Economic Policy Institute paper, Guestworkers in the high-skill U.S. labor market: An...
Rutgers Day 2013: Bloustein teaching kids to “Be Prepared!”
This Saturday, April 27 is Rutgers Day and we encourage you to bring your families to the Bloustein School tent along the Voorhees Mall on College Ave. Rutgers Day runs from 10am-4pm and there are many fun activities on the College Ave. campus including visiting the...
Spring R/ECON forecast: New Jersey’s recovery still trails nation’s
While New Jersey is on pace to add 48,600 nonagricultural jobs in 2013, that figure is 0.1 percent lower than last year’s total (49,100) and helps to explain while the state’s recovery rate is slower than the nation’s. “Although our economy has improved the past two...
Mapping cigarette butts… a project by Bloustein Community Mapping class
Bloustein lecturer Dr. Wansoo Im and his Community Mapping class recently organized an event to map cigarette butts on the College Ave Campus. The mission was to determine if there was a correlation between the availability and condition of cigarette receptacles to...
Shapiro on federal regulatory policy on RegBlog
On the left, the Obama Administration is criticized for catering to big business and holding up key environmental policies. On the right, they are criticized for issuing a torrent of regulations and stifling economic growth. Both can’t be true. In a blog post today...
PANJAAPOR chapter presents successful inaugural panel addressing survey research during natural disasters
The Pennsylvania and New Jersey Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research(PANJAAPOR), a professional affiliation of survey and public opinion researchers from the academic, public interest, and private sectors, held its inaugural meeting...
Together North Jersey workshop to gather input on communities along Inner M&E Corridor, Newark and the Oranges, April 15
The second public workshop for the “Inner M&E Strategic Corridor Plan” will be held for residents of the City of Newark, Essex County, general public, and other interested parties on Monday, April 15 at WISOMMM Cultural Center, Sanctuary Building, 23-25 Washington...
New Rutgers report examines nation’s slow private sector employment recovery
A new Rutgers Regional Report, “Inching Our Way Back: The Nation’s Tepid Employment Recovery,” authored by James W. Hughes, dean of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Joseph J. Seneca, university professor and economist...