Andrew Zitcer talks about his personal and intellectual journey as a Ph.D. student, as well as his continued research on cooperative ventures.
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Political wrap-up: The 3 -tions: Inflation, Abortion, and the Election
Wrapping up with three hot topics in national politics, the important races of the 2022 midterm elections, and what inflation and abortion could mean for the election.
Educating and Enhancing Transportation Officials: The National Transit Institute
Billy Terry of the National Transit Institute joins Stuart Shapiro on EJB Talks to discuss NTI’s mission to educate the administrative workforce within the multitudes of transit agencies across the nation.
Bloustein Local Government Research Center: Serving New Jersey and its Communities
A discussion of the current critical work the center is doing, includig impact of the digital economy on tax policy, the increasing risk of cybersecurity threats, and the consolidation of the multitudes of municipalities.
Center For Green Building: Promoting Healthy Buildings and Healthy Communities
A discussion of many aspects of green buildings from the design of the physical space to all of the components of its total operation, including how public policy could work in favor of more green and better building practices.
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Addressing the State’s Needs Effectively, Innovatively, and Equitably
Elizabeth Cooner, Executive Director of the New Jersey State Policy Lab talks about the Lab’s mission of conducting rigorous evidence-based research to help inform New Jersey’s policymakers on solutions to important policy questions that are effective, innovative, and always have a focus on equity.
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Putin’s Path to War
Bloustein doctoral candidate and Russian native Sergei Kostiaev discusses his previous academic research and study, what led to his study of Russian lobbying in the U.S., and a firsthand account of how life in Russia changed under Putin. (transcript now available)
The War in Ukraine: A Ukranian Family Member’s Perspective
In this timely, special edition of EJB Talks, Stuart Shapiro speaks with two members of the Bloustein community who are personally touched by the war– undergraduate public health major Solomiya Mykolyk, and public policy professor Andrea Hetling.
Building Better Communities: Bloustein’s Environmental Analysis and Communications Group
Jeanne Herb gives the history of EAC and an overview of its vision of community-based environmental planning, its connection to health and equity, and their growing focus on the intersection of environment and people in both the natural and built environments.
The Voorhees Transportation Center: A Leader in Transportation Research, Education and Training
VTC’s core strengths relate to transportation in the built environment and its work in transit-oriented development, pedestrian and bicycle mobility and safety, healthy community design, smart growth, and transportation and social equity.