Jim Bach reflects on the profession of planning and how being trained as an integrator, along with understanding the connections between scope, schedule, and budget, allowed him to successfully work with the Port Authority and the multitudes of emotionally invested stakeholders involved in the WTC project.
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Ellen Oettinger White is recipient of WTS Greater New York Helene M. Overly/Leonard Braun Graduate Scholarship
The scholarship established in 1981 to encourage women to pursue career paths in transportation and is awarded to women pursuing graduate studies in transportation or a related field.
Improving the public good: Health administration at the Bloustein School
The Bloustein School’s rapidly growing MHA program is preparing future health administrators to improve community access to health care.
From the Garden State to Route 66
Stuart Shapiro and David Listokin discuss the significance and impact of current reverse migration trends as well as the economic impacts of historic preservation activities on Route 66.
New Jersey’s Budget Surplus
This time last year, New Jersey's fiscal reality was grim. This year, the state has an $11 BILLION surplus. NJ Spotlight News' Joanna Gagis talks with Bloustein School senior policy fellow/executive in residence and former New Jersey Office of Management and Budget...
Average NJ property tax bill now $9,111 — How your town compares
Property taxes went up by $158 for the average New Jersey homeowner last year, according to figures compiled by New Jersey 101.5. The total jump in the tax levy was the most in 10 years. The average residential property tax bill in 2020 was $9,111, an increase of...
Could this study finally help NJ cut property taxes?
State lawmakers want to hire Rutgers University researchers to study efficiency and scaling in the delivery of local government services – but first have to narrow their ambitions, which are bigger than their wallet. With an election-year eye on reducing property...
Hon. Paul Armstrong, Bloustein Senior Policy Fellow, presented NJSBA Lighthouse Award
The award honors an attorney or judge whose professional and community-based efforts serve as an inspiration to colleagues.
Women in healthcare panel focuses on leadership, networking, and empowering women
The Bloustein School and Seton Hall partnered with the Northern NJ Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association for an evening focused on women leaders in healthcare.
Nominate a Great Place in New Jersey!
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association "Great Places in New Jersey" celebrates downtowns, public spaces, streets, and neighborhoods of exemplary character, quality, and planning. These places represent the gold standard in terms of having a true...
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Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health Commencement 2024
SHI StadiumJoin us for the 258th Anniversary Commencement at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at SHI Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. President Jonathan Holloway will preside over […]
Bloustein School Convocation
Jersey Mike's Arena 83 Rockefeller Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesThe formal BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL CONVOCATION ceremony will recognize each graduate individually with pomp and circumstance. Students will cross the stage and have their names read as they are recognized. Seating is general […]
Implications of Robotics for Public Policy
VirtualThis presentation offers a systematic analysis of the emerging routes by which applications of embodied artificial intelligence—robotics—elicit public policy responses.
2024 Transit-Oriented Development Symposium
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesRegistration is now open for the 2024 TOD Symposium. This free full-day event will be held in person on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the Edward J. Bloustein School of […]
2024 New Jersey Big Data Alliance Annual Symposium: Artificial Intelligence Impacts on Society & Higher Education
Douglass Student Center 100 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA) is an alliance of leading higher education institutions, government organizations and industry members that catalyzes research and collaboration in advanced computing and data […]