New Jersey residents who were surveyed four months after Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast of the United States in October 2012 expressed strong support for government policies to reduce the likelihood of severe damage from future hurricanes, according to a...
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Rutgers launches New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative
Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein of Planning and Public Policy, in collaboration Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, has announced the launch of theNew Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), a partnership dedicated to promoting the integration of...
Sen.Cory Booker to host forum for women small business owners at EJB, April 11
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will host a forum for women small business owners on at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy on Friday, April 11 to highlight federal resources available to help entrepreneurs and to discuss solutions for common...
EJB welcomes admitted graduate students at open house
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will be hosting its annual Graduate Admitted Student Open House on Thursday, March 29, 2018. This event provides graduate students admitted to our public policy masters, urban planning masters, and doctoral...
Bloustein School, Bildner Center to host lecture detailing Jewish art and the struggle between tradition and modernity
The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will present the second Ruth Ellen Steinman and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture, “Jewish Art and the Struggle of Tradition in...
Greenberg collaborates on virtual journal issue on the economics of risk analysis
Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty Michael Greenberg, a former editor of Risk Analysis, An International Journal, and current editor Tony Cox, have collaborated on several edited books about terrorism risk analysis and more recently, the economics of risk...
EJB graduate policy students participate in Hult Prize regional competition
A team of graduate public policy students from the Bloustein School recently competed in the regional finals of the 5th annual Hult Prize in Boston on March 7-8, 2014. The world’s largest student competition and start-up platform for social good, the competition...
EJB to host 2014 NCADD Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk,” March 25
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will co-sponsor the 2014 NCADD Legislative Event Annual Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk” on...
NYC regional alumni group to host mini discussion on post-Sandy resiliency planning, April 24
The Bloustein School Alumni Association (BSAA) New York City Regional Alumni group will host the first of a new series of discussions called “PoP Topics.” PoP Topics are a series of short talks covering different areas in Planning and/or Policy (PoP) and will...
New “road diet” study by Voorhees Transportation Center could create a safer Livingston Avenue
A new research study from the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, “Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet for Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey,” found that by including turning lanes and bike lanes will not only create safer streets for...