public health

Bloustein, Together North Jersey to host “Health in All Policies” workshop March 18

February 22, 2013

*** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 7.0 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS (AICP) CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE CREDITS*** REGISTER NOW “Health in All Policies (HIAP),” an approach to policy development that builds consideration of public health impacts into...

Bloustein School to host fifth annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference, Feb.28

February 21, 2013

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will host the fifth annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference on Thursday, February 28, 2013 in the Special Events Forum, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. Registration begins at...

Together North Jersey to hold final presentation of design concept for Asbury Park/Bradley Beach/Neptune corridor

February 19, 2013

“Connecting Community Corridors,” a joint effort of Together North Jersey, Monmouth County, the city of Asbury Park, Borough of Bradley Beach, Neptune Township and Interfaith Neighbors to initiate constructive dialogue among residents and stakeholders in the...

Pucher discusses “cycling for everyone” before overflow crowd at UNC Chapel Hill

February 13, 2013

This semester John Pucher is a visiting professor at UNC Chapel Hill’s Department of City & Regional Planning. He recently gave an enthusiastic and passionate talk “Promoting Cycling and Walking for Sustainable and Healthy Cities: Lessons from Europe and North...

Fourth annual Bike and Walk Summit to be held at Bloustein School, February 23

February 11, 2013

The Fourth Annual Bike & Walk Summit, “Sharing Responsibility,” presented by the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition (NJBWC) in collaboration with the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, will be held Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 8:00 am...

Bloustein studio to assist planning Sea Bright’s future

February 7, 2013

The small community of Sea Bright, NJ — along with many other communities throughout the Northeast United States — was devastated by Sandy. This spring Bloustein lecturers Carlos Rodrigues and Michael Yaffe will lead a graduate planning studio centered around Sea...

Bloustein team advances to regional finals of 4th annual Hult Prize

February 5, 2013

The Hult Prize recently announced that Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy has advanced to the regional finals of the 4th Annual Hult Prize. The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student competition and crowdsourcing platform...

Race relations, violence in the Congo to be topic of annual Catlin Memorial Lecture, April 3

February 5, 2013

**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 1.5 AICP CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE CREDITS*** Bloustein School professor Meredeth Turshen, whose research interests include women’s health and armed conflict, will present the school’s annual Robert A. Catlin Memorial Lecture on...

“City Cycling” featured in UK Parliament session

January 24, 2013

“City Cycling,” John Pucher’s recently released book (co-edited with Ralph Buehler) was featured in a British Parliament’s House of Commons session on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The session titled “Get Britain Cycling,” helped support an official motion of that...

EJB, Middlesex Water event to address environmental quality, impacts on economy at Jan.29 event

January 23, 2013

Experts from the NJ State Legislature, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Bloustein School will be among the distinguished...