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The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Creating just, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and healthy local, national and global communities.
We wish everyone a very happy holiday season & a happy new year! As a reminder, we are CLOSED beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and will not reopen until Monday, January 5, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. The Civic Square Building will be accessible only through authorized swipe card access.
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We wish everyone a very happy holiday season & a happy new year! As a reminder, we are CLOSED beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and will not reopen until Monday, January 5, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. The Civic Square Building will be accessible only through authorized swipe card access.
New Jersey Leadership Collective’s mission is to train #leaders who are committed to moving the communities they serve and the Garden State forward. Dash Barany (MPP '25, MSW '25), Katy Temple (MPP '26), and Awn Rizvi (MPP '24) were among this year's recipients. bloustein.rutgers.edu/meet-the-202...
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New Jersey Leadership Collective’s mission is to train #leaders who are committed to moving the communities they serve and the Garden State forward. Dash Barany (MPP '25, MSW '25), Katy Temple (MPP '26), and Awn Rizvi (MPP '24) were among this year's recipients. bloustein.rutgers.edu/meet-the-202...
In our final EJB Talks of 2025, @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social talks to Julia Rubin about why #NewJersey has long been considered one of the most #politically #corrupt states. She walks us through how this came about and also how changes have led to reform. Listen at https://bit.ly/4pJFcfO
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In our final EJB Talks of 2025, @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social talks to Julia Rubin about why #NewJersey has long been considered one of the most #politically #corrupt states. She walks us through how this came about and also how changes have led to reform. Listen at https://bit.ly/4pJFcfO
In our final EJB Talks of 2025, @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social talks to Julia Rubin about why #NewJersey has long been considered one of the most #politically #corrupt states. She walks us through how this came about and also how changes have led to reform. Listen at https://bit.ly/4pJFcfO
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In our final EJB Talks of 2025, @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social talks to Julia Rubin about why #NewJersey has long been considered one of the most #politically #corrupt states. She walks us through how this came about and also how changes have led to reform. Listen at https://bit.ly/4pJFcfO
Executive Director Soumitra Bhuyan, PhD, MPH released the Bloustein School's Health Administration programs 2024-2025 annual report. Dr. Bhuyan highlights the successful launch of the new #DHA program and high enrollments in our #MHA and #HA programs this year.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Executive Director Soumitra Bhuyan, PhD, MPH released the Bloustein School's Health Administration programs 2024-2025 annual report. Dr. Bhuyan highlights the successful launch of the new #DHA program and high enrollments in our #MHA and #HA programs this year.
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The @heldrichcenter.bsky.social Multi-State Postsecondary Outcomes Report has been updated to link college completion data with employment outcomes across Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia. Explore the report here: https://bit.ly/44zqIH1
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The @heldrichcenter.bsky.social Multi-State Postsecondary Outcomes Report has been updated to link college completion data with employment outcomes across Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia. Explore the report here: https://bit.ly/44zqIH1
A recent study by Bloustein professor Joel Cantor & Michael Yedidia @rutgerscshp.bsky.social addresses the critical link between #housing and #health, recognizing that #medicalcare is often ineffective without stable housing. Read more at Rutgers Today https://bit.ly/3MBCmuV @rutgersifh.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A recent study by Bloustein professor Joel Cantor & Michael Yedidia @rutgerscshp.bsky.social addresses the critical link between #housing and #health, recognizing that #medicalcare is often ineffective without stable housing. Read more at Rutgers Today https://bit.ly/3MBCmuV @rutgersifh.bsky.social
Join @heldrichcenter.bsky.social for the latest episode of Work Trends RU podcast featuring Beth Simone Noveck, Ph.D., Chief AI Strategist for the State of New Jersey, as she explores how technology, data, and responsible AI are reshaping government services. Listen at https://bit.ly/4q6rOCg
December 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Join @heldrichcenter.bsky.social for the latest episode of Work Trends RU podcast featuring Beth Simone Noveck, Ph.D., Chief AI Strategist for the State of New Jersey, as she explores how technology, data, and responsible AI are reshaping government services. Listen at https://bit.ly/4q6rOCg
Prof. Clinton Andrews warns NJ’s propane heating crisis could mean frozen pipes and sick kids for thousands of families. He says it highlights propane’s risks and the need to expand natural gas and electric heating. The state of emergency remains in effect, per Phil Murphy. pix11.com/news/local-n...
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Prof. Clinton Andrews warns NJ’s propane heating crisis could mean frozen pipes and sick kids for thousands of families. He says it highlights propane’s risks and the need to expand natural gas and electric heating. The state of emergency remains in effect, per Phil Murphy. pix11.com/news/local-n...
Marc Pfeiffer, Assistant Director of Bloustein Local, part of CUPR, was featured in The Daily Targum after ranking 47 in the Insider 100 Power List 2025. www.dailytargum.com/article/blou...
Bloustein leader ranks on list for local political influence
Marc Pfeiffer, a senior policy fellow and associate director of Bloustein Local — a unit of Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy's Center for Urban Policy Development — was recentl...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Marc Pfeiffer, Assistant Director of Bloustein Local, part of CUPR, was featured in The Daily Targum after ranking 47 in the Insider 100 Power List 2025. www.dailytargum.com/article/blou...
The latest @njpolicylab.bsky.social report written by professors @ericseymour.bsky.social & @willbpayne.bsky.social looks at corporate ownership of 1–4-unit residential properties in #NJ. Between 2012 and 2022 ownership more than doubled. policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The latest @njpolicylab.bsky.social report written by professors @ericseymour.bsky.social & @willbpayne.bsky.social looks at corporate ownership of 1–4-unit residential properties in #NJ. Between 2012 and 2022 ownership more than doubled. policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
Dean Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social argues that the #Trump Administration’s new #OIRA memo accelerates #deregulation by sidelining rigorous benefit-cost analysis and elevating presidential preferences over #economic evidence. bloustein.rutgers.edu/dean-shapiro...
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Dean Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social argues that the #Trump Administration’s new #OIRA memo accelerates #deregulation by sidelining rigorous benefit-cost analysis and elevating presidential preferences over #economic evidence. bloustein.rutgers.edu/dean-shapiro...
The Bloustein School is proud to share that Professor Céu Cirne-Neves, MPA, FACHE has been honored with the inaugural #Lifetime #Achievement #Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives New Jersey Chapter (ACHE-NJ). bloustein.rutgers.edu/ceu-cirne-ne...
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Bloustein School is proud to share that Professor Céu Cirne-Neves, MPA, FACHE has been honored with the inaugural #Lifetime #Achievement #Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives New Jersey Chapter (ACHE-NJ). bloustein.rutgers.edu/ceu-cirne-ne...
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Nationally & in #NJ #healthcare spending accounts for 1 in 5 $s of GDP. In order to address this ongoing #affordability crisis, researchers recommend that the incoming Sherrill admin continue to build on the work of the NJ Health Care Affordability, Responsibility, and Transparency (HART) Program:
The Healthcare Affordability Crisis in NJ and Nationally - New Jersey State Policy Lab
In 1992, political strategist James Carville famously said, “It’s the economy, stupid!” in reference to the messaging needed to get Bill Clinton elected. Carville’s admonition applied just as much to ...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Nationally & in #NJ #healthcare spending accounts for 1 in 5 $s of GDP. In order to address this ongoing #affordability crisis, researchers recommend that the incoming Sherrill admin continue to build on the work of the NJ Health Care Affordability, Responsibility, and Transparency (HART) Program:
Prof. Nancy Wolff and Catherine F. Lewis, MD wrote a chapter on #PSD and trauma-informed care in the Oxford textbook of #correctional #psychiatry. This chapter provides a blueprint that recognizes the reluctance of the correctional system to address #trauma. bloustein.rutgers.edu/wolffpsdchap...
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Prof. Nancy Wolff and Catherine F. Lewis, MD wrote a chapter on #PSD and trauma-informed care in the Oxford textbook of #correctional #psychiatry. This chapter provides a blueprint that recognizes the reluctance of the correctional system to address #trauma. bloustein.rutgers.edu/wolffpsdchap...
This week on EJB Talks...Dean @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social talks to alumnus Barkha Patel, MCRP ’15. She reflects on how the fundamentals of planning school continue to form the basis for her work, encouraging emerging planners to adopt an action-oriented mindset. Listen at https://bit.ly/3MaPxTg
Alumnus Barkha Patel MCRP '15 Helps Rethink Jersey City's Public Spaces
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December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This week on EJB Talks...Dean @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social talks to alumnus Barkha Patel, MCRP ’15. She reflects on how the fundamentals of planning school continue to form the basis for her work, encouraging emerging planners to adopt an action-oriented mindset. Listen at https://bit.ly/3MaPxTg
In #NJ, the state government proactively advances equity through the Office of #Equity. To enhance these efforts, #Rutgers researchers working with @njpolicylab.bsky.social recommend incorporating equity measures into department/agency performance assessments. policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
Report Release: Equity Initiatives in the United States - New Jersey State Policy Lab
The New Jersey State government proactively advances equity through its Office of Equity in the Office of the Governor, and through budget initiatives such as the “Cover all Kids” program ensuring tha...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In #NJ, the state government proactively advances equity through the Office of #Equity. To enhance these efforts, #Rutgers researchers working with @njpolicylab.bsky.social recommend incorporating equity measures into department/agency performance assessments. policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...
🎇 Congratulations 🎇 to Adrian Ponichtera (MCRP '26) who was selected ro receive a New Jersey County Planners Association's George Ververides Scholarship. He is interested in how transportation intersects with the environment and the urban form. He will be honored at the NJCPA meeting on Dec. 5.
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🎇 Congratulations 🎇 to Adrian Ponichtera (MCRP '26) who was selected ro receive a New Jersey County Planners Association's George Ververides Scholarship. He is interested in how transportation intersects with the environment and the urban form. He will be honored at the NJCPA meeting on Dec. 5.
From all of us at Rutgers Bloustein School, we wish you and your family and friends a very healthy, happy, and prosperous Thanskgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
From all of us at Rutgers Bloustein School, we wish you and your family and friends a very healthy, happy, and prosperous Thanskgiving.
Join us on Zoom for the next Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture on December 3, 12:00 noon. We will be hosting Wansoo Im, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health, Meharry Medical College. Register at go.rutgers.edu/halectureseries.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Join us on Zoom for the next Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture on December 3, 12:00 noon. We will be hosting Wansoo Im, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health, Meharry Medical College. Register at go.rutgers.edu/halectureseries.
Join us on Zoom for the next Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture on December 3, 12:00 noon. We will be hosting Wansoo Im, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health, Meharry Medical College. Register at go.rutgers.edu/halectureseries.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Join us on Zoom for the next Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture on December 3, 12:00 noon. We will be hosting Wansoo Im, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health, Meharry Medical College. Register at go.rutgers.edu/halectureseries.
A reminder that Rutgers University and the Bloustein School are CLOSED beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, through Sunday, November 30, for the 🦃 🥧 Thanksgiving holiday 🥧 🦃. We wish everyone a healthy and restful holiday weekend. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, December 1.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A reminder that Rutgers University and the Bloustein School are CLOSED beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, through Sunday, November 30, for the 🦃 🥧 Thanksgiving holiday 🥧 🦃. We wish everyone a healthy and restful holiday weekend. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, December 1.
Soumitra Bhuyan, Executive Director of Health Administration Programs co-edited a #textbook titled Fundamentals of Healthcare Management: Theory and Practice with Kevin Broom (University of Pittsburgh). bloustein.rutgers.edu/bhuyan-broom...
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Soumitra Bhuyan, Executive Director of Health Administration Programs co-edited a #textbook titled Fundamentals of Healthcare Management: Theory and Practice with Kevin Broom (University of Pittsburgh). bloustein.rutgers.edu/bhuyan-broom...
Have you put off getting your officially licensed Bloustein School merchandise? Check out the Black Friday Sale at R House! From 11/28 through 12/1 (Black Friday through Cyber Monday), receive an automatic 25% discount on your entire order by visiting go.rutgers.edu/ejbshop. NO CODES NEEDED!
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November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Have you put off getting your officially licensed Bloustein School merchandise? Check out the Black Friday Sale at R House! From 11/28 through 12/1 (Black Friday through Cyber Monday), receive an automatic 25% discount on your entire order by visiting go.rutgers.edu/ejbshop. NO CODES NEEDED!
1/2 Last week, grad and undergrad students from Bloustein Enthusiasts and Advocates for Transportation (BEAT) took part in an exclusive after-hours PATH guided walk through the track tunnels from #WTC to #ExchangePlace stations. Special thanks to the Port Authority of NY&NJ for making this possible!
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1/2 Last week, grad and undergrad students from Bloustein Enthusiasts and Advocates for Transportation (BEAT) took part in an exclusive after-hours PATH guided walk through the track tunnels from #WTC to #ExchangePlace stations. Special thanks to the Port Authority of NY&NJ for making this possible!