EJB Talks
Join our faculty and staff experts, as well as some of our alumni and students, as we talk about topics within the disciplines of public policy, urban planning, public health, health administration, and informatics.
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Epidemiologists on the ground during COVID-19
This week’s EJB Talks features a candid discussion between Stuart Shapiro and public health lecturer Lisa Gulla about the challenges facing local level disease investigators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What We Learned from the Newark Riots: Looking Back to Move Forward
Stuart Shapiro takes a look back at the tumultuous events of 1967 with Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe, co-directors of the Bloustein Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.
The Floyd Protests: Finding Courage
Alum Storm Ervin MPP, a central organizer Mizzou protests after the murder of Michael Brown in 2014, shares her experiences from the and draws lessons for the current protests going on nationwide over the murder of George Floyd.
The Protests and the President
The murder of George Floyd has resulted in protests across the country. Associate Dean Stuart Shapiro discusses the president’s militaristic response to civil disobedience to the protests and the likely electoral implications.
How Toilet Paper Brought Supply Chain Management to the Pandemic Front Lines
“Supply chain” became the buzz phrase at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anne Strauss-Wieder she breaks down the “breakdown” of the supply chain at the start of the pandemic with Stuart Shapiro.
Restarting the Economy: Understanding How the Cost of Not Investing Can Hurt NJ’s Pandemic Recovery
With the guarded hope that we are on a downward trend of coronavirus activity, the discussion has turned to the reopening of the state. EJB Talks host Stuart Shapiro broaches the topic with Bloustein alumnus Brandon McKoy, MCRP ’13, president of New Jersey Policy Perspective, and a member of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s commission to reopen the state.
Why are Black and Latino Populations Being Hit Harder by COVID-19?
Dr, Dawne Mouzon sheds light on why some populations, are more susceptible to not just infection from COVID-19, but why their outcomes are not as good as those in predominantly white or more affluent communities.
Using Data and Emerging Technologies to Improve Urban Life
The Rutgers Urban and Civic Informatics Lab (RUCI Lab) was recently founded at the Bloustein School, with the mission of using new sources of data and emerging technologies to study the health of cities, and by doing so, improve the quality of urban life. This week,...
EJB Talks: Challenges to Transportation in the Wake of a Pandemic
The New Jersey/New York region is one of the most densely populated in the United States with some of the most widely traveled public transit systems. Thousands of New Jerseyans take NJ Transit bus and rail to New York City; thousands more crowd the New York bus and...
EJBTalks: Will The Cities of the Future Change?
There has been both in- and out-migration from cities now for years depending upon economic conditions, but the pandemic has hit our cities and high-density areas the hardest. After years of re-urbanization, are we going to see a new wave of urban flight? Has the...
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Grad Students Study AI’s Role in UNDP Work Processes
Rutgers graduate students presented their findings on “Effectiveness of AI-assisted report assessments: A case study of the United Nations Development Program,” at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting’s poster competition in...
Chen et al. Examine Alcohol, Cannabis, and HIV Risk
Alcohol and Cannabis co-use and HIV risk, Treatment and Prevention Outcomes: A Scoping Review Abstract Purpose of Review Alcohol and cannabis are substances commonly used by people with or made vulnerable to HIV. With changing cannabis legalization, cannabis use has...
Route 66 Studies Authored by David Listokin Highlighted in New Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bill Medley February 11, 2026 bill.medley@kc.frb.org NEW REPORT SHOWS HOW SMALL TOWNS BENEFIT FROM...
Christiana Foglio, DC’84, BSPPP’86 Named RAA Loyal Daughter
The Rutgers Alumni Association’s Loyal Sons & Daughters Award is its highest recognition of service. Recipients are individuals who have made a meaningful and long-standing contribution to the betterment of Rutgers by performing extraordinary volunteer service or...
Lindenfeld Investigates LFO Impacts on Health Outcomes
Legal Financial Obligations: An Understudied Public Health Exposure Abstract The impacts of exposure to the criminal justice system on health-related outcomes are well studied in the United States (US). However, while previous studies focus on the impacts of arrest,...
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Virtual Information Session: Doctor of Health Administration
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