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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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...
EJB Talks: Laying Bare Nationwide Health Disparities
Returning to the healthcare field amidst the COVID-19 crisis, host Stuart Shapiro welcomes Professor Soumitra Bhuyan, who teaches in the Bloustein School's health administration program and Dr. Sabiha Hussain from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Their...
EJB Talks: Mitigating the COVID-19 Crisis of Long-Term Unemployment
The unemployment numbers in this first month of the COVID-19 pandemic have been staggering. What can we do to help those who are finding themselves newly unemployed, desperately waiting for their benefits to start and not sure where to turn?
EJB Talks: Health Administrators On the Front Lines Fighting COVID-19
In this episode, host Stuart Shapiro talks with Associate Professor of Practice Ann Marie-Hill, from the school’s health administration program, about the role health administrators play in the COVID-19 response.
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Lindenfeld et al. Find Most Patients View Test Results Before the Doctor
Patient Viewing and Comprehension of Immediately Released Test Results Introduction The 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule requires that test results be released to patients through patient portals as soon as they are available.1 Findings from studies characterizing...
NJSPL: Ryan Lawrence (MCRP ’27) Examines NJ Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Laws
New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the country, with nearly 1,300 residents per square mile, according to the 2024 Census. Four New Jersey municipalities—Guttenberg, West New York, Union City, and Hoboken—are denser than New York City. Between 1986 and...
Casino operator liquidated as Chapter 11 bankruptcy ends
The U.S. commercial gaming industry reached a record high in 2025, generating $78.72 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR), a 9.2% increase over the previous year, according to the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. Despite those...
Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill Blocking OMB Grantmaking Rule
Senators voted 90-6 early Saturday morning to pass a short-term spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 11. The bill includes a provision temporarily blocking the White House Office of Management and Budget from implementing its highly...
Heldrich Center Publishes Legislative Report on New Jersey’s Teacher Workforce
Teachers play a vital role in both the U.S. economy and society by fostering youth development and supporting student learning throughout their K–12 education. However, the profession comes with significant challenges, beginning with the hurdles of obtaining proper...
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Rutgers Robotics Workshop 2026
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe annual Rutgers Robotics Workshop series was initiated as part of the SOCRATES NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program and is now co-organized with the Rutgers AI and Data Science Collaboratory […]
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Professional Planner (PP) Exam Prep
VirtualAre you preparing to take the Professional Planner (PP) Exam in New Jersey? The American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter is hosting a PP Exam Prep on Saturday, October 24 […]
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Virtual Career Drop-ins for Graduate Students
VirtualMeet with Bloustein graduate program Career Development Specialists Andrea Garrido and Cheryl Egan for up to 15 minutes to answer any career/internship related questions. No appointment needed, just drop in! […]







