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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From the Bronx to Bloustein
A dive into the National Environmental Protection Act and the foundations of Bloustein’s multidisciplinary, interconnected programs.
Fostering democracy through teaching
Discussing the benefits and pitfalls surrounding the current state of community engagement, and how astute and enthusiastic Bloustein students are becoming democratically capable citizens committed to figuring out how to make the world a better place.
Community service, teaching, expertise: A conversation with Henry Coleman
Professor Emeritus Henry Coleman discusses how his service to the community and connection to teaching students real-world information was a cornerstone of his career.
From Scarlet Knight to Policy Student to Trade Official
Stuart Shapiro and former Scarlet Knight punter Chris Gough MPP ’18 reflect on his time as a policy student and how his work at ITA is making a difference.
A Place for Ethics
An in-depth discussion about ethics and its application in informing planning, policy and public health, and how law can be impoverished without ethics.
Rural planner: Frank Popper and the Buffalo Commons
Discussing the Buffalo Commons, its history, its significance, and the current economic and environmental signs that confirm the idea that the depopulated center of the country should capitalize on its heritage as the home of the buffalo.
Bloustein Alumni Spotlight: 9-11 and the World Trade Center Redevelopment
Jim Bach reflects on the profession of planning and how being trained as an integrator, along with understanding the connections between scope, schedule, and budget, allowed him to successfully work with the Port Authority and the multitudes of emotionally invested stakeholders involved in the WTC project.
Improving the public good: Health administration at the Bloustein School
The Bloustein School’s rapidly growing MHA program is preparing future health administrators to improve community access to health care.
From the Garden State to Route 66
Stuart Shapiro and David Listokin discuss the significance and impact of current reverse migration trends as well as the economic impacts of historic preservation activities on Route 66.
We haven’t come a long way, baby: Sexual harassment in the workplace
There is a misconception that the pandemic lessened exposure to sexual harassment in remote work situations and in the service sector. Are there policy considerations that can bring more protections to vulnerable individuals?
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NTN
Overview The Nurture thru Nature (NtN) program introduces elementary school students to the wonders of nature and natural science. NtN is a partnership between Rutgers University, Johnson & Johnson Worldwide, New Brunswick Public Schools and the New Brunswick...
Alum Renée Sieber, Ph.D. ’97 to Present Meck Memorial Lecture
The Bloustein School is pleased to have Bloustein alumnus Renée Sieber, Ph.D. '97, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, McGill University present the 2025 Stuart Meck Memorial Lecture, "Civic Engagement in an Era of Artificial Intelligence." The event was...
“Work Trends RU” Podcast with Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D.
Listen to the latest episode of the Heldrich Center's “Work Trends RU” podcast, featuring Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D., President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. Dr. Fichtner discusses the role New Jersey’s 18 community colleges play in expanding access to...
Dr. O’Brien-Richardson Wins Cultural Impact and Empowerment Award
From the Daily Targum, November 18, 2025 Patricia O'Brien-Richardson, associate professor of public health and chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, recently received the Cultural Impact...
EJB Talks: Uncovering Inequality Through Design
Uncovering Inequality Through Design: A Conversation with Carmelo Ignaccolo This week on EJB Talks, assistant professor Carmelo Ignaccolo shares with Stuart Shapiro how his path into urban design was both inevitable and accidental. A native of Sicily, he explains how...