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SUMMARY:Basic Quantitative Methods Placement Exam
DESCRIPTION:The placement exam is only for those who wish to waive the BQM requirement because they have a strong statistics background.  If you plan to take the BQM course\, you do not need to take the placement exam. \nTo register: Email Shiyu Ma at sm2758 [at] scarletmail.rutgers.edu by 5pm on January 15\, 2025. \nThis closed-book exam is similar to the final exam for the Basic Quantitative Methods course. The exam will cover all chapters of the book listed below. You will need a non-graphing calculator and pen or pencil. \nTo prepare: Joseph F. Healey. Statistics: A Tool for Social Research. Wadsworth Cengage Learning 10th edition (or subsequent editions) . Please be advised that you need an active Rutgers Box Account to view the above link. \nExam format: \n\nmultiple choice and short answer questions that test your understanding of concepts\, and\ncomputational problems and interpretation of statistical output from STATA. Familiarity with any statistical software package should be sufficient to interpret the output.\n\nAt exam time\, you will receive statistical tables (appendices A\, B\, C\, and D from the 10th edition of the textbook) as well as a formula sheet with the formulas from the inside front cover of the textbook.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/basic-quantitative-methods-placement-exam-2/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Public Policy,Student Services,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:Geography Speaker Series: The Map in the Machine: Charting the Spatial Architecture of Digital Capitalism
DESCRIPTION:Digital technologies have changed how we shop\, work\, play\, and communicate\, reshaping our societies and economies. To understand digital capitalism\, we need to grasp how advances in geospatial technologies underpin the construction\, operation\, and refinement of markets for digital goods and services. In this talk\, based on his recent book\, The Map in the Machine\, Luis F. Alvarez León examines these advances\, from MapQuest and Google Maps to the rise of IP geolocation\, ridesharing\, and a new Earth Observation satellite ecosystem. He develops a geographical theory of digital capitalism centered on the processes of location\, valuation\, and marketization to provide a new vantage point from which to better understand and intervene in the dominant techno-economic paradigm of our time. By centering the spatiality of digital capitalism\, Alvarez León shows how this system is the product not of seemingly intangible information clouds but rather of a vast array of technologies\, practices\, and infrastructures deeply rooted in place\, mediated by geography\, and open to contestation and change. \nReferences: Alvarez León\, L. F. (2024). The map in the machine: Charting the spatial architecture of digital capitalism. University of California Press. https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520389328/the-map-in-the-machine \nLuis Felipe Alvarez León is Associate Professor of Geography at Dartmouth College. In 2016\, he completed his PhD in Geography at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, and was presented with the Best Dissertation Award by the AAG Economic Geography Specialty Group (EGSG). From 2016 to 2018\, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation and in 2018 he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Urban and Economic Geography at Clark University. His work focuses on the political economy of geospatial data\, media\, and technologies. He is currently working on the geographies of autonomous vehicles\, and the changing political economy of remote sensing. He is the author of The Map in the Machine: Charting the Spatial Architecture of Digital Capitalism (University of California Press\, 2024). \nCo-sponsored by Bloustein School’s Urban Planning and  Masters of Public Informatics program and the School of Management and Labor Relations \nContact: Andrea Marston
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/geography-speaker-series-the-map-in-the-machine-charting-the-spatial-architecture-of-digital-capitalism/
LOCATION:Tillett Hall\, 50 Joyce Kilmer Ave\, Piscataway\, 08854\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Informatics,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:Innovation vs. Imitation:  Can AI Truly Create?
DESCRIPTION:Rutgers experts will lead a discussion on the challenges and potential of AI in the creatives industry. Please join us for alumni networking and a continental breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. \nWednesday\, February 5\, 2025\n8:30–10:00 a.m. \nMicrosoft\n885 Second Avenue\, 34th Floor\nNew York\, NY 10017 \nRSVP today. Space is limited. \nRegister  \nSpeakers: \nAtif Akin\nAssociate Professor\, Art & Design\nInterim Undergraduate Director\nMason Gross School of the Arts \nJim Samuel\, PhD\nAssociate Professor of Practice\nExecutive Director\, Master of Public Informatics\nEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public PolicyGraciously hosted by Microsoft.\nSpecial thanks to Simon Liepold EJB’05.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/innovation-vs-imitation-can-ai-truly-create/
LOCATION:Microsoft\, 885 2nd Avenue\, 34th Floor\, New York\, NY 10017\, 885 Second Avenue\, 34th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Informatics
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SUMMARY:Spring 2025 Virtual Career Fair/Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:For Urban Planning\, Public Informatics\, and Public Policy graduate and undergraduate students. \nEngage with Bloustein alumni and employer partners who are seeking interns or full time employees now or in the future. Learn more about their careers and organizations in which they represent. This is a terrific VIRTUAL networking opportunity. \nRSVP NOW
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/spring-2025-virtual-career-fair-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Fair,CAREERS,Informatics,Public Policy,Urban Planning,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T160000
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SUMMARY:People\, Policy\, Planning\, Place and Product: Lessons from a City Planner
DESCRIPTION:ANNUAL DIVERSITY\, EQUITY\, INCLUSION AND BELONGING LECTURE \nPresented by Christopher A. Watson\, M.Sc.\, Ph.D.[c] Director of Planning and Development Services\, Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP \nPlanning as a tool is ideally to organize the physical environment to effectuate the life course of residents\, so that they can be triangled with the resources needed to live successful life courses. Often\, whoever gets to make the decision as to how space is organize determines the outcome for those residents\, enveloped in those planned areas. To better provide the support residents need to advance themselves\, personal agency aside\, planners must be able to be the best translators of residents’ voices within planning principles that forward an agenda that is inclusive of community voice. Without this key understanding in practice\, space is disorganized\, and the evolution of society is stymied by confusion. \nThis conversation will explore these themes and will allow us as planners to have an honest conversation as to what our mandates are\, how we practice these mandates\, and how we come together to organize space around who we are planning for. Planning for people should include their voices\, and this lecture is to provoke a conversation as to how we get to this realization in our practices. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/people-policy-planning-place-and-product-lessons-from-a-city-planner/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Faculty Bloustein,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Seminar,Staff Bloustein,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED: Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute: Climate\, Energy and AI Convergence Café
DESCRIPTION:This Convergence Café looks to bring together RCEI affiliate scholars and other full-time Rutgers faculty and staff to mobilize interdisciplinary teams focused on the intersection of AI/ML and the RCEI Focus Areas. \nThis event is for you if you are:\n• Interested in learning how other Rutgers scholars incorporate AI/ML into their work.\n• Searching for a collaborator to team with for research funding.\n• Looking to increase your chances of success within highly competitive programs.\n• In need of planning funds to get your project off the ground. \n\nThis Convergence Café will consist of plenary talks\, lightning talks associated with common methodologythemes (data processing\, pattern recognition\, process optimization/automation\, object detection/classification\, projection/prediction models)\, and networking sessions centered on broad themes within the nexus of Climate\, Energy and AI.   \n\nRSVP by March 30.  \n\nPlease register again even if you previously signed up for the February event.  \n\n\nFor more information\, visit https://rcei.rutgers.edu/about/convergence-cafes/   \n\n\n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/rcei-climate-energy-ai-convergency-cafe/
LOCATION:The Rutgers Club\, 85 Avenue E\, Piscataway\, 08854\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Informatics,Public Policy,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T090000
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SUMMARY:REACH Poverty\, Equity\, and their Influencing Factors Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This symposium\, hosted by REACH in partnership with our Employment Table\, will bring together the Rutgers community\, academic institutions\, community partners\, policymakers\, and funders to discuss poverty and its interconnected social determinants — including education\, employment\, food access\, housing\, population health\, and racial justice. \nWe are especially thrilled to feature Dr. Matthew Desmond as our keynote speaker. Dr. Desmond\, author of Poverty\, By America and founder of Princeton’s Eviction Lab\, is a leading voice on housing insecurity and poverty. His groundbreaking research and extensive work have shaped national conversations on these critical issues\, making his insights invaluable for those dedicated to social impact. \nLocations:\nNew Brunswick: Cook Student Center (host site)\nCamden: Camden Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*)\nNewark: Paul Robeson Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*) \n*In-person events in Camden and Newark will include livestreams from New Brunswick of all plenary sessions and select breakouts\, as well as facilitated discussions\, networking\, breakfast and lunch\, and an autographed copy of Dr. Desmond’s book\, Poverty\, By America. \nRegistration has ended for this event. For more information visit https://reach.rutgers.edu/events
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/reach-poverty-equity-and-their-influencing-factors-symposium/
LOCATION:Cook Campus Center\, 59 Biel Road\, New Brunswick\, 08901
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:RAISE-25 - Our Future With AI: Utopian or Dystopian?
DESCRIPTION:Informatics – Data Science – AI Competition\nStep into the future of innovation! RAISE-25 will challenge you to unravel the scope of AI’s impact on our lives and human society. RAISE-25\, a novel Informatics – Advanced Data Science – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competition\, provides an opportunity to unleash your problem-solving prowess to tackle one of the most defining questions of our time: What will our AI-powered future look like? RAISE-25 invites all young geniuses to explore this time-sensitive and critical theme: Will AI shape our future into a utopian or dystopian reality? \nGraduate and undergraduate students – Dive into real-world data and explore how AI is transforming education\, reshaping careers\, and redefining society as we know it. Whether you’re eager to showcase your skills or spark bold insights\, this is your chance to lead the conversation on humanity’s AI-powered future. With total prizes of up to $17\,000 to be WON\, this is your chance to showcase your informatics\, advanced data science\, analytics\, and AI-driven problem-solving brilliance! \nRAISE-25 Student Informatics\, Data Science\, and AI Competition Overview\n\nRAISE (Rethinking AI for Shared Empowerment)\, a virtual AI Lab\, presents another challenge on human-AI interaction: RAISE-25!\nThe RAISE-25 competition is titled “Our Future with AI: Utopian or Dystopian?” and seeks to uncover key themes emerging from news headlines on the promises and challenges of AI in shaping our future in 3 key areas: education\, jobs and careers\, and societal change.\nRAISE-25 is a great opportunity for talented students to showcase their informatics\, advanced data science\, analytics\, and AI.\nHosted by Rutgers Bloustein School’s Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program\nJoin us on LinkedIn for more updates and insights\n\nRegistration\nRAISE-25 registrations are now closed.\nPlease join our LinkedIn forum for all updates on RAISE-25\, RAISE-26\, research\, job openings\, other future events\, etc. https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersinfx\nImportant Dates\n\nTeam registration deadline: Closed\nONLINE submission deadline: February 16\, 2025\nFinalists announced: March 10\, 2025\nFinalists only – In-person finals at the Bloustein School\, Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, NJ: April 11\, 2025\n\nEligibility\n\nTeams of 2-5 members can register for either the undergraduate or graduate track by signing up through the registration form. Teams must then reply to the RAISE-25 team’s subsequent confirmation email to formally join the competition\nThe competition is open to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students from accredited US institutions\nParticipants must legally reside in the US for the entire duration of the competition\n\nPrizes and Awards\n\nFirst Prize (one per track): Up to $5\,000 per team\nSecond Prize (up to two per track): Up to $1\,750 per team\n\nReview the RAISE-25 Terms and Conditions \nJudging Criteria\n\nSubmissions will be evaluated based on overall excellence\, creativity\, breadth of analysis\, depth of exploratory analytics\, application of NLP and text informatics methods\, LLM-based approaches\, originality of the analytical approach\, clarity\, ethical considerations\, and recommendations\nJudges’ decisions are final and binding\, with no provision for appeals or review\n\nCompetition Guidelines and Details*\nThe RAISE-25 competition invites participants to explore the theme “Our Future with AI: Utopian or Dystopian?” by analyzing and uncovering dominant themes in AI’s role in shaping our future. Participants will examine how AI influences education\, jobs and careers\, and society\, from its utopian potential to empower and innovate to dystopian challenges and ethical dilemmas. \n\nAnalyze news headlines\, generate insights\, assess ethics\, and make recommendations for shared empowerment.\nAny/all of these could be addressed or used: Embedded topics and themes\, Sentiment Analysis\, emotion recognition\, Abstractive and extractive summaries\, Machine learning methods\, rules-based and synthetic approaches\, Use of Large Language Models and derivate tools\, applications\, and code modules\, Use of exploratory methods for textual informatics\, data visualization\, Other AI methods.\nParticipants will be expected to use informatics\, data science\, analytics\, and AI-based approaches to discover dominant and hidden themes from the dataset.\nParticipants may use exploratory analyses\, data visualizations\, statistics\, computational linguistics\, quantitative modeling\, machine learning\, or other analytical methods.\nEach team is free to define its strategy – teams can also use LLMs and tools like Claude\, Bard\, or ChatGPT. However\, the use of any AI tool/s MUST be explicitly declared along with a list of prompts submitted as an appendix. Any use of AI without explicit declaration of specific prompts is disallowed. References for all sources must be cited using APA 6 or higher.\nTools and languages allowed: Python – Colab or Jupyter Notebooks only\, R – .R or .RMD only\, Tableau\, Excel\, For any other tool – please confirm with the organizers\nShortlisted finalists will be provided with additional instructions and invited to attend (required) the final round of the competition to be held on April 11\, 2025\, at Rutgers University.\n\n* Review the RAISE-25 Terms and Conditions \nInformation Sessions\nVirtual information sessions will be hosted to provide information and guidance on the competition structure\, materials\, schedule\, and expectations. All sessions will cover the same topics and will be followed by an open Q&A. All instructions will be provided in the documentation which will be shared with registered participants. However\, due to the large number of participating student teams from all over the US\, it is advisable to attend one of these sessions as it may be difficult to respond to all emails promptly with the required clarity. Please register and attend at least one of the sessions below. \n\nSession 1: Jan 8\, Wednesday – 12 PM EST\nSession 2: Jan 24\, Friday – 12 PM EST\nSession 3: Feb 7\, Friday – 12 PM EST\n\nRSVP through this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LMABOC9FS1K1g5AHfYilLQ  \nNote: Once registered\, you can attend any of the sessions. Ignore the dates suggested by Zoom – add only the 3 dates mentioned in this email to your calendars. \nAbout the Hosts\nThe Bloustein School’s Master of Public Informatics is a distinguished program for educating highly talented professional student cohorts in the competencies needed in public informatics\, advanced data science\, and analytics\, which includes topics such as machine learning\, global data analytics\, artificial intelligence\, textual analytics and natural language processing\, statistics\, programming\, data management\, GIS\, visualization\, spatial analysis\, domain applications\, and the application of these skills for domain-specific value creation. The MPI program at Rutgers provides excellent state-of-the-art research-driven project opportunities. Graduates of the MPI program will provide a deep understanding of advanced data science and analytics methods\, context\, and public benefit perspectives in this fast-growing and high-demand domain. \nInterested in sponsorships? Contact our team: informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu\nContact Us\nRAISE-25 Coordinator: Julia Esguerra\nGraduate Teams Coordinator: Esha More\nUndergraduate Teams Coordinator: Mansi Asher\nPlease use this email for all correspondence: informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu\nRAISE-25 CHAIR: Prof. Jim Samuel \nCode of Conduct\nParticipants must adhere to a strict code of ethical conduct\, and agree to abide by all the rules and requirements of Bloustein\, Rutgers\, and the State of New Jersey. \nPlease review the RAISE-25 Terms and Conditions that apply to all participants. \nUpdates and Changes\nRutgers University and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy reserve the right to modify the competition rules\, schedule\, or any other aspect of the competition. Registered participants will be notified of such changes via email. \n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/raise-2025-student-data-science-informatics-competition-finals/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition,Informatics,Student Organization
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SUMMARY:RAISE-25 AI's Impact on Data Science & Informatics Careers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting panel discussion exploring the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on data science and informatics careers and job search. Industry leaders and experts will share insights on how AI is reshaping job roles\, what skills are in demand\, and how professionals can stay ahead in this evolving landscape. \nPanelists:\nCory Yemen\, Poonam Soans\, Balaji Dhamodharan\, Udayan Bose\, Karun Thankachan\, Madhumitha Karthikeyan\, Jim Samuel \nRegister: go.rutgers.edu/RAISE-25-panel
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/raise-25-ais-impact-on-data-science-informatics-careeirs/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Workshop Panel Roundtable,CAREERS,Informatics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T123000
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SUMMARY:Bloustein Research Day
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to catch up on the wonderful research our faculty\, staff\, and student colleagues have performed over the past year. Bloustein School faculty and staff will present lightning talks followed by a poster session by graduate and undergraduate students. \nThis will be an in-person event. The event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nRegister to attend by visiting: go.rutgers.edu/researchday25 \nAgenda: \n8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast \n9:00 – 10:15 am Lightning Talks\nFaculty and staff will give 5-minute lightning talks about their research. \n10:15 – 11:30 am Poster Session with Light Refreshments\nGraduate and undergraduate students will present posters. A best poster award will be given. \nLIGHTNING TALK PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PRESENTERS/TOPICS \n11:30 – 12:30 pm Keynote Address by Gregory Shill\, JD\, Professor of Law at the University of Iowa\nProfessor Shill will offer remarks on how applied and policy relevant research can influence transportation policymaking processes and the law.  Dr. Shill’s keynote is sponsored by the New Jersey State Policy Lab. \nOrganizing Committee: Clint Andrews\, Liz Cooner\, Anita Franzione\, David Listokin\, Will Payne
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-research-day-25/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Bloustein,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Staff Bloustein,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T163000
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SUMMARY:Listening Session with Dean Stuart Shapiro
DESCRIPTION:Bloustein School students are invited to an open forum with Bloustein School Dean Stuart Shapiro to hear your thoughts on challenges facing higher education in today’s national climate. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/listening-session-with-dean-stuart-shapiro/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Seminar,Student Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T120000
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SUMMARY:Bloustein School Convocation 2025
DESCRIPTION:The formal Bloustein School Convocation ceremony will recognize each graduate individually with pomp and circumstance.  Students will cross the stage and have their names read as they are recognized. \nImportant note: GRADUATE students with August 2024\, October 2024\, January 2025\, May 2025 and August 2025 degree dates\, and UNDERGRADUATE students with January 2025\, May 2025\, and August 2025 are invited to participate in the school convocation. \nTHIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Visit our website for more information about the Bloustein School Convocation \nThis event will also be livestreamed. Join us on Facebook Live (no account needed) at https://go.rutgers.edu/ruejb2025. The stream will start at approximately 9:50 a.m. and the procession of graduates will begin at 10:00 a.m. Please be aware that some music\, including Pomp & Circumstance\, may be blocked due to copyright
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-school-convocation-2025/
LOCATION:Jersey Mike’s Arena\, 83 Rockefeller Road\, Piscataway\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Bloustein,Health Administration,Informatics,Public,Public Health,Public Policy,Student Services,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
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SUMMARY:Basic Quantitative Methods Placement Exam
DESCRIPTION:To register: Email Shiyu Ma at sm2758 [at] scarletmail.rutgers.edu by 5pm on August 21\, 2025. \nThis closed-book exam is similar to the final exam for the Basic Quantitative Methods course. The exam will cover all chapters of the book listed below. You will need a non-graphing calculator and pen or pencil. \nTo prepare: Joseph F. Healey. Statistics: A Tool for Social Research. Wadsworth Cengage Learning 10th edition (or subsequent editions) . Please be advised that you need an active Rutgers Box Account to view the above link. \nExam format: \n\nmultiple choice and short answer questions that test your understanding of concepts\, and\ncomputational problems and interpretation of statistical output from STATA. Familiarity with any statistical software package should be sufficient to interpret the output.\n\nAt exam time\, you will receive statistical tables (appendices A\, B\, C\, and D from the 10th edition of the textbook) as well as a formula sheet with the formulas from the inside front cover of the textbook.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/basic-quantititive-methods-placement-exam-2025/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Public Policy,Student Services,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T191500
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
CREATED:20250903T140236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T134859Z
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SUMMARY:Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: AI AGENTS to the Rescue!? An Overview of the Opportunities\, Risks and Economics of Agentic AI
DESCRIPTION:Rutgers Informatics Forum on Agentic Artificial Intelligence \nThis webinar will host an eminent expert on agentic AI\, and will also provide insights into the advanced data science\, informatics and AI education\, and preparation needed for informatics\, DS and AI jobs and careers. \nJustin Trugman is Cofounder and Head of Technology at BetterFutureLabs\, a venture studio focused on Multi-Agent Systems and the future of work. He was VP of Software Development and an early engineer at Caregility\, worked at Google X’s Project Loon\, and co-founded BlinkCDN and the non-profit SecureMeeting. \nFacilitator: Professor Jim Samuel\, Ph.D.\, Bloustein School\, Rutgers University \nPROGRAM \n\n6:00 PM – Welcome and opening comments.\n6:05 PM – Agentic AI Overview\, Justin Trugman\, Cofounder\, Head of Technology\, BetterFutureLabs\n\n6:55 PM – MPI Studio on AI Agents and Generative AI\, Prof. Samuel\, Bloustein\, Rutgers\n\n7:00 PM – Career Discussion and Q&A on Agentic AI\n\nHosted by the Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program at Rutgers University \nSpecial Thanks to our Collaborators:\nPublic Informatics Student Group\, Journal of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence\, New Jersey Big Data Alliance\, and The Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory \nREGISTER AT go.rutgers.edu/informaticsF25 \nQuestions? Email informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu. Join the Intelligent Informatics forum on LinkedIn https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersinfx
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/intelligent-informatics-bloustein-ai-agents-to-the-rescue-agentic-ai/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Seminar,Symposium/Workshop,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
CREATED:20250925T204249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T204249Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Rutgers Robotics Workshop 
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 5th annual Rutgers Robotics Workshop. \nThe workshop is held annually as part of the NSF National Research Traineeship SOCRATES (Socially Cognizant Robotics for a Technology-Enhanced Society) at Rutgers. It brings together faculty\, students\, and industry representatives and will feature both internal and external speakers\, with a full day of invited talks\, poster sessions\, lightning talks\, and demonstrations. Students will also present their robotics research during a dedicated poster session. A special alumni session will showcase lightning talks from graduates working across industries ranging from healthcare to venture capital. Several AI startups founded by Rutgers alumni will also be highlighted \nThe workshop is free. Registration is required at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rutgers-robotics-workshop-2025-tickets-1367545087169?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRobotics Workshop Agenda: \n8:30 – 9:00 Check – in 9:00 – 9:30 Introduction\n9:30 – 10:30 Plenary Speaker\, Dhruv Shah\, Princeton University\n10:30 – 10:45 Poster Spotlight Talks\n10:45 – 11:45 Coffee break & Poster Session\n11:45 – 12:30 SOCRATES Faculty Lightning Talks: Socially Cognizant Robotics in Action\nClinton Andrews\, Kristin Dana\, Kostas Bekris\, Pernille Hemmer\, Matthew Stone\, Jacob Feldman\n12:30 – 1:30 Networking Lunch\n1:30 – 2:30 Industry/Alumni Lightning Talks: AI in industry\n2:30 – 3:30 Student Talks (NRT fellows/trainees)\n3:30 – 4:00 Keynote Speaker\, Gabriela Oana Cula\, Janssen Pharmaceutical\n4:00 – 4:15 Walkover to Spring Street\n4:15 – 5:00 Robot Demonstrations\n5:00 – 5:30 Industry Consortium Discussion \nFor more information\, visit https://robotics.rutgers.edu/#workshop
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/2025-rutgers-robotics-workshop/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Public,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
CREATED:20250923T151628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T180133Z
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SUMMARY:Careers: Planning\, Policy\, & Informatics Career Fair--In Person
DESCRIPTION:For Urban Planning\, Public Informatics\, and Public Policy students. Engage with Bloustein alumni and employer partners who are seeking interns or full-time employees now or in the future. Learn more about their careers and the organizations in which they represent. \nRegistration coming soon!
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/careers-planning-policy-informatics-career-fair-in-person/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Fair,CAREERS,Informatics,Public Policy,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
CREATED:20250923T151720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T180121Z
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SUMMARY:Careers: Planning\, Policy\, & Informatics Career Fair--Virtual
DESCRIPTION:For Urban Planning\, Public Informatics\, and Public Policy students. Engage with Bloustein alumni and employer partners who are seeking interns or full-time employees now or in the future. Learn more about their careers and the organizations in which they represent. \nRegistration coming soon!
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/careers-planning-policy-informatics-career-fair-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Fair,CAREERS,Informatics,Public Policy,Urban Planning,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
CREATED:20251020T190843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T205937Z
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SUMMARY:New Jersey Big Data Alliance Research Collaboration Forum
DESCRIPTION:This event includes participation from leading Universities and educational institutions in NJ\, and government and industry. \nWe’re thrilled to announce our keynote speakers: \n\nWelcome: Professor Stephen K. Burley\, President\, NJBDA\nMorning Keynote: Professor Dimitris Metaxas\, Rutgers University\nFinal Keynote: Aaron Price\, CEO\, TechUnited\n\n  \nThe theme for this Forum is Advancing AI Research\, and this is a great opportunity to: \n\nPresent your latest or upcoming research through Lightning Talks – Signup Now!*\nLead a Research Round Table during the AI & Data Science Lunch – Signup Now!*\nConnect and collaborate with peers across academia and industry\nLearn about new grants and funding opportunities\nPublish your research with JBDAI Journal: https://jbdai.org/\n\nLEARN MORE: go.rutgers.edu/njbda \nPlease note that priority registration closes on October 14\, 2025 – and seats are limited! \n* Selected lightning talks (5 minutes each) and lunch table hosts will be informed via email by around 10/21/25. Presentation slides will be due by 10/31/2025.  \n  \nHOSTS: \n\nProfessor Stephen K. Burley\, President @ NJBDA; Interim Director\, Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory\nProfessor Jim Samuel\, Vice-President – Research @ NJBDA; Director\, Master of Public Informatics\, Bloustein School\, Rutgers University\n\n  \nIn Collaboration with: \nRutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory & Public Informatics @ Bloustein School\, Rutgers University \nhttps://radcollaboratory.rutgers.edu/ \nhttps://informatics.rutgers.edu/  
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/new-jersey-big-data-alliance-research-collaboration-forum/
LOCATION:Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine Proteomics Building\, 174 Frelinghuysen Road\, Piscataway\, 08854
CATEGORIES:External,Informatics,Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
CREATED:20251120T154152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T154152Z
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SUMMARY:Civic Engagement in an Era of Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Renée Sieber is an associate professor at McGill University. Since she graduated from the Bloustein School\, she has investigated the intersection of civic empowerment and computational technologies. She is best known for her research and practice on public participation geographic information systems and also has conducted research on participatory climate modeling. She currently researches civic engagement related to artificial intelligence. She co-hosts the monthly Al in Canadian Municipalities Community of Practice\, now in its sixth year\, where cities exchange best practices on Al use. She has collaborated\nwith numerous federal agencies and organizations in Canada on Al policy. She has advised on the design of two Al risk assessment tools and served on the IEEE working group on Al procurement. She sits on the executive boards of GIScience and Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management. \nArtificial intelligence is sold as a miraculous cure to many of the ills of cities\, one of which is a lack of civic (local) engagement. Al can summarize and translate civic participation and even synthesize participants if desired. Add to that\, cities may be reluctant to engage citizens on Al-its deployment\, impacts\, and overall policy-because engagement supposedly slows Al adoption and because the tech contains all these contradictions. It’s opaque and can only be understood by data scientists. But it seems effortless to use\, with chatbots and software libraries. Humans can and should be in the loop but autonomous agents will save cities time and money. On top of all of that\, Al\, especially generative Al\, exerts an enormous impact on people’s lives so citizens should be involved. But governments exist in a FOMO (fear of missing out) world\, where they feel the need to optimize with Al\, less they miss their competitive advantage. This lecture will discuss these challenges and explore numerous ways that citizens can engage with cities on Al. It will also cover the dark side of Al with regard to civic engagement. \nThis talk draws on Dr. Sieber’s research at the intersection of tech and civic engagement. This interest developed in her dissertation with PhD supervisor Lyna Wiggins\, who emphasized local adoption by planners of GIS\, which at the time was hard! Throughout her career\, she has been driven to investigate the potential for civic engagement using hard tech\, especially as the discourse moves towards tech as the engine of innovation\, for example in smart cities. In this she will draw on her six years co-hosting Al in Canadian Municipalities Community of Practice as well as 20+ years researching public participation GIS. \nRSVP AT go.rutgers.edu/meck2025 \n*************** \nThe Stuart Meck Distinguished Speaker Series on Land Use Law and Affordable Housing was established in 2018 by the family of the late Stuart Meck\, Associate Research Professor and director of the Center for Planning Practice at the Bloustein School\, and a professional planner for more than 45 years. The series highlights experts and practitioners of planning and policy development\, offering diverse insight into topics under public and academic debate. This year’s lecture is dedicated to the memory of Lyna L. Wiggins\, a longtime professor and program director in Rutgers’ urban planning program who retired in 2019 and passed away in November 2024. A pioneer in Geographic Information Sciences (GIS)\, Lyna taught its intricacies to generations of students at the Bloustein School. Most currently practicing planners in New Jersey took one of her courses. All are invited to join us in honoring her memory.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/civic-engagement-in-an-era-of-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Public,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T044817
CREATED:20250722T140056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T142743Z
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SUMMARY:RAISE-26 Artificial Intelligence - Informatics - Data Science AI Competition
DESCRIPTION:RAISE-26 Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Informatics – Data Science Competition\nMirror Mirror on the Wall – Is AI Transforming Us All? Exploring AI’s Impact on Human Behavior\nRAISE-26\, the world’s strongest AI-NLP competition\, invites undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is artificial intelligence (AI) transforming us? This cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence – Informatics – DS Competition from the MPI program at the Bloustein School\, Rutgers University\, challenges participants to investigate how AI is shaping human behavior. \nFind out more about the competition and register: \nRAISE-26 Website \nFor all news and latest updates\, please follow us on Public Informatics @ Rutgers University
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/raise-26-artificial-intelligence-data-science-informatics-ai-competition/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition,Informatics,Student Organization
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