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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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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
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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
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CREATED: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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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