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SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Sensing Walkability: Insights from Wearable Sensors on Pedestrian Stress and Safety
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shiyu Ma. \nTo attend virtually\, use the Zoom link provided via email.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/dissertation-defense-sensing-walkability-insights-from-wearable-sensors-on-pedestrian-stress-and-safety/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Intro to Urban Planning & Design Lecture Series: Kristen Reardon
DESCRIPTION:The lecture series “Introduction to Urban Planning & Design” is made possible by a Rutgers Teaching Enhancement Grant from the Vice Provost for Experiential Learning awarded to Assistant Professor Carmelo Ignaccolo. \nThis week\, the speaker is Kristen Reardon\, Principal\, Starr Whitehouse. \nThe series will feature an incredible lineup of speakers from public agencies\, design NGOs\, leading design firms\, and international organizations. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students and will also include a spring class site visit with AECOM’s Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Studio to their award-winning climate-resilient parks in Newark and Lower Manhattan. \nEach event is open to the public\, subject to seat availability. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/intro-to-urban-planning-design-lecture-series-kristen-reardon/
LOCATION:Bloustein School CSB\, Room 261\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Urban Planning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/UPD-design-series-2026.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20260206T184341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T184341Z
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SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Expanding Participation in Computing: Navigating Power and Privilege on the Pathway to a Computer Science Degree
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Elaine Zundl. \nTo attend virtually\, use the Zoom link provided via email.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/dissertation-defense-expanding-participation-in-computing-navigating-power-and-privilege-on-the-pathway-to-a-computer-science-degree/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20260220T151557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T151557Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Urban Planning & Design Lecture Series: Einat Lubliner
DESCRIPTION:The lecture series “Introduction to Urban Planning & Design” is made possible by a Rutgers Teaching Enhancement Grant from the Vice Provost for Experiential Learning awarded to Assistant Professor Carmelo Ignaccolo. \nThis week\, the speaker is Einat Lubliner\, Senior Urban Designer\, Bjarke Ingels Group. \nThe series will feature an incredible lineup of speakers from public agencies\, design NGOs\, leading design firms\, and international organizations. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students and will also include a spring class site visit with AECOM’s Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Studio to their award-winning climate-resilient parks in Newark and Lower Manhattan. \nEach event is open to the public\, subject to seat availability. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/intro-to-urban-planning-design-lecture-series-einat-lubliner/
LOCATION:Bloustein School CSB\, Room 261\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20260220T151427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T151427Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Urban Planning & Design Lecture Series: Jesse Hirakawa
DESCRIPTION:The lecture series “Introduction to Urban Planning & Design” is made possible by a Rutgers Teaching Enhancement Grant from the Vice Provost for Experiential Learning awarded to Assistant Professor Carmelo Ignaccolo. \nThis week\, the speaker is Jesse Hirakawa\, Senior Urban Designer\, NYC Department of City Planning. \nThe series will feature an incredible lineup of speakers from public agencies\, design NGOs\, leading design firms\, and international organizations. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students and will also include a spring class site visit with AECOM’s Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Studio to their award-winning climate-resilient parks in Newark and Lower Manhattan. \nEach event is open to the public\, subject to seat availability. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/intro-to-urban-planning-design-lecture-series-jesse-hirakawa/
LOCATION:Bloustein School CSB\, Room 261\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Urban Planning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/UPD-design-series-2026.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T210000
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CREATED:20251119T194636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T194636Z
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SUMMARY:Plan4HealthNJ Studio: A Diagnostic Approach  to Incorporating Public Health in Master Plans
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter with a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, this Plan4HealthNJ studio enabled students to collaborate with officials and practitioners\, engage in research and beta test ideas for APA-NJ to work with select municipalities to update their master plans\, zoning ordinances and capital improvement programs to incorporate public health outcomes. Areas of focus included access to healthy food and agriculture\, environmental health and sustainability\, healthcare access\, mobility\, housing and community design and policy and public engagement. Students engaged in research\, tested toolkits created by APA-NJ\, explored how these toolkits could help urban\, suburban and rural towns in New Jersey incorporate public health outcomes into their plans\, ordinances and investments\, and provided findings and recommendations that may prove helpful when APA-NJ works with municipalities in 2026 to update their Master Plans\, ordinances and CIPs to incorporate public health concerns. \nA light reception will follow the event. For more information about Plan4HealthNJ\, visit https://njplanning.org/plan4healthnj/ \nRSVP to go.rutgers.edu/plan4healthnj
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/plan4healthnj-studio-a-diagnostic-approach-to-incorporating-public-health-in-master-plans/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Public Health,Seminar,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T130000
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CREATED:20251125T190848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T190848Z
UID:10000970-1764763200-1764766800@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Participatory Mapping of Social Determinants of Health: From Local Knowledge to Public Health Action
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Wansoo Im serves as a Professor at Meharry Medical College’s School of Global Health where he manages the Public Health Exposure Database and directs the National Center for Community Mapping. His work leverages big data and social/crowd networking approaches to generate deep insights into demographic and health patterns\, social and health determinants\, and related business opportunities. Dr. Im received his PhD from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.  \nRSVP HERE \nEvent presented by the Health Administration program.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/participatory-mapping-of-social-determinants-of-health-from-local-knowledge-to-public-health-action/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Health Administration,Seminar,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-Meck-CivicEngagementAI-12022025-calendar.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20251020T200020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T200020Z
UID:10000936-1761832800-1761840000@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Dissertation Proposal: Vacant Windows\, Active Streets: Zoning\, Policy\, and Spatial Dynamics of Storefront Vacancy in NYC
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sean Andrew Chen \nPlease use the Zoom link provided via email to attend this virtually.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/dissertation-proposal-vacant-windows-active-streets-zoning-policy-and-spatial-dynamics-of-storefront-vacancy-in-nyc/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Seminar,Urban Planning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dissertation-proposal.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20251020T193225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T193225Z
UID:10000935-1761667200-1761674400@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Black in Planning: The Tenuous Rise of Transportation Equity and Justice Since the 2010s
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Angela Johnson-Rodriguez. \nTo attend virtually\, use the Zoom link provided via email.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/dissertation-defense-black-in-planning-the-tenuous-rise-of-transportation-equity-and-justice-since-the-2010s/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Seminar,Urban Planning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dissertation-defense.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250925T135459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T180110Z
UID:10000922-1761066000-1761071400@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Navigating Policy-Focused Career Pathways: Exploring Graduates' Policy-Focused Careers
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the New Jersey State Policy Lab to listen to and meet several of the many former students who have worked with NJSPL over the years. These alumni have gone on to pursue a variety of public policy-focused careers in areas including healthcare\, housing\, and economics. \nIn the four years since the NJSPL’s inception at Rutgers University\, it has employed more than 100 graduate and undergraduate students as part of specific research projects and/or in the annual summer internship program. Many of their former interns and research assistants have stepped into professional careers in assorted policy arenas at the local\, state\, and federal levels. \nThis event will feature former interns\, teaching assistants\, and research assistants who worked with the NJSPL. They will discuss their policy interests\, research\, and career paths\, followed by time for networking\, where current students will learn more about careers where they can make a difference in assorted policy arenas. This event will help current students envision and navigate the transition from theory to practice\, operationalizing their ideals in their career choices. \nLight refreshments will be provided. Register for our event today.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/navigating-policy-focused-career-pathways-exploring-graduates-policy-focused-careers/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Career Workshop Panel Roundtable,CAREERS,Public,Public Health,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/njspl-navigating-policy-careers.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T171500
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250829T181135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T151601Z
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SUMMARY:A Celebration of Bloustein Book Publishing
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about book writing and publishing from Rutgers faculty and alumni. Includes discussion with Carmelo Ignaccolo\, Bloustein School Assistant Professor; Akira Drake Rodriguez PhD’ 14\, Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania; Laura Wolf-Powers\, PhD ’02\, Professor\, Hunter College Urban Policy and Planning; and Andrew Zitcer\, PhD ’13\, Associate Professor and Program Director\, Drexel University Westphal College of Media Arts & Design \nAGENDA\n2:00 – 3:00 Book Publishing 101: A Round Table Discussion with Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty about the book publishing process.\n3:10 – 4:45 Book Discussion: Author Presentations and Doctoral Student Reflections\n4:45 – 5:15 Reception\n\nLOCATION: Room 261\n\nREGISTER: https://go.rutgers.edu/bookparty
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/a-celebration-of-bloustein-book-publishing/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Faculty Bloustein,Public,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T191500
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250903T140236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T134859Z
UID:10000865-1757959200-1757963700@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/09152025-II@B-AgenticAI-header.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250806T134106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T134106Z
UID:10000841-1754474400-1754481600@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NJ State Policy Lab Internship Presentations
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend the 2025 New Jersey State Policy Lab Summer Intern Presentations on Wednesday\, August 6th. Each NJSPL intern selected an area of policy research that was of interest to them in order to investigate and study at the beginning of the summer. These presentations serve as a capstone to the ten-week internship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe students\, Abigail Asante-Amoah\, Malachi David\, Tiffany Flax\, Tricia Harris\, Avianna Peterson\, and Sami Shaikh\, will present on a range of subjects including education\, the environment\, health\, and more. The event will be held in person and virtually on August 6th from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Interested attendees are welcome to register here.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/nj-state-policy-lab-internship-presentations-2025/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Public,Public Health,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Policy-Lab.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250725T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250725T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250718T143957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T144056Z
UID:10000836-1753437600-1753444800@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Municipal Orientations to Warehouse Development in the Chicago Region
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lauren Nolan\, PhD candidate
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/dissertation-defense-municipal-orientations-to-warehouse-development-in-the-chicago-region/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning,Virtual
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dissertation-defense.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250520T201700Z
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SUMMARY:TOD in Your Downtown: Gentle Density--Unlocking the Missing Middle in Housing
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by NJTOD\, Downtown New Jersey\, and NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) Program\, the event will feature a timely discussion on gentle density and missing middle housing in New Jersey. Experts from public agencies\, nonprofit organizations\, and local governments will share their experiences and strategies for expanding diverse housing options while preserving neighborhood character. \nMiddle Housing—ranging from duplexes to buildings with up to 12 units—have been largely sidelined since the mid-20th century\, as zoning regulations prioritized suburban single-family homes or urban high rises. Reintroducing Middle Housing into single-family and transitional neighborhoods offers a practical approach to advancing Gentle Density. \nAs municipalities work to address the state’s housing shortage\, gentle density provides a realistic and context-sensitive solution. This panel will highlight real-world approaches for developing Middle Housing\, the role of public transit in supporting these efforts\, and best practices for creating livable\, affordable\, and sustainable communities. \nRegistration\, Networking & Refreshments at 9:30 AM. Panel at 10:00 AM. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/tod-in-your-downtown-gentle-density-unlocking-the-missing-middle-in-housing/
LOCATION:NJ Transit Headquarters\, 283-299 Market Street\, Newark\, 07102\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Public,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250429T200351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T200351Z
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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:20250501T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250408T191551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T191551Z
UID:10000810-1746099000-1746108000@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Bloustein Honors Research Oral Thesis Defense
DESCRIPTION:The members of the 2024-25 Bloustein Honors Research Program cohort will be presenting their individual research projects in a Research Poster Session on Thursday\, April 24\, from noon to 2:00 pm \nThe Bloustein Honors Research Program Poster Session will be held April 24 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm in the Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB \nDuring the oral thesis defense\, each student will give a 15-minute academic research presentation about their project and answer questions from the faculty\, leadership\, and others in the audience.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-honors-research-oral-thesis-defense/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Public,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250401T132744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T132744Z
UID:10000805-1745496000-1745503200@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Bloustein Honors Research Program Poster Session
DESCRIPTION:The members of the 2024-25 Bloustein Honors Research Program cohort will be presenting their individual research projects in a Research Poster Session on Thursday\, April 24\, from noon to 2:00 pm \nThey will also present an Oral Thesis Defense on Thursday\, May 1\, noon to 2:30 pm\, room 369 \nDuring the poster session\, students will present a brief overview of their project and answer questions from the audience about the poster portrayal of their work. During the oral thesis defense\, each student will give a 15-minute academic research presentation about their project and answer questions from the faculty\, leadership\, and others in the audience.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-honors-research-program-poster-session-2/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Public,Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250314T200712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T200712Z
UID:10000793-1744826400-1744833600@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Student Workshop: Talking Across Difference
DESCRIPTION:Join with other Rutgers students in a conversation about American politics today – what’s happening\, why does it matter\, and how can you get more involved? \nOpen to current Rutgers students. Participants must register in advance. Dinner will be served. \nThis Talking Across Difference conversation will be moderated by Rutgers faculty and is co-sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab\, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Department. \nRegistration Required
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/student-workshop-talking-across-difference-2/
LOCATION:Alexander Library\, 169 College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Seminar,Student Organization
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T143000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20241223T194251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T133907Z
UID:10000647-1744619400-1744641000@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Can We Talk? Addressing Equity and the Impact of Social Determinants on Maternal Health
DESCRIPTION:8:30AM – Registration will begin\n9AM: Networking breakfast and Poster Gallery Walk\n12-1PM: Lunch\n1-2PM – Break out Rooms\n2PM: Closing\n\nThis conference is designed to educate attendees about the current state of maternal health inequities and explore the profound impact of social determinants on these disparities. Attendees will gain insights from recent research findings\, fostering evidence-based solutions to address inequities in maternal health. \nThe program will feature discussions on policy recommendations\, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic change at local\, national\, and global levels. \nJoin us as we work to improve maternal health outcomes and eliminate disparities\, ensuring all women can safely deliver their babies and thrive. Together\, we can create a future where maternal health equity is a reality. \nCEU CREDITS AVAILABLE \nREGISTER HERE \nKeynote Speaker: Lisa Asare\, President and Chief Executive Officer of the NJ Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority \nGuest Speakers: \n\nJoan Collier\, PhD\nSimone Snyder\, MSW\nLisa Easley\, DNP\, RN\nJulie Blumenfeld\, DNP\, CNM\nAdwoa Nantwi\, MPH\nShelby Pitts\, DNP\, RN\, WHNP-BC
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/can-we-talk-addressing-equity-and-the-impact-of-social-determinants-on-maternal-health/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Health,Public Policy,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250314T200253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T194338Z
UID:10000792-1743102000-1743109200@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Student Workshop: Talking Across Difference
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, Eagleton Director Dr. Elizabeth Matto will be joined by Bloustein School Dean Stuart Shapiro in a discussion about American politics today\, why it matters\, and how you can get involved. Advanced registration is required\, and dinner will be served — so reserve your spot today!\nOpen to current Rutgers students. Participants must register in advance. Dinner will be served. \nThis Talking Across Difference conversation will be moderated by Rutgers faculty and is co-sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab\, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Department. \nRegistration Required.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/student-workshop-talking-across-difference/
LOCATION:Eagleton Institute of Politics\, 191 Ryders Lane\, New Brunswick\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Seminar,Student Organization
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250307T173227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T173227Z
UID:10000782-1743076800-1743080400@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:SAS Scarlet Speakers: From the Heart of New Brunswick with Jim Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Jim Hughes ENG’65\, GSNB’69’71\nUniversity Professor\, Dean Emeritus\, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy \n“Rutgers Then and Now: Two Centuries of Physical Campus Development” \nHow did the campus and buildings of Rutgers today come to be? \nThis talk explores the evolution of the College Avenue Campus\, the historic core of Rutgers University\, tracing its journey from the construction of Old Queens in 1809 to today. Through over 380 images\, we examine ten phases of development\, highlighting changes in buildings\, grounds\, and layouts. Featuring over 65 iconic structures\, we’ll detail how these buildings originally appeared versus their current state. \nThis is a virtual event hosted on Zoom. RSVP HERE \nTo purchase Rutgers Then and Now: Two Centuries of Campus Development: A Historic and Photographic Odyssey please click here.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/sas-scarlet-speakers-from-the-heart-of-new-brunswick-with-jim-hughes/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:External,Public,Seminar,Urban Planning,Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250227T182841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T182940Z
UID:10000778-1741800600-1741804200@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Cultural Heritage Now: Evidence and Evaluation: Understanding What Cultural Heritage Projects Achieve"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Paul Burtenshaw\, Senior Director of Project Impact at World Monuments Fund\n\n\nThere is an increasing need within cultural heritage to provide evidence for project impact. This need has several sources\, from the evolving requirements of sustainable and international development practice\, changes in impact philanthropy\, desire for justifying public budgets and from cultural heritage itself wishing to demonstrate its applicability to wider social agendas. This lecture will discuss these sources and how we can develop appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems and tools\, including current work at World Monuments Fund.\n\nDr Paul Burtenshaw is the Senior Director of Project Impact at World Monuments Fund. Paul completed his PhD at University College London into the performance and politics of cultural heritage as an economic asset. He was previously the Director of Projects at Sustainable Preservation Initiative and has been a freelance consultant for projects involving heritage economics\, tourism\, and how cultural heritage supports sustainable and community development.\n\n\nJoin on Zoom\n\nFor more information: chaps.rutgers.edu
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/cultural-heritage-now-evidence-and-evaluation-understanding-what-cultural-heritage-projects-achieve/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:External,Seminar,Urban Planning,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250210T213657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T193746Z
UID:10000761-1741708800-1741712400@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250220T152731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T150640Z
UID:10000771-1741183200-1741186800@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Webinar: Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:Researchers\, policymakers\, and practitioners are invited to join authors Nyerere Hodge\, Stuart Andreason\, Ph.D.\, and Carl Van Horn\, Ph.D.\, as they discuss their analysis of the 21st century labor market featured in the three-part series Then and Now. \nThe webinar was held on Wednesday\, March 5\, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. (ET). It covered measures of economic mobility and resilience such as earnings and education gaps\, student loans\, medical insurance\, and retirement benefits with an eye toward informing strategies to improve economic mobility. \nWATCH THE RECORDED WEBINAR \nNyerere Hodge is a Policy Specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Stuart Andreason\, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of Programs at the Burning Glass Institute; and Carl Van Horn\, Ph.D. is Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers\, The State University of New Jersey. \nCheck out the Then and Now series: \n\nThen and Now: Key Trends and Transformations in the 21st Century Labor Market\nThen and Now: The Evolution of Key Worker Support Systems in the 21st Century\nThen and Now: The Changing Landscape of Education Outcomes and Funding in the 21st Century\n\nThe webinar is hosted by the Heldrich Center in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Burning Glass Institute. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta or the Federal Reserve System.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/webinar-then-and-now/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:External,Public,Public Policy,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250213T212641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T212737Z
UID:10000763-1740069000-1740072600@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Success by Design: Building Your Personal Brand with Rich Bruno
DESCRIPTION:Building your “personal brand” is about how you show up each and every day!  Your “personal brand” is what uniquely identifies you…the strengths\, values\, passions\, and endearing qualities that you have. \nDiscussions & Insights:\n– Personal development tips for individual and professional success\n– Creating inspiring goal-setting frameworks\n– How networking and building relationships is a “game-changer”\n– Utilizing the power of the “Giver’s Mindset” to build a lasting impact and creating your legacy \n\n\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/success-by-design-building-your-personal-brand-with-rich-bruno/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Professional Development,Health Administration,Seminar,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250122T171911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T171911Z
UID:10000688-1739289600-1739293200@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Inside the Black Box: Mapping Neighborhood Boundaries in a Muslim Informal Settlement. Case of Jamia Nagar\, Delhi\, India
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Zehra Mahdi\, Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and doctoral candidate at the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning\, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)\, Kharagpur\, India. Her doctoral research focuses on neighborhood change in informal settlements in Delhi\, India that are predominantly inhabited by the Muslim community and influenced by the presence of anchor institutions. \nMuslim spaces in India are often characterized by a socio-spatial bundle of attributes enmeshed in planning informalities. They are frequently viewed through a lens of opaqueness and homogeneity by the State\, planners\, policy-makers\, and other residents. Such a generalization of space leads to stigmatization and uneven distribution of State resources. This talk illustrates the internal heterogeneity and dynamics of socio-spatial organization within Muslim spaces. It examines how residents define their neighborhoods by evoking spatial and non-spatial variables of distinctions\, and how their perception and delineation of neighborhoods differ based on their positionality. It then provides a method to reach consensus from multiple\, overlapping boundaries to operational neighborhood units. It is an attempt to move beyond the binaries of formal-informal\, religious\, and ethnic groups as black-box typifications in urban spaces\, and to counter map admin-political boundaries ‘from below’ by accounting for residents’ sensibilities\, agency\, and consensus.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/inside-the-black-box-mapping-neighborhood-boundaries-in-a-muslim-informal-settlement-case-of-jamia-nagar-delhi-india/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Bloustein,Seminar,Staff Bloustein,Student Organization
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T163000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20250123T162344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T163920Z
UID:10000699-1738335600-1738341000@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T213739
CREATED:20241203T204710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T180622Z
UID:10000642-1734028200-1734033600@dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: Emerging AI Ascendancy and Shifts  in Health Informatics Careers
DESCRIPTION:Rutgers Informatics Forum on Healthcare & Artificial Intelligence \nThis panel\, with eminent experts from industry and academia\, will address the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on healthcare and health informatics careers. These experts will present their views on topics of growing importance of AI in healthcare. They will also provide insights into the advanced data science\, analytics and AI education and preparation needed for health informatics jobs and careers. \n\nDavid Artz\, MD\, MBA Keynote Presenter\nHealth Administration Fellow\, Bloustein School\, Rutgers University; Weill Cornell Medicine\, and Atlantic Health System\nCory Yemen\, PhD ‘23\nDirector\, Data Science & Infrastructure\, Growth Market Insights\, Labcorp\nSoumitra Bhuyan\, PhD\, MPH\nExecutive Director\, Health Administration Program and Associate Professor\, Bloustein School\, Rutgers University\nJim Samuel\, PhD\nExecutive Director\, Master of Public Informatics and Associate Professor of Practice\, Bloustein School\, Rutgers University\n\n  \nHosted by the Public Informatics Student Group and the Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program at Rutgers University \nREGISTER AT go.rutgers.edu/informaticsF24  \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-emerging-ai-ascendancy-and-shifts-in-health-informatics-careers/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CAREERS,Informatics,Seminar,Symposium/Workshop,Virtual
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