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SUMMARY:Advancing Women's Equity Through Policymaking
DESCRIPTION:Please join the New Jersey State Policy Lab on Wednesday\, March 11th at 5pm for Q&A and networking to meet some of the former students that have worked with the New Jersey State Policy Lab and continued their careers in public policy and health with a focus on women’s equity. \nThis free event will feature former interns\, teaching assistants\, and research assistants who worked with the NJSPL. They will discuss their careers and experience in areas such as maternal and infant healthcare\, education\, and environmental policy\, followed by time for networking\, where students will learn more about careers where they can make a difference in advancing policies for all people. Light refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the Q&A. \nRSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/advancing-womens-equity-through-policymaking/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Career Professional Development,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:18th Annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference in Urban Studies\, Urban Planning\, and Public Policy
DESCRIPTION:The Bloustein School will present the 18th Annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference in Urban Studies\, Urban Planning\, and Public Policy on Friday\, March 13\, 2026. The conference is organized by doctoral students for doctoral students engaged in urban planning\, urban studies\, health\, and policy-related research across disciplines and universities in the tri-state NJ-NY-PA metropolitan region. Named after Professor Donald A. Krueckeberg\, the conference commemorates Don Krueckeberg’s long-running commitment to doctoral education by providing a one-day forum highlighting doctoral student research at the cutting edge of urban studies\, planning\, and public policy. \nDoctoral students at any stage of dissertation research are invited and encouraged to present their work at the conference. First-year doctoral students are invited to participate to try out a topic\, and advanced candidates may present sections of research or a finished dissertation\, or anywhere in between. Past presentations have outlined tentative research topics\, surveyed literature\, reported interim findings\, and overviewed completed dissertations. The conference aims to encourage questions\, comments\, and discussions during each session. \nAGENDA \n8:30 – 9:00 AM ··· Breakfast\n9:00 – 9:15 AM ··· Welcome & Introduction\n9:15 – 10:05 AM ··· Panel 1 — Health & Equity |     Discussant: Sharifa Z. Williams\, Assistant Professor\n10:05 – 11:10 AM ··· Panel 2 — Neighborhood Change\, Urban Displacement & Gentrification  |      Discussant: Mi Shi\, Associate Professor\n11:10 – 11:25 AM ··· Break\n11:25 AM – 12:30 PM ··· Panel 3 — Climate\, Sustainability & Urban Transition  |  Discussant: Andrea Restrepo-Mieth\, Assistant Professor\n12:30 – 1:20 PM ··· Lunch\n1:20 – 2:05 PM ··· Keynote Address — DEFIANT NEIGHBORHOODS  |   Speaker: Gabriela Rendón\, Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Community Development\, The New School / Parsons School of Design\n2:05 – 2:55 PM ··· Panel 4 — The Carceral City  |  Discussant: Laura R. Peck\, Associate Professor\n2:55 – 3:45 PM ··· Panel 5 — Governance\, Regulation\, Institutions: The Production of (Non)Knowledge  |  Discussant: Bernadette Baird-Zars\, Assistant Professor\n3:45 – 4:00 PM ··· Break\n4:00 – 5:05 PM ··· Panel 6 — Housing\, Precarity & State Power  |  Discussant: Kathe Newman\, Professor\n5:05 – 5:55 PM ··· Panel 7 — Digital Urbanism: Platforms\, Perception & Place  |  Discussant: Carmelo Ignaccolo\, Assistant Professor\n5:55 – 6:00 PM ··· Closing Remarks\n6:00 – 7:30 PM ··· Networking Event  | Harvest Moon Brewery & Cafe · 292 George St\, New Brunswick\, NJ \nREGISTER TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE HERE \nA well-known and respected scholar in the planning profession\, Professor Krueckeberg’s special interests and contributions were in the areas of planning history\, property theory\, and land use policy. His books\, Introduction to Planning History in the United States\, The American Planner: Biographies and Recollections\, and Urban Planning Analysis\, still serve as important references for scholars and professionals in planning and public policy. \nAs a major contributor to urban planning and policy studies\, the Bloustein School’s Krueckeberg Conference showcases some of the most unique and forward-thinking research in the discipline. Past conferences have included doctoral candidates in urban studies\, urban planning and public policy from Columbia University\, The New School\, the University of Pennsylvania\, and more.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/18th-annual-krueckeberg-doctoral-conference/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Colloquium,Public,Public Health,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:New Jersey Statewide Data System Research Summit
DESCRIPTION:The New Jersey Statewide Data System (NJSDS) is the State of New Jersey’s centralized longitudinal data system for public administrative data. Through coordination with partnering state agencies\, NJSDS has become a large statewide interagency platform where data from K-12\, higher education\, and labor and workforce development are securely stored to expand access and analysis to improve policymaking and performance of public initiatives. \nThis event will include lunch\, an orientation of the NJSDS system\, facilitated discussion around the value and potential of the system\, and short presentations from researchers who have used NJSDS. \nRSVP is required for this event.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/new-jersey-statewide-data-system-research-summit/
LOCATION:Heldrich Center Roosevelt-Perkins Room (second floor)\, 30 Livingston Ave\, New Brunswick\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:2026 Policy Collaboratory
DESCRIPTION:The New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University and SPIA in NJ at Princeton University are delighted to be hosting the third annual Policy Collaboratory at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development on Wednesday\, March 25th from 12pm-5pm. This collaborative event\, sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab\, will welcome graduate students interested in education policy in New Jersey to work together and brainstorm various solutions to address access to higher education in the Garden State. \nIn consultation with academic experts from a variety of disciplines as well as advocates\, policymakers\, elected officials\, and people with lived experience\, students will work together in mixed teams to develop creative and original solutions to this policy problem. The conference will begin with a keynote presentation by Robert Kim\, Esq.\, Executive Director of the Education Law Center. Students will have the opportunity to explore six themes related to higher education access: \n\nAffordability and financial aid\nBasic needs support\nCoursework and curricular pathways\nGuidance and wraparound student supports\nMetrics and accountability\nTransfer pathways\n\nThis half-day event will include complimentary lunch as well as an optional networking cocktail hour after the conference concludes. Students are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop\, tablet\, or other writing materials for the development of presentations in the second half of the conference. \nRegistration is both free and required in order to attend.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/2026-policy-collaboratory/
LOCATION:Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop
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