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Exploring Urban Planning and Design: a First-Year Interest Group Seminar (FIGS) Course
“Professor Ayala’s insights helped me understand the impact light and heat have on the everyday walker. I would not think about New Brunswick the way I do if I hadn’t taken part in this experience!” Says Rory Grant, a first-year City and Regional Planning student.
E-bike injuries in N.J. are skyrocketing, new data shows. What parents should know.
“While children account for many emergency department visits, only about 6% of injured riders under 18 are admitted to the hospital,” Younes continued. “In contrast, roughly 37% of injured riders age 65 and older require hospital admission. That suggests older adults are significantly more vulnerable to severe injuries when crashes occur.”
NJSPL Report Release – Artificial Intelligence and Small Businesses in New Jersey
Researchers with the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, with support from the New Jersey State Policy Lab, recently conducted an exploratory study focused on Middlesex County to examine small businesses’ AI use. The study in particular focused on women- and minority-owned firms in Middlesex, with the intention to provide a foundation for New Jersey’s ongoing efforts to support their small business community as AI adoption evolves.
Nearly every N.J. town shifted toward Democrats in the midterms. See how yours voted.
“It shows the obvious trends and how people ultimately respond to the big picture they think is happening in the country,” Pfeiffer said. “New Jersey is not immune from any of that. It’s just displayed differently here because of our demographics.”
Sherrill Unveils Statewide Economic Overhaul as New Jersey Slips to No. 31 in Business Rankings
Rutgers professor Will Irving has suggested the slowdown may not be unique to New Jersey, noting he would not be surprised to see other states start to experience similar increases as employment growth nationally continues to slow or decline, according to the Bloustein School’s reporting.
CCRHVA: A Big Acronym with Big Potential for Local Climate Resilience Planning
“Through the Resilient NJ program, the DEP is helping communities across the state better prepare for the impacts of storms and flooding,” said New Jersey Chief Resilience Officer Nick Angarone. “These vulnerability assessments are an important first step to helping local governments more effectively plan, prioritize and implement resilience projects in their communities. We are excited to be part of this effort.”
MHA Students Win 2026 Seton Hall Case Study Challenge
The Bloustein School’s Master of Health Education team, whose members included Parth Shah, BHMS, MHA, CLSSGB, Julianna Baldwin and Sheno John, won the 2025 Hybrid Graduate Case Study Challenge hosted by Seton Hall University
NJ was ‘screaming’ for warehouses. Now many struggle to find tenants
“The older warehouses don’t have the power or the technology for companies,” he said. “You do have a bigger advantage of the newer, modern facilities, fire suppression systems, LED lighting.”
Election Day Fallout and Rank Choice Voting
“It is very likely that these three candidates would have won even if we had ranked choice voting as they did well in multiple counties,” Rubin said. “However, to ensure that the winner reflects the preferences of the largest number of voters, it would make sense to adopt ranked choice voting.”
Report from NJBIA’s Workforce Development & Employment Labor Policy Committee
“We manage the New Jersey statewide data system, which is a centralized longitudinal platform for state administrative data from four different agencies… This means that we are able to link individual-level longitudinal files and look at questions related to the returns to education.”
Beyond the Polls: Making Sense of a Major Election Shift in New Jersey and Nationally
In this special election episode of EJB Talks, Stuart Shapiro sits down with Bloustein School Associate Teaching Professor Debbie Borie-Holtz to explore what a major election shift can—and can’t—tell us about the country’s political mood.
Four Bloustein School Alums Selected as 2027 WPCNJ Fellows
Four Bloustein School alumnae have been selected for the 2027 Fellowship cohort of the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey (WPCNJ). The Fellowship, now in its second year, prepares emerging women leaders to pursue public office, policy roles, and civic leadership.