News & Events
Social Vulnerability in New Jersey’s Coastal Zone
EAC Executive Director Jeanne Herb, along with Senior Research Specialists Matt Campo and Dr. Jennifer Whytlaw, presented an analysis of social vulnerability in New Jersey's 239 coastal municipalities at a Coastal Resilience Summit convened by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. See their slide presentation here.
EAC reviews environment and climate change indicators to support healthy community planning
With support from the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation hosted by the University of Wisconsin, EAC staff Jeanne Herb, Dr. Jennifer Whytlaw and Dr. Karen Lowrie examined strategies to add additional indicators regarding the environment and climate change to the county Health Rankings and Roadmaps platform....
NJ property tax guide, authored by Marc Pfeiffer, answers everyday questions for homeowners
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) and New Jersey Realtors recently released a comprehensive guide for New Jersey residents for understanding property taxes. The publication, “New Jersey Homeowner’s Guide to Property Taxes,” answers everyday questions homeowners have about how their home’s value is assessed, how their tax bill...
New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance wins Coastal and Ocean Champion Award
Congratulations to the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance for winning the Coastal and Ocean Champion Award from the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute. The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance is facilitated by the Environmental Analysis and Communications Group in partnership with the Rutgers Climate Institute. Over the past year, the...
EAC’s Dr. Lowrie to lead Age-Friendly Planning Studio focused on Farley Towers in Elizabeth
In the Fall of 2018, EAC's Dr. Karen Lowrie is leading a class of MCRP students in a studio class that focuses on Farley Towers, a senior living facility managed by the City of Elizabeth Housing Authority. Students will examine the opportunities to improve and expand outdoor areas to accommodate passive and active recreation for older adults. Students will...
EAC Team to help integrate coastal hazards mapping tools into unified platform
EAC team members will work on an interdisciplinary team at Rutgers to integrate an existing suite of coastal hazards mapping tools into a unified platform. This new platform will integrate the latest climate science, exposure assessment techniques, and best practices in resilience planning. The project will include stakeholder engagement to identify...
EAC’s Dr. Whytlaw to Present Poster at American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting
Dr. Jennifer Whytlaw will be presenting a poster in the inaugural year for a new Geohealth track at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting (December 10-14). She will be presenting EAC's work on examining data on environmental factors to inform community-based efforts to address “upstream” determinants of health through the use of existing...
Bloustein Hosts Forum on Building Communities for All Ages
The Bloustein School, in conjunction with the School of Social Work and AARP, is hosting a discussion on the benefits of building communities of all ages in New Jersey at the Special Events Forum at the Bloustein School at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Speakers include Mayor Brian Whaler, Danielle Arigoni, Karen Alexander and Dr. Emily...
Senate president’s group proposes ambitious economic, fiscal reforms
Senate President Steve Sweeney put together an Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Committee of lawmakers, academics and private sector experts to say New Jersey must change course in many areas including funding for public pensions. Among the group’s 80-plus recommendations: merge school districts. Dr. Ray Caprio, a professor at the Bloustein School of...
How a Rutgers lecturer is helping local governments secure their systems: BTN LiveBIG
With increasing speculation about the role the Russian government may have played in the 2016 election and what tactics they might have used, cyberattacks on government entities have become a prominent issue at the forefront of the American conscious. Rutgers University’s Marc Pfeiffer, whose career in the public sector spans decades, is uniquely qualified...
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Laying the Groundwork for Dementia Friendly City Centers: Community Visioning and Outcomes
The purpose of this publication: To describe a participatory planning process and the supporting highlights of information used to develop Dementia Friendly City Centers. To illustrate with a case example involving reclamation of underused/vacant shopping center,...
Longevity Economy: Creating Opportunities for Growth, Health and Wellness
Innovation for Dementia Care: Results of a recent workshop in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma, there are approximately 61,00 olderadults with Alzheimer’s, predicted to grow by 26.7% by the year 2025. This project aims to present the results of a recent workshop in Oklahoma City on dementia care.
Communicating About Flood Risks to Real Estate Markets
Materials contained in this presentation are the result of research sponsored by the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) with funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Sea Grant, U.S. Department of Commerce, under NOAA grant...