News & Announcements
METRANS UTC, PSR
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Are you wondering how best to pursue a career in transportation? Are you struggling with your work or school environment? Are you wondering how professionals find success? Would you like a mentor? If so, we are pleased to invite you to join the METRANS Mentor Program. The METRANS Mentor Program pairs students and professionals interesting in or currently pursuing a career in the transportation field. Since 2011, the METRANS Mentor Program has matched more than 100 students with mentors, ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Saturday, October 14, 2017
By Eric Tunell, USC MPL ‘18 [Editor’s note: As part of the expansion of METRANS into the Pacific Southwest Region 9 University Transportation Center, we seek to highlight students at universities that are new members of the UTC. This week we are pleased to feature UCLA’s Rabi Abonour, MURP 2018.] Bloomington, Indiana, New York City, and Los Angeles all have distinctly different urban forms, but for Rabi Abonour, they are the lens through which he approaches transportation ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Sunday, October 8, 2017
UCLA Urban and Regional Planning master’s degree candidate Ribeka Toda focuses almost exclusively on roadway safety in her studies. And with very good reason. “Last year, 3,680 Californians died on the road, and 2017 is projected to be even worse. Roadway safety is not just a statistic to me. Car crashes have claimed the lives of two individuals in my life and it is difficult to explain the senselessness of these deaths and the unshakable feeling that they could have been prevented. Embracing ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Many people believe strongly in what they do. But others take that commitment even further. Huê-Tâm Jamme demonstrated how strongly she believes in her work by halting a successful career in international development to return to school. And there was quite a bit on the line with this decision. Huê-Tâm had already completed undergraduate and master’s degrees from France’s prestigious Institut d’Etudes Politiques and had been awarded the International Trade prize for the best young ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Samuel Taylor is a Master of Science in Civil Engineering candidate at Northern Arizona University (NAU). His main area of focus is transportation and has particular interest in transportation safety. He recently completed a paper on the factors affecting freight vehicle collisions on the Interstate-10 corridor. His research paper," A Comparative Analysis of Factors Affecting the Frequency and Severity of Freight-Involved and All-Vehicle Crashes on a Major Freight Corridor Freeway," was jointly ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Sunday, October 1, 2017
On September 2, 2017, approximately 80 students faculty, staff and alumni from USC, CSULB, UCI, and UCLA participated in LA Fleet Week tours, sponsored by METRANS. Some added the experience of local transit to their trip, meeting at USC’s University Park campus, walking two blocks together to the local Metro Silver Line station, and forty minutes later, arriving to participate in the numerous festivities San Pedro had to offer. The U.S. Navy hosts Fleet Week in Los Angeles each year to recognize ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Saturday, September 23, 2017
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy organized the 28th Annual Demographic Workshop at USC’s University Park campus on Monday on June 26, 2017. Supporting partners for the workshop included the US Census Bureau, California State Census Data Center, California Department of Finance, California Department of Housing and Community Development, and Population Dynamics Research Group. The workshop ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Sunday, September 17, 2017
While many students treated themselves to a vacation, METRANS student assistant Deepa Rama Hegde made the most out of her summer by interning at Symantec, Culver City, one of the leading American software companies providing security, backup and storage. Hegde is pursuing MS in Business Analytics at the Marshall School of Business, and expects to complete her degree in Spring, 2018. I asked how she secured her internship. “I connected with an HR representative on LinkedIn, and she emailed ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The Summer 2017 Issue of METRANS News is now available. Click here for a PDF version. METRANS News is generally published three times a year and summarizes METRANS research, education and outreach activities. It highlights METRANS researchers, conferences and other events, recent publications, interviews with key individuals involved in METRANS, and other newsworthy activities and events. It is distributed to university transportation centers and faculty throughout the U.S., to federal, state, and local public agencies, and to the transportation industry. To be added to the mailing list for a hard copy of the newsletter or to receive an email announcement regarding each new issue, please contact [email protected] .
METRANS UTC, PSR
Friday, September 8, 2017
The WTS Orange County Chapter initiated its 2017-2018 Mentoring Program on July 28, 2017. Hosted by Nossaman LLP in Irvine, the event brought the mentor and mentees pairs together for the first time, giving them an opportunity to meet and to learn about their interests and professional/career goals. This year, WTS Orange County had a record-breaking 39 mentor/mentee pairs. Juliet Su, Corridor Manager at Transportation Corridor Agencies, Chair of the WTS-OC Mentoring Program Committee, and a ...
