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METRANS UTC PSR
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
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METRANS researchers highlighted the dynamic industry and community partnerships university transportation centers (UTCs) bring to their regional communities at the Fourth Annual National Mobility Summit of USDOT Centers sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University. The March Summit, held in Washington DC had as its theme “UTC Innovations and Impacts: Advancing Mobility for All.” Dr. Genevieve Giuliano discussed the role ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Two METRANS researchers recently partnered with the City of Long Beach to win a National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant to research, develop, and pilot a community-informed digital rights platform that can serve as a national model for acknowledging data privacy as a human right.
The grant provides $147,370 for a full fiscal year beginning in July 2023. Dr. Gwen Shaffer, who will serve as the project PI, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations ...
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Access to the chassis used by motor carriers, railroads, and marine terminal operators to transport intermodal containers is a key determinant in supply chain efficiency. To address that supply chain priority, Dr. Tom O’Brien, Executive Director of the Center for International Trade & Transportation, is serving on a committee, sponsored by the Federal Maritime Commission, to examine chassis dislocation and lack of chassis availability to determine effective industry ...
