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USC Doctoral Student Wendy Zhou Awarded the 40th Annual Charles M. Tiebout Prize in Regional Science

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Left to right: Dr. Genevieve Giuliano (USC); Dr. Marlon Boarnet (USC); Yuquan (Wendy) Zhou, PhD Candidate (USC); Dr. Geoff Beoing, Zhou's disseration advisor (USC)     Yuquan (Wendy) Zhou , an Urban Planning & Development PhD candidate at USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy has been awarded the 40th Annual Charles M. Tiebout Prize in Regional Science at this year's Western Regional Science Association conference. This prize is awarded in honor of the outstanding ...

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METRANS to Lead Four Webinars on International Transportation Planning

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

    METRANS is concluding a two-year engagement with four Southeast Asian universities, leading research on transportation problems that are common across the U.S. and ASEAN nations. Want to learn more about the use of sidewalks as public space, travel behavior in tourist cities, transit planning with open source data, or institutional structures for open loop payments? Then these webinars are for you! Links to register may be found below. (Note webinar date and time are in ...

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Announcing the 2025 Pacific Southwest Region UTC Students of the Year

Monday, March 23, 2026

Get to know this year’s Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (PSR UTC) Students of the Year! Every year, faculty from across the ten PSR institutions nominate students pursuing transportation- related degrees based on technical skills, academic performance, and leadership qualities. One graduate student is selected as the UTC’s U.S. Department of Transportation Outstanding Student of the Year while the other four student winners are selected as Student ...