Congratulations!
UFTI Director Wins the ASCE 2015 James Laurie Prize
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou has been selected by the Transportation and Development Institute to receive the 2015 Jame Laurie Prize. She will personally accept the award during the ASCE’s Annual Convention in, which will take place in New York City this October. Dr. Elefteriadou has [read more]
Research
Researching the Efficacy of Using a Driving Simulator to Rehabilitate Veterans Experiencing Driving Difficulty Post-Deployment
Driving is a critical activity of daily living and one that may be compromised in those soldiers returning from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Sandra Winter of Occupational Therapy is working on a Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored project that is looking at driving difficulty in soldiers returning from combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. [read more]
Education
New! Transportation Operations & Planning Certificate
Transportation professionals will soon be able to expand their knowledge and qualifications in transportation planning and engineering starting Fall 2015 with the newly formed Transportation Operations & Planning Certificate. [read more]
March 18 – Deadline to Apply for the Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP)
The TRIP internship program is now accepting applications for summer 2015. Undergraduate students that are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and hold junior or senior status are eligible to apply. Application deadline is March 18th. The TRIP program is sponsored by UFTI/STRIDE. [read more]
Technology Transfer
T2 Center Offering RSAs to Community Safety Professionals
Due to the high number of injuries and fatalities on Florida’s roadways, the state is the focus of many national safety initiatives. One such initiative is to offer Road Safety Assessments (RSAs) courses at no cost to Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST) members. [read more]
McTrans Builds On Transportation Students
The McTrans Center is well known internationally for its software, so programmers are the first personnel to come to mind. But McTrans has found that UFTI graduate students are ideally suited to test software during implementation. Read on to find out more about how one graduate student currently working at the the McTrans Center is not only helping to test and implement Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) software but helping to teach as well. [read more]
Other News & Events
Sen. Jeff Brandes & FDOT Secretary Jim Boxold to Speak at UFTI
The UFTI will host Sen. Jeff Brandes and the newly appointed Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jim Boxold will speak on connected and automated vehicle technologies on Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Harn Museum. [read more]
Link to Recording of STRIDE-Sponsored Seminar on “ITS & Smart Cities” Now Available
If you were unable to attend the seminar on “ITS & Smart Cities” by Dr. Jaume Barcelo of the Technical University of Catalonia, we now have a link to the recording. [read more]
REMINDER! The 2015 UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region is Next Month
Don’t forget to register and make your hotel reservations by March 4, for the early bird registration. The conference will take place March 26-27, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency/Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Ala. The event brings together faculty, students, practitioners, and public agencies in the southeast in a forum where information about on-going activities at all UTC-affiliated universities will be showcased. [read more]