Month: September 2024
How the Power Community and Crowdfunding May Pave the Road for Successful Transportation Infrastructure Projects
September 23, 2024A recent study by Gabriel Castelblanco, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management in the UF College of Design Construction and Planning, explores how including a variety of interested parties in the planning and execution of transportation infrastructure projects – primarily when they affect users’ pockets, like toll roads […]
Read more »Automated Vehicle Technology May Help Keep People with Parkinson’s Disease Safe While Driving
September 23, 2024A recent study published in the Occupational Therapy Journal of Research by researchers at UF found that certain automated vehicle technologies, such as lane departure warnings and adaptive cruise control, may help people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) improve their on-road driving performance. The study is the first of its kind to examine the efficacy of […]
Read more »Leading Engineering Firm Dewberry Visits with UF’s Top Engineering Students
September 23, 2024Dewberry, a nationwide engineering, planning, design, and construction firm, visited UF on September 19 and held an exclusive information session at the J. Wayne Reitz to connect with and inspire future transportation engineers and planners to work for them. The visit drew a little more than 30 graduate and undergraduate students who were more than […]
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