Month: September 2025

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Congratulations to Renan Favero for winning the Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award at the Florida-Puerto Rico Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) District Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on August 12, 2025. Renan Favero is a doctoral student in transportation engineering, conducting research on autonomous shuttles. “This […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Bryce Grame and Gustavo Zschaber, both University of Florida civil engineering graduate students specializing in transportation engineering, won first place during the 3-Minute Student Pitch Competition held as part of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) International Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 10 – 13. This year, […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI The University of Florida Institute of Transportation Engineers (UFITE) Student Chapter recently claimed its second T-Bowl title in 12 years. The competition was held on Aug. 11 during the ITE Annual Meeting in Orlando. Modeled after TV’s “Jeopardy,” the ITE International Collegiate Traffic Bowl – known as […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI The streets of Key West always buzz with life. On any given day, you’ll see tourists pedaling past charming pastel-colored cottages, tourists stepping off sunbaked cruise ships wandering about, and roosters – yes, roosters – strutting confidently around town. But beneath all that charm is a serious […]