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Ibbs Appointed to California High-Speed Rail Authority Review Committee

May 11, 2021

William IbbsCivil and Environemental Engineering Professor William Ibbs has been appointed by State Controller Betty Yee to serve on the California High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) Peer Review Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to review the planning, engineering, financing, and other elements of the HSRA business plan and review funding plans prior to requests for appropriation of bond proceeds for...

Transcontinental Secrets

May 10, 2021

Science ChannelITS affiliate and Climate Program Director for the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment Ethan Elkind was featured in The Science Channel's Transcontinental Secrets epsisode of If We Built It Today:...

Melendy, Katsnelson Receive 2021 Excellence in Management Awards

April 9, 2021

Congratulations to ITS Assistant Director and TechTransfer Director Laura Melendy and Connected Corridors Program Manager Zema Katsnelson for their recent selection as UC Berkeley Excellence in Management Award recipients. Melendy has been the ITS Assistant Director for nine years, TechTransfer Director for 18 years, and the Learn2Launch Executive Director for seven years. She also earned her MS in Transportation Engineering at UC Berkeley ('94). Katsnelson joined the PATH...

Shaheen Talks To ZipCar About Environmental Impacts

April 27, 2021
Transportation Sustainaibilty Research Center Co-Director and Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Susan Shaheen talked with ZipCar about the environemental impacts of car sharing with ZipCar during Earth Month. "We’re seeing new uses of the curb – parklets, outdoor dining - I think that demonstrably shows people what it could be like to be in a city that isn’t dominated by cars, but is actually all about people." Check out the conversation and learn even more at zipcar.com/impact and...

Jang Earns NSF Graduate Fellowship

April 23, 2021

Kathy JangCongratulations to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) masters and doctoral student and Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab researcher Kathy Jang on being selected to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM...

SlrpEV Electric Vehicle Chargers Available at UC Berkeley

March 4, 2021

EV study graphic with charging carCivil and Environmental Engineering Professor and ITS Berkeley affiliate Scott Moura and the eCAL research team have partnered with Berkeley’s Department of Parking & Transportation to launch...

Cycling for Sustainable Cities

February 19, 2021

Cycling for Sustainable Cities Book coverInstitute of Transportation Studies Berkeley Associate Director and City and Regional Planning Professor Daniel Rodriguez and Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director and Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Susan Shaheen recently contributed chapters to the newly published book ...

How COVID Could Change the Bay Area For All of Us

February 12, 2021

Bay Curious on SpotifyTransportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director Susan Shaheen talks about How COVID Could Change the Bay Area For All of Us on KQED's Bay Curious: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RLEWxDEobiXCpZdvyL7sz?si=fV-Vp_Y5QfeLC...

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Jonathan Bray appointed to the Caltrans and CHSRA Seismic Advisory Board

February 1, 2021

Jonathon BrayProfessor Jonathan D. Bray, Ph.D., P.E., NAE has been appointed as a member of the Seismic Advisory Board for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA). The Seismic Advisory Board was created as a recommendation of the Governor’s Board of Inquiry following the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Caltrans established the Caltrans Seismic...