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Trapenberg Frick Makes TranspotiCA's Sept. Book Club Selection

September 7, 2018

With its mission to advance systems thinking and the Triple-Bottom Line, the California Green Academy (“CalGreen”) is proud to announce Remaking the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: A Case of Shadowboxing with Nature by Dr. Karen Trapenberg Frick, as TransportiCA’s September Book Club selection.

Dr. Trapenberg Frick is an Associate Professor in the...

Shaheen Appointed to TRB Exec Committee

September 14, 2018

Congratulations to Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director and Civil and Environmental Engineering Adjunct Professor Susan Shaheen on her appointment to the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee for a three-year term beginning in January 2019. She is one of eight new incoming members and four reappointments of current members...

Kenichi Soga and the 182-year old railway that is pointing the way to smart infrastructure

August 1, 2018
London Bridge Underground signLondon Bridge Underground sign Featured Faculty: Kenichi Soga

Professor Kenichi Soga outlined how the new London Bridge Station and the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction is changing the way civil engineers approach infrastructure projects.

“It’s really about...

École Polytechnique Executive Master Comes to ITS Berkeley

September 24, 2018

While the UC Berkeley Campus slows down quite a bit during the summer months, ITS Berkeley professors were still at it in the classroom with the Executive Master Program from École Polytechnique June 10-15, 2018.

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Trapenberg Frick Published New Articles

July 9, 2018

Director of the University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) and Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Karen Trapenberg Frick recently published two articles in the Journal of Planning Theory & Practice and the Journal of...

Rodriguez Ranked Amongst Most Cited

June 29, 2018

Congratulations to Associate Director Daniel Rodríguez for being amongst the top 25 most cited planning faculty in North America for a second year in a row, ranked by Google Scholar Citations.

Rodríguez is Chancellor’s Professor of City and Regional Planning and his research focuses on the relationship between transportation, land development, and the...

ITS, College of Engineering Hosts Riyadh Mayor

May 17, 2018

Leadership from UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies and the College of Engineering were excited to host Eng. Tariq Alfaris Mayor, City of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and President, Arriyadh Development Authority on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.

“The relation between Berkeley and the Arriyadh development authority goes back over three decade, and we are always looking forward to renewing and strengthening it,” says Professor of the Graduate School Adib Kanafani.

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Arpad Horvath Appointed Lawrence E. Peirano Professor

January 26, 2018

The Provost has approved Professor Arpad Horvath's appointment to the Lawrence E. Peirano Endowed Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2017.

This honor recognizes Arpad's leadership in research and teaching, his contributions to the Department and the University, and his position as a respected and esteemed member of the CEE faculty.

Arpad...

Dan Kammen on renewable energy, kids and cars and, yes, I-M-P-E-A-C-H

September 12, 2017

Dan KammenUC Berkeley Professor Dan Kammen earned national publicity recently when he stepped down from his longtime role advising the federal government on energy — with the message I-M-P-E-A-C-H encoded in his letter of resignation.

Full article: https://news....

https://news.berkeley.edu/story_jump/dan-kammen-on-renewable-energy-kids-and-car…

Forscher Selected to Participate in Eno Leadership Conference

September 14, 2017

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Congratulations to Transportation Engineering doctoral student Edward Forscher, who has been selected to participate in the 25th annual Eno Future Leaders Development Conference in Washington, DC, June 4-8, 2017. The Future Leaders...