Research

A Study Co-authored by TSRC Researcher Richard Plevin Warns Climate Risks of Bioenergy are Underestimated

September 11, 2012

In a paper recently published in Nature Climate Change, TSRC's Richard Plevin and colleagues warn that large-scale cultivation of bioenergy crops, once thought a panacea for energy needs, could result in increased greenhouse-gas emissions under certain conditions

https://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/press-releases/archive/2012/climate-risks-of-bio…

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UCTC Receives Funding for New Transportation Research

May 23, 2012

The University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) has received a $3.5 million grant from the U.S.

Full article: https://news.berkeley.edu/2012/01/19/uctc-receives-funding-for-new-transportation-research/

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A New Director for the Pavement Research Center

May 23, 2012

Professor Carl Monismith, director of the University of California Pavement Research Center (PRC) for more than five decades, stepped down from his position earlier this month.

Dr. James Signore, who has served as assistant director of the Berkeley branch of the dual-campus research center for the past three years, has been appointed to the directorship. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois in 1998 and has been with the center for six years. Professor Monismith has agreed to...

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Librarians Contribute to Engineering Reference Book

January 17, 2012

More and more transportation engineering information is a mouse click or two away, but just how good is that information?

Who would know better than a transportation librarian? Which is why two of UC Berkeley’s transportation librarians were tapped to write the chapter on transportation engineering for the newly released second edition of Using the Engineering Literature.

The 526-page reference book, published by CRC Press, breaks down engineering into 18 subspecialties, from aeronautical and aerospace engineering to transportation engineering, and offers up a thorough guide...

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How can companies like Airbnb, Lyft or Uber help in disasters?

June 21, 2019

The Rim Fire in California on Aug. 17, 2013.

By Linda Vu

This article orignally appeared at Berkeley Engineering

In the past few years, devastating California wildfires have forced...

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Rodriguez Co-authors Implementing Strategies to Enhance Public Health Surveillance of Physical Activity

June 12, 2019

Daniel Rodríguez has co-written a report, recently released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, that provides recommendations to enhance the monitoring and measuring of physical activity.

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ITS Leads Transportation Initiative for California Energy Commission Oakland EcoBlock Project

June 21, 2019

ITS Berkeley is excited to lead the transportation efforts in the recently awarded Oakland EcoBlock Project from the California Energy Commission.

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TagMaster acquires Sensys Networks in the US

June 7, 2019

From humble beginnings and “sweat and venture funding” to a recent $16 million acquisition, UC Berkeley rooted Sensys Networks has a promising future ahead.

TagMaster, a leading supplier of advanced sensor systems for Smart Cities within Traffic and Rail,...