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The Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET) is a collaborative partnership between nine major institutions and two community colleges, led by Louisiana State University (LSU). Tran-SET's mission is to support all phases of research, technology transfer, workforce development...
Hydraulic effects are responsible for about 60 percent of the more than 1,500 U.S. bridge collapses. Traditionally, divers are sent underwater to inspect bridge foundations and document any riverbed erosion or scour holes that may compromise a foundation's integrity. This...
In a research project funded by the Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) National UTC, researchers at the Virginia Tech and Texas A&M Transportation Institutes are collaborating to study the current state of child ridership and child safety seat use in ride-share vehicles. Our goal is to...
Would a workforce development initiative work with middle school students? For 21 years, the National Transportation Center at Morgan State University has run its highly successful Summer Transportation Institute (STI), which gives 20 high school students a chance to experience the world of...
Separate Institutions Within a University System (1/9/2026) Question: A university within our state university system already has a UTC grant – is another campus in the system eligible to apply? Answer: We consider different campuses within a university system to be separate...
In 2023 the 35 newly awarded IIJA BIL University Transportation Centers (UTCs) each wrote a two page biography of their center's vision, objectives, initiatives, products and outcomes. The contributions from each UTC was combined into a booklet entitled Profiles of Progress....