NURail - Developing a New Generation of Railway Professionals

UTC(s): University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Publication Date: June, 2013

Established by a grant issued in January 2012, the National University Rail Center (NURail) is the first USDOT-RITA Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC) dedicated to the advancement of...

Taking on Frozen Debris Lobes - Permafrost Experts, DOT Engineers Team Up in First-of-its-Kind Study

UTC(s): University of Alaska

Publication Date: August, 2013

The day-to-day challenges of researchers and engineers at the Alaska University Transportation Center (AUTC) and Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) range from strengthening...

Disruption in the Driver's Seat: How Technological Advancements are Changing What We Do in the Car and on the Road

UTC(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publication Date: September, 2013

The explosion of mobile computing in the last few years has fundamentally changed how people interact with technology on the roadway and the information it provides. Scenes that would have been...

Innovative Approaches to Educate Our Future Transportation Workforce

UTC(s): Carnegie Mellon University

Publication Date: October, 2013

In April 2012, the Council of University Transportation Centers sponsored a National Transportation Workforce Summit to address the dynamic needs of the future transportation workforce. One stated objective...

The White House Issued a Challenge…the University of Memphis Accepted

UTC(s): University of Memphis

Publication Date: November, 2013

Challenge: Increase the breadth of women participating in the transportation workforce

Challenge Accepted…Enter Stephanie Ivey, Ph.D., with the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation...

Robotic Nondestructive Evaluation Tool Helps Bridge Engineers Validate Bridge Deck Condition Assessments

UTC(s): Rutgers University

Publication Date: December, 2013

In the 1950s President Eisenhower initiated the creation of an interstate highway system that would connect every part of the country via nearly 50,000 miles of roadway. Considered the greatest public works project...

Campus Transit Laboratory: Infrastructure for Research, Education, and Outreach

UTC(s): Ohio State University

Publication Date: January, 2014

The Campus Transit Lab (CTL) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is a "living lab" for transit-related research investigations, educational activities, and outreach. Researchers leverage the CTL's unique...

Mission Intermodal Excellence

UTC(s): The Mississippi State University

Publication Date: February, 2014

During the summer of 2013, the National Center for Intermodal Transportation and Economic Development (NCITEC) at Mississippi State University (MSU) hosted an on-site, 3-day training workshop with K-...

Will Americans Support Fuel Tax Increases? The Answer Could Be Surprising

UTC(s): Mineta Transportation Institute

Publication Date: March, 2014

Would Americans support increasing the Federal gas tax rate?

To find the answer, the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) backed research investigating whether Americans would support various...

Enhancing Disaster Resilience of Highway Bridges to Multiple Hazards

UTC(s): Pennsylvania State University

Publication Date: April, 2014

Disaster resilience is defined by the National Academies as "the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events," and that "enhanced resilience allows...