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Transportation Students Fall Welcome at UW

All transportation students joined faculty and staff for coffee and pastries in More 212 from 10-11am on Friday, October 23. TransNow sponsors events every quarter for new and returning students in order to help build community on campus. (10/12/2009)

Annual TRB Meeting

The 89th Annual TRB Meeting is January 10-14, 2010 in Washington, DC. For more information about this year's meeting or to register, visit the meeting website. (10/9/2009)

Region X Student Conference

The 2009 Region X Student Conference will be hosted by the University of Oregon in Eugene on Friday, November 13. For more information about the conference and to register, visit the conference website. (10/9/2009)

2009 Annual Report Available

The 2009 Annual Report is now available on our publications page. Included in this issue are research and education success stories. To be added to our distribution list or change your mailing preferences contact us. (9/28/2009)

TRB Webinar Hosted in the TCC

TransNow hosted a TRB Webinar in the TCC, which several students as well as faculty attended. They were able to share ideas with each other regarding the topic: "How to Write an Effective Research Statement." Presenters included Chris Hedges (TRB), Randy Wade (HNTB Corporation), William “Randy” Cox (American Segmental Bridge Institute), Gail D’Avino (Georgia Department of Transportation), as moderated by Pat Casey (CTC & Associates). For a limited time, you may view the power point slides, or an archive of the entire webinar. (7/13/2009)

Spring-Summer 2009 Newsletter

The Spring-Summer 2009 Newsletter is available on our publications page. Featured in this issue are highlights of 2009-2010 research, a report of student research on variable speed limits on I-90, a student's perspective on technical writing, and news items. To be added to our distribution list (email or postal mail) contact us. (7/10/2009)

Traffic Hero: UW Student Creates New CoE Open House Demo

Yegor Malinovskiy (PhD) is developing Traffic Hero, a new College of Engineering (CoE) Open House demo, to fulfill his volunteering requirement as an Advanced Institute student. Traffic Hero is modeled after Guitar Hero and tracks the flow of traffic just as Guitar Hero tracks guitar chords in songs. The demo will be featured at the 2010 CoE Open House. For more information on the demo, read Yegor's synopsis. (6/12/2009)

TransNow Spring Send-Off

June 9, 2009
TransNow said goodbye to transportation students at a pizza and pool party on Friday, June 5. We wish everyone a very safe and happy summer and look forward to seeing returning students in the fall. Congratulations to all graduates and best wishes for a successful future.

TransNow Advisory Committee Meeting

TransNow's Advisory Committee met at the UW campus on Thursday June 11. The committee discussed data sharing among various local transportation entities, partnernships in the community, and transportation education. (6/3/2009)

Prof. Joe Mahoney to Guest Speak at Henry Roy Berg Endowed Lecture

On Monday, May 11 at 4:30pm, Professor Joe Mahoney examined the evolution of transportation infrastructure with emphasis on the Puget Sound Region.

Professor Mahoney's research focuses on transportation and construction. His primary areas of expertise are highway and airfield pavements, pavement materials, pavement management systems, and industry-related environmental regulations and compliance. (4/29/2009)

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