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Magazine Writing Contest |
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Released
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
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Go!, an online magazine for teens published by Iowa State University’s Center for Transportation Research and Education, is sponsoring a writing contest. All writers (students and non-students) age 16 and up are invited to submit short stories and non-fiction articles that are focused on some aspect of transportation. All submissions must be written for teens and be previously unpublished.
Prizes include $1,000 for the best short story, $1,000 for the best article, and $500 in University book store gift cards for the best student-written short story and article. The entry deadline is Jan. 15, 2009. No entry fee is required.
See the full contest guidelines by clicking here.
For more information, contact Go! editor Michele Regenold at
mregenol@iastate.edu or (515) 296-0835.
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8th Annual Transportation Week Breakfast |
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Released
Monday, November 03, 2008 |
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As part of National Transportation Week, the URITC sponsored the 8th annual National Transportation Week breakfast on May 15 at the Radisson Airport Hotel in Warwick. The topic of the breakfast was “Commuting in America – Transportation Matters.”
This year’s event attracted more than 124 members of the Rhode Island transportation community including leaders from the federal and state transportation agencies and transportation
practitioners and engineers from private industries.
URI President, Dr. Robert Carothers, welcomed the group. Phillip Kydd, assistant director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), served as the master of
ceremonies, and Michael Lewis, RIDOT director, highlighted the “state of transportation” in Rhode Island. Deborah Rosen, Executive Director of the URI Transportation Center, gave the audience an update on URITC research and outreach conducted during the year.
The keynote speaker was Alan E. Pisarski, author of Commuting in America III. Pisarski spoke about the challenges America will face with regards to commuting to work as our population and traffic flow increases, especially in urban areas. Among the challenges, according to Pisarski, will be maintaining and repairing aging highways and bridges.
The event concluded with the presentation of the 2007 FHWA Awards. The following is a list of winners.
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Videos of 2008 STI Bridges Being Tested |
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Released
Friday, August 22, 2008 |
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One of the students in the URITC's Summer Transportation Institute recorded the videos below. Jeff Cathcart, the Director of Transportation Technical Assistance and Outreach, is shown testing the strength of the model bridges.
Video #1
Video #2
Video #3
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2008 Robotics Transportation Challenge |
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Released
Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
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During National Transportation Week in May, the URITC sponsored its annual Robotics Transportation Challenge for middle school students. Fifteen teams competed from 12 different schools throughout Rhode Island. The results of the competition, which was held at URI's Kingston Campus, were
First Place: Riverside Middle School #2
Second Place: Cole Middle School
Third Place: Riverside Middle School #1
Honorable Mention: Barrington Middle School and Our Lady of Mercy School
Below are two slideshows from the event.
Slideshow #1
Slideshow #2
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URI Hosts Eisenhower Fellows from Puerto Rico |
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Released
Monday, August 18, 2008 |
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After being awarded fellowships through the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, three students from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (UPRM) did internships this summer at URI.
Juan M. Balbuena, Alvin Nieves and Adilson Pérez Alfaro were each paired up with an undergraduate student and a faculty member from URI to work on their transportation-related projects. Click below to view a slideshow from their presentations.
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