Institute News

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Driverless car demo to spotlight transportation conference in Buffalo
6/19/17

The event showcases the leadership role that Buffalo and New York State are playing in next-generation traffic systems.

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Educate drivers from a young age to form safe habits on the road
7/11/16
An article on Wallethub.com assesses the best and worst states for teen drivers and interviews Panagiotis Ch. Anastasopoulos, assistant professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, about his tips for parents of new drivers.
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Twitter data could improve subway operations during big events
1/26/17

Preliminary study examines Mets-Yankees game and U.S. Open tennis, finds tweets effective for gathering real-time passenger info.

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Media Advisory: Self-driving shuttle, Olli, to make Buffalo debut Thursday
8/8/18

Olli is UB’s first self-driving vehicle, and researchers will demonstrate its capabilities Thursday.

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From Buffalo to Manhattan, driverless vehicles are making inroads in New York
1/5/18

Cuomo spotlights pivotal role that the UB is playing in the effort.

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NSF program aims to speed discovery
4/4/19

Director France Córdova briefed a UB audience on the new Convergence Accelerator in a Critical Conversations keynote address.

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It's not the Ivy League school that has the heart of this UB, Princeton grad
3/22/19
A front-page column in the Buffalo News featured alumnus Stephen Still (BS civil '76) who described how his transformational experiences as a UB undergraduate set him on a path toward a graduate degree at Princeton University and a successful management career in fleet and network planning for major airlines.
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UB shows strong presence at TRB’s 98th annual meeting
2/25/19
University at Buffalo faculty, staff and students from civil, industrial and computer science and engineering had a strong presence at the Transportation Research Board’s 98th Annual Meeting.
Dr. Changhyun Kwon.
Changhyun Kwon Receives NSF CAREER Award
4/15/14
Changhyun Kwon, Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, received a 2014 NSF CAREER Award for his proposal, “Advancing Routing Methods in Hazardous Materials Transportation.”
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Tweets may ease winter travel
12/10/15

Qing He, Stephen Still Assistant Professor in Transportation Engineering and Logistics, was interviewed by The Weather Channel’s “Weekend Recharge” for a story about weather-related tweets. He was also featured on WKBW-TV's monthly Buffalo Niagara 360 Spotlight Professional Series as a rising star in transportation engineering.