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UB’s TRAVL virtual reality bike simulation to test infrastructure designs
11/3/25
The University at Buffalo's Transportation Research and Visualization Laboratory (TRAVL) is transforming how it designs safer and more sustainable cities through virtual bike simulation. Researchers are using a specially designed bicycle simulator where a subject can ride a stationary bike while experiencing a custom-built digital world through a VR headset.
Stephen Still ISTL highlights safety research at 2025 Traffic Safety Symposium
10/27/25
The Stephen Still Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics at the University at Buffalo recently participated in the 2025 New York State Highway Safety Symposium. The event was held on October 14-17, 2025, in Oswego, NY. This year’s meeting theme was “Revive the Drive: Enhancing Traffic Safety Together.”
SEAS transportation participates in the anniversary of Mcity Test Facility
10/20/25
Faculty from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) helped to celebrate the founding of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) and the 10th anniversary of the Mcity Test Facility on October 2 and 3, 2025.
CSEE student explores public acceptance and trust of shared autonomous vehicles
10/13/25
Ziyad Shahin, a PhD student, joined the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in Fall 2024. His research focuses on intelligent transportation systems, connected and automated vehicles, traffic operations and the human factors in transportation.
PhD student explores the sustainability, economic benefits and resilience of electrified transportation systems
10/6/25
PhD student, Yiming Zhang, joined the Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering in Fall 2023 with a research focus on sustainability, economic benefits and resilience of electrified transportation systems.
Transportation Research and Visualization Laboratory expand research space
9/29/25
The Transportation Research and Visualization Laboratory (TRAVL) expanded its lab into Ketter 101 to create space for advanced equipment and groundbreaking student research.

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