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METRANS to Host 2023 IAME Conference in Long Beach, California

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

  Registration for the 2023 International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Conference is now open. The METRANS Transportation Consortium will host this year’s event in Long Beach, CA from September 5-8, 2023. Join researchers and industry leaders as they delve into the future of the maritime economy amidst the effects of the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, swift technological advancements, and a growing imperative to address global climate challenges.   Last ...

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ITS Talent Pipeline Pilot Program Connects CSULB Students to Paid Summer Internships

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

From left to right: Miles Witting, Lan Ca, and Patrick Son. Three California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) students are actively developing skills and abilities associated with intelligent transportation systems (ITS) as part of a pilot talent pipeline program made possible through a strategic partnership between CSULB and Gannet Fleming, a global engineering firm. A talent pipeline, unlike a traditional internship, features a structured onboarding process and a bidirectional ...

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METRANS Researchers Collaborate with City of Long Beach on NSF Study of Data Privacy

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Two METRANS researchers recently partnered with the City of Long Beach to win a National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant to research, develop, and pilot a community-informed digital rights platform that can serve as a national model for acknowledging data privacy as a human right.   The grant provides $147,370 for a full fiscal year beginning in July 2023. Dr. Gwen Shaffer, who will serve as the project PI, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations ...

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Giuliano and O'Brien Present Innovative Approaches to Industry Partnerships at National Mobility Summit

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Image courtesy of Lisa Kay Schweyer   METRANS researchers highlighted the dynamic industry and community partnerships university transportation centers (UTCs) bring to their regional communities at the Fourth Annual National Mobility Summit of USDOT Centers sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University. The March Summit, held in Washington DC had as its theme “UTC Innovations and Impacts: Advancing Mobility for All.”  Dr. Genevieve Giuliano discussed the role ...

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USC Sustainability Post-Doc Fellowship, Application Review Begins Nov. 15, 2022

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

  The University of Southern California (USC) is launching a unique, high-visibility postdoctoral fellowship program as part of  Assignment: Earth , the USC campus-wide sustainability framework. The program aims to accelerate sustainability research; train future leaders in academia, government and non-governmental organizations, and industry; and support discovery, evaluation, and implementation of innovative solutions to sustainability problems.     The Postdoctoral ...

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METRANS Industry Outlook Convenes Industry Perspectives to COVID-19

Friday, October 30, 2020

This year’s METRANS Industry Outlook featured perspectives from leaders in transit, port, and aviation regarding their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual METRANS event was held virtually for the first time this year, which increased audience participation to include more global participants in addition to the traditional concentrations of Southern California participants. Panelists for the October 1, 2020 Industry Outlook event were  Michael Christensen , ...

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CCNY Professor Alison Conway Considers Complete Streets in a Pandemic

Friday, July 31, 2020

For many, the world as they know  it  has come to a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have shuttered, schools have moved to remote learning, and stay at home orders are in place across the country. Millions of people have lost their jobs or been furloughed, and millions more have migrated to working from home  in an effort to  “flatten the curve.” Yet essential pillars of the economy such as food delivery and emergency services march on. Maintaining ...

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METRANS Associate Highlight: HDR

Thursday, July 30, 2020

    METRANS is thrilled to announce HDR  as its newest METRANS Associate Partner.  For over the past hundred years,  HDR  has  provide d  engineering  innovation , environmental  progress  and  foundation-building  construction services throughout the United States and  worldwide.  Its  multidisciplinary   international  teams  address  challenges in transportation, ...

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The 2020 PortReport: Researching Port Governance Practices Globally

Thursday, July 30, 2020

  University o f Southern California  P rofessor   of Practice  and former Director of the Port of Los Angeles ,  Dr. Geraldine K natz ,  in collaboration with  Dr. Mary Brooks and  a  team of  international  transportation policy  expert s ,  recently published  a  PortReport   on  “Transparency in  G overnance:  S eaport  P ractices . ” This  ...

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Rodrigue Addresses COVID-19 Impacts on Global Trade

Friday, April 24, 2020

When  METRANS Director Genevieve Giuliano was  organizing  the agenda for the METRANS Advisory Board meeting to be held virtually in early April, she wanted to focus on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global goods movement. She immediately thought of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue. "Professor Rodrigue  is one of the world’s experts in international trade. He has researched just about every aspect of trade, including the potential ...
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