News: Transportation Research Center

Rama Venkat
Campus News |

Venkat, a faculty member in electrical and computer engineering at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ since 1989, was named interim dean of the college in 2010.

Pushkin Kachroo
Research |

Engineering professor Pushkin Kachroo shares his ideas for making transportation around the Valley faster and safer.

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Campus News |

Event July 14-19 introduces high schoolers from throughout the state to careers in transportation industry.

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Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ opens its labs and takes its research out into the community during science week.

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Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Safe Community Partnership, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Transportation Research Center address safety of the walking public

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Campus News |

The Regional Transportation Center received a grant to build a transit center on Maryland Parkway and University Road.

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People |

Erin Breen is busy saving lives. Her work with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Transportation Research Center focuses on traffic safety issues – particularly related to teenagers. The personal tragedies she works tirelessly to prevent were brought home to her last summer in a way she never imagined.

Shashi Nambisan and Ancilla Kaiparambil
Research |

Long commutes. Pedestrian safety. Traffic accidents. Seatbelt use. Pollution. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Transportation Research Center is ready to take on the challenges of getting people safely from here to there in Southern Nevada.