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ITS awards 10 urban planning capstones for quality work on pressing transportation issues in LA, California
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In Memorium: Computer science, ITS professor Mario Gerla MS ’70, PhD ’73
Professor Mario Gerla MS ’70, PhD ’73, a pioneer in computer networks who had supervised more than 100 PhD graduates and served as chair of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering during his long career, died on Feb. 9 after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 75 years old. Gerla…
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ITS students receive top honors in 2018
ITS students are among the most honored in academic planning — and 2018 was no exception. Once again, graduate students and doctoral candidates at ITS took home a number of the country’s most prestigious awards for transportation scholarship. Anne E. Brown, who completed her Ph.D. this spring, was the third ITS scholar in the past…
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ITS Announces Transportation Ph.D. Placements
Three UCLA transportation Ph.D. graduates have accepted new positions recently. Camille Fink is now Associate Editor at American Planning Association Press. Andrew Mondschein is Assistant Professor of Urban & Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia. Michael Smart is Assistant Professor of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Congratulations…
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MURP Student Chelsea Richer Awarded the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship to first year UCLA MURP student Chelsea Richer. The award, established as part of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, recognizes students pursuing transportation-related degrees and aims to attract the brightest minds in the field to the…
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MURP Student Heather Jones Selected for 21st Annual Eno Leadership Development Conference
Second year MURP student Heather Jones has been selected to participate in the 21st Annual Eno Leadership Development Conference hosted by the Eno Center for Transportation in Washington, D.C. on June 2-6, 2013. The conference provides a first-hand look at the development and implementation of transportation policy, and will feature meetings with top government officials,…
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ITS People Briefs
Urban Planning student (and ITS fellowship recipient) Will Dominie recently won the Neville Parker Award for the best transportation and planning capstone project in the United States from the the Council of University Transportation Centers. Full story here. Eric Morris was recently named winner of the 2012 UCTC Outstanding Student of the Year award. Eric received…
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ITS Welcomes Dr. Alan Altshuler as our Visiting Scholar
UCLA’s Lewis Center, the Institute of Transportation Studies, and the Department of Urban Planning welcome Dr. Alan Altshuler as our Visiting Scholar for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years. Dr. Altshuler is a Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Harvard University, with a joint appointment through the John F. Kennedy…
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Colleen Callahan wins the 2011 Neville A. Parker Award
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Colleen Callahan wins Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation Fellowship Award
The Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation drives positive environmental change by recognizing and fostering a diverse network of environmental leaders, and mobilizing them through the Switzer Fellowship Network. Colleen Callahan was awarded academic funding and a variety of resources are offered to provide career and professional support to the Fellows during their Fellowship year and…