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2022.12.01 – Engineers to explore ways to improve rural-urban commutes
2022.10.04 – Engineering honorees to be recognized for outstanding contributions
2022.03.22 – Yes, restructuring left-turn lanes in some areas will help alleviate traffic congestion
2022.02.27 – Limiting left-hand turns relieves traffic woes, reduces accidents
2022.01.27 – Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven projects
2021.08.02 – Let’s ban left turns
2021.07.11 – How to speed up your drive: Don’t turn left
2021.07.06 – Still waiting at an intersection? Banning certain left turns helps traffic flow
2021.06.22 – Top of Mind podcast
2021.06.16 – Can banning left turns improve traffic congestion and safety?
2021.06.14 – Is it time to prohibit left turns in busy intersections? This transportation engineer thinks so
2021.06.14 – We should abolish the left turn, science suggests
2021.06.11 – Engineer pens article advocating for ban of left turns at busy intersections
2021.06.05 – The Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast
2021.04.23 – Yocum, Mahmud win CERS presentation awards
2021.04.08 – Yocum wins teaching award from the graduate school
2021.03.31 – Mahmud wins 3rd place at PSU Graduate Exhibition
2020.11.18 – Civil engineering graduate student receives transportation fellowship
2020.03.13 – Researcher to study evacuation scenarios at Rocky Mountain National Park
2020.01.17 – Using machine learning to reduce traffic congestion
2019.10.08 – Penn State to study integration of automated driving systems into work zones
2019.07.16 – Using deep learning to improve traffic signal performance
2019.04.23 – Penn State faculty appointed to Transportation Research Board committee
2019.01.16 – Speed limits set too low cause more crashes, Penn State researchers say
2018.12.13 – More crashes when speed limits set far below recommendation
2018.12.12 – Crashes increase when speed limits dip far below engineering recommendation
2018.12.03 – Is a fire just a mechanical issue? How the MBTA alerts riders about problems
2018.09.05 – Gayah honored with Outstanding Teaching Award
2018.06.29 – Math explains why your bus route seems so unreliable
2018.05.31 – When is a dedicated bus lane not a dedicated bus lane?
2018.04.17 – Gayah to use NSF CAREER award to ease traffic congestion and improve efficiency
2017.09.21 – Transportation research results in Fred Burggraf Award for civil engineers
2017.09.20 – Penn State civil engineering paper receives D. Grant Mickle Award
2017.03.18 – Eliminating one-ways would benefit city
2017.02.21 – Switching from one-way to two-way streets? Experts explain the trend
2016.09.23 – Engineering’s Gayah selected to attend National Academy of Engineering symposium
2015.12.15 – Gayah to receive Cambridge Systematics New Faculty Award
2015.06.19 – Second Street debate: Economy vs. quality of life
2015.02.18 – Berkeley transportation commission to discuss converting 3 city streets to 2-way streets
2013.01.31 – The case against one-way streets