PacTrans News
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December 12, 2022
DECEMBER 13: UW Transportation Seminar featuring Junfeng Jiao
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December 8, 2022
PacTrans Director Brings Regional Tribal Technical Assistance Program Center to UW
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officially announced the awards of six Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Cooperative Agreements to support Native American communities’ access to federal funding, improve safety, and economic opportunity. The University of Washington is home of the Northwestern TTAP Center. Professor Yinhai Wang is honored to direct this Northwestern TTAP Center, and Professor Margo Hill of Eastern Washington University, will serve as the Center’s Associate Director. This Center will serve the Tribal community in the Northwest Region (Washington, Oregon, and Idaho).
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December 8, 2022
Dr. Wei Sun | AIWaysion Receives PacTrans Excellence in Technology Transfer Award
The PacTrans Excellence in Technology Transfer award is presented to investigators for effective partnerships and collaboration with outside industry, innovative marketing of newly developed techniques and technologies, or successful implementation of research results. This year’s Excellence in Technology Transfer Award is being given to Dr. Wei Sun, co-founder and CEO of AIWaysion, Inc.
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December 7, 2022
PacTrans Participates in Tribal College/UTC Summit
Last month, PacTrans Assistant Director, Cole Kopca, traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to attend the Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCU) and University Transportation Centers (UTC) Summit. This event was held as a pre-conference workshop as part of the First Americans Land-Grant Consortium (FALCON) conference. The summit attracted over 80 representatives from various tribal colleges and universities and Native student-serving programs are registered to attend the UTC event.
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December 7, 2022
ODOT Receives PacTrans Outstanding Partner Award
The PacTrans Outstanding Partner Award is presented to partners for outstanding collaboration in research, sponsorships, mentor/internship opportunities, event participation/facilitation, or assistance with technology transfer initiatives. This year, PacTrans is pleased to announce this award goes to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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