Nebraska cropland planted in corn for 2003. (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Cropland Data Layer.)

Journey to the Center of the Farm Belt: A team from the new Berkeley Joint Center for Transportation Sustainability Research heads to the country's heartland to examine sustainable corn- and soybean- farming methods.

ITS Berkeley Advisory Council Meets: Research highlights and discussions about the Institute (Photos and Agenda).

2006 Transportation Graduate Degree Recipients: Congratulations to our newly minted Master's and Ph.D. recipients in transportation engineering, civil systems and planning.

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News

Rita Evans Named New Director of the Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library: She succeeds Dan Krummes on his retirement.

Steven Raphael Joins ITS Faculty: Goldman School leader and faculty member noted for transportation economics, especially concerning the poor.

Poverty, Segregation, and Emergency Evacuation: The segregation and low car ownership rates of pre-Katrina New Orleans are repeated in all major U.S. cities and should be taken into account in emergency evacuation plans, says a study by ITS faculty member Steven Raphael and Alan Berube.

Ted Cohn Remembered: Longtime ITS researcher and supporter and a leading thinker in signal detection theory and design dies.

Recent Awards

Pravin Varaiya elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Professor of electrical engineering and computer science one of 175 new fellows.

Eisenhower Winners: Ryan Greene Roesel, Stella So and Ria Hutabarat awarded fellowships for 2006.

Megan Smirti wins Eno Fellowship: One of 19 in country.

Monica Menendez named Gordon Newell Fellow for 2006.

Two Transportation Students Recognized as Outstanding Graduate Instructors: Monica Menendez and Charles Antoine Robelin among winners for 2005-2006 Academic Year.

Three Berkeley Transportation Students Win 2006 SF Bay Area ITE Awards: Chiu Fai Tam, Megan Smirti, Nicole Foletta write top papers on "Congestion Pricing in the Bay Area."

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