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Congrats Professors Abkowitz and Camp! Your article “Structuring and Enterprise Risk Assessment Protocol: Traditional Practice and New Methods“, first published  January 31, 2017 in Risk Management and Insurance Review, was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers! Read it for yourself and find out what all… Read More

Congrats Dr. Philip! The TennSMART consortium is designed to accelerate “Intelligent Mobility” in Tennessee. TennSMART’s 2018 Spring Member Meeting in Nashville on May 17. The event brought together 120 individuals from the public and private sectors to accelerate intelligent mobility innovations in Tennessee To learn more visit  http://tennsmart.org/about/  … Read More

Neil Pedersen, Director of TRB VECTOR hosts Neil Pedersen Executive Director of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) on May 18, 2018. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is the premier international body that organizes/delivers transportation research. TRB is an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, the sponsor of the largest… Read More

Mike Harbour, CEO of Sound Transit Our guest speaker Mike Harbour visited Vanderbilt University on April 9th, 2018. The title of his seminar was: Transforming the Seattle Region: The Political and Technical Challenges of Building a Public Transportation System in a Developed Region” Mike Harbour is the Deputy CEO for… Read More

      Original Story By Morgan Hightower NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The “Let’s Move Nashville” transit plan includes expanded bus routes, a commuter rail, light rail and an underground tunnel downtown. It all comes with a price of nearly $9 billion. We all foot… Read More

Read the article | This is why Nashville’s transit plan, as proposed, is the only option Opinion Published 8:00 a.m. CT March 24, 2018 | Updated 1:50 p.m. CT March 24, 2018 STORY HIGHLIGHTS It is simply unfeasible to expand existing roads. It is unrealistic… Read More

FIU bridge collapse: At least 4 killed after pedestrian bridge at Florida college collapses Original Article By JULIA JACOBO Mar 16, 2018, 12:12 AM ET Joe Raedle/Getty Images A newly installed bridge touted as a feat of engineering collapsed on Florida International University’s campus Thursday, killing at… Read More

Explaining Accelerated Bridge Construction, the technique used for the collapsed Miami bridge Original Article By MEGHAN KENEALLY Mar 15, 2018, 6:07 PM ET The technique used to build the bridge that collapsed in Miami today was intended to cause less disruption and make… Read More

A group of 20 students and two teachers from Glencliff High School visited the School of Engineering on 3/14/2018. During their visit they received a tour of  the Wond’ry, Design Studio , and Structures lab. They also received one-on-one speed mentoring conversations focused on applying to college, scholarships and… Read More