Month: May 2020

A first-ever Women in Transportation Initiative (WITI) Internship Program was established at the University of Florida this spring 2020 with the assistance of the STRIDE Center. WITI is a flagship program of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small Business (OSDBU) focused on encouraging young women to pursue careers in the transportation industry. […]

Recent statistics show that interstates serve over 25% of the nation’s total Vehicle Mile Traveled (VMT) and over 40% of all truck VMT. Incidents are one of the most frequent and most impactful contributors to unreliable travel times on freeways. Improving travel time reliability on freeways is very important, particularly given the economic impact of […]

With the development of automation and connectivity technology, there will be more connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) entering the road network. Before all of the existing human-driven vehicles (HVs) are replaced by CAVs, there will be a long transition period where CAVs and HVs are mixed on the roadway. Equipped with vehicle-to-vehicle communication capability, CAVs […]

As the National Highway System grows older, an increasing number of work zones have been implemented to address the growing needs of maintenance and construction. However, the reduced operating speed, narrowed lane width and shoulder clearance, and other construction activities, have not only resulted in crashes but also caused excessive delays. Although the freeway work […]

For at-home teachers and parents looking for educational resources related to engineering and transportation, STRIDE maintains a list of free K-12 resources on its website. Included in this resource list are STEM activities from the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE); activities, videos, and demonstrations related to crash safety developed by UF professor, Dr. Griffith Jones, […]

This past fall a new engineering club at Howard Bishop Middle School in Gainesville, FL became the first school in Alachua County to compete in the national Future City Competition. The club was led by Bishop’s Technology instructor, Mr. John Bailey, and the UF STRIDE Center’s K-12 Coordinator, Ondine Wells. Six students met weekly for […]

(Scroll down to see images from some of the events described in this article.) Girls Engaged in Engineering DayOn March 11, 2020, 150 middle school girls from the Sarasota and Orlando areas visited the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering for a day-long Girls Engaged in Engineering event. The STRIDE Center provided a hands-on activity […]

(Scroll down to see more images from the events described in this article.) On March 11, 2020, 150 middle school girls from the Sarasota and Orlando areas visited the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) for a day-long Girls Engaged in Engineering event. Girls began the day with a keynote address from Dr. Christine […]

(Scroll down to see images from the events described in this article) Introduce a Girl to Engineering DayThe Citadel Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, School of Engineering (SOE), and Society of Women (SWE) student chapter organized and hosted “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day,” a 3-hour outreach event designed to excite middle-school-aged girls about engineering […]

(Scroll down to see images from the events described in this article.) Kids in Engineering DayStudent volunteers from across the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Engineering worked to ensure that middle school-kids from around the greater Birmingham area had a blast during the 2020 Kids in Engineering Day (KIED) hosted on February […]