Research projects are conducted by multidisciplinary teams of researchers within the UNC system and Duke University. Speaking of New Research . . . EnvRIP is updated twice per year and is organized according to the subject categories listed in TRB Circular 469, Environmental Research Needs in Transportation. The most recent edition, July 1998, will include expanded coverage of research in progress at university transportation centers and selected federal agencies. Transportation, Wetlands, and the Natural Environment will present the best new scientific knowledge and examine how capacity building and improved information exchange can serve the implementation process.
Registration is now underway for conference participants and exhibitors .
North Carolina Transportation Secretary E. Norris Tolson was recently appointed as chair of the CTE advisory committee. The committee provides guidance for the Center's programs of research, education, technology transfer, and information services. This year the committee will meet prior to the Connections '98 conference in September. Excellence CTE Technology Transfer Director Kathryn P. McDermott received a university award for excellence in recognition of her work as producer and host of the Center's national teleconference series. The teleconferences are the product of a strong collaborative effort among numerous campus resources, including Video Communications Services and the Industrial Extension Service's Environmental Programs, as well as outside agencies and private partners.