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  • Screenshot of Kevin Heaslip on a Zoom Interview with a background of a sunset and Ayres Hall. Below it is a blue strip with WBIR's 10 News logo.
    What Experts and Residents Think About Knoxville Tennessee’s Rising Population and TrafficNovember 12, 2025
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    From Hoarding to Donating: Researching Strategies for DisastersNovember 4, 2025
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    AI TechX Awards Seed Funding to Find AI Solutions to Real-World Problems: CTR Researcher AwardedSeptember 18, 2025
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    09/24/25: Combined Public Safety Event with THSO, WSCCPD, HCSO, MPD, THPSeptember 18, 2025
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    Emergency Response GuidesSeptember 3, 2025
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    The Conversation: Recycling Asphalt Pavement Can Help the Environment − Now Scientists Are Putting the Safety of Recycled Pavement to the TestSeptember 2, 2025
  • WBIR interviewer videos Airton Kohls speaking in front of traffic signal control box
    Improving safety on the roads: UT Traffic Signal Academy trains future operators across the state and the countryJuly 9, 2025
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    THSO Promotes “Safe on Seventy” CampaignJuly 1, 2025
  • Kevin Heaslip professional headshot in blue suit and orange tie in front of grey background
    UT Awarded $1 Million through Transportation Network Growth Opportunity InitiativeJune 26, 2025
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    Senior Design Team Develops Robot for Automotive IndustryJune 17, 2025
  • Owens and Childers open a traffic control module on a street corner.
    Have you ever wondered how traffic signals work? Here’s a look behind the scenes.May 28, 2025
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    TNECD Announces an Additional $1 Million in Funding through the Transportation Network Growth Opportunity InitiativeMay 21, 2025
  • Kevin Heaslip poses with the two student award winners, Matthew Davis and Allison Rewalt
    Davis, Rewalt Named UTC Outstanding Students of the YearMay 14, 2025
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    University of Tennessee and Volkswagen drive the future of mobility through Innovation Hub in UT Research ParkApril 24, 2025
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    ORNL Guest Lecturer: Burak OzpineciMarch 31, 2025
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    TTAP Unveils Significant Website UpdateMarch 27, 2025
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    Transport Justice in Africa: Insights from Dr. Alphonse Nkurunziza’s Seminar at UTMarch 21, 2025
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    Advancing Railroad Training: Over 30 Years and CountingMarch 20, 2025
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    Leaked documents expose a quiet but powerful shift in EV design — and it could shake up the marketMarch 17, 2025
  • Dr Jerry Everett speaking to a TRB 2025 conference attendee in front of the CR2C2 booth.
    CTR at the 2025 Transportation Research Board Annual MeetingMarch 13, 2025
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    Calderón’s Research Seeks to Ease Freight CongestionMarch 6, 2025
  • Congratulations graphic with photos of Saurav Parajuli and Allison Rewalt. "Congratulations on being accepted to the 2025 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar Program as Traffic Safety Scholars"
    CTR Students Awarded Traffic Safety Scholar TitleFebruary 28, 2025
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    Tennessee Smart Mobility ExpoFebruary 24, 2025
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    Retailers that make it harder to return stuff face backlash from their customersJanuary 3, 2025
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    New Updates on the TN Vans ProgramNovember 22, 2024
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    Ukrainian Professor Gains Valuable Insight at UTK CTRNovember 6, 2024
  • TEAM TN logo over a stylized diagram of internet connected cars. the NSF logo is featured on the bottom right
    NSF advances 71 teams spanning nearly every U.S. state and territory in the second Regional Innovation Engines competitionOctober 25, 2024
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    UT Takes a Leadership Role at the Airport Ground Transportation Association ConferenceOctober 21, 2024
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    UT Team Helps Nissan Find ‘Second Life’ for EV BatteriesOctober 14, 2024
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    TCE Ranks 37th Among Public Colleges in U.S. News and World Report Undergraduate RankingsOctober 4, 2024
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    Robocars promise to improve traffic even when most of the cars around them are driven by people, study findsSeptember 23, 2024
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    Four Future Mobility Institute Cluster Faculty HiredSeptember 11, 2024
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    UT Projects Receive State Transportation FundingSeptember 3, 2024
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    WBIR Channel 10 Covered the #GetConvinced Teen Driver Safety ProgramSeptember 3, 2024
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    Operation Hands-Free Bus TourJuly 31, 2024
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    Carol Hatmaker Retires after 23 Years of Being a Vital Part of CTRJune 26, 2024
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    Congratulations CTR Graduates!June 26, 2024
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    TN Vans Had a Busy Spring 2024June 26, 2024
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    Graduate Engineering Programs Ranked Among Top in the NationJune 24, 2024
  • Two TTAP workers discuss a project beside a highway
    TTAP Presents the Road Safety Champion ProgramJune 20, 2024
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    Congratulating Nine Newly Certified TATE RecipientsJune 7, 2024
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    Motlow State Community college is developing future electric vehicle technology workersJune 4, 2024
  • James Ensley III at right performing field tests while studying at UT
    Han’s Ongoing Research Uses Innovations from Generations of VolsMay 10, 2024
  • CEE students experimenting with concrete mixes in a lab
    UT Research Team Creating Innovative, Eco-Friendly Concrete MixturesApril 15, 2024
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    Kevin Heaslip, Director of CTR, Gives Expert Opinion on Baltimore Bridge CollapseApril 1, 2024
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    CEE Faculty and Students Present at TRB Annual Meeting ConferenceApril 1, 2024
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    Transportation expert Kevin Heaslip: Bridges are not built to withstand cargo ship collisionsMarch 26, 2024
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    From Bike Lanes to Freight Trains, CA Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin (’22) Thinks in ConnectionsMarch 18, 2024
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    Bai leads $5M Grant from DOE-VTO to Produce Smaller, More Efficient Motor Drive Systems for Electric VehiclesMarch 14, 2024
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    EVs are heavier than gas cars, but are they harder on roads?March 11, 2024
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    TTAP hosted the 2024 LTAP Southeast Region MeetingMarch 6, 2024
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    E-bike incentives are a costly way to cut carbon emissions, but they also promote health, equity and cleaner airFebruary 27, 2024
  • Kevin Heaslip speaks with Kathy Park of NBC News
    Heavier vehicles on U.S. roadways putting strain on guardrails during crashes, study findsFebruary 19, 2024
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    Deb Crawford discusses foundation for success at TEAM TN SummitFebruary 12, 2024
  • Ashley Hightower and Grace Whitehouse, two UT students, are DDETFB Fellowship Award Recipients
    Hightower, Whitehouse Awarded Prestigious Eisenhower FellowshipsFebruary 5, 2024
  • Kevin Heaslip Speaking at the Howard Baker Jr Center
    How Tennessee can become a hub for transportation innovationFebruary 5, 2024
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    People, partnerships and place: UT’s committed to drive the innovation economy | OpinionFebruary 5, 2024
  • Digital rendering of what the choice lanes would look like
    Paid ‘choice lanes’ could be built on Tennessee interstates. Here’s what that meansFebruary 5, 2024
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    600 miles on a single charge? How Tennessee could shape the future of electric vehiclesFebruary 5, 2024
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    Nashville’s Ride EcosystemFebruary 5, 2024
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    Montana Train Derailment Report Renews Calls for Automated Systems to Detect Track ProblemsFebruary 5, 2024
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    Bridge collapses, road repairs, evacuations: How transportation agencies plan for large-scale traffic disruptionsFebruary 5, 2024
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    Will Knox County get choice lanes to fix traffic congestion on busy Interstate 40?February 5, 2024
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    ‘A lot of misconceptions’ | Organizer of electric vehicle summit at UT hopes to address concerns about the techFebruary 5, 2024
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    Powering the Future for MobilityJanuary 10, 2024
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    More than 180 UT Faculty Members Among World’s Top 2% of Cited ScientistsJanuary 10, 2024
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    UT to lead $10M University Transportation CenterFebruary 24, 2023
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    UT Commits $50 Million to Transdisciplinary Cluster HiresDecember 7, 2022

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