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October 23, 2020

Healthy People, Healthy Planet (Featuring Professor Cynthia Chen)

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Mapathon Event – Saturday 10/24 (Professor Jon Froehlich – Project Sidewalk)

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October 22, 2020

October 27: URBDP Faculty Christine Bae and Manish Chalana Present Equity, Diversity and Inclusion-Related Research

On October 27, the UDP Ph.D. welcomes to Drs. Christine Bae and Manish Chalana who will address research on areas of equity, inclusion and diversity in a special research seminar, held 12:30 – 1:20 by Zoom (UW Net ID required).  See details below: Presenter: Christine Bae, Associate Professor (faculty page) Title: Equity Impact of Seattle’s…

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October 9, 2020

October 13: “Exploring Partnership between Transit Agency and Shared Mobility Company: An Incentive Program for App-Based Carpooling” Research Seminar from Ph.D. Student Yiyuan Wang

Yiyuan Wang will present recent work performed in collaboration with Professor Qing Shen and Casey Gifford at King County Metro. This study examines the Carpool Incentive Fund program launched by King County Metro in the Seattle region, which offers monetary incentives for participants who commute using a dynamic app-based carpooling service. Through descriptive analysis and…

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October 8, 2020

Ph.D. Candidate Lan Thị Nguyễn wins AY 2020-21 UW GO-MAP Fellowship

UDP Ph.D. Candidate Lan Thị Nguyễn has been selected for a 2020-21 University of Washington’s GO-MAP Dissertation Fellowship, which will allow her to devote focused attention to her dissertation, titled “Community matters: Local knowledge and social connections for disaster preparedness.”  Congratulations to Lan!  

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