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METRANS Online Webinar: Understanding Mobility Changes in Response to COVID-19: A Los Angeles Case Study,Thursday, March 25, Noon (Pacific Time)
The webinar is organised by our partner METRANS Transportation Center at the University of Southern California and is a part of the Spring 2021 Speaker Series.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s lives throughout the world. In the US, pandemic response has been largely left to state and local governments, resulting in a patchwork of policies.
This research examines compliance with COVID-19 related policies in Los Angeles County across income and race/ethnic groups by using mobile device data to compare mobility patterns before and during the various policy phases of the pandemic. The results show how race and socioeconomic disparities are revealed in mobility patterns.
Speakers:
- Dr. Genevieve Giuliano, Professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, and Director of the METRANS joint USC and California State University Long Beach Transportation Center
- Yougeng Lu, Ph.D. candidate in Urban Planning and Development at Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC.
Details:
Webinar: Understanding Mobility Changes in Response to COVID-19: A Los Angeles Case Study
When: Thursday, March25, Noon, Pacific time.
Register here.
Check your local time here.
CALL FOR NOMINATION FOR the Håkan Frisinger Award for Excellence in Transportation Research
The VREF invites universities located in Sweden to nominate candidates for The Håkan Frisinger Award (Håkan Frisingers pris till framstående transportforskare) and apply for a VREF Visiting Researcher Grant for the nominated candidate.
Open for nomination until 2021-03-15. Read more...
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MOBILITY GRANT 2021- MAC-MG 2021 (pdf, 443.4 kB)
The VREF invites PhD students and advanced master students from Sub-Saharan African (SSA) universities to apply for a Mobility Grant (MG) to support a visit to another SSA university with up to SEK 25 000.
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarships for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency targets supporting the momentum of Lee Schipper’s contribution to the international policy dialogue in these fields.
This yearly award is aimed at supporting young individual researchers and students in is pursuance.
Call deadline: March 1, 2021 .
Blog! Blog! Blog!
This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
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