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The Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded nearly $2 million to a national research consortium that includes lead institution Ohio State University as well as the University of California-Irvine and the University of Texas at Austin. The grant will create a new Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC). According to the DOT, these centers aim to “advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing our nation.”

Texas ECE alumna Jette Henderson was announced as the recipient of the 2019 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Doctoral Dissertation Award: Honorable Mention. AMIA "is committed to the science and practice of informatics as it relates to clinical care, research, education, and policy."  Dr. Henderson's thesis was on “Learning and Validating Clinically Meaningful Phenotypes from Electronic Health Data.” She completed her PhD at Texas ECE in 2018 under the supervisions of Prof. Joydeep Ghosh.

Texas ECE alumna Jette Henderson was announced as the recipient of the 2019 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Doctoral Dissertation Award: Honorable Mention. AMIA "is committed to the science and practice of informatics as it relates to clinical care, research, education, and policy."  Dr. Henderson's thesis was on “Learning and Validating Clinically Meaningful Phenotypes from Electronic Health Data.” She completed her PhD at Texas ECE in 2018 under the supervisions of Prof. Joydeep Ghosh.

Over 80 percent of annual car crashes could be prevented by vehicular  communications, a recent NHTSA report demonstrates. To improve vehicular communications and substantially improve safety benefits for all, TxDOT funded the Communications and Radar-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning (CAR-STOP).

In 2013, 32,719 fatalities resulted from traffic crashes, most of which were caused by driver error. Across the globe, people are facing longer commutes and five Texas communities are in the top 26 most congested cities in the United States. Traffic congestion creates about 4.8 billion hours of travel delay and affects the environment through increased carbon footprints and higher fuel consumption.