UConn ITE chapter<\/a> consists of graduate students specializing in transportation and urban engineering, and undergraduate students in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.\u00a0 The chapter works to support the research interests of its members, which include topics ranging from transportation materials to traffic safety to urban planning.\u00a0 The research symposium where the Traffic Bowl was held also featured poster presentations by UConn graduate students, letting them connect and learn from their peers from across the region.<\/p>\nThe competition began with UConn facing Northeastern University.\u00a0 UConn prevailed, despite a very close score, rallying from a deficit of several hundred points to win.\u00a0 The second round pitted UConn against UMass – Amherst and, once again, the UConn team found themselves steadily rising in the tally, pulling within 400 points going into the final question.\u00a0 Wagering it all, UConn won with the question \u201cWhat is a weaving section?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith perseverance, luck and dynamic teamwork, we were able to best the expected winners,\u201d enthused the team members.<\/p>\n
Their victory earned them a paid trip to the National Collegiate Traffic Bowl, to be held in August in St. Louis, MO, where they will be representing UConn and the entire Northeast region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Abigail Osei-Asamoah, Alex Bernier, Kelly Bertolaccini, and Jorge Simbaqueba answered questions about planning, traffic modeling, and ITE organization history, competing in a tournament that included teams from UMass – Lowell, Northeastern University, and reigning champions UMass – Amherst.\u00a0 The UConn team was looking to redeem itself from its loss last year in the final round to UMass – Amherst.<\/p>\n