Humanity is at a critical juncture. While advances in transportation, urban infrastructure systems, and technology have led to unprecedented innovation, we still have a long way to go to build a society that is more equitable, sustainable, and socially just.
The myriad challenges we face in population growth, urbanization, and the acceleration of climate change require thought leadership and action, where research and expertise from a variety of disciplines is translated into impactful practice.
Join our panel from Cornell Civil and Environmental Engineering for an engaging and interactive kickoff to our Keynote series on thriving communities and global health.
About Cornell’s CTECH Keynote series:
Transportation and infrastructure systems define modern society and provide critical services that ensure healthy and economically viable communities. Future development of urban infrastructure systems, such as transportation systems and the urban environment, must address the complex systems challenges of population growth and urbanization, the acceleration of climate change, environmental integrity, community health, and increased economic disparities.
The CTECH (Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health) Keynote series provides an open forum for multidisciplinary discussion, bringing together practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and the general public to examine these issues and solutions through a social justice and health equity lens. Together, we will explore innovative research and technologies ranging from new service/business models to connected and automated electric vehicles that address the challenges in infrastructure, transportation, environment, and community health systems.
While highlighting the impact of the STEM disciplines on civic well-being and public health, this series also affords the opportunity for the dissemination of knowledge and actionable recommendations to meet these global challenges.
The CTECH Keynote series is developed by Dr. H. Oliver Gao, Howard Simpson Professor with the
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University and director of the US Department of Transportation’s
Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health (CTECH).
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