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Globe and Mail: Why airships should replace jets for moving freight

July 18, 2016 — 
The shift to a lower- or zero-carbon emission transport system will significantly reduce greenhouse gasses

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UMTI director provides expert advice to the UN on climate change adaptation 

July 6, 2016 — 
Adolf K.Y. Ng shared his view on the attitude of transportation stakeholders when adapting to climate change impacts

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Globe and Mail: Why airships should replace jets for moving freight

June 30, 2016 — 
That’s certainly the thinking behind University of Manitoba professor Barry Prentice’s latest research exploring the futuristic realm of airship technology.

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UMTI wins the runner-up for the best paper at the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) 

May 31, 2016 — 
"Sustainable Transportation: Airships Versus Jet Airplanes” was co-authored by Barry Prentice and Robert Knotts

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UMTI publishes paper on climate change

May 2, 2016 — 
The paper investigates the attitude and behaviours of port planners and operators on ports’ climate adaptation planning.

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Journal of Transport Geography

April 26, 2016 — 
UMTI director Adolf K.Y. Ng will take the lead in editing a special issue on “Government Initiatives and the Spatial Transformation of Transport Systems"

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UMTI director appointed MPM associate editor

April 5, 2016 — 
Adolf K.Y. Ng, director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI), has been appointed an associate editor of the scholarly journal Maritime Policy & Management

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New director for Transport Institute

April 4, 2016 — 
Adolf K.Y. Ng has been appointed director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute starting April 1, 2016

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Free Press: U of M’s Prentice pumped by sale of hybrid airships

April 1, 2016 — 
"I am very proud of the fact that when people look it up, they will find that the first references were from the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba."

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Planes, trains and automobiles: Talking about Uber, taxis, regulation and more

January 26, 2016 — 
Symposium on transportation law that will feature distinguished speakers such as The Honourable Marshall Rothstein, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and U of M alumnus.

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