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\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Aug. 3, 2010 \u2013 What is the most effective way to design a bridge? How do you determine the most efficient means for transporting cargo? What are the keys to constructing and maintaining a highway? <\/p>\n

You may not know the answers, but there are dozens of middle school students from around the state who do. Thanks to the 溏心vlog免费B站 Transportation Center\u2019s<\/a> Summer Transportation Institute, 40 students in grades seven through nine are taught about highway and bridge design, road construction and maintenance, cargo transportation and more. <\/p>\n

The Institute<\/a> runs twice during the summer, for two weeks each time. The first session ran in July, and the second session started Monday and runs through August 13. With 20 students in each session, the groups allow for every participant to get a hands-on experience. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Institute gets the students engaged in learning,\u201d said Jeffrey Cathcart, director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Transportation Center. \u201cThis is a very hands-on experience for them. We could lecture to them all day long, but that would not be effective. We get them involved.\u201d <\/p>\n

Students chosen for the program must have at least a 2.0 grade-point average and an interest in science, engineering, transportation or technology. The program has proven to be effective, as several former participants now attend the University in related programs. Cathcart mentioned Maria Beltre, who participated in the first Summer Institute several years ago and is now a third-year civil engineering student at 溏心vlog免费B站. <\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone gave Maria a flier about the Institute when she was younger,\u201d Cathcart said. \u201cShe took an interest, and it shaped her decision on what to study. We are seeing more and more on campus that have been past participants.\u201d <\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation<\/a> and the Federal Highway Administration<\/a>, the Institute features field trips that include boat rides on Narragansett Bay and a visit to T.F. Green Airport. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a way to give students more of an awareness of potential careers early on,\u201d Cathcart said. \u201cThrough the experience here, the students get a flavor for the opportunities that exist, and they get a better sense of the proper courses they can take to position themselves in a field that interests them.\u201d\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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