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2 D i e t r i c h C o l l e g e A l u m n i S h a r e e x p e r i e n c e s W i t h S t u d e n t s

3 V e n t u r e C a p i ta l i s t M a k e s A New Twist on Health & Wellness m a j o r I n v e s t m e n t

5 C a r n i va l C o m m i t t e e S e e k s n e w L o c at i o n f o r 2015

1 2 S e r i e s P a g e s T h r o u g h cmu A u t h o r s Decade in Doha Faculty, Staff Reflect on Experience n Sarah Nightingale

When the first employees signed on with Carnegie Mellon Qatar a decade ago, they arrived to little more than a contract between Qatar Foundation and the university. There was no CMU-Q building, no website and no students. The first faculty and staff had to “jump in with both feet and get to work,” recalled Gloria Khoury, as- sistant dean for student affairs. “We always call the first class the pioneers, but I think we felt like we were pio- neers too.” PHOTO BY KEN ANDREYO Khoury is one of a handful of “ E x p l o r i n g H e a lt h , D i sc o v e r i n g W e l l n e ss ,” a f i r s t - o f - i t s - k i n d i n t e r a c t i v e e v e n t f o r t h e C a r n e g i e M e l l o n people hired to set up Carnegie Mellon c o mm u n i t y , f e at u r e d s e v e r a l a c t i v i t i e s a i m e d at r e d u c i n g s t r e ss , i n c l u d i n g a n i n f l ata b l e T w i s t e r g a m e . P i c t u r e d Qatar and is still working on the a b o v e ( l - r ) a r e s t u d e n t s H e n r y L i u ( D C ’ 1 4 ) , C o l i n M e r e t ( D C ’ 1 4 ) , P h i l i p D o m i n i c i ( D C ’ 1 7 ) , J a n e t L o r e n z campus today. ( E , b x a’ 1 4 ) S a n g e e t h a S a n k a r a n ( S ’ 1 7 ) a n d P r i y a n s h C h o r d i a ( E ’ 1 5 ) . R e a d m o r e a b o u t t h e e v e n t o n p a g e 6 . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e e i g h t “Academic Restoration Project Idols” Crowned Alumni House Makeover Feels Like Home n Kelly Solman

Alumni House has just undergone years, said the house still feels like home. here in this room the brothers would a renovation to better serve visiting “The floor here in the entryway was hold Greek Sing rehearsals.” alumni, many of whom remember the black and white tile,” Lonna recalled, as The impromptu tour took them campus landmark as the old Theta Xi the couple embarked on a sneak preview down memory lane and into the basement, fraternity house. during a recent trip to Pittsburgh. The where they discovered original fireplaces “We are looking forward to the couple resides in San Jose, Calif. “Over that still remained and enough of the old improved perception that alumni will there in that room on the left is where brick walls to reconstruct in their minds have when they experience the house the cook prepared the meals, and over C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e f o u r firsthand,” said Andy Shaindlin, associ- ate vice president for Alumni Relations & Annual Giving. “Feeling welcomed and recognized translates into positive attitudes toward an alma mater.”

D av i d R o l l i n s o n a n d h i s t h e s i s “R o b o t s It was February 1966 when Lonna i n t h e W i l d !” w o n f i r s t p l a c e i n t h e (Holstein) Smith (A’69) and Michael

T h r e e M i n u t e T h e s i s C o m p e t i t i o n , w h i c h Smith (E’68) shared their first dance in c h a l l e n g e d P h .D. c a n d i d at e s t o b o i l the party room of the Theta Xi house on d o w n y e a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o j u s t t h r e e Forbes Avenue in Oakland. m i n u t e s . S e e t h e s t o ry o n pa g e n i n e . The Smiths, now married nearly 45 O n e Conference Gives Students Look at Innovations in Health Care

n Jennie Dorris been acquired by Jawbone). BodyMedia Emily Sale (HNZ’14) and Thomas Innovation in health care technol- was founded by two CMU graduates, Romanoff (HNZ’14), both public policy ogy could mean microbial vigilantes, Astro Teller (CS’98) and John “Ivo” and management students, presented mannequins that scream when injected Stivoric (A’93, ’98). research on how nursing homes for with too much epinephrine or a future Among the health care profession- rural communities could be revamped in which 80 percent of doctors provide als and information technology experts to provide a floor plan that is conducive virtual services. were students interested in health care, to community, as well as a design for All of these topics were discussed such as Kyle Buescher (HNZ’14). high-tech watches for residents to at Carnegie Mellon’s third annual In- Buescher was drawn to the panel communicate needs to the staff. Others novation in Health Care Technology on the digitization of medicine, which discussed CMU research about phage Conference. Women’s Health Inc., a company that featured Dan Pellegrini (HNZ’12) and therapy helping bacterial strains that Hosted by the BioPharma and helps couples struggling with infertil- Stivoric, where panelists and audience are resistant to antibiotics. Healthcare Club of the Heinz College ity. He was joined by Curtis Stratman members discussed the benefits and Shaw was pleased with the diver- and Tepper School of Business in Feb- (TPR’08), a senior product manager at problems of virtual care delivery. sity of perspectives represented at the ruary, participants explored “innovative Omnyx, which digitizes slide imaging “I like hearing a different perspec- conference. disruption” in the field. for pathologists diagnosing cancer, and tive, especially the physicians’ perspec- “There’s a lot of strong opinions in “It’s all about thinking differently. Steve Fleck (TPR’04), CEO and presi- tive, because I’m going to work for health care,” Shaw said. “When people Instead of trying to make something dent of Proximedics, which he describes Epic [Systems Corp.] after graduation, open their eyes, that’s when disruption better, maybe it should be totally dif- as the “agile tech-savvy partner to large and I’ll be on the other side of it,” and innovation happens. Hopefully [the ferent,” said conference co-chair Ruth pharma organizations.” The final mem- Buescher said. conference] fosters new collaborations, Shaw (HNZ’14), a student in the Health ber of the panel was Christine Robins, Student research also touches and it leads to better health care in the Care Policy and Management program. CEO of BodyMedia (which has since on a number of health care fronts. future for everybody.” Disruption was explored by the more than 250 attendees through panel discussions addressing topics from the digitization of medicine to analyzing “Under Construction” the future of the pharmaceutical indus- try. Alan J. Russell, head of CMU’s Dietrich College Alumni Share Experiences With Students Disruptive Health Care Innovation In-

stitute, and William Bria, chief medical J u l i e W i l s o n ( D C ’ 9 9 ) t a l k s t o information officer of the HCI Group, D i e t r i c h C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s a b o u t delivered the keynotes. h e r w o r k a s t h e a ss o c i a t e g e n e r a l Despite not having a medical c o u n s e l a t t h e N a t i o n a l T r e a s u r y school, CMU is a leader in health care. E m p l o y e e s U n i o n . W h i l e a t C M U , Faculty members as well as alumni s h e w a s p a r t o f t h e P r e - L a w shared their stories. S o c i e t y , d i r e c t e d b y D i e t r i c h Steve Bollinger is an adjunct C o l l e g e A ss o c i at e D e a n J a y D e v i n e . faculty member at Heinz’s Biotech- nology and Management Program and CEO and president of Rinovum as ‘who we are’ than ‘what we do.’” • “Regardless of where we are in our lives and careers, we’re all under construction.” Babcock-Lumish said she would

PHOTO BY DAN MOHAN have enjoyed participating in an event PIPER such as “Under Construction” as a student. 3/14 Issue n Melissa Silmore “At CMU, we all map out our own P u b l i s h e r Ken Walters Nearly 60 alumni returned to Carnegie to education and politics. Numerous paths,” she said, using her own career E d i to r M a n a g i n g E d i to r Mellon’s Dietrich College of Humani- alumni from each field were on hand twists as examples. “CMU taught me Bruce Gerson Heidi Opdyke ties and Social Sciences to support to share personal stories and answer how to problem-solve, to be resource- W r i t e r s Mark Burd Sarah Nightingale 150 students and help them build their questions. ful… We can’t plan for life; we have Cindy Carroll Heidi Opdyke careers. “There are many, many career to be open.” Jennie Dorris Shilo Rea Jocelyn Duffy Melissa Silmore The second annual “Under Con- paths and developing a plan can be Through lectures, panels and Bruce Gerson Kelly Solman struction: Building Your Future” event a major challenge,” Dietrich College informal discussions, students engaged Dan Mohler Byron Spice encouraged students to explore the Dean John Lehoczky told attendees. alumni from as far as Houston and San “It’s easy to learn the overall goals Francisco. D e s i g n e r diverse fields available after graduation. Melissa Stoebe “The alumni are extremely inspi- of a job but difficult to explain day-to- Kristin Gilmore (DC’02), a U.S. Communications Design and Photography Group rational,” said Juan Acosta (DC’15), day life,” said Max Goetchel (DC’16). Department of State Foreign Service P h oto g r a p h y Ken Andreyo & Tim Kaulen a student organizer. “The students are “I think it’s important to hear all the nice officer, flew in from her post in the Communications Design and Photography Group very excited that Dietrich College is things about a job, but also learn about Bahamas. To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 actively pursing events like this to help the daily realities. You can’t ask those “I thought it was a phenomenal or email [email protected]. things in an interview.” opportunity to share some experiences Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, them with their future career paths.” employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, In her keynote address, Terry with students deciding what to do with age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, Alexandria Hernandez (DC’15) belief, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required agreed. Babcock-Lumish (DC’97), founder their DC degrees,” Gilmore said. not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders. Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance “I think it’s wonderful,” she said. and president of Islay Consulting, “It was great to hear that many with this statement should be directed to the vice president for campus affairs, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, relayed fond undergraduate memories alumni had an indirect way of getting Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-2056. “Dietrich College is really expanding Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security and fire safety report describing the university’s security, the network. It’s a great chance to and three key pieces of advice: to what they are really passionate about alcohol and drug, sexual assault, and fire safety policies and con- taining statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus and the number and cause of fires in campus connect with alumni and learn about • “Semper ‘Gumbie’” — always be doing,” Acosta said. “‘Under Construc- residence facilities during the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie flexible. tion’ made me proud to be a DC under- Mellon Police Department at 412-268-2323. The annual security jobs we may want to pursue.” and fire safety report is also available online at www.cmu.edu/police/annualreports. • “We start living more interesting graduate — and had that effect on a lot Produced for Media Relations by The Communications Design Career areas represented ranged and Photography Group, March 2014, 14-385. from entrepreneurship and consulting lives when we define ourselves more of students.” T w o Partners Have “Project InMind” To Further Mobile Technology n Byron Spice

Yahoo and Carnegie Mellon have announced a five-year, $10 million partnership that aims to improve the mobile user experience. “We’re thrilled to be partner- ing with the exceptional faculty and students at Carnegie Mellon, which has established itself as a premier institution for machine learning and user interface technologies,” said Ron Brachman, chief scientist and head of Yahoo Labs. “By creating a way for Carnegie Mellon University researchers to work directly with Yahoo software and infrastructure, we hope to speed up the pace of mobile and personalization research and create a better user experience.”

A mobile toolkit will enable CMU PHOTO BY KEN ANDREYO researchers to experiment with Yahoo’s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m C M U a n d Y a h o o c e l e b r a t e t h e n e w p a r t n e r s h i p . realtime data services, which will allow researchers to explore new approaches Department, and by Justine Cassell, Suresh. “This partnership is a clear nologies that could benefit hundreds of to understanding human behavior by the Charles M. Geschke Director of the demonstration, in the tradition of CMU, millions of mobile users,” said Randal using machine learning algorithms to Human-Computer Interaction Institute. of how scholarly scientific research E. Bryant, University Professor and more accurately predict user needs and “The InMind program provides combined with industry relevance and dean of the School of Computer Sci- intentions. unique new opportunities for the out- perspectives could advance technologies ence. “The overall commitment in this The InMind Project will be standing faculty and students at CMU to that have a global social impact.” new partnership is a testament to our directed at CMU by Tom Mitchell, partner with Yahoo and its talented scien- “This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity shared desire to advance the science of the Fredkin University Professor of tists and engineers to potentially further for our students and faculty to work machine learning, user interfaces and Computer Science and Machine Learn- the frontiers of mobile applications and directly with a team of leading-edge mobile technologies.” ing and head of the Machine Learning technologies,” said CMU President Subra researchers from Yahoo Labs on tech-

Business Plan Thank You, Donors Venture Capitalist Makes Major Investment n Mark Burd the cornerstone for integrating elements Carnegie Mellon has received another of research and education across the boost to enhancing its scope and impact university’s Pittsburgh campus. in innovation and entrepreneurship. “At Carnegie Mellon I learned to A $10 million gift from James R. and master management science, constructing Susan S. Swartz will help CMU shape business models to solve challenges that the future through business education, were completely new to the marketplace cutting-edge research, learning technolo- and unleashing the power of data for gies and interdisciplinary collaboration. smarter business decisions,” Swartz said. James Swartz (TPR’66) is a distin- “Those lessons, and the skills that I de- guished entrepreneur, venture capital- veloped as a result of them, have greatly ist and founding partner of Palo Alto, benefited me throughout my entrepre- Calif.-based Accel Partners. His com- neurial career.” mitment follows a $67 million gift from As a director of more than 50 suc- the charitable foundation of renowned cessful companies in five decades as investor David A. Tepper (TPR’82) to a venture capitalist, Swartz has been create a major new academic hub along involved as a lead investor of numerous the Forbes (Ave.) Innovation Corridor pioneering technology companies. He called the David A. Tepper Quadrangle, received the 2013 Tepper School Alumni which will enable CMU to enhance stu- Achievement Award in recognition of his dent programs, expand opportunities for professional accomplishments and his commitment to education.

innovative research and interdisciplinary PHOTO BY NICCOLE COOK ATWELL degrees and offer a flexible technological “Jim’s track record of private sector A d r i a n B o t ta ( D C ’ 1 5 ) a n d M i c h e l l e L i n ( D C ’ 1 5 ) a r e a m o n g t h e s t u - framework that anticipates the future of investment is awe-inspiring. He is a Sili- d e n t s w h o pa r t i c i pat e d i n w r i t i n g t h a n k y o u l e t t e r s t o C M U d o n o r s . learning. con Valley icon, and is counted among C a r n e g i e M e l l o n c e l e b r at e d i t s f i f t h a n n u a l L o v e a D o n o r W e e k These gifts will be used for the the most successful venture capitalists ( F e b . 1 0 - 1 4 ) t o h o n o r a l u m n i , pa r e n t s , f a c u lt y , s ta f f a n d f r i e n d s construction of a 295,000 square-foot worldwide,” said CMU President Subra w h o s u p p o r t C a r n e g i e M e l l o n . A t e v e n t s a c r o ss c a m p u s s t u d e n t s c a m e t o g e t h e r t o e x p r e ss t h e i r g r at i t u d e i n a p e r s o n a l w ay b y w r i t - facility in the Tepper Quad that will Suresh. “Jim has also been a steadfast i n g “ t h a n k y o u ” n o t e s t o d o n o r s f o r m a k i n g a n n u a l g i f t s t o t h e house a number of strategically intercon- benefactor of the university, sharing not u n i v e r s i t y i n 2 0 1 3 . C a r n e g i e M e l l o n a l s o t h a n k e d t h e m a n y f a c u lt y nected entities, including the university’s only his wealth, but his experience and a n d s ta f f d o n o r s w i t h a n a p p r e c i at i o n l u n c h , w h e r e m o r e t h a n 1 3 0 Tepper School of Business, the Center his vision. We are grateful that he and f a c u lt y a n d s ta f f d o n o r s at t e n d e d . for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, his wife, Susan, have chosen Carnegie l o v e a D o n o r W e e k a l s o e d u c at e s s t u d e n t s a b o u t t h e e ss e n - t i a l r o l e philanthropy p l ay s i n t h e l i f e o f a u n i v e r s i t y . L e a r n m o r e The Simon Initiative and quality of life Mellon for this significant philanthropic a b o u t L o v e a D o n o r W e e k , a n d r e a d s t o r i e s a b o u t C M U d o n o r s at enhancements for the entire CMU com- investment in future generations of w w w . g i v i n g . cm u . e d u / l o v e . munity. This new facility will serve as young entrepreneurs.” T h r e e Alumni House Makeover Feels Like Home C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e

the rooms they had inhabited in their youth. “This is where we met,” Lonna said, as she recalled the night. Earlier in the week, she and her friends had stolen Theta Xi’s trophies. To get them back, the brothers had to invite the girls for dinner. “They put green food coloring in all the food. Eventually, the meal turned into a food fight,” Lonna said. Frustrated with both the outcome and her date that evening, Lonna said she walked down to the party room where she found Michael standing alone. “Well, Lonna, what are you going to steal next?” Michael asked her. After looking him over, she said, “Your heart.” Back in the present, Michael found the outside steps where he declared his love for Lonna by giving her his fraternity pin. Upstairs, they passed an office that once served as the house mother’s room, although her fireplace now sits behind freshly painted drywall.

The nearly two dozen bunk beds PHOTO BY ERICA DILCER which once filled the third floor where the brothers slept are long gone. M i c h a e l ( E ’ 6 8 ) a n d L o n n a S m i t h ( A’ 6 9 , s e c o n d f r o m r i g h t ) l o o k a t y e a r b o o k s w i t h G e n a H e n r y ( l e f t ) a n d M a r y A n n M c C o l l o u g h , A n n u a l G i v i n g s t a f f m e m b e r s . Today, that space is occupied by offices and cubicles of the university’s Alumni Relations and Annual Giving spotlight events for Spring Carnival, house and the university’s Alumni both struck by how warm and inviting it staff. now in its 100th year. An Open House Association have to offer alumni, seems. While still retaining the character “We want our alumni to think of will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 students, parents and friends. of the house we knew in college, it feels the house as a home base when they p.m., Friday, April 11. “Lonna and I were very pleased much more open and airy. visit campus, to serve as a hub for any Visitors will be able to stop by the to see how good the house looks after “I’m definitely impressed and look of their needs and as a gathering place Alumni House, take a tour and learn the recent renovation,” Michael said. forward to stopping by on future visits where they can relax, meet and engage about its history as well as what the “Upon entering the front door, we were to campus.” with others in the CMU community,” said Toni Sapet Ungaretti (MM’70), president of the Alumni Association S ta f f e r R e c a l l s F u n T i m e s Board. Before the Smiths’ visit ended, “We sat around that dining room a they paged through a few Thistles — lot,” Landis said. “I had many a peanut CMU’s yearbooks — that they noticed butter and jelly sandwich in that space.” on some nearby shelves. Theta Xi moved into fraternity quad Michael collects Thistles along space in fall 1970, so Landis didn’t live with other CMU memorabilia, includ- in the old house. But he spent a great ing old postcards, football programs deal of time there. and anything related to Carnegie Tech. “The most economical to place “Lonna still has her old dink,” to stay on campus back then was Michael said, referring to the beanie in a fraternity,” he said. “It was less that freshmen had to wear during the expensive than being in the dorms. first week of classes. And it gave you more independence. Michael graduated in 1968 with a Also, things like Buggy were good bachelor’s degree in mechanical engi- for bringing everybody in the house neering. Lonna received her bachelor together.” of fine arts degree in music in 1969. Some of the buggies at that time “Alumni expect — and deserve D a v i d L a n d i s ( E ’ 7 3 ) were bicycles, but not Theta Xi’s. PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN — a place on campus that they can call “Ours was a feet-first fiberglass home, whether they are stopping by Alumni House, once home to Theta had been hidden behind walls for shell buggy that we ran back in 1970s. casually or attending events,” Shaind- Xi fraternity, looked a lot different in years. I wasn’t an athlete, so I got involved lin said. “CMU’s 94,000 living alumni 1970 when David Landis (E’73) was Landis is executive director with the design,” Landis said. are the university’s only permanent a pledge. of CMU’s engineering master’s While the fraternity is no longer constituency, so having a welcoming “I do remember the wood being program in energy, science, active at Carnegie Mellon, Landis said physical presence here will help us to a lot darker then. It’s nice to see the technology and policy. What he he enjoyed being part of the group. reconnect them with Carnegie Mellon.” pocket doors still here,” Landis said. remembers as a large kitchen and “The friends and memories from The official unveiling of the The doors were rediscovered dining room on the first floor is now those days stay with you for life,” restored Alumni House is one of the during the latest renovation. They a mini-kitchen and conference room. he said.

F o u r Midway on the Move Carnival Committee Seeks New Location for 2015 n Dan Mohler

Spring Carnival will begin its second century in 2015 with a distinctive new look. The mainstays — buggies, booths, carnival rides and live entertainment — will remain, but the Midway will have a new home as work moves forward to transform the Morewood parking lot into the Tepper Quadrangle, a major academic hub that will include a new home for the Tepper School of Busi- ness, a new welcome center, a fitness center and café, and meeting spaces and classrooms. Alternative Midway sites have been the focus of a committee of students, faculty and staff, and in early February Tim Leonard, coordinator of Student Activities, hosted a town hall meeting to present the possible new venues. The committee’s proposals are: • The College of Fine Arts (CFA) FILE PHOTO T h i s i s t h e l a s t y e a r t h e S p r i n g C a r n i v a l M i d w ay w i l l b e h o s t e d o n M o r e w o o d pa r k i n g l o t . parking lot; • The East-West Walkway Extension and Merson Courtyard; The committee rejected the Mar- story structure from being built on top wreak havoc on the lawns, not to men- • The Doherty parking lot; garet Morrison Street and Morewood of the East Campus Garage. tion the heavy foot traffic, so the weather • Margaret Morrison Street; Avenue locations because the City of While Leonard said the new site would be a major concern for this area. • The fourth floor of the East Campus Pittsburgh would require a large pay- for 2015 has yet to be determined, the Through all of the restrictions and Garage; ment to close down city streets for 10 CFA parking lot and the adjacent CFA considerations, CFA is the best choice, • Morewood Avenue; and days — the time needed for set-up, lawn and Mall area between Baker/ Leonard said. • Gesling Stadium. Carnival events and tear-down of all Porter, Doherty and Hamerschlag halls “The CFA location will centralize booths, amusement rides and clean-up. is gaining the most traction because of Carnival Weekend programming and Leonard said the committee looked Funds from this payment would offset its central location. will add an abundance of activity that at the positives and negatives of each lost revenue from parking meters and Leonard noted that the potential will present a new vibrancy to Spring location. the cost incurred for changes in traffic booth layout in the CFA parking lot Carnival,” Leonard said. “Midway won’t “We specifically looked at carnival patterns. would consist of two rows between the be tucked off in a distant parking lot noise and its proximity to neighbors, The massive weight alone of lot entrance and The Cut allowing a — it will flourish right in the middle of accessibility for pedestrians, the parking Swank’s Steel City Shows amusement natural flow for carnival-goers. Buggy, Mobots, Downhill Derby and the and traffic consequences, accessibility rides would destroy Gesling Stadium’s The amusement rides on the lawn, AB [Activities Board] concert.” for emergency medical services and the artificial turf, the East-West Walkway however, could cause a problem if the A final decision is expected to be locations’ impact on campus grounds,” Extension and Merson Courtyards. grounds are wet and soggy. Leonard announced by the end of this spring. Leonard said. Height restrictions prevent any two- said the weight of the rides would

Buhl Lecturer To Discuss DNA Molecules on March 25 n Jocelyn Duffy discuss how forces can affect molecular Within all living cells is a network of behavior and the methods his lab complex molecular machines that carry has been using to study molecular out the functions essential for survival. interactions. Molecular motors move proteins from Bustamante is also a professor place to place, connect enzymes with of molecular and cell biology and a their substrates and unravel and copy professor of chemistry at UC Berkeley DNA. and has been a Howard Hughes Medi- And just as with non-living cal Institute Investigator since 2000. He machines and motors, physical forces has received the Alexander Hollaender drive the movement of the motors Award in Biophysics from the National Academy of Science, the Hans Neur- inside of the cell. C a r l o s B u s t a m a n t e B u s t a m a n t e u s e s l a s e r t w e e z e r s t o m e a s u r e Understanding these physical a n d m a n i p u l a t e f o r c e s w i t h i n d n a . ath Prize from the Protein Society and forces is key to knowing how cells the Biological Physics Prize from the work. This year’s Buhl Lecturer, Carlos Raymond and Beverly Sackler Chair of Bustamante will give the 2014 American Physical Society. Bustamante, has developed novel Physics at the University of California, Buhl Lecture in Theoretical Physics Sponsored by the Department of methods using magnetic beads, atomic Berkeley, was the first to use laser twee- at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 25 in Physics, the Buhl Lecture is funded force microscopes and laser tweezers zers to trap and stretch DNA molecules. the Mellon Institute Auditorium. under the auspice of the Buhl Profes- to measure and manipulate the forces This allowed his research group to mea- In his lecture, titled “Biochemistry sorship in Theoretical Physics, which within DNA and other macromolecules. sure the DNA’s elasticity and study the and Biophysics One Molecule at a Time: was established in 1961 by The Buhl Foundation. Most notably, Bustamante, the mechanics involved in DNA replication. When Less is More,” Bustamante will F i v e

Research for Life Community Shares Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle

n Bruce Gerson Discovering Wellness,” a first-of-its- kind interactive event at Carnegie The University Center was transformed Mellon in late February promoting into a university health club for the health and wellness. The daylong activi- body, mind and soul. ties were sponsored by the university’s Free fitness demonstrations and Healthy Campus initiative and were part exercise classes, massages, a knitting of “Crossing Boundaries, Transforming and crochet room, and a gaming and Lives,” the yearlong celebration of the arts and crafts area highlighted the inauguration of Subra Suresh as CMU’s second floor. ninth president. The first floor featured the talents A featured event during the day of CulinArt chefs preparing Salmon was a symposium titled “Research Into Pasta Pomodoro and Albacore Stir Fry, Practice: Health and Wellness for Our- a relaxation room with comfy chairs, selves and Our Community,” in which a mood-lighting and videos of a peace- panel of CMU faculty spoke about their ful forest and sun-drenched beach, and health-related research. Mary Suresh, a trail-mix bar area where about 1,000 a longtime public health professional students, faculty and staff shared their and former director of public health for tips for a healthy lifestyle on bulletin Wellesley, Mass., moderated the panel. boards. Eighteen individuals were CMU panelists were: pictured on posters with a description • Baruch Fischhoff, the Howard Heinz of their healthy activity. University Professor of Social and Those tips in the Kirr Commons Decision Sciences and Engineering “Wellness Area” included volunteering, and Public Policy; knitting, walking, running, spending time with family, refinishing furniture, • Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. getting enough sleep, balancing work Doherty Professor of Psychology; and personal life, praying, laughing and • Rema Padman, professor of manage- thinking positive thoughts. ment science and healthcare infor- Anita Barkin, director of University matics at the Heinz College; and Health Services, said the Wellness Area • Kristen Kurland, teaching professor was one of her favorite aspects of the in the School of Architecture and day, which put a positive light on health Heinz College. and wellness.

“I enjoyed reading what people Dr. Karen Hacker, director of the K i m S q u i r r e l p r e p a r e s A l b a c o r e S t i r F r y a s p a r t o f a c o o k i n g shared about what they do to keep Allegheny County Health Department d e m o n s t r a t i o n . S e e t h e r e c i p e o n p a g e s e v e n . healthy and what wellness means to (ACHD), opened the discussion with them,” Barkin said. “We can all help an overview of the ACHD and the about the need for easy-to-understand deal of it, and we’ve shown it’s related promote the health of our community challenges it faces, specifically the high food and drug information. He is a to markers of health,” Cohen said. “I by sharing our personal health strategies rate of obesity and smoking, and the member of the Environmental Protec- think the university has already imple- with others.” poor air and water quality in the county. tion Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board mented a number of programs trying to The healthy thoughts and venues Fischhoff, an expert in risk com- and chair of the Food and Drug Admin- get new students integrated into groups were all part of “Exploring Health, munication and decision science, spoke istration Risk Communication Advisory and into the university, but it’s some- Committee. thing we have to keep working on.” “Some of the labels [on products] Padman spoke about how the aren’t very good. We need to insist on growing “digitization of health care” P e e r s P r omot e H e a lt h y L i v i n g better information,” Fischhoff said. is increasing the amount of data per in- “The fact that a drug is FDA approved dividual in clinical information systems, A group of students at Carnegie Mellon are encouraging their peers to doesn't mean that it’s FDA recom- but the challenge for the health care live healthy by hosting and serving at a variety of programs and events mended. That only means that there industry is how it can be used to provide on campus that are geared toward wellness. are some [very sick] people who would “cognitively guided, real-time decision Most recently, these Peer Health Advocates (PHAs) promoted par- ticipation in a number of free activities as part of “Crossing Boundaries, want to take that drug. Sometimes they support at the point of care.” She calls Transforming Lives: Exploring Health, Discovering Wellness.” approve drugs that are highly dangerous it a “consumability” challenge. The PHAs greeted students walking through the University Center and for people who are really suffering. The She said by using information informed them about the many activities going on, increasing participation fact that they’re out there doesn’t mean technology that reveals both population in the drum circle, a craft room, massages, a game of inflatable Twister and they’re recommended.” level and individual level information ballroom dance. Cohen’s research has shown that in a visual and interactive format, “Because we had a lot of student participation, I think the Wellness stress increases your susceptibility to information can be accessed quickly event was a great success,” said Janet Lorenz, lead PHA. infectious disease, including the com- and shared between patients and clini- Students are encouraged to attend the “Help Yourself” fair on April 8, the PHAs’ largest event of the year. The event will include make-your-own mon cold. His studies also have proven cians to potentially improve outcomes, yogurt parfaits, a raffle for free 30-minute massages, games, activities and that the more interpersonal relationships communication and education. plenty of “swag.” a person has and the more diverse his or Kurland, co-author of “GIS Tutorial “‘Help Yourself’ is a fun way to remind students about services and her social network is, the less suscep- for Health,” studies how the environ- support available to help them finish the semester strong,” said program tible a person is to getting a cold. ment affects our health. Her studies director Paula Martin. — Kelly Solman “Very clearly loneliness is a driving have shown how childhood obesity force for new students. There’s a good is affected by proximity to fast food

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Albacore Stir Fry • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil Makes four 1 cup servings • 1 bag frozen oriental vegetables • 1 pouch 2.6 oz. Starkist Albacore or 4 cups fresh thinly sliced, carrots Tuna, drained and chunked broccoli, snow peas, bell peppers, • ½ cup chopped onion mushrooms and celery • 1 tsp. minced garlic • 1 tsp. sugar or 2 packets from • 3 tbsp. soy sauce, reduced sodium Entropy • 1 tbsp. lemon juice

NUTRITION FACTS: Heat oil in skillet or wok and stir fry onion and Per serving: 320 calories, 45g. carbohydrate, 9g. protein, vegetables until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. 6g. fiber, 12g. fat Add tuna, soy sauce, sugar, lemon juice, garlic and 1 tbsp. of water, until tuna is heated through.

Serve over hot rice. Contains: fish, soy, wheat

T o p : J . R . M a r s h a l l ( D C ’ 1 6 ) s h a r e d h i s h e a l t h y l i v i n g t i p “ G y m w i t h m y b u d d i e s e v e r y d a y .”

L e f t : F r e e f i t n e ss c l a ss e s w e r e h e l d t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y s o p a r t i c i p a n t s c o u l d s a m p l e a c t i v i t i e s s u c h a s s p i n n i n g .

B o t t o m : M e m b e r s o f t h e C a r n e g i e M e l l o n W o m e n ’ s A ss o c i a t i o n h o s t e d a k n i t t i n g a n d c r o c h e t r o o m . M e m b e r s i n c l u d e J a m i e R o ss i , a ss i s t a n t v i c e p r o v o s t f o r g r a d u a t e e d u c a t i o n , a n d A n n e W i t c h n e r L e v i n ( D C ’ 7 3 , r i g h t ) , a ss i s t a n t d e a n o f S t u d e n t A f f a i r s .

restaurants and parks, and how pedes- Prior to the symposium, the trian injuries are more common among panelists, student leaders and several youth living far from parks and among students planning a career in public youth living in poverty. She also spoke health attended a luncheon. about the “walkability” of neighbor- “The conversation was very, very hoods and their importance in health lively. It was a great opportunity for and wellness. Dr. Hacker to connect with the panelists Kurland, who wears a Jawbone Up and students,” Mary Suresh said. “As wristband that records and uploads her the students described what they do you daily activity to her smartphone, recom- could just see Dr. Hacker’s face light up mends walking as a way to keep healthy. when she saw the firepower in the room. “Set a goal and try to meet that “The panelists beautifully described goal. I set a goal of [walking] five miles how their research translates into prac- a day. Find a collaborator. You have to tice that benefits all of us. The title of have some device to help you track what the symposium, ‘Research Into Practice: you’re doing,” Kurland said. Health and Wellness for Ourselves and PHOTOS BY KEN ANDREYO AND TIM KAULEN Our Community’ said it all.”

S e v e n Faculty, Staff Reflect On 10 Years in Qatar C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e

began. To avoid becoming a commuter campus, Khoury and her team looked for ways to keep students on campus between classes. “Our first goal was to have them stay during the day and not go off to the mall, which was tending to happen because at that time Landmark Mall was only a 10-minute drive away,” Khoury said. The team started workshops, talks and activities to complement the academic programs and build leadership skills. They encouraged students to start clubs by pitching ideas, applying for funding and creating the content. Programs that started during the PHOTO COURTESY OF CARNEGIE MELLON QATAR PHOTO COURTESY first year and are still going strong L e f t t o r i g h t : A h m e d H u s a i n e , F a d h e l A n n a n , A b d u l l a h I b r a h i m , A m a l A l -M a l k i , B e n j a m i n R e i l ly , G l o r i a today include “Pizza and Politics,” a K h o u r y , S t e p h e n M a c N e i l a n d M a r i o n O l i v e r ( S ’ 6 7 ) w e r e f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f p i o n e e r s a t C a r n e g i e M e l l o n Q a t a r . series that encourages students to talk about current issues, International Day, Carnegie Mellon Qatar is celebrat- They lived there, worked there, napped the CMBA business club and the All ing its 10th anniversary with an event there and ate there, and it was just what Around student newspaper. The first in Doha on March 18. The event will be we wanted,” Khoury said. Student Majlis was elected in 2004, webcast live at the Pittsburgh campus. The students didn’t stay quiet for with Fahad Al Jefairi as the president. Details to be announced. long, Oliver recalled. Joining Khoury were faculty mem- “That group has always been known Making Progress as being the loudest class, and they were bers Marion Oliver (S’67) and Ben- In spring 2005, five Carnegie Mellon proud of that,” he said. jamin Reilly; Fadhel Annan, assistant students spent a week on the Pittsburgh So loud, that Weill Cornell sent dean for Government and Corporate campus, paving the way for cross- emails asking if Carnegie Mellon could Affairs; Ahmed Husaine, Housing and campus relations and becoming the first please keep the noise down. Transportation manager; Abdullah Carnegie Mellon Qatar ambassadors. Ibrahim, Housing and Transportation That same spring, some of the students A Carnegie Mellon Education coordinator; and Stephen MacNeil, spoke at an event for the Carnegie Web manager. Amal Al-Malki, an as- The transition from high school to Mellon trustees, who had traveled from sociate professor of English currently college can be a bumpy road for many Pittsburgh to visit Doha. This was the on a leave of absence, also joined the and that to me was the moment when it students, and it was no exception for moment when Khoury realized what the university in 2004 as the orientation all became real,” Khoury said. Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s first class. group had achieved. manager. The students were excited and “They came from being the best in “It really blew me away because About 40 staffers joined the uni- nervous. While many of them could have their high schools to realizing they were they were able to talk about their ex- versity during that first year, with most travelled overseas to study, they had going to have to work really hard. They perience, and they began to call it the moving on to other jobs. stayed in Qatar to support the country’s were in boot camp trying to get through ‘Carnegie Mellon’ experience, which The university’s first home in ambitious educational initiatives, said this thing,” Oliver said. included both the academic and non- Education City consisted of two cor- Reilly, an associate teaching profes- When a student shows up late for academic components,” she said. “And ridors in the Weill Cornell University sor of history. Among them was Lulwa Oliver’s class, they’ll probably find I thought to myself, ‘wow, we’re really in Qatar building. From here, the team on the right path here.’” got to work on developing the business Since then, Carnegie Mellon O n l i n e : w w w . q ata r . c m u . e d u /10/ administration, computer science and Qatar has grown every year, moving general education curricula, as well as to its second home in Education City’s the supporting programs. LAS Building before the addition of First on the agenda was to bring in Al-Thani, daughter of the H.E. Sheikh themselves locked out of the class. If the Information Systems program in a little of the Carnegie Mellon spirit. To Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Father they show up late for Reilly’s class, he’ll 2007. The first students graduated a few create a student lounge, staff scoured Emir of Qatar. sometimes yell out, “You’re so late,” in months before the university’s state-of- local home stores, bringing back com- During their first few days on cam- an attempt to embarrass them in front the-art building was completed in fall fortable sofas, funky lamps, games and pus, the students were as quiet as mice, of their friends. Those instances have 2008. In 2011, the university expanded pop-art posters. All that was missing Khoury recalled. They walked past the become legends at Carnegie Mellon again, adding programs in biological were the students. new lounge but didn’t sit down, assum- Qatar, but they were happening for the sciences and computational biology. ing it must be for faculty and staff. first time for the 41 students who joined While the inaugural faculty and First Encounters Oliver, teaching professor of math- in 2004. While they didn’t always appre- staff have different reasons for staying, With admission handled through the ematics, said the small space in Weill ciate things like this, the first class rose all have appreciated CMU’s ongoing Pittsburgh campus, the inaugural class Cornell helped faculty, staff and students to the challenges, Oliver said. sense of community. consisted of just names on a roster to get to know each other. It also allowed “As a group, I believe they had a Oliver, who earned his doctorate most of the Qatar staff. The campus the academic and co-curricular programs lot of self confidence, and they were at Carnegie Mellon 35 years ago and came together for the first time at Fam- to become integrated from day one. fighters,” he said. “I remember sitting worked on the main campus for 10 ily Day, the beginning of new student “That kind of thing happens once,” down with that group to give them some years before leaving, returned to start orientation. Oliver said. “It doesn’t last, but at that bad news about an assignment, and they the Qatar campus. He said he plans to “I remember standing nervously at time it was pretty special.” were getting so mad that there were tears stay indefinitely. the Ritz Carlton with the dean, and then After a little encouragement, the stu- in their eyes. These weren’t tears of sad- “I am here because I am having the students started to arrive one-by- dents started to hang out in the lounge. ness, they were tears of anger.” a great time and I am appreciated by one with their families. We said the first “No sooner did they get the hang of It wasn’t only in the classroom that the people I work for. As long as I’m Carnegie Mellon traditions and legends E i g h t ‘hellos’ and gave the first handshakes, it and you couldn’t get them out of there. healthy, I’ll be here,” he said. “Shipbreakers” Makes US Premiere in CMU Film Festival Film Documents Dangerous Scrapping Work n Shilo Rea ing Platform Conference on global regulations for shipbreaking,” said Vituc- In Alang, India, there is a six-mile cio, an assistant teaching professor in the stretch of an oily, smoky beach where huge ocean vessels no longer seawor- Entertainment Technology Center who thy are run aground, broken apart and has won several awards for films and stripped of everything from portholes interactive media on topics including and paneling to furniture, engines and racism, conflict management, art history propellers. and military service. “There, we were able Forty thousand migrant workers to interview people involved in trying to making $1-2 per day do the scrapping. set new regulations for the industry.” They cut the ships apart by hand, “Shipbreakers” will make its working in extremely dangerous condi- U.S. premiere as part of CMU’s 2014 tions and without any safety or labor International Film Festival, running regulations. Ship owners make millions March 20 – April 5. off the process. “This is one of the most dangerous To bring this process of ship- industrial sites in the world — there are breaking to life — and to highlight the explosions all the time, people die, people human rights and environmental issues are maimed,” Vituccio said. “The ships — involved the late filmmaker and are 20 stories high and several football Carnegie Mellon Professor Paul Good- fields long, and the men are wearing man, CMU’s Ralph Vituccio and Tom sandals, climbing up the ships on rope OF RALPH VITUCCIO IMAGE COURTESY Clancey, an award-winning cinematog- ladders and using chisels and hammers “S h i p b r e a k e r s ” d o c u m e n t s d a n g e r o u s c o n d i t i o n s f a c e d b y m i g r a n t w o r k e r s sc r a p p i n g u n s e a w o r t h y v e ss e l s i n I n d i a . rapher whose resume includes Holly- to break up propellers and other precious wood films such as “Fast & Furious,” metals.” Vituccio hopes “Shipbreakers” Palm Beach International Film Festival, brings awareness to how shipbreaking Flagler International Film Festival and O n l i n e : F o r a f u l l f e s t i va l s c h e d u l e a n d to in less-developed countries has become the American Online Documentary Film p u r c h a s e t i c k e t s , v i s i t w w w . c m u . e d u / fa c e s /. a major international concern because Awards. of the human sacrifice involved and The theme of this year’s Interna- spent four years making the documen- The environmental pollution is the environmental damages it causes. tional Film Festival pays homage to tary “Shipbreakers.” devastating because the ships are laden It pales in contrast to places, such as Goodman, a revered filmmaker, and will They had shot the footage in India with toxic materials, which are buried in the U.S., where international laws for highlight work across different cultures, and were working on the script when surrounding farmlands or simply left to dealing with the proper disposal of toxic which was his professional focus. Goodman passed away. pollute the once pristine tidal flats. substances and occupational safety are “Paul was about the process. He Goodman’s widow, Denise “Every ship is a sump of toxic followed. was a world-renowned organizational Rousseau, the H.J. Heinz II University waste,” Vituccio said. “If workers aren't “Shipbreakers” will screen at 7:15 psychologist and was interested in work Professor of Organizational Behavior killed on the job from explosions or p.m., on Friday, March 21, in McCono- processes — how people organize, get and Public Policy, stepped in to keep the falling objects, exposure to toxic waste, my Auditorium and will feature a panel along and manage each other. He was project moving. Working off Good- for many, will result in longterm illness of experts discussing the issues the film passionate about how film could help man’s original script, Vituccio rewrote or early death. They don’t have a union raises. tell their stories. We all miss him,” said it to include more of the environmental or any protection. If they complain, they The film recently was nominated Vituccio, who had worked with Good- and human rights issues. don’t get hired. There’s no pay standard- for Best Feature Documentary and Best man on numerous films during the past “We were invited to the European ization, and if — or when — they get Producer for Feature Documentary at 15 years. Parliament in Brussels to present our hurt, there is no medical or lost wages the 2014 Madrid International Film CMU’s International Film Festival unfinished work to the NGO Shipbreak- compensation.” Festival. It also has been accepted at the is sponsored by the Humanities Center.

Graduate Students Rapidly Relay Research Robots in the Wild!” Second place went to Suchitra Ramachandran of Biological n Cindy Carroll Sciences, who presented “The Brain as a Ph.D. candidates explained years of The Public Communication for Re- sential elements, and conveying them Statistician.” Third place went to Patrick research in just minutes at Carnegie searchers (PCR) student group provided compellingly to smart people from other Foley, a statistics student, whose thesis is Mellon’s inaugural Three Minute Thesis support for the event. PCR President backgrounds.” “Statistics and the Human Connectome.” (3MT) Championship. Jesse Dunietz said that communicating The rules are simple. The only aid Rollinson is at the final stages of The competition, brought to CMU his Ph.D. work. He said it took time to by Dean of Libraries Keith Webster, W at c h t h e f i n a l i s t s ’ p r e s e n tat i o n s at whittle the presentation down to three challenges students to give a compelling w w w . y o u t u b e . c om / p l ay l i s t ? l i s t =PL1H x VG_ minutes, but the end result was a “fantas- talk explaining their work for a general tically distilled elevator pitch.” m c u k v b k 5J n TFP2 g u 4 u XR m LA7G9 audience. “I really liked the idea of taking a “Many of our students are working step back and reviewing everything from on research that has a broader impact on with others is an essential part of a students are allowed is a single Power a more ‘big picture’ perspective,” he said. society, health and the economy,” Web- scientist’s job. Point slide. The goal is to engage the Ramachandran said the competition ster said. “Challenging them to commu- “Researchers possess knowledge audience with simple spoken words that provided him a way to think about why nicate their findings to a non-specialist that can make a crucial difference in the communicate the essence of their thesis people should care about his research. audience, in a concise manner, helps to ability of others to make good decisions, work. To prepare, he talked to people outside share their contribution. It also offers a so it’s our responsibility to help society Eleven Ph.D. candidates made his field. great venue for students both to show- use what we’ve learned,” Dunietz said. it to the final round out of 140 initial “Those conversations helped me not case their research, and to step back “Projects like 3MT hone participants’ registrants. The first-place winner was only figure out the best language to use and reflect upon the big picture of their skills for doing just that: boiling down David Rollinson, of the Robotics Insti- to communicate to them, but also made research.” a complex research idea to its most es- tute, who presented his thesis “Snake C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e e l e v e n N i n e Dietrich’s Next Dean Looks To Build on Past Success

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Richard Scheines has built his career phy of social science, and educational on crossing academic disciplines. technology and online courses. He’ll bring that same approach to “I saw Simon do this, and I was the Office of the Dean of Carnegie one of the early people to get hooked. Mellon’s Dietrich College of Humani- If you just turn your research mind ties and Social Sciences on July 1. toward educational problems, it’s a Scheines will succeed John Lehoc- win-win. Herb saw that educational zky, who has served as dean since 2000 research is interesting and hard, but and will return to the Department of very rewarding,” he said. Statistics faculty. Another area he said is ripe for “At the dean’s level, I hope to development is computational social find opportunities to seed projects that science. involve faculty from humanities and “There’s lots of work going on social sciences as well as other parts of with big data sets, Google has them, the university,” Scheines said. Facebook has them, Twitter, etc. — the He already has helped make some recent partnership with Yahoo. We have connections by playing a role in the great opportunities to combine talent in development of the university’s new machine learning, social and decision Simon Initiative, which aims to ac- sciences and psychology,” he said. celerate the use of learning science and CMU has been home to Scheines technology to improve student learning, since 1990. He said he loves the intel- and to harness and leverage CMU’s lectual freedom the university offers.

decades of learning data and research “The reason you go into academics PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN to improve educational outcomes for is that you’re curious, and you like the students everywhere. stimulation and the activity of working R i c h a r d S c h e i n e s “When we asked faculty to meet with ideas,” he said. about creating a new center for learning Since 2005, Scheines has led the sciences, a project which is still in the Philosophy Department to distinction “Newton, Einstein, Darwin were “One thing I hope to do as dean is works, almost 40 percent of the faculty with a focus on research that connects also philosophers of science,” he said. to give the faculty a sense that it’s OK to who showed up were from Dietrich,” to a wide array of other fields, including “Many fields started in philosophy, reach out beyond one’s own discipline.” he said. “It’s clear that our faculty are computer science, math, statistics, brain and spun off into the disciplines we Scheines also will continue to help willing to combine their research and science, medical ethics and psychology. house separately today. In our world, CMU’s humanities departments stand educational mission if they can do so in Scheines has additional appoint- at Carnegie Mellon, the philosophers far apart from their peers. a supportive interdisciplinary context.” ments in the Machine Learning Depart- are encouraged to not only interact “Our humanities emphasis in Scheines credits Herbert Simon for ment and Human-Computer Interaction with but also to contribute to other Dietrich is more connected to the real inspiring his own work in technology- Institute. He said philosophers have disciplines. We have faculty making world than any other program I know enhanced learning. Scheines’ research had a long tradition of influencing other contributions to statistics, to mathemat- of,” he said. focuses on causal discovery, the philoso- fields. ics, to biology, etc.

N e w s B r i e f s Bigger Isn’t Always Better silver and bronze in the women’s two-man bobsled, and a bronze medal in the men’s Portion sizes have steadily increased over the two-man bobsled competition in Sochi, Cohon Named Scott Institute Director last few decades, but bigger isn’t better when Russia. It was the first men’s two-man bobsled it comes to food. New research from the Tep- medal for USA since 1952. President Emeritus and University Professor quantified many of the external effects and per School suggests that larger portions lead Scully joined BMW right after gradua- Jared L. Cohon has been named the new costs of energy, and results were reported consumers to enjoy the foods they eat less, tion. He designed the 2004 BMW H2R, which director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for to the White House. Currently on sab- and to eat those foods less frequently. established new world speed records for Energy Innovation. He will assume the post batical leave, Cohon is also an expert on Each bite of a food or sip of a drink is hydrogen-powered automobiles. on July 1 from current director M. Granger environmental and water resource systems enjoyed less than the previous one, a familiar Morgan, the Lord Professor and head of analysis, and has worked on water resource phenomenon called “sensory-specific satiety.” the university’s Department of Engineer- problems in the United States, South So consuming a larger portion means that we CMU Alert App Now ing and Public Policy. Andrew Gellman, the America and Asia. reduce our average enjoyment of what we eat On Android Lord Professor of Chemical Engineering, will In related news, the Scott Institute has or drink. The CMU Mobile Alert App is now available continue to serve as co-director. announced a second round of seed grants “Our conclusions suggest that how much on Android smartphones for students, faculty, “As an engineer, civic leader, administra- to explore energy-related questions, such as we enjoy our last bite of a food — the end of staff and parents. Also available on iPhones, tor and intellectual force, Jerry is superbly how consumers might change their behavior an eating experience — appears to determine the app was developed to provide: suited to lead Carnegie Mellon’s multidis- if they received feedback on the electricity how long we will choose to wait before eating • Emergency procedures and guidance for ciplinary efforts at the Scott Institute,” said usage of their plug-in appliances, and what the same food again.” said Carey Morewedge, 21 different emergencies; President Subra Suresh. kind of methods and techniques can be associate professor of marketing at the Tepper • Information regarding crimes and crime A distinguished environmental engi- derived for optimum partitioning of power in School. prevention; neer, Cohon has been a thought leader for distributed power generation systems. • Links to important Carnegie Mellon energy-related research and policy issues “When we put out our most recent call Alumnus Designed USA websites; throughout his career. He chaired a National for short proposals, we quickly received 34 Olympic Bobsleds • Interactive maps that provide information Academy of Sciences panel that found the innovative and interdisciplinary ideas from about locations of Automatic External As creative director of BMW’s Designworks harm inflicted on public health by the pollu- across the campus,” Morgan said. “The Defibrillators (AEDs); and USA, industrial design alumnus Matt Scully tion generated by burning coal or gasoline response demonstrates the many opportu- • Automatic dialing for University Police, (A’95) has spent the last two years working approaches $120 billion. nities to build new bridges and undertake Safety Escorts and 911. on the ultimate driving machine for the U.S. Requested by Congress, the report new innovative projects on our campus.” Download the Android app at https://play. Olympic team. google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cmu. His work paid off as team USA won the cmualert.

T e n Walk on the Wild Side Graduate Students Rapidly Relay Research C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e n i n e

me open to interesting intuitions and end of the day, the only thing each of us perspectives they had about my research could control was our own performance. as outsiders,” he said. I really enjoyed this experience as there In an audience vote, Ramachandran was a huge focus on simply bringing out and Arun R. Shrivats (Biomedical the best in yourself.” Engineering) with the thesis “siRNA Webster, who joined CMU earlier Therapeutics for Fibrodysplasia Ossifi- this academic year, was previously at the cans Progressiva” tied for the People’s University of Queensland (UQ) where Choice Award. 3MT launched in 2008. It has now been Shrivats said he has always enjoyed adopted by dozens of universities and sharing his research with friends and Universitas 21, a global network of family, and the competition helped him research-intensive universities hosted its put more thought into the best ways to inaugural international competition last do that. fall. All three said the competition “The success of the competition at broadened their knowledge of work be- UQ showed that there was great demand PHOTO BY LOUIS STEIN PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN ing done by graduate students. for opportunities like this,” Webster A t l e f t , J o e V e n t r i c e l l i ( A’ 1 4 ) a n d A s h l e y B r o o k e T w o m e y ( A’ 1 4 ) p e r f o r m “I learned of a lot of different said. d u r i n g t h e S c h o o l o f D r a m a ’ s p r o d u c t i o n o f “ T h e W i l d P a r t y . ” A f t e r avenues of research going on at CMU “I have been overwhelmed by the t h e p e r f o r m a n c e t h e sc h o o l h e l d i t s f i r s t c e l e b r a t i o n i n h o n o r o f i t s that I would have otherwise never response by the CMU Ph.D. student 1 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y i n t h e P u r n e l l C e n t e r L o b b y . A d d i t i o n a l p a r t i e s w i l l been exposed to,” Shrivats said. “The community to the 3MT competition,” t a k e p l a c e M a r c h 1 0 a t S t e i n e r S t u d i o s a t t h e B r o o k ly n N a v y Y a r d i n competition was also a great reminder Webster said. “They have risen to the N e w Y o r k C i t y a n d M a y 8 a t U n i v e r s a l S t u d i o s i n L o s A n g e l e s . A l u m n i , s t a f f , s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y , f r i e n d s a n d t h e p u b l i c c a n s h a r e t h e i r m e m o r i e s for me to focus on what I could control. challenge, and presented some truly a n d t e l l t h e i r s t o r i e s a t t h e S c h o o l o f D r a m a ’ s i n t e r a c t i v e t i m e l i n e a t There were a lot of students that wanted transformational research.” h t t p :// t i m e l i n e . d r a m a . cm u . e d u /. to do well in this competition, but at the

World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies List Cites CMU n Byron Spice years, based on the idea that continually project by Jason Hong and John Zim- The report also cites Livehoods, a collecting data on everyday activities merman, both associate professors in the project that includes Hong and Nor- The World Economic Forum has re- can help individuals make better choices Human-Computer Interaction Institute, man Sadeh, professor in the Institute leased its 2014 list of the Top 10 Emerg- on health and behavior. who are exploring the use of smartphone for Software Research. Livehoods uses ing Technologies, which cites Carnegie Justine Cassell, director of CMU’s data to help detect the onset of depres- Foursquare check-ins and other geo- Mellon’s pioneering research in one of Human-Computer Interaction Institute sion. Changes in sleep patterns, physical tagged data gathered by smartphones to these technologies, the quantified self. (HCII) and chair of the WEF’s Global activity and people in contact via phone, create maps of urban areas. These maps The report, released Feb. 26 by Agenda Council for Robotics and Smart email and social media may all be useful show how different groups of people use the WEF’s Global Agenda Council on Devices, helped compile this year’s list. in determining if someone might be suf- urban areas, reflecting communities de- Emerging Technologies, notes that the As examples of the potential impact fering from depression or if a patient is fined as much by lifestyle as geography. quantified-self movement has existed for of the quantified self, the report notes a responding to therapy.

Download the iPhone app at https:// Research Involving Human Subjects CMU Technology Teaches lessons meet Qatar’s Supreme Education itunes.apple.com/us/app/cmu-alert/ • Tuesday, April 22: International Research Children Fus-ha Council Arabic curricula, this is the first time id687695603?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4. Considerations: Foreign Travel and Foreign such an approach has been used in Qatar. A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon Collaborators in Qatar has developed a new way to teach Student Employees To A Sticky Situation More information is available on the RCR fus-ha, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), using Be Honored at Lunch website. Space is limited, so register early. interactive technology. The project, “Advanc- Carnegie Mellon’s Metin Sitti and his research Registration is now open for the Student Em- ing Arabic Language Learning in Qatar,” team have created a synthetic gecko-adhesive ployee Appreciation Lunch from noon – 1:30 HCII Faculty Member was funded by a Qatar National Research and are commercializing it for use in several p.m., April 2 in the University Center’s Rangos Named Sloan Fellow Fund (QNRF) grant in 2009 and this year the industries, including defense, consumer prod- Hall. Campus supervisors can host their stu- ucts, sports, automotive, medicine, aerospace The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Carnegie Mellon researchers partnered with dent employees, and join them for lunch to and robotics. Jeffrey Bigham, associate professor in the Qatar Academy to bring their technology into celebrate the great work they do. Entertain- To create the adhesive, Sitti’s research Human-Computer Interaction Institute, as a kindergarten classes. ment will be provided by musical theater team emulated how the gecko sheds contami- winner of a 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship. Before starting school, most Arab chil- students in the School of Drama. nants with each step to keep its feet sticky and The fellowships are given to early-career dren do not realize that there are two variants Registration deadline is March 28. clean in dirty environments. scientists and scholars whose achievements of the Arabic language: the local dialect they Register at www.cmu.edu/career/student- “We performed contact self-cleaning and potential identify them as rising stars speak at home and MSA. While rarely used employment-experiential/. experiments with three different sizes of and the next generation of scientific leaders. for day-to-day interactions, MSA is the variety mushroom-shaped elastomer microfibers and Bigham investigates crowd-powered technolo- used in writing and formal speech. five different sizes of spherical silica contami- Dates Added for gies, enabling groups to do things individuals To introduce students to MSA, the team nants. Using a load-drag-unload dry contact Research Seminars can’t and leveraging the on-demand labor of of researchers created a series of activities cleaning process similar to the loads acting New dates have been scheduled for the Re- people to perform tasks beyond the capability based on the folk tale Aladdin, which they on the gecko foot during climbing, our fully- sponsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Seminar of today’s computers. presented on large, interactive surfaces called contaminated synthetic gecko-adhesive could Series this semester. Upcoming sessions are His other interests include accessible Microsoft PixelSense. The 40-inch displays recover lost stickiness and lost adhesion at a scheduled from noon – 1 p.m. in the University technologies. He is the scientific director of allow children to interact with the program — rate comparable with that of the gecko,” said Center. Dates and topics are: the Disability Rehabilitation Research Project and each other — at any one time. Sitti, a professor of mechanical engineering • Tuesday, March 18: Who Owns the Data? (DRRP) on Inclusive Cloud and Web Comput- Among the activities are an alphabet and head of CMU’s NanoRobotics Lab. • Wednesday, March 26: Data Security ing, a five-year project sponsored by the U.S. bingo, where students score points by pairing • Tuesday, April 8: Research Data Department of Education to develop methods objects with their first letters, and a storyboard, Management that enable people with disabilities to take full where students recreate the Aladdin tale by • Tuesday, April 15: Ethical Issues with advantage of online resources. placing scenes in the right order. While the E l e v e n Series Pages Through CMU Authors

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Carnegie Mellon’s University Store is been truly surprised by some of what opening a new chapter with its inaugural I found.” Author Reading Series. In “Speaking Pittsburghese,” John- “We think these readings are a great stone traces the history of the language way for us to contribute to what is go- used by native western Pennsylvanians. ing on artistically, intellectually and for The store carries more than 500 entertainment across campus,” said Katie books by faculty authors and the books Charles-McGrath, who is organizing the highlighted in the series span a broad series. “We plan on making this a tradi- range of topics. tion every fall and spring semester.” Some of science fiction’s biggest Charles-McGrath, associate book questions will be answered March 18 buyer for the store, said that while CMU by Barry Luokkala, a teaching professor and outside authors have offered lectures of physics and author of “Exploring at the store, the new venture is aimed at Science Through Science Fiction.” offering ways to interact and support the Luokkala, who came to Carnegie campus community. Mellon in 1980 and started teaching The series kicked off in January in 1983, uses examples from science with Rob Fallon, assistant professor of fiction films and television as a spring- music, who spoke about the life and board for discussing major questions work of French composer Messiaen. such as: What is the nature of space and Leah Pileggi, a professional as- with the warden, a few fellow prisoners Fallon discussed two volumes of time? What is the universe made of? sistant and special projects director for and a young guard. He put his friendships “Messiaen Perspectives,” in which he Can a machine ever become self-aware? Electrical and Computer Engineering, to the test when he tried to foil a brave was a contributing writer and editor. Are we alone in the universe? What will discuss “Prisoner 88,” a historical escape attempt of other prisoners. In mid-February, Barbara Johnstone, does it mean to be human? middle-grade novel for ages 10 and up, Pileggi, who also wrote “How to De- professor of rhetoric and linguistics in “The major goal of ‘Exploring Sci- on April 15. sign a World-Class Engineering College: the Department of English, presented the ence Through Science Fiction’ is to get During a visit to Boise, Idaho, A History of Engineering at Carnegie popular book “Speaking Pittsburghese: people who are not already technically Pileggi toured the Old Idaho State Mellon University,” is currently working The Story of a Dialect.” oriented to become more interested in Penitentiary. A tour guide shared a story on a middle-grade historical novel about “This book is the result of 12 years science. But the contents are also very about a 10-year-old prisoner who ar- race relations in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. of research using multiple humanistic appealing to those from technical back- rived in 1885. He was sentenced to five She is also researching the Fort Pitt and social-scientific methods, both grounds, who love science fiction, and years for shooting a man who threatened Block House for her next project. qualitative and quantitative,” Johnstone enjoy examining some of the science in his father. Students, faculty and staff are encour- said. “I’ve found it fascinating to piece sci-fi films from a critical perspective,” Pileggi’s book is based on the true aged to attend the authors’ readings held together the story I tell here, and I have Luokkala said. story and tells about Jake’s friendships in the upper level of the store. School of Art Symposium Draws Artists

n Kelly Solman In addition, 2013 Carnegie Even in a digital age, artists and International artist and prizewinner educators are drawn to the simplicity Nicole Eisenman led a figure drawing of drawing. session in the Carnegie Museum of Art’s DRAW2014 brought together art- Grand Hall of Sculpture. ists and practitioners from around the Visiting artists, CMU faculty and world to Carnegie Mellon at the end of alumni hosted workshops spanning February to emphasize the fundamen- silverpoint, comics and animation, tals of drawing. generative drawing with code, botani- Fashion/art “it girl” Shantell Martin cal illustration, post-Google drawing, invited the audience to join her in a drawing as political action, drawing as multimedia performance. She said she performance and much more. An arcade hoped participants walked away wanting provided an opportunity to meet local COURTESY OF SHANTELL MARTIN COURTESY

to make their own mark on the world. S h a n t e l l M a rt i n s ay s t h e p o i n t o f d r aw i n g i s t o u s e y o u r o w n p e r s o n a l i t y . artists, illustrators and bookmakers “Drawing has a bad reputation. showing and selling work, conduct- Basically, there is this idea, if you ask pencil and make a realistic representa- age expansive thinking,” Carson said. ing demos, providing information and adults if they can draw, they say, ‘oh tion of something like a photograph. Highlights of the symposium provoking conversation. I can only draw a stick man.’ In the edu- But drawing can be a way of thinking, included lectures from: The symposium was co-organized cational system, we’ve told them that exploring ideas, fantasizing, speculating. • Amy Sillman, 2014 Distinguished by Clayton Merrell, associate head and that’s what drawing is. And for those of It can be all sorts of things, not just a Lepper Lecturer and visiting artist associate professor of art, and Patricia us who couldn’t color inside the lines, still life,” Carson explained. at CMU; Bellan-Gillan, professor of art. our confidence was crushed,” Martin In terms of drawing media, Carson • Stephen Farthing, painter and Chair “Drawing is so often the starting said. “You don’t have to be doing what said most people think of pencils, char- of Drawing at the University of the point and the first manifestation of an everyone else is doing. The point is to coal or painting. But he wanted to open Arts London; idea, an artwork, a building. It’s very leave your own style and personality in participants’ minds to what drawing has • Helen Molesworth, chief curator close to the thinking process itself,” your work.” been and can be. at the Institute of Contemporary Merrell said. “It’s a very direct and John Carson, head of CMU’s “Dancing is about people using Art, Boston, curated Dance/Draw pure tool for communication. We draw School of Art, said symposia such as their bodies and drawing in space. 2011/2012; and today in myriad ways with low-tech and DRAW2014 are important for examin- Tire tracks in the snow can be a kind • Shahzia Sikander, Pakistani-Amer- high-tech tools, but the act of represent- ing what drawing really is. of drawing. With this symposium, we ican artist known for her politically ing spaces and ideas through schematic “Most people were educated to wanted to get as many interesting practi- rich, experimental take on Indo- lines is just as immediate, powerful and

T w e l v e think drawing is being able to take a tioners together as possible and encour- Persian miniature painting. useful today as ever.”