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3 Ce n t e r Re s e a r c h e s Te c h n o l o g i e s t o Go “Pausch’s People” Walk to Honor Professor 4 Ch i n e s e Pl a y t o Op e n Se a s o n

5 St u d e n t Fi l l s On l i n e Ar a b i c Ni c h e

6 Th e Big Pi c t u r e

7 Br e a k i n g t h e Br a i n ’ s Co d e

Carnegie Mellon Earns Reaccreditation For 10 More Years n Catherine Davidson

Carnegie Mellon has been officially reaccredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), with the next full review not required until 2017-18 — the longest interval under Middle States’ rules. This news, which came in late June, was not really a surprise to anyone. The university has been accredited since 1921, and has steadily supported the Photo by glenn brookes peer-review approach to evaluation. I n h o n o r o f t h e l a t e Pr o f e s s o r Ra n d y Pa u s c h , t e a m Pa u s c h ’ s Pe o p l e r a i s e d $19,257 f o r t h e Pi c k Up t h e But this year was different. P a c e f o r Pa n c r e a t i c Ca n c e r e v e n t o n Su n d a y , Au g . 17, a t No r t h Pa r k . Th a t a m o u n t i n c l u d e s a $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 During 2006 and 2007, in response d o n a t i o n f r o m Cr o w n Ca s t l e , a c e l l - t o w e r c o m p a n y in Ch a r l o t t e , N.C., w h e r e “La s t Le c t u r e ” c o - a u t h o r to concerns about how well higher J e ff r e y Za s l o w r e c e n t l y s p o k e . Co - o r g a n i z e r s Vivian Le e a n d Cl e a h Sc h l u e t e r s a i d m o r e t h a n 100 education was preparing students for the m e m b e r s o f t h e Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n c o m m u n i t y a t t e n d e d Th e Pa n c r e a t i c Ca n c e r Ac t i o n Ne t w o r k 5K Wa l k , global economy, the U.S. Department of w h i c h r a i s e d m o r e t h a n $71,000 in a l l . A c a m p u s m e m o r i a l f o r Pa u s c h w i l l b e h e l d a t 4:30 p . m ., Mo n d a y , Education (DOE) had proposed a “No S e p t . 22. Fo r Pa u s c h ’ s o b i t u a r y , p l e a s e s e e p a g e n i n e .

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Disney Commits Class of 2012 is University’s Largest Ever

To R&D Lab n Abby Houck n Byron Spice Carnegie Mellon’s freshman class is was the Class of 2010, which had 1,428 already a record-setting one on two overall students. The Class of 2007 had and Carnegie fronts. With 1,481 total first-year the most women, 544, until now, but the Mellon have established a collaborative students, it’s the largest incoming Class of 2005 had the previous highest laboratory that will conduct research and class in university history. And with percentage of women at about 41 development for all of Disney’s business 633 females, the Class of 2012 has the percent. The Class of 2012 breaks both units, including its theme parks, movie distinction of having the most women. records with 43 percent being female. studio, the ABC network, ESPN and The previous record-holding class C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e f o u r Pixar Animation Studios. Jessica Hodgins, professor of computer science and robotics, will direct Disney Research in , which will employ seven to eight principal investigators in the Graphic Arts Building, 4615 Forbes Ave. Photo by heidi o p dyke M o r e w o o d Ga r d e n s E To w e r r e s i d e n t s Disney officials said the university’s ( c l o c k w i s e f r o m t o p : Ch a s e Br o w n e l l o f leading-edge work in computer science H e r s h e y , Pa ., Vi c t o r Ta m o f California, and technology are what led to the S t e p h a n i e Ch e n o f Ne w Je r s e y ) w o r k o n collaboration. a b a n n e r d u r i n g orientation . Br o w n e l l a n d Ch e n a r e f i r s t - y e a r s t u d e n t s . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e t w o T a m w a s a n orientation c o u n s e l o r . O n e Q&A With Robert Murphy: Humboldt Winner piper Reflects on German Experience 9/08 Issue n Jocelyn Duffy P u b l i s h e r Teresa Thomas Robert Murphy, the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor in Computational Biol- E d i t o r Bruce Gerson ogy and director of the Lane Center for

M a n a g i n g Ed i t o r Computational Biology, has received a Heidi Opdyke prestigious Humboldt Research Award W r i t e r s from the Alexander von Humboldt Catherine Davidson Jocelyn Duffy Foundation. The award provides senior Abby Houck researchers 60,000 Euros to complete Kelli McElhinny Abby Ross a research project in Germany. Murphy Eric Sloss has been working at the University of Byron Spice Chriss Swaney Freiburg in Germany since late May, ex- Ken Walters Andrea L. Zrimsek panding his work in subcellular location proteomics, and will return to Carnegie D e s i g n e r Melissa Stoebe Mellon in October. Communications Design Group

P h o t o g r a p h y The Humboldt is a prestigious of the m ellon college science courtesy Ken Andreyo R o b e r t Mu r p h y Communications Design Group award, but one that takes you away from Carnegie Mellon for months. To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 work with what is being done at the principles in common, and learning What was your initial reaction to or email [email protected]. University of Freiburg? about those similarities seemed like the receiving the award? Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie At the university they have just started Mellon University is required not to discriminate in admission, natural direction to go. employment, or administration of its programs or activities I was very excited. The University of on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in a Systems Biology Institute and they violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of Freiburg is an exciting place where the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the were interested in applying some of our Is there anything you hope to learn Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, they’ve made some great investments in or local laws or executive orders. machine learning methods for analyzing over the course of this fellowship that In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate research infrastructure, and the chance to in admission, employment or administration of its programs on subcellular protein patterns to a plant you will bring back and apply to your the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Carnegie Mellon does not work with the colleagues who sponsored research at Carnegie Mellon? discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or execu- cell system. Doing this will allow me to tive orders. However, in the judgment of the Carnegie Mellon me was exciting. Additionally, I was in- The first thing would be to bring back Human Relations Commission, the Presidential Executive Order extend the methods we have developed directing the Department of Defense to follow a policy of, “Don’t terested in spending a significant amount an improved set of tools for analyzing ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue,” excludes openly gay, lesbian and for animal cells to other cell types — bisexual students from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving of time in Germany. I’ve visited Europe cellular patterns enabling us to see how in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mel- and I don’t mean we’ll just be doing the lon University are available to all students. Inquiries concerning application of these statements should a number of times, but it’s a completely subcellular patterns correlate with cellu- be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 same thing over again in a different cell Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-6684 different experience to live there. I lar morphology. I’m excited about being or the Vice President for Student Affairs, Carnegie Mellon Univer- type. Rather, we hope to be able to gen- sity, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone learned German in high school, and this able to leave these tools in Germany for 412-268-2057. eralize across all cell types to get a no- Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus was a great opportunity to practice and my collaborators to use. security report describing the university’s security, alcohol and tion of what it means to have a specific drug, and sexual assault policies and containing statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus improve my language skills. The University of Freiburg recently during the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by cellular pattern of proteins. contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police Department at 412-268- has invested in some cutting-edge mi- 2323. The security report is available through the World Wide Plants are specifically interesting Web at www.cmu.edu/police/statistics.htm. You’re working with Klaus Palme, croscopy equipment. One of my interests Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon because they present an extreme case. University by calling 412-268-2000. who nominated you for this award. is in automated microscopy where you Produced for Media Relations by the Communications Palme is a noted botanist, and most Plant cells are organized quite differently Design Group, September 2008, 09-150. use the microscope to image exactly of your work is with animal cells. than animal cells, yet they’re all eukary- How have you been integrating your otic cells. They have some fundamental C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e e i g h t Disney Commits to Campus Lab C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e Autonomous Driving Steers “Carnegie Mellon is No. 1 in the world, and that was obvious to Disney,” Joe Partnership Marks told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Marks, who is leading the launch of this project as well as overseeing a lab with ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland, is vice president of research and development for and Walt Disney Animation Studios. “Extending our R&D efforts to these top-notch university partners will take our internal initiatives to a new level,” Marks said. The two new labs were announced Aug. 11 in by Ed Catmull, president of Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, during a keynote address at SIGGRAPH, the world’s largest computer graphics conference. “Creating the next generation of sophisticated technologies requires long-term vision and collaboration with world-class innovators,” Catmull said. Disney has made an initial five-year commitment to fund the director and the principal investigators of each lab. Hodgins said researchers will be encouraged to teach Carnegie Mellon classes and anticipates that most will have adjunct faculty appointments. Most of the lab’s research projects will be collaborations with

Carnegie Mellon faculty and students, she added. Photo by glenn brookes One of the Pittsburgh lab’s first projects will be developing methods for people GM a n d Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n a n n o u n c e d a p a r t n e r s h i p in Ju n e f o r a n e w l a b d e v o t e d to interact with autonomous characters, either virtual or robotic. t o a u t o n o m o u s driving. Pi c t u r e d a r e : Na d y Bo u l e s , d i r e c t o r o f t h e El e c t r i c a l & “We’ll be looking for ways to sense what a person is doing or thinking so that Co n t r o l s In t e g r a t i o n La b a t GM R&D a n d c o -d i r e c t o r o f t h e n e w l a b ; Ma r k Ka m l e t , Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n p r o v o s t a n d s e n i o r v i c e p r e s i d e n t ; Al a n Ta u b , e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r o f the character can respond appropriately,” Hodgins said. “Whether the character is a GM Re s e a r c h & De v e l o p m e n t in Wa r r e n , Mi c h .; a n d Ra j Ra j k u m a r , Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n robot or a virtual creation, the interaction issues are similar. We need to figure out p r o f e s s o r o f e l e c t r i c a l a n d c o m p u t e r engineering a n d c o -d i r e c t o r o f t h e n e w l a b . what sensors to build and how to interpret and respond to human behavior. gm h a s c o m m i t t e d $5 m i l l i o n o v e r f i v e y e a r s t o e s t a b l i s h t h e GM-Ca r n e g i e Me l - “The access Disney provides to real-world problems and data will enable us to l o n Au t o n o m o u s Driving Co l l a b o r a t i v e Re s e a r c h La b (CRL), w h i c h w i l l i n v o l v e f a c - do research with greater impact than is typically possible within a purely academic u l t y f r o m t h e Sc h o o l o f Co m p u t e r Sc i e n c e a n d t h e Co l l e g e o f En g i n e e r i n g . It w i l l environment,” she said. o p e r a t e in a d d i t i o n t o t h e e x i s t i n g GM-Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n c o l l a b o r a t i v e l a b d e v o t e d t o s m a r t c a r t e c h n o l o g y . Bo t h l a b s a r e c o -d i r e c t e d b y Ra j k u m a r a n d Bo u l e s . T w o Framework Nearly Complete: S e p t . 29 “To p p i n g Of f ” Ce r e m o n y To Co mm e m o r a t e Fi n a l Be a m

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S c i e n c e . Th e f i n a l b e a m w i l l b e i n s t a l l e d d u r i n g a “To pp i n g Off Ce r e m o n y ” f r o m 3 t o 5 p . m . o n Mo n d a y ,

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New Center Researches Technologies To Go n Chriss Swaney This century has erupted with countless tions to share photos and video has “This anywhere-anytime comput- ings to anticipate when the consumer inventions and innovations, many of exploded into a $70 billion industry. ing capability has prompted a need for needs certain information. which have had a huge impact. In some The Mobility Research Center will increased emphasis on how all this novel Narasimhan has developed a hub for instances, that impact has been obvious. conduct research to improve hardware mobile technology will benefit consum- student research projects that develop mo- In others, it is subtle but no less pro- and software technology for mobile de- ers,” said Martin Griss, a co-director of bile technologies to assist the disabled by found — the binary weaves of ones and vices, including studies of how people the new center and associate dean for re- turning the cell phone into a virtual coach. zeroes that, largely unseen by humans, work, play, shop and collaborate, and search at the Silicon Valley campus. “We Her research team developed software keeps computers and telecommunica- how new applications and services can are moving from the plain old mobile that allows blind users to independently tions humming. change their lives, according to Univer- phone to the truly mobile companion,” identify currency, shop for groceries and But innovation can be an uneven sity Professor Pradeep K. Khosla, the Griss said. receive scheduled bus routes from the process in which the benefits accrue founding director of Carnegie Mellon Griss said the center would link Internet on smart phones that read the slowly. To keep pace with innova- CyLab and dean of Carnegie Mellon’s existing research, education and entre- information aloud to the users. Her team tion, Carnegie Mellon CyLab recently College of Engineering. preneurship in California to ongoing also created systems to translate sign launched a new research center to study language into the spoken word. business, organizational and technical “We a r e m o v i n g f r o m t h e p l a i n o l d m o b i l e p h o n e t o t h e “There’s really no limit to what issues related to mobility in managing can be accomplished,” Narasimhan t r u l y m o b i l e c o m p a n i o n ,” M a r t i n Gr i ss , c o - d i r e c t o r o f t h e n e w systems found in cell phones, home ap- said. “This new center will engage both pliances and building infrastructures. C e n t e r a n d a ss o c i a t e d e a n f o r r e s e a r c h industry and academia in improving next The Mobility Research Center, generation mobile technology.” which involves students and faculty “Several hand-held manufacturers, research in Pittsburgh. Students involved with the new from the Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley including Motorola and Nokia, are on “Our innovative research here in research center will be able to earn a campuses, will develop underlying board to work with us, and we will con- Pittsburgh continues to highlight the doctorate in electrical and computer technologies that will ensure the pri- tinue to work with industry to improve revolution now under way in mobile engineering and participate in a variety vacy, security and reliability of sensitive mobile applications,” Khosla said. “The computing,” said Priya Narasimhan, a of industry practicums. and valuable information. new center is part of our strategy to co-director of the Mobility Research The Silicon Valley campus, estab- To complement this new research integrate our campus in Silicon Valley Center and an associate professor of lished in 2002 at Moffett Field, offers center, the university’s Information Net- with Pittsburgh.” electrical and computer engineering at full-time and part-time master’s degree working Institute (INI) has launched a In addition to Carnegie Mellon Carnegie Mellon. programs in software engineering, soft- new master’s degree program in mobil- Cylab, the campus in Silicon Valley Increasingly, consumers want ware management, networking, security ity that will educate and train students and the Department of Electrical and handheld devices that can help them find and mobility, and engineering and tech- in this important, emerging field. Computer Engineering, the new Mobile the best route through rush hour traffic nology innovation management. Because handheld devices are so Research Center will collaborate with or the nearest restroom. Carnegie Mellon This fall, the Silicon Valley campus ubiquitous, the demand for the growth the university’s Human-Computer researchers are working to expand these will launch an associated Ph.D. degree and adoption of new technologies to Interaction Institute and the School of “context aware” systems that ultimately program focused on mobility, security manage data and streamline connec- Computer Science. know enough about a user’s surround- and networking.

T h r e e Chinese Play To Open Season

n Eric Sloss season continues Nov. 14 with mainstage Much as the world witnessed the cultural productions of “Into the Woods,” a musical magnificence of China during the 2008 by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine; summer Olympics, the School of Drama “The London Cuckolds,” by Edward continues to reveal China’s ethos with Ravenscroft, adapted by Terry Johnson its first-ever staging of the Chinese play opening Feb. 20; and “A Bite of Brecht,” “The Other Shore.” a collection of musical cabaret and spoken Written by Nobel Prize winner Gao highlights from Bertolt Brecht’s repertoire, Xinjiang, “The Other Shore” provides which opens April 16. a glimpse into the political heartbeat of Starting this season, students in the 1980s China. The avant-garde produc- Production Dramaturgy Program will hold tion was banned after just one month of regular post-performance talkbacks with rehearsals for its theme of individualism, the audience, casts and crews following a philosophy with dramatic political im- the Tuesday evening performances. Led plications in Communist China. Opening by Chemers, the talkbacks will provide Oct. 3, “The Other Shore” addresses the viewers an inside view of the play’s individual’s journey of salvation, chal- literary themes and production process. lenging its characters to cross the “river The School of Drama also will offer of life” and reach nirvana. the following plays directed by students “Audiences should expect to watch at no ticket cost: “Heart of a Dog” by the School of Drama push the boundar- Mikhail Bulgakov; “Eurydice” by Sarah ies and explore new areas of theatrical Ruhl; “Mill on the Floss” by Helen Ed- art this season,” said Michael Chemers, mundson; “The Illusion” by Tony Kush- assistant professor of dramatic literature. ner, an adaptation of Pierre Corneille; The 2008-2009 season of plays “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me” by speak to the different ways men and Frank McGuiness; “The Father” by women process experience throughout August Strindberg; and “One Flea Spare” history and across the world. Much by Naomi Wallace. More information like Gao’s “The Other Shore,” each about the School of Drama season can be

play reveals an individual journey. The found at www.cmu.edu/cfa/drama/. Photo by Joshua F ranzos

Robotic Art Fascinates City Class of 2012 Represents 46 States C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e

The demographic makeup of the Class of 2012 demonstrates Carnegie Mellon’s commitment to providing educational opportunities in a diverse environment. Mike Steidel, director of the Office of Undergraduate Admission, said a diverse student body ensures “a richer and more rewarding undergraduate experience.” First-year students hail from every state, including the District of Columbia, with the exception of Alabama, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah. Seventeen percent call Pennsylvania home. International students make up 14 percent of the freshman class. They represent 27 countries, including Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, R.O.C. Taiwan, R.O.S. Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Ukraine. Photo by glenn brookes Enrollment data also indicate approximately 5 percent of first-year students Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t Al l y Re e v e s e x p l a i n s h e r c r e a t i o n , are African American, 6 percent are Hispanic American and 22 percent are Asian “Th e Lo o k -Se e Tr e e ,” d u r i n g t h e k i c k o f f e v e n t o n c a m p u s f o r Ro b o t 250, American. a c i t y -w i d e c o mm u n i t y a r t a n d t e c h n o l o g y p r o g r a m h e l d in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h Pi t t s b u r g h ’s 250t h anniversary . Ro b o t 250 f e a t u r e d 11 “BigBo t s ,” According to Steidel, incoming first-year students ranked in the top 12 percent of i n c l u d i n g Re e v e s ’ a r t w o r k , a t v a r i o u s l o c a t i o n s in Pi t t s b u r g h . their high school classes with a 3.65 grade point average on a four-point scale. Their average SAT scores were 670 in critical reading, 720 in math and 670 in writing. Upcoming Events Lectures Kathleen Hall Jamieson, professor, Annenberg Contemporary Ensemble Concert Special Events School of Computer Science Distinguished School of Communications, University of 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27 2008 Andy Awards Ceremony Lecture Series Pennsylvania, will analyze the convention Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts Carnegie Mellon will present its annual Andy SCS Doctoral Dissertation Award Lecture acceptance addresses and advertising aired Awards to individual staff members and/or teams Adam Wierman, assistant professor of Computer since the conventions. Exhibits whose outstanding dedication and performance Science, California Institute of Technology; and 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18 “Your Town, Inc.” Reuse of Abandoned have had a significant impact on the university. Jacob Wobbrock, assistant professor, The Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Retail Stores Noon, Friday, Sept. 12 Information School, University of Washington An exhibition showcases photographs and instal- McConomy Auditorium, University Center (UC) 3:30 p.m., Sept. 11 Harriet Fulbright, president of the J. William & lations by Julia Christensen. The gallery will host a Reception follows in Rangos Hall, 2nd floor UC 7500 Wean Hall Harriet Fulbright Center hometown barbeque reception from 6 to 8 p.m., “Toward a More Peaceful World” Friday, Sept. 19. Christensen will discuss her ex- Homecoming University Lecture Series 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25 hibition and her new book, “Big Box Reuse,” from Festivities include class reunions, college recep- Sarah Igo, professor of History, University of Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall 4:30 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 as part of the tions, intriguing presentations, performances and Pennsylvania Carnegie Mellon Lecture Series. campus tours, the Alumni Awards dinner and the “The Averaged American: Citizens and Statistics Music Aug 29–Nov. 23 pageantry of college football. in the 20th Century” Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Concert The Miller Gallery Thursday–Sunday, Oct. 23–26 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17 For further information: www.cmu.edu/ Further information: http://alumni.cmu.edu/ Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave. millergallery homecoming/index.html F o u r $5, Carnegie Mellon students free with ID C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e s e v e n Contest Seeks Internet Innovations

n Abby Houck Interested in becoming the next Johnny Individuals and teams may submit Chung Lee? Or winning $20,000? entries for the Pittsburgh Innovates While a graduate student at Carne- contest through a variety of mediums, gie Mellon’s Human-Computer Inter- including blogs, videos, podcasts, simu- action Institute, Lee (CS ’08) became lations, static images, flash games and an Internet sensation after uploading social networking applications. his Wiimote demonstration videos to A panel of local and national tech-

Photo by kevin le w is YouTube. He recently was named one of nology professionals, gaming experts S o m e o f t h e 2008 g r a d u a t e s f r o m t h e Silicon Va l l e y c a m p u s s h o w the 35 most exciting innovators younger and venture capitalists will select the o ff t h e i r c l a s s g i f t a f t e r t h e i r d i p l o m a c e r e m o n y o n Au g . 9. than 35 by Technology Review and winner of a $20,000 Judges Award. spoke at the invitation-only Technology The public is encouraged to log on Fence Stretches to West Coast Entertainment Design conference in to the contest’s Web site now through Monterey, Calif. Oct. 26 to rank entries for the $10,000 n Bruce Gerson Fence installation. The class also gave This fall, the Greater Oakland Community Choice Award. Individuals Carnegie Mellon’s historic Fence just $1,000 to the Randy Pausch Honorary Fund. Keystone Innovation Zone (GO KIZ) may rank entries once each day through- got a little longer. The “campus bill- is sponsoring Pittsburgh Innovates, a out the contest. Submissions will be board” painted for decades by thou- “We wanted the gift to be some- contest designed to leverage Web-based showcased at a variety of Pittsburgh- sands of student groups after midnight thing that would, in a sense, connect media to showcase innovation, technol- area events throughout the fall, and win- on the Cut now has a 10-foot exten- the Silicon Valley campus with the ogy and its connections to Pittsburgh. ners will be announced in November. sion on the Silicon Valley campus. Pittsburgh campus,” said Nguyen, a The contest runs through Oct. 26. Pittsburgh Innovates winners may The Silicon Valley Fence in the software design engineer for Microsoft. “My organization saw the viral spend prize money as they please, back patio of the campus is a class gift Several student awards were nature of the Johnny Chung Lee videos although Connor said her organization from the 45 graduates who received presented at the diploma ceremony. their master’s degrees during a di- Nguyen received the Class of 2008’s and the recent Heinz Ketchup advertise- hopes winners will use the awards to ploma ceremony Aug. 9. The students, Outstanding Service Award. Recipients ment competition,” said Kathryn Con- fuel more local innovation and all working professionals, earned their of the Return on Education awards nor, GO KIZ coordinator. “We thought entrepreneurship. degrees in software engineering and were Alexander Quilter, a senior prod- that a similar competition would be a More information about GO KIZ management. Students Minh Nguyen, uct manager for security and compli- fun way to harness technology to let is available at www.gokiz.org. More Belinda Leung, Dossym Nurmukha- ance software with Hewlett-Packard, others know about what is going on in information on the contest is available at nov and Anantakrishnan Iyer orga- and Chandra Yeleshwarapu, director of terms of innovation in the region.” www.pittsburghinnovates.com. nized the class gift of $1,500 for the product strategy and management and supply chain management for Oracle.

Tepper Student Fills Online Niche for Arabic Books n Andy Zrimsek Mellon Qatar. She worked with Commu- Growing up in Scotland, Carnegie nications Professor Patrick McGinnis on Mellon graduate Jinanne Tabra struggled developing her logo, vision and mission. to learn the Arabic language. Like most George White, professor of entrepreneur- Arab children in non-Arab countries, ship, assisted her in starting the venture. she had limited access to Arabic books, “We’re so proud of our newly minted games, toys and other learning materials. Tepper grad with her first foray into The daughter of an Iraqi father and Scot- e-commerce,” McGinnis said. “We know tish mother, Tabra went to an English- that her Carnegie Mellon education will speaking school during the week and serve her well as she turns this important spoke Arabic in her home. On weekends service into a successful business.” her parents sent her to an Arabic school Tabra is in the process of develop- run by their small Arabic community. ing a marketing strategy to reach Arab communities around the globe. She plans

“I complained every weekend. It of araboh.co m Photo courtesy on contacting organizations, schools and wasn’t fun at all,” Tabra said. “The books J i n a n n e Ta b r a w a n t s t o m a k e f u n b o o k s a v a i l a b l e t o c h i l d r e n l e a r n i n g other groups that she can leverage to reach we had were given to us from an Arabic A r a b i c . He r We b s i t e , ARABOH.c o m , is a n o n l i n e c o m m u n i t y t h a t c a r r i e s her audience. The young entrepreneur country’s government’s curriculum so l i t e r a t u r e f r o m Sh a k e s p e a r e t o b a b y b o o k s . they weren’t that interesting. They didn’t credits her years as a business administra- make learning the language fun.” Founded to promote the education of “We have everything from baby tion student at Carnegie Mellon Qatar with After moving to Qatar and be- the Arabic language, particularly among books to novels,” she said. “We even providing her the skills necessary to bring ing immersed in an Arab environment, Arabs living outside the Arab world, the have Shakespeare in Arabic.” She read her idea to fruition. Tabra’s Arabic fluency increased. How- online community has educational books each book and wrote summaries in “The resources available here at ever, it never left her mind that there with an Arabic theme. English and Arabic. Carnegie Mellon were crucial in getting were millions of Arabs around the world “I saw the need and decided to do The site also includes book jackets ARABOH.com up and running,” she said. still struggling to learn the language. something to fill it,” Tabra said. “I knew and excerpts. “I wouldn’t have been able to do any of Tabra had what she called a “light exactly what I wanted to do.” Tabra decided to set up in Sharjah, this four years ago. My education at bulb moment” when her mother, Dawn, But it was not that easy. Tabra con- U.A.E., because of a free zone there Carnegie Mellon has equipped me to start a library technician at The Learning tacted many publishing houses across the where she can import and export her my own business and fill a need I know is Center, told her that parents in Doha world and began handpicking more than products without paying a duty. Qatar is out there.” were always complaining that there were 700 titles to carry. Books are categorized setting up a similar zone but it’s not yet Tabra sums up her first business not enough quality Arabic books here. by age range and can help anyone from up and running. She donates a portion of venture as a movement to keep Arabic “I thought, if there aren’t enough books a preschooler to a senior citizen learn her profits to charities that aid children heritage alive globally: “ARABOH.com here in Qatar, then there are definitely the language. Some books are solely in in the Arab world. is about teaching our children to embrace not enough in the U.S. and other coun- Arabic, while others are in English and Tabra launched ARABOH, which their Arab pride. It’s about giving the gift tries,” she said. Arabic, French and Arabic, or all three. is slang for Arabs, in December 2007 of the Arabic language to your family, to your friends and to the world.” And so ARABOH.com was born. Books can be shipped anywhere. while still in her senior year at Carnegie F i v e The Big Picture:

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how effective this making them less dependent on captions approach proved to or associated text. In addition to forensic be. Who would have applications as depicted in “NUMB3RS,” guessed that similar- such a system might be used to sort ity in overall image through vacation photos and other per- appearance would sonal photos. Determining the location of correlate to geo- photos also makes it possible to combine graphic proximity them with geographic databases related so well?” to climate, population density, vegeta- Hays and tion, topography and land use. Efros found they In the tests thus far, the IM2GPS could accurately algorithm has located photographs of geolocate the images such landmarks as the Cathedral of Notre within 200 kilome- Dame in Paris. More surprisingly, it was ters for 16 percent able to recognize that a narrow street in of more than 200 Barcelona was typical of Mediterranean photos in their test villages, rather than an American alley-

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l a r s c e n e s . Su c h a s y s t e m c o u l d h e l p s o r t p e r s o n a l i m a g e s o r b e u s e d in f o r e n s i c r e s e a r c h . And even if their The architecturally unique Sydney algorithm failed to Opera House seemed to the computer n Byron Spice identify the specific to be similar to a hotel in Mississippi as location, they often found that it could well as a bridge in London. A shot of Using a computer to figure out where professor of computer science and robot- narrow the possibilities, such as by iden- the Eiffel Tower at dusk was matched to in the world a photograph was taken is ics, doesn’t attempt to scan a photo for tifying the locale as a beach or a desert. other Eiffel Tower shots, but also to San something that fictional FBI agents ac- location clues, such as types of clothing, “It seems there’s not as much am- Francisco’s Coit Tower and New York’s complished in an episode of CBS-TV’s the language on street signs, or specific biguity in the visual world as you might Statue of Liberty, both shot at dusk. “NUMB3RS,” but that, until recently, types of vegetation, as a person might guess,” said Hays, who presented the One reason for this confusion, Hays had stumped real-life computer scien- do. Rather, it analyzes the composition research in June at the IEEE Computer explained, is that the algorithm is not tists. of the photo, notes how textures and Society Conference on Computer Vision designed to recognize specific objects Carnegie Mellon researchers have colors are distributed and records the and Pattern Recognition in Anchorage, so much as it is to recognize geographic demonstrated that they can accomplish number and orientation of lines in the Alaska, as well as in a Tech Talk areas. this feat by using a computer algorithm photo. It then searches Flickr, an online in Mountain View, Calif., in August. An image of Utah’s Monument Val- called IM2GPS and taking advantage of photo-sharing Web site, for photos that “Estimating geographic information ley, for instance, prompted the IM2GPS the millions of GPS-tagged images in are similar in appearance. from images is a difficult, but very much algorithm to successfully retrieve a num- the Flickr online photo collection. “We’re not asking the computer a doable, computer vision problem.” ber of other images from Monument Val- The algorithm, developed by James to tell us what is depicted in the photo Identifying the locale of a photo ley and the American Southwest, rather Hays, a computer science graduate but to find other photos that look like could enhance image search techniques, than images of a specific rock formation. student, and Alexei A. Efros, assistant it,” Efros said. “It was surprising to us University Earns Reaccreditation

NASDAQ Openers C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e of these standards dealt with institutional Child Left Behind”-style of achievement processes for planning, resource allocation test for higher education. The DOE and assessment; the other two focused on has pressured agencies, such as Middle general education and on assessment of States, to take a tougher approach, learning outcomes. especially on the issue of how institutions assess student learning outcomes. Even Next Review: 2018 well-established universities, such as The committee praised Carnegie Mellon’s Texas Tech, have received provisional performance on the planning, institutional accreditation under these new standards. assessment and resource allocation “We were prepared for a much standards, especially the use of the higher level of scrutiny this year,” said Presidential Advisory Board process. They Gloriana St. Clair, dean of university made no recommendations or suggestions libraries and co-chair of the Middle States on these standards. Self-Study steering committee. “And The visiting team was impressed and because Carnegie Mellon was one of the pleased with the open, thorough and well- nc. I nc. © 2008, T he N asdaq S tock Market, R e p rinted w ith er m ission first research universities to be reviewed organized self-study process and report, S t u d e n t s f r o m t h e Te pp e r Sc h o o l o f Bu s i n e s s r a n g Th e NASDAQ under new standards, we began this and the university received a rare special S t o c k Ma r k e t Op e n i n g Be l l o n Fr i d a y , Au g . 15 in Ne w Yo r k Ci t y . process with no precedent to follow. We commendation for the quality of this T h e e v e n t w a s o n e o f t h e c o v e t e d p r i z e s f r o m t h e t e a m ’ s w i n a t were setting the pace this time.” work. That commendation and the 10-year t h i s y e a r ’ s Gl o b a l Mo o t Co r p ® c o m p e t i t i o n . Th e s t u d e n t s ’ w i n n i n g interval before the next review process in v e n t u r e — a m e d i c a l t e c h n o l o g y c o m p a n y c a l l e d Ne u r o B a n k — The Self Study 2017-18, are strong signals that this process b e a t o u t 37 o t h e r t e a m s f o r t h i s y e a r ’ s t o p h o n o r . Th e Ne u r o B a n k Working with Linda Suskie, a vice was a big win for Carnegie Mellon. t e a m is c o m p r i s e d o f MBA c a n d i d a t e Dr . Ra y m o n d Se k u l a a n d president of the Middle States “Accreditation is like a pass-fail S a s h a Ba k h r u , a Ph .D. c a n d i d a t e a t Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n ’ s Co l l e g e o f

E n g i n e e r i n g . Th e t e a m ’ s a d v i s o r s a r e Ar t h u r A. Bo n i , t h e Jo h n R . Commission, the steering committee course,” said Russ O’Lare, director of

T h o r n e Ch a i r o f En t r e p r e n e u r s h i p ; S. Th o m a s Em e r s o n , t h e Da v i d chose to focus on five of the 14 University Planning and co-chair of the

T. a n d Li n d s a y J. Morgenthaler Pr o f e s s o r o f En t r e p r e n e u r s h i p ; standards, an option usually chosen steering committee “There is no way for

a n d Th o m a s J. Ha j d u k , a s s o c i a t e t e a c h i n g p r o f e s s o r o f b u s i n e s s by long-accredited institutions. (The Middle States to say if we got an ‘A+’ or a

m a n a g e m e n t communication a n d e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p . remaining nine standards were evaluated ‘C-’, but we have indications that Carnegie

S i x by review of documents only.) Three Mellon did very, very well.” Breaking the Brain’s Code: Model Predicts Patterns Upcoming Events n Kelli McElhinney C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e f o u r A machine that can thought. “We are fundamentally perceivers identify what a person and actors,” he said. “So the brain represents Celebrate our Future: Carnegie Mellon Capital Campaign Kick- is thinking is still the meaning of a concrete noun in areas of the Off Event science fiction, but brain associated with how people sense it or Come experience the innovation and creativity that has made this university the idea seems just a manipulate it. The meaning of an apple, for in- one of the great success stories of bit less fanciful now stance, is represented in brain areas responsible higher education today. All faculty, staff that Carnegie Mellon for tasting, for smelling, for chewing. From the and students are invited to attend this free-of-charge celebration and can researchers are begin- brain’s perspective, an apple is what you do register via the homecoming Web site ning to unravel how the with it. Our work is a small but important step at http://alumni.cmu.edu/homecoming/. brain codes the mean- in breaking the brain’s code.” The special evening will include refresh- ments, exhibits and entertainment by ings of words. In addition to representations in these Carnegie Mellon-affiliated performers, A team led by sensory-motor areas of the brain, the Carnegie such as the River City Brass Band, computer scientist Tom Mellon researchers found significant activation Cellofourte, Idiot Boyfriend, the Billy Price Band and the winning band from M. Mitchell and cogni- in other areas, including frontal areas associated September’s “Battle of the Bands.” tive neuroscientist Mar- with planning functions and long-term memory. The event will conclude with a blast. cel Just have created When someone thinks of an apple, for instance, 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24 College of Fine Arts Lawn the first computational C a r n e g i e Me l l o n researchers p r e d i c t e d t h e this might trigger memories of the last time the f u n c t i o n a l m a g n e t i c r e s o n a n c e imaging (f m r i ) model that can predict person ate an apple, or initiate thoughts about Sports a c t i v a t i o n p a t t e r n f o r c o n c r e t e n o u n s s u c h a s the unique brain activa- how to obtain an apple. Soccer “ c e l e r y ” b y statistically a n a l y z i n g e a c h n o u n ’ s c o - tion patterns associated “This suggests a theory of meaning based Men vs. Juniata College o c c u r r e n c e w i t h 25 v e r b s s u c h a s “e a t ,” “t a s t e ” 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13 with names for things a n d “f i l l ” in a t e x t d a t a b a s e . Th e p r e d i c t e d b r a i n on brain function,” Just added. Gesling Stadium that you can see, hear, a c t i v i t y is c r e a t e d b y c o m b i n i n g t h e f MRI s i g n a t u r e s In the study, nine subjects underwent fMRI Volleyball feel, taste and smell. f o r e a c h o f t h e s e v e r b s w e i g h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e scans while concentrating on 60 stimulus nouns Tartans vs. Otterbein 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 Researchers previ- f r e q u e n c y o f t h e i r c o - occurrences w i t h t h e n o u n . — five words in each of 12 semantic categories Tartans vs. Mount Union P r e d i c t e d f MRI i m a g e s f o r “c e l e r y ” a n d “a i r p l a n e ” ously have shown that including animals, body parts, buildings, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 they can use functional s h o w s i g n i f i c a n t similarities w i t h t h e o b s e r v e d clothing, insects, vehicles and vegetables. Tartans vs. John Carroll i m a g e s f o r e a c h w o r d . magnetic resonance To construct their computational model, Noon Saturday, Sept. 20 Tartans vs. Muskingum imaging (fMRI) to de- The findings were published in the the researchers used machine-learning tech- 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 tect which areas of the brain are activated niques to analyze the nouns in a trillion-word May 30 issue of the journal Science. Football when a person thinks about a specific “We believe we have identified a text corpus that reflects typical English word The Tartans vs. Hobart College word. This new research has taken the usage. For each noun, they calculated how 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20 number of the basic building blocks that Gesling Stadium next step by predicting these activation the brain uses to represent meaning,” frequently it co-occurs in the text with each patterns for concrete nouns — things that of 25 verbs associated with sensory-motor Volleyball said Mitchell, who heads the School of The Tartans vs. St. Vincent College are experienced through the senses — Computer Science’s Machine Learning functions, including see, hear, listen, taste, 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23 Skibo Gymnasium for which fMRI data does not yet exist. Department. “Coupled with computa- smell, eat, push, drive and lift. The Carnegie Mellon researchers tional methods that capture the meaning “The perceptions and actions referred to Soccer constructed the computational model by by these 25 verbs appear to be among the basic Men vs. St. Vincent College of a word by how it is used in text files, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26 using fMRI activation patterns for 60 these building blocks can be assembled building blocks the brain uses for representing Gesling Stadium concrete nouns and by statistically ana- the meaning of concrete nouns,” Mitchell said. to predict neural activation patterns for Football lyzing a set of texts totaling more than a any concrete noun. And we have found By using this statistical information to The Tartans vs. Hiram College trillion words, called a text corpus. The analyze the fMRI activation patterns gathered 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27 that these predictions are quite accurate Gesling Stadium computer model combines this informa- for words where fMRI data is available for each of the 60 stimulus nouns, they were tion about how words are used in text to able to determine how each co-occurrence with Soccer to test them.” Women vs. Kenyon College predict the activation patterns for thou- Just, a professor of psychology who one of the 25 verbs affected the activation of 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27 Gesling Stadium sands of concrete nouns contained in the directs the Center for Cognitive Brain each voxel, or 3-D volume element, within text corpus with accuracies significantly Imaging, said the computational model the fMRI brain scans. For more events, visit http:// my.cmu.edu/site/events/ greater than chance. provides insight into the nature of human

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Just as a disciplined exercise regi- In the functional magnetic gains were not only maintained but This was the first brain imaging men helps human muscles become resonance imaging study, poor read- became more solidified. study in which children were tested stronger and perform better, spe- ers initially showed less activation The poor readers worked in on their understanding of the mean- cialized workouts for the brain can in the parietotemporal area of the groups of three for an hour a day ings of sentences, not just on their boost cognitive skills, according to brain, which decodes the sounds with a reading “personal trainer,” a recognition of single words. Carnegie Mellon scientists. Their of written language and assembles teacher specialized in administering “This study demonstrates how brain imaging study of poor readers, them into words and phrases that a remedial reading program. The the plasticity of the human brain published in the August issue of the make up a sentence, than did good training included both word decod- can work for the benefit of remedial journal Neuropsychologia, found readers. However, remedial instruc- ing exercises, in which students were learning,” said neuroscientist Marcel that 100 hours of remedial instruc- tion increased the struggling readers’ asked to recognize the word in its Just, director of Carnegie Mellon’s tion — reading calisthenics, of sorts, activation to near normal levels. written form, and tasks in using read- Center for Cognitive Brain Imag- aimed to shore up problem areas Further, the improvement re- ing comprehension strategies. The ing (CCBI), and senior author of the — not only improved the skills of mained evident well after the inten- poor readers were 25 fifth-graders study. “We are at the beginning of a struggling readers, but changed the sive instruction had ended. When the taken from a stratified sample from new era of neuro-education.” way their brains activated when they children’s brains were scanned one schools in Allegheny County. comprehended written sentences. year after instruction, their neural S e v e n Summer Program Gears Girls Toward Engineering

Jasmine Prat, 13, praised the sum- “The program helped me realize mer program for its big emphasis on the need to be better in math,” Tate said. “problem-solving skills.” The realization that math and “I am really interested in all things engineering are important has become a connected with global warming and pol- clarion call for the nation. Recent eco- lution,” said Prat, who attends Sterrett nomic studies indicate that 80 percent of Middle School in the city’s Point Breeze the nation’s gross domestic product comes neighborhood. from the introduction of new technolo- Tate and Prat said they are still gies. Those new technologies are intro- undecided about their future careers. duced by innovative engineers. But they credit the university’s Summer However, only 4.5 percent of U.S. Engineering Experience (SEE) for giv- students study engineering compared to ing them some direction and goals for more than 40 percent in China. Programs the future. like SEE help hone new interest in engi- Susan Finger, a faculty advisor for neering, technology and science. the program, said the campers are in- Additional information about the troduced to a specific project and work program may be obtained at adbrown@ alongside university staff and faculty to andrew.cmu.edu or by calling 412-268- p hoto by rose frollini

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A l e x a n d r a Po r t e r p a r t i c i p a t e d in t h e Su m m e r En g i n e e r i n g Ex p e r i e n c e f o r “This summer, we gave them

G i r l s (SEE) o n c a m p u s t h i s s u m m e r . In c o m i n g e i g h t h - a n d n i n t h - g r a d e r s a chance to create efficient and

w o r k e d w i t h e n g i n e e r s a c r o s s t h e d e p a r t m e n t s in CIT. Al l g i r l s w h o a r e environmentally friendly uses of

a c c e p t e d in t h e p r o g r a m a t t e n d f o r f r e e . energy,” said Finger, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. n Chriss Swaney Alicia Brown, external rela- Getting girls excited about engineering Najae Tate, 14, one of 20 middle tions and outreach coordinator for and science, that’s what one summer school girls attending the Carnegie ICES, said the program connects camp is all about at the Institute for Mellon program this summer, said she participants with future oppor- Complex Engineered Systems (ICES). had never realized how fun engineering tunities and stresses the need to

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eighth and ninth grades, strives to show “The hands-on activities involving skills throughout college. P r o f e s s o r Su s a n Fi n g e r (CEE) c h e c k s participants that engineers have a par- the environmentally friendly uses of en- The SEE instructors and staff in w i t h Re i a Ch o a n d Mo r g a n Le n n o n ticular ability to make the world a better ergy were cool,” said Tate, who attends provide information on related math, w h o w e r e w o r k i n g o n e n e r g y r e s e a r c h place. Wilkinsburg High School. science and engineering programs. p r o j e c t s o f t h e i r o w n c h o o s i n g .

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To Nuclear Security in Journal Article what you need to answer the question you are asking. We’re going to be testing some n Kelli McElhinny of these methods while in Germany. A Barack Obama ad says that a nuclear “Should the United States find itself enemy was crystal clear. Today’s terrorist While the work you’re doing will attack is the biggest threat faced by the target of a nuclear attack by terror- organizations can be transnational, and enhance your research here, did you America today. Indeed, the prospect of ists, the president will face great pres- work hard to obscure their sources of aid. have concerns about leaving the Lane terrorists using such weapons is a partic- sure to respond swiftly and decisively,” Determining the target of a retaliatory Center for five months? ularly frightening one, and planning for Fischhoff said. “However, any action strike could be a serious challenge. I did, but my solution is that I’ve been tak- a response to such an attack should be at that is not the result of careful delibera- Fischhoff and his co-authors argue ing advantage of the time difference. I work the top of the foreign policy agenda of tion could be disastrous. An advance for an international agreement in which during the day in Freiburg, have dinner, the next president, be it Obama or Sena- plan for this type of scenario is critical.” participating nations pledge to come ful- then get on Skype and I spend four or five tor John McCain. The article, “Mutually Assured ly to an attacked nation’s aid, mobilizing hours talking to my group here and other A journal article co-authored by Support: A Security Doctrine for Ter- their resources and, if necessary, forgo- colleagues on conference calls. In reality Howard Heinz University Professor rorist Nuclear Weapon Threats,” was ing some elements of sovereignty — in I’m still very active running my program Baruch Fischhoff, along with his col- published in the July issue of the Annals return for not being targets of retaliation. here. I get to work two days in one! leagues Scott Atran and Marc Sage- of the Academy of Political and So- “A unilateral response is unlikely The Humboldt Foundation is largely man, proposes an international security cial Sciences, which was dedicated to to be effective against an evasive en- funded through the German govern- doctrine intended to mobilize global recommendations for handling terrorist emy and may in fact end up fostering ment. In your experience how does support in the face of an attack, in ways threats and edited by former Clinton and more instability,” Fischhoff said. “The the German government view that would decrease the likelihood of it Bush Administration counter-terrorism chances of success are much higher if scientific research? happening in the first place. Atran, has advisor Richard A. Clarke. nations collaborate and demonstrate I went to a ceremony held at the German appointments at the National Center for The piece’s title recalls the doctrine their solidarity.” president’s residence, Bellevue Palace, for Scientific Research in Paris, the Univer- of mutually assured destruction that gov- As part of such an agreement, other- the people who received awards from the sity of Michigan and John Jay College. erned American nuclear policy during wise hostile nations, such as the United Humboldt Foundation. The president him- Sageman is a New York Police Depart- the Cold War standoff with the Soviet States and Iran, would need to share self addressed the awardees at a reception ment Scholar in Residence. Union. However, whereas the United information and intelligence, Fischhoff in the garden. It was very nice to see how Fischhoff and his co-authors recom- States and the Soviet Union each had and his co-authors note. Coordination seriously the German government takes mend developing an international sup- enough firepower to destroy the world between participating nations — includ- science in general — that the president of port network that would provide aid to several times over, terrorists will likely ing enemies — is essential and could be the country would take time to show up any collaborating nation that suffers an have access to much smaller arsenals, beneficial, as even countries with oth- at a reception for a bunch of scientists. It attack, founded on confidence-building perhaps of just one or two bombs. erwise chilly relationships find grounds was also nice to see the emphasis placed measures created in advance. Further, during the Cold War, the for mutual security. on international collaboration in science. E i g h t O b i t u a r i e s Pausch Impacted the World Head of Biological Sciences Computer scientist Randy Pausch, whose inspirational message touched millions, died July 25 of complications from . He was 47. Jones was Renowned Geneticist “Randy had an enormous and lasting impact on Carnegie Mellon,” said University President Jared L. Cohon. “He was a brilliant researcher and gifted teacher. … Carnegie Mellon — and the world — are better places for having had Randy Pausch in them.” His life-affirming lecture, called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” delivered in September 2007 has been watched online by millions and was the basis for a bestselling book. “The Last Lecture,” was co-written with Jeffrey Zaslow (HSS’80) of and has been translated into more than 30 languages. ABC News declared Pausch one of its three “Persons of the Year” for 2007, and TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He appeared twice on “.” Pausch and his wife, Jai, were also p hoto by ken andreyo

“Re m e m b e r i n g Ra n d y : A p hoto by glenn brookes C e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e Li f e n Jocelyn Duffy a n d Le g a c y o f Ra n d y Elizabeth W. Jones, an internationally Carnegie Mellon President . the subjects of an hourlong ABC News Primetime P a u s c h ” w i l l b e h e l d renowned geneticist and admired educa- “She was one of the most beloved mem- special in April hosted by and viewed a t 4:30 p . m ., Mo n d a y , S e p t . 22. At t e n d a n c e tor at Carnegie Mellon, died June 11 bers of the university family. To say she by 8.2 million people. ABC News also aired an t o t h e s e r v i c e in t h e following complications from surgery. will be missed is a great understatement.” hourlong special on Pausch following his death. R a n g o s Ba l l r o o m w i l l A symposium in her honor is scheduled Until her death, Jones continued the The university will honor Pausch’s memory b e b y invitation o n l y , for Oct. 15. research she began more than 40 years as an advocate for bridging art and science through b u t t h e e n t i r e e v e n t “Beth was a leader in research, ago, using genetic approaches to under- faculty collaborations. The Randy Pausch Memorial w i l l b e w e b c a s t o n education and as a department head. stand how proteins in yeast cells reach Footbridge will connect the Gates Center for Com- ABCNe w s . c o m . Sc h o o l s She loved her work, her students and their proper destinations. Jones chose to puter Science and the Purnell Center for the Arts as a a n d c o l l e g e s a r e e n - Carnegie Mellon,” said Fred Gilman, study yeast because fundamental genes reminder of his enthusiasm for blending disciplines. c o u r a g e d t o o r g a n i z e are “obsessively conserved” between Pausch carried that theme through his work with dean of the university’s Mellon College t h e i r o w n g a t h e r i n g s o f of Science (MCS). “Her legacy will live yeast and mammals during evolution; Alice, a computer program that allows novices to s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y a n d on through her students and colleagues, thus, advances in yeast may be directly create 3-D computer animations using a drag-and- s t a f f t o w a t c h t h e w e b - for whom she worked tirelessly.” translatable to humans. drop interface, which is used by 10 percent of U.S. c a s t . Af t e r w a r d , t h e Jones began her scientific career as During her tenure at MCS, Jones colleges and many high schools. m e m o r i a l s e r v i c e w i l l b e a chemistry major at the University of was recognized for her dedication to her “The best way to teach something,” Pausch said p o s t e d o n t h e Ca r n e g i e Washington. After working in geneticist students and her support of undergraduate in his final lecture, “is to have them think they’re M e l l o n c h a n n e l s o f Herschel Roman’s lab during her sopho- research. She received the university’s learning something else.” Y o u T u b e a n d i T u n e s U. more year, Jones realized her true calling Robert Doherty Prize for Excellence in Pausch joined the Carnegie Mellon School of to the field of biology. In 1960, she re- Education and the Julius Ashkin Teaching Computer Science faculty in 1997 with appointments ceived her bachelor’s degree in chemistry Award from MCS. In 2007, she received in the Computer Science from the University of Washington, and the inaugural Excellence in Education Department, the Human-Computer Interaction Institute and the School of Design. in 1964, under Roman’s guidance, she Award from the Genetics Society of He soon launched an interdisciplinary course, called “Building Virtual Worlds,” was awarded the first genetics doctor- America, and she recently received the in which student teams designed interactive animations. A showcase of the projects ate ever granted by the University of society’s 2008 Lifetime Achievement attracted standing-room-only crowds to McConomy Auditorium, the campus’ largest Washington. Jones then completed her Award for her pioneering work in yeast auditorium. These end-of-semester shows have established themselves as a premier post-doctoral training with Boris Ma- genetics. event on campus during finals week. gasanik at the Massachusetts Institute of Jones co-authored two textbooks Pausch is survived by his wife and their three children, Dylan, Logan and Chloe. Technology. Her first faculty appointment about genetics and published more than Also surviving are his mother, Virginia Pausch of Columbia, Md., and a sister, was at Case Western Reserve University, 70 papers in the scientific literature. For Tamara Mason of Lynchburg, Va. where she taught for five years. nearly 12 years, she served as editor-in- The family requests that donations on his behalf be directed to the Pancreatic Jones joined the Carnegie Mellon chief of Genetics, the leading journal Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or community in 1974 as an associate pro- in the field, and since 1990, she was to Carnegie Mellon’s Randy Pausch Memorial Fund (www.cmu.edu/giving/pausch), fessor of biological sciences in MCS. In co-associate editor of the Annual Review which primarily supports the university’s continued work on the Alice project. 1982, she was promoted to professor, and of Genetics. Jones also served a lengthy in 2000, she was named head of the De- tenure as an associate editor with the partment of Biological Sciences and the journals Yeast and Molecular Biology of Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished the Cell. Professor of Life Sciences. In 2002, she Contributions may be made in Jones’ was named a University Professor, memory to Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon’s highest faculty honor. P.O. Box 371525, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15251- “Beth Jones was truly among the 7525. Please write “Elizabeth W. Jones

best, setting the standard for what a Memorial Fund” in the check’s memo. p hoto by S hanley E ric K ane professor should strive to become,” said A t r i b u t e w a s p a i n t e d o n t h e Fe n c e a f e w d a y s a f t e r Pa u s c h ’ s d e a t h . N i n e Graduate Student Takes Time Off To Reign as Miss Pennsylvania

n Abby Ross youth involvement in the arts Her experiences with pageants and and for challenging her to the Miss America organization, which For most students, academic classes dig deeper with regard to the provided more than $45 million in are steps toward the goal of earning a consequences of the No Child scholarship assistance for women last degree and securing a professional posi- Left Behind Act. She noted year, has taught her a great deal. tion. But, for Kendria Perry, a creative that her friends and profes- “Don’t be paralyzed by the fear of enterprise management student at the sors were very supportive as taking risks,” Perry warned. “Competing Heinz School, they also have served as she balanced her coursework in a pageant in front of an audience does preparation toward an additional, and with hours of preparation for make you somewhat vulnerable to the much more glamorous goal. the pageant and development criticism of judges, and it can feel like a This summer Perry won the Miss of her “Art Works!” platform. personal risk. Sometimes big risks yield Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant in “My mission is to the biggest rewards.” Nazareth, Pa., and will compete in the put the arts to work for our Perry ultimately hopes to work as Miss America Pageant this January in children now so that they can director of development or outreach for Las Vegas. reap the benefits of a com- a major performing arts organization or “I am fortunate that my community plete, well-rounded education museum. She believes that “things hap- service platform for the pageant is also for a lifetime,” she said. pen for a reason, and that we take from my life’s work, and my major,” Perry A classically trained each experience just what we’ll need to said. “So, each day that I sat in arts pianist, Perry always searches be prepared for the next chapter in our management classes at Carnegie Mellon, for the chance to perform and lives.” I was preparing to be a better manager looks to the Miss America For now, that means a yearlong and a better advocate for the arts as Pageant as a venue that offers break from Carnegie Mellon to complete Miss Pennsylvania.” opportunities for personal her service as Miss Pennsylvania, which As an aspiring arts manager, Perry growth and professional includes near-daily public appearances was lured to Pittsburgh by its thriving and speaking engagements. And, of

p hoto by j ohn m etzger networking. arts and cultural sector and was im- C r e a t i v e e n t e r p r i s e m a n a g e m e n t g r a d u a t e “I believe that young course, she’s preparing for the Miss pressed by the Master of Arts Manage- s t u d e n t Ke n d r i a Pe r r y w i l l r e p r e s e n t classical musicians have America pageant. ment (MAM) program’s emphasis P ennsylvania in t h e Mi s s Am e r i c a p a g e a n t to be willing to seek out a “I am honored to be one of 52 on building strong quantitative and t h i s Ja n u a r y in La s Ve g a s . broader audience,” Perry young women across the nation who analytical thinking skills. said. “We must be innovators. were selected to compete for the dream “The MAM program at Carnegie Perry cited the arts education class And, we can’t be afraid to creatively job that is Miss America. I plan to enjoy Mellon is one of the best in the country, she took with Sarah Tambucci, director and strategically choose new venues in every moment and share the experience and I was thrilled to be accepted and of the Arts Education Collaborative, for order to sustain the industry into the with my family and friends who will be even offered scholarship support,” expanding her thinking on the issue of 21st century.” there to support me,” she said. she said.

N e w s Br i e f s Chairman Kevin J. Martin said that he had year’s participants included Genelle Howell from behavior and theory from the Tepper School proposed that any winners of a recent FCC Florida Memorial University; Derwin Emmanuel of Business, along with Herbert A. Simon auction of broadband spectrum be required to from Grambling State University; Nicole Professor of Economics and Psychology FCC Hearing Maintains offer a basic level of broadband free of charge Fitzhugh and Cherie Frazier from Hampton George Loewenstein and Social and Decision Broadband Access for to all consumers. Some commissioners called University; Alimou Bah, Kevin Walton and Sciences graduate student Romel Mostafa — All a Priority access to broadband almost a “civil right.” Thomas Zgambo from Morehouse College; and noted that lotteries set off a vicious cycle that Elita Green from Oakwood University. not only exploits low-income individuals’ desires Ramayya Krishnan IS Teaching Professor Larry Heimann to escape poverty but also directly prevents Appointed Acting Dean and adjunct summer faculty member Jennifer them from improving upon their financial of Heinz School Foster taught students technical subjects situations. They recommended that state lottery Ramayya Krishnan, the William W. and Ruth such as programming for the Web, as well as administrators explore strategies that balance F. Cooper Professor of Management Science principles of teamwork, project management the economic burdens faced by low-income and Information Systems, has been appointed and professional communications. The households with the need to maintain important acting dean of the Heinz School. He succeeds students collaborated to develop a Web site funding streams for state governments. Mark Wessel, who stepped down as dean. for the Western Pennsylvania Diversity Initiative Krishnan’s research interests lie in problems (WPDI) and gave a presentation to members of Biological Sciences An FCC hearing at Carnegie Mellon was that arise at the interface of technology, WPDI’s board, and faculty and staff from IS and Names Acting Head designed to debate the “broadband of business and policy aspects of Internet-enabled other departments within H&SS. The program John Woolford tomorrow,” but what was striking was the level systems. He earned his Ph.D. in management is underwritten by a grant from the Andrew W. has been named of agreement on many key points. science and information systems at the Mellon Foundation. acting head of the U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-Forest University of Texas at Austin. Department of Hills) who helped organize the event, said the “Ramayya’s outstanding scholarship in Low-Income People Spend Biological Sciences, hearing was intended to address the openness information systems and in public policy, his More on Lottery Tickets succeeding Beth of the Internet and the so-called digital divide many contributions in the classroom, and his Even in these tough economic times, people Jones who died between those who have broadband access demonstrated leadership over the years at the continue to pour money into state lotteries this past June. A and those who don’t. Heinz School make him an ideal choice to serve although they return an average of just 53 cents professor of biological Jon Peha (pictured above), a professor as acting dean,” said Provost and Senior Vice for every dollar spent on a ticket. According sciences and co- in the Department of Engineering and Public President Mark Kamlet. to a Carnegie Mellon study published in the director of the Center for Nucleic Acids Science Policy and the Department of Electrical and July issue of the Journal of Behavioral Decision and Technology, Woolford has been a member Computer Engineering, said the goal of his Historically Black College Making, poverty seems to play a central role in of the Carnegie Mellon community since 1979, testimony would be to raise questions that the and University Students people’s decisions to buy lottery tickets. when he joined the Mellon College of Science commission must face, rather than to provide Collaborate on Web site In the study, participants who were faculty after completing his post-doctoral answers, “both how we might try and have free Eight students from Historically Black Colleges made to feel subjectively poor bought nearly studies. and open competition among those who want and Universities (HBCU) took part in the six- twice as many lottery tickets as a comparison An avid researcher in the field of to provide us with video entertainment and also week Information Systems in the Community group that was made to feel subjectively more eukaryotic molecular biology, particularly mRNA how we protect intellectual property for those 2008 summer program sponsored by the affluent. The authors — Emily Haisley, who splicing and ribosome assembly and formation, who might develop entertainment we want to Information Systems program in H&SS. This recently received her doctorate in organizational Woolford is well known for his dedication to watch.” T e n Media Fellowship Focuses on the Environment Mt. Lebanon

One of the fellowship highlights was Police Chief meeting the university’s new mascot, a Scottish terrier named “Maggie.” “You Joins University just have to love that mascot,” Hogue said. In addition to interviewing faculty, n Ken Walters the journalists took a scenic boat ride, attended a Pirates baseball game and got a Tom Ogden, a 28-year veteran of the VIP tour of Kennywood Park, one of the Mt. Lebanon, Pa., Police Department, greenest amusement parks in America. has been named director of university “The fellowship enables leading sci- security. Ogden, Mt. Lebanon’s chief of ence journalists to deepen their knowledge police the past 10 years, succeeds Creig of environmental issues, and provides a Doyle, who resigned great opportunity for our faculty members in the fall of 2007 to broaden their knowledge about how the to become chief of

Photo by ken andreyo media work,” said David Dzombak, fac- police at Plymouth C h e r y l Ho g u e , s e n i o r e d i t o r o f Ch e m i c a l & En g i n e e r i n g Ne w s , Ro s a n n e ulty director for the Steinbrenner Institute State University in S k i r b l e , a p r o d u c e r a n d e d i t o r a t Vo i c e o f Am e r i c a , a n d Je ff Bu r n s i d e , and the Walter J. Blenko Sr. professor of New Hampshire. a p r o d u c e r a t WTVJ NBC 6 Mi a m i , g e t a b r i e f t o u r o f r e s e a r c h f r o m environmental engineering. Prior to becom- J i n i c h i r o Na k a n o a t Ca r n e g i e Me l l o n ’ s Ce n t e r f o r Ir o n a n d St e e l m a k i n g ing chief, Ogden in t h e De p a r t m e n t o f Ma t e r i a l s Sc i e n c e a n d En g i n e e r i n g . The Steinbrenner Institute works to develop new interdisciplinary environ- held a variety of positions on the n Chriss Swaney Education and Research. mental education and research initiatives Mt. Lebanon force, including deputy The other media participants includ- chief of police, commander, lieutenant Carnegie Mellon’s 2008 Steinbrenner at Carnegie Mellon, and to advance and ed Jeff Burnside, a producer at WTVJ and criminal investigator. He is a con- Institute Media Fellowship netted coordinate the activities of 18 research NBC 6 Miami; Cheryl Hogue, a senior sultant to the Pennsylvania Governors impressive coverage with the editors at centers focused on environmental top- editor at Chemical & Engineering News; Center for Local Government Services, Science News. ics. The educational focus includes an and Rosanne Skirble, a senior reporter at which provides guidance and assistance Janet Raloff, a senior editor/policy emphasis on helping all Carnegie Mellon Voice of America. regarding police management and at Science News, wrote three separate undergraduate students understand the Burnside praised the fellowship for policy matters. blogs about her visit with a cache of complex environmental problems and to its attention to detail and the great mix “We are delighted to have Tom Carnegie Mellon researchers June 13-16. think about the paths to a more sustain- of research presentations. Ogden join Carnegie Mellon as our chief “It was a great experience and I did able world. All four media fellows met infor- of police,” said Michael Murphy, vice get some wonderful story ideas,” said In the past four years, the Stein- mally with researchers in labs and in the president for campus affairs. “He brings Raloff, one of four media fellows to brenner Institute has allocated more than field. Their interviews spanned topics a wealth of knowledge and expertise that attend the fourth annual Environmental $400,000 in grants to a variety of Car- ranging from global warming issues to will help us to maintain and enhance Media Fellowship sponsored by the negie Mellon research and educational alternative energy, air and water quality, campus safety for students, faculty Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental initiatives, including industry and media risk management and green design. panel sessions and fellowships. and staff.”

teaching. He has received the college’s Julius These new positions are designed as former chief technologist at the FCC to select School of Architecture. The directorship will Ashkin and Richard Moore awards and the rotating three-year terms among the Tepper applicants whose ideas he finds particularly emphasize Lewis’ commitment to the people university’s William and Frances Ryan Award School faculty, and represent an evolution promising. The IPA, a quasi-governmental of southwestern Pennsylvania and will be the for excellence in teaching, and has served on of the previous position of associate dean, organization charged with advancing vehicle to steward a participatory urban design many campus-wide committees. intellectual strategy. The prior appointment was Japan’s software and information technology process. recently completed by R. Ravi, the Carnegie infrastructure, provides successful applicants Professors Named to Bosch Professor of Operations Research and funding and Farber serves as a mentor to Forbes Property Purchased Three-Year Appointments Computer Science, who has returned full-time help them reach their goals over a nine-month For Future Expansion as Associate Deans to the Tepper School faculty following his development period. The university has purchased the property at The Tepper School assignment. Farber has guided seven projects to date, 4626-4628 Forbes Avenue, which housed a of Business has including the development of a sensor system vintage clothing shop and restaurant. Ralph created two Farber Stays for Second for monitoring people’s health and a cell phone- Horgan, associate vice provost for Campus associate dean Term as Project Manager based social networking system that helps Design and Facility Development, said the posts to oversee in Japan’s IT Agency connect people who are near each other. property will be demolished but there is no teaching and When it comes to “It’s been real fun,” Farber said, “even though timetable at this time. research areas. nurturing young my Japanese doesn’t get any better.” The purchase is intended to give Faculty members technologists, Dave Carnegie Mellon some flexibility with regard Robert M. Dammon Farber says the $2 Million Grant Endows to future development opportunities in the and Richard C. United States would Design Directorship neighborhood. The university closed on the Green have been named to the new posts, with do well to borrow a The School of Architecture has received a $2 property on Aug. 14. three-year appointments. concept from Japan: million grant from The Heinz Endowments with Dammon, professor of financial Give young people $1.5 million of the award going to create an Carnegie Mellon Ranks economics, will serve as associate dean, enough money and endowment for the directorship in urban design Among Best Universities education, overseeing all educational programs guidance to see and regional engagement. The position will be By U.S. News offered by the school. if their bright ideas can become useful and named for masterful designer David Lewis, Carnegie Mellon continued to have a strong Green, the Richard M. and Margaret S. profitable products. distinguished professor emeritus of urban showing in the U.S. News & World Report Cyert Chair and Farber, a distinguished career professor design in the School of Architecture. The 2009 Best Colleges edition, released in professor of financial of computer science and public policy, has remaining $500,000 of the grant will help August. The university was ranked 22 in the economics, will serve seen how well this process can work over the to implement a program to increase the Best National University category. The Tepper as associate dean, past two years, observing it from the inside as participation of underrepresented groups in School of Business undergraduate business research, overseeing the only foreigner out of six project managers the profession of urban design. ranking improved one spot to sixth best in the the school’s research for Japan’s Information-Technology Promotion The David Lewis Directorship of Urban country. College of Engineering undergraduate focus as well as Agency (IPA). The agency has invited Farber to Design and Regional Engagement will lead programs remained ranked at ninth best in the the development of extend his work for another 18 months, which the Remaking Cities Institute® (RCI), which nation. The university was also recognized in tenure-track junior will cover two more groups of projects. recently was created to augment the impact the following categories: Great Schools, Great faculty. As a project manager, Farber uses his of the Urban Laboratory®, the flagship Prices; Undergraduate Research; Economic savvy as a computer network pioneer and urban design program in Carnegie Mellon’s Diversity; and International Students.

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n Kelli McElhinny amazingly, the nation has lost more than steady decline in the power of the na- one-fifth of its manufacturing jobs this tion’s labor unions. Many of America’s biggest companies decade.” More recently, two trends have rake in record profits year after year, but During the golden age of American hurt educated, white-collar workers in their employees are no longer getting labor after World War II, employers particular: the repeated waves of down- their fair share of that wealth. and employees alike reaped rewards sizing by corporate America and the In his book, “The Big Squeeze: from company profitability. Both parties offshoring of hundreds of thousands of Tough Times for the American Worker,” entered into a social contract in which engineering and other jobs to India and Steven Greenhouse, The New York workers were rewarded with generous other countries. Greenhouse will discuss Times labor and workplace correspon- wage and benefit packages that helped how the next president will shape the dent, examines the economic, political create the world’s largest and richest future for the nation’s workers. and business factors that have eroded middle class. “The next president will be in a wages and benefits for much of the In the 1970s, however, the scales of position to take some important steps country’s workforce. As part of the Uni- fortune began to tip decidedly against to turn things around for America’s 140 versity Lecture Series, Greenhouse will workers, as companies scrambled to million workers,” Greenhouse said. discuss his book — as well as the role of compete against a flood of cheaper In addition to the Office of the Vice working-class voters in the presidential imports by clamping down on wages, Provost for Education and the Division campaign — at 4:30 p.m. on Wednes- shutting factories and laying off thou- of Student Affairs, Greenhouse’s lecture day, Sept. 24, in Porter Hall 100. sands of workers. is co-sponsored by the Department of “Recent developments, such as Photo by Petrushka B azin 2004 Then followed a cascade of other Statistics. soaring fuel prices and rising unemploy- developments that squeezed workers ment, have drawn attention to the plight — an increased focus on shareholder W h o : Steven Greenhouse of the nation’s workers, but in many returns, efficiency-boosting technologies ways this squeeze has been going on W h e n : 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24 that reduced the need for manpower, an for decades,” Greenhouse said. “Wages W h e r e : Porter Hall 100 influx of cheap immigrant labor and a have been stagnant for years, and, Orientation Takes Na s h Le c t u r e : Global Spin Economist Suggests Dark Markets n Heidi Opdyke

Cause Risks in Short-Run Returns The Information Networking Institute (INI) turned orientation into a destination n Jocelyn Duffy for many of its students. Noted economist Darrell Duffie will “Destination 2008” brought more than delve into the science of analyzing 140 members of the incoming class from Dark Markets during this year’s Nash six campus locations to Pittsburgh for Lecture at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10 days. Besides the Pittsburgh students, 18 in McConomy Auditorium. programs from Silicon Valley; Athens, Duffie, the Dean Witter Dis- Greece; Kobe, Japan; and Aveiro and tinguished Professor of Finance at Lisbon, Portugal were represented. Stanford University, will review “It not only let us international evidence of Dark Markets from a students get a feel of what it is like to growing body of empirical research, be part of Carnegie Mellon but it also citing examples from insurance really let us see and meet our other markets, bond markets, stock markets international peers found worldwide,” and money markets. He will suggest said Sally Yanagihara, a graduate student some conceptual approaches based of darrell duffie courtesy in Information Technology-Information on search theory. Academy of Arts and Sciences and superbly written books and papers Security at Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan. Dark Markets occur when a fellow of the Econometric Society, provided me, a mathematician, a point “Destination 2008 really took away the investors do not respond instantly to Duffie was named Financial Engineer of entry into the theory of financial borders and boundaries, and I really hope changes in financial markets. As a of the Year in 2003 by the International asset pricing.” this will continue.” result, returns on short-run assets may Association of Financial Engineer- This annual lecture is named after Students visiting Pittsburgh attended be volatile. As well, markets may take ing. He serves as a consultant to major John F. Nash Jr., who in 1948 earned classes for a week before starting the terms more time to recover than previously investment banks, energy companies, his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in on their home campuses. The class enjoyed assumed, depending on how long it federal agencies and fund managers. mathematics from the Carnegie Insti- a boat cruise, cultural immersion sessions takes investors to become aware of Duffie is president-elect of the Ameri- tute of Technology before receiving his and learned about courses. A group of opportunities and execute trades. can Finance Association. doctoral degree from Princeton in 1950. more than 30 students met independently An active and well-recognized “Darrell Duffie’s application of In 1994, Nash, along with John Har- to socialize and share ethnic dishes. financial economist, and the author advanced mathematics to solve seem- sanyi and Reinhard Selten, received the “The ‘Carnegie Mellon experience’ of four books, including the classic ingly intractable problems in finance Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for encompasses more than a high quality and text “Dynamic Asset Pricing Theory,” has paved the way for the present era in their pioneering analysis of equilibria rigorous education,” said Dena Haritos Duffie has published more than 80 which mathematics and finance are in- in the theory of non-cooperative games. Tsamitis, INI director. “Destination 2008 research articles that include math- extricably linked,” said Steven Shreve, This work, sometimes called the Nash is an opportunity to include our students ematical models of interest rates, the Orion Hoch Professor of Mathemat- Equilibrium, has greatly influenced enrolled at our international locations corporate defaults, optimal invest- ical Sciences. “Furthermore, without research in economics and finance. in the unique cultural, interdisciplinary ment and equilibrium asset pricing. knowing it at the time, Darrell Duffie The lecture is free and open to and co-curricular aspects of the student A member of the American was my teacher. Twenty years ago his the public. experience that we simply can’t replicate at our locations around the world.” T w e l v e