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3 A s k A n d r e w Hello Mrs. Huxtable 4 N e w s B r i e f s

7 I n t e r n a t i o n a l

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8 L e c t u r e s p o t l i g h t

For Addicts, It’s All About the Craving

n Jonathan Potts

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ing drug addiction, hardly anyone has d a N

ever asked the most important question, n

says George Loewenstein: Why? y K e “There is so much research on b addiction and drug abuse, and amazingly P h o t o

little of it is focused on the central ques- M o s t p e o p l e r e m e m b e r h e r a s C l a i r H u x ta b l e o n t h e t e l e v i s i o n s m a s h “ T h e C o s b y S h o w , ” b u t a c t r e s s tion of why people take drugs in the first P h y l i c i a R a s h a d h a d m o r e o n h e r m i n d t h a n s i t c o m s w h e n s h e s p o k e i n C a r n e g i e M e l l o n ’ s P h i l i p C h o s k y place,” said Loewenstein, the Herbert T h e at e r l a s t w e e k . I n “ A D i a l o g u e W i t h P h y l i c i a R a s h a d , ” a l u m n u s D a n G r e e n ( A’ 9 4 ) s p o k e w i t h t h e T o n y A. Simon Professor of Economics and A w a r d - w i n n i n g a c t r e s s o n e v e r y t h i n g f r o m h e r p r o c e s s f o r d e v e l o p i n g a c h a r a c t e r t o h e r ta k e o n P i t t s b u r g h , Psychology and a world-renowned re- w h i c h s h e d e e m e d “ fascinating . ” A n d w h i l e t h e a u d i e n c e t r e at e d R a s h a d t o t w o s ta n d i n g o v at i o n s , s h e m a d e searcher on the psychology of intertem- n o s e c r e t o f j u s t h o w m u c h h e r t r i p t o C a r n e g i e M e l l o n a n d m e n t o r i n g s e s s i o n s w i t h S c h o o l o f D r a m a poral choice — or decisions that require s t u d e n t s m e a n t t o h e r . “ I m u s t s a y t h at b e i n g h e r e t o d a y a n d b e i n g a b l e t o i n t e r a c t w i t h d e v e l o p i n g a c t o r s at t h i s institution h a s b e e n t h e fulfillment o f a d r e a m , ” s h e s a i d . T h e d i a l o g u e w a s s p o n s o r e d b y t h e trade-offs between costs and benefits at S c h o o l o f D r a m a , U n i v e r s i t y A d v a n c e m e n t a n d S t u d e n t A f f a i r s i n celebration o f B l a c k H i s t o r y M o n t h . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e t w o

“Seeing Science” Tells Fascinating Story of Historic Tome

n Cindy Carroll theories and discoveries in optics, a science that he pioneered. Last fall, as she perused some of the St. Clair quickly noted several books in the Posner Collection, Dean of points of interest about the book. The University Libraries Gloriana St. Clair spine was hand-marked OSF (Ordo happened across a 16th century edition Sancti Franciscus), the society of monks of the work of Ibn al-Haytham (known that had bound the printed pages in the i th k in the western world as Alhazen), an 11 1570s. Two previous owners had signed s r century Arabic scientist and mathemati- the book: Count Mikolaj Niewiescin- cian. The book, “Opticae Thesaurus,” ski, a collector of science literature in y B o ya bb was a Latin translation of al-Haytham’s C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e e i g h t d L i n a n a D t e s y o f r o u c P h o t o

C a r n e g i e M e l l o n ’ s P o s n e r C o l l e c t i o n h o u s e s a 1 6 t h c e n t u r y e d i t i o n o f t h e

w o r k o f I b n a l - H ay t h a m , a n 1 1 t h c e n t u r y A r a b i c s c i e n t i s t a n d mathematician .

T h e f u l l t e x t i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e at h t t p :// p o s n e r . l i b r a r y . c m u . e d u . O n e Student Entrepreneur Sells R&R piper On a Summer Day 2/07 Issue n Bruce Gerson With spring right around the corner, the P u b l i s h e r Teresa Thomas patio furniture sales won’t be far behind. But before you decide on that new table, E d i t o r Bruce Gerson chairs and matching glider, you may want to talk to freshman economics M a n a g i n g E d i t o r Susie Cribbs major Josh Kresge, one of the latest stu- e s g e dent entrepreneurs to enroll at Carnegie kr W r i t e r s o s h Cindy Carroll Mellon. j Alexa Huth You see, Kresge, who’s no relation Jenni King

Jonathan Potts to the Kresge Theater folks, is in the t e s y o f Byron Spice r

business of backyard rest and relaxation, o u

Chriss Swaney c Ken Walters peace and tranquility on those warm, Anne Watzman h o t o

breezy, blue sky summer days. p D es i g n e r s So what exactly does Kresge sell? F r e s h m a n e c o n o m i c s m a j o r J o s h K r e s g e s e l l s p e a c e a n d tranquility a t Communications Design Group It’s a hammock, in more shapes, colors H a m m o c k H u t c h . c o m . P h o t o g r a p h y and styles than you can shake a glass of Ken Andreyo pillows, range from about $40 to $200. Communications Design Group lemonade at. business, but hammocks didn’t give you He has distributors in Ecuador, North “It’s the perfect gift for someone very many options. Some stores, like To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268-2900 Carolina and Canada, and is looking to or email [email protected]. who has everything,” Kresge says. Lowe’s, had them, but there was pretty expand into China. He says a distributor Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and As a youngster growing up in much one choice.” Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in in China stocks the “Beach Hammock,” admission, employment, or administration of its programs or East Greenville, Pa., about 40 minutes Using his Web skills, Kresge built activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or which folds like a beach chair and sits handicap in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, low to the sand. It sells for about $100. or local laws or executive orders. In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not “H a m m o c k H u t c h . c o m wa s f o u n ded w i t h t w o p r i m a ry g o a ls The fledgling entrepreneur says he’s discriminate in admission, employment or administration of its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, i n m i n d n e wa s t o p r o v i de h a m m o c k s a n d a c c ess o r i es at made about $3,000 thus far, but not all of age, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. . O Carnegie Mellon does not discriminate in violation of federal, that goes to his college education. Some state, or local laws or executive orders. However, in the judg- a r e a s o n a b le p r i c e . T h e o t h e r wa s t o h el p o t h e r s i n t h e ment of the Carnegie Mellon Human Relations Commission, the Presidential Executive Order directing the Department of the profit goes to his adopted son in of Defense to follow a policy of, “Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t p r o c ess .” – J o s h K r es g e pursue,” excludes openly gay, lesbian and bisexual students Ecuador, 7-year-old Anderson Toscano. from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mellon University Kresge supports Anderson through Chil- are available to all students. outside Philadelphia, Kresge took a lik- his own site and launched his company Inquiries concerning application of these statements dren International. should be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon Univer- sity, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone ing to hammocks while vacationing in in May 2006. He’s had 7,000 hits and 412-268-6684 or the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie “HammockHutch.com was founded Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA Ocean City, Md. Years later, he realized has sold about 60 hammocks thus far, 15213, telephone 412-268-2056. with two primary goals in mind. One was Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus that the easy lifestyle icon could yield a but he hopes to increase traffic by work- security report describing the university’s security, alcohol to provide hammocks and accessories at and drug, and sexual assault policies and containing statis- pretty nice profit margin. So he parlayed ing on search engine optimization, so tics about the number and type of crimes committed on the a reasonable price. The other was to help campus during the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police Department his interest in business and hammocks when users search for hammocks, his at 412-268-2323. The security report is available through the others in the process,” Kresge says on his World Wide Web at www.cmu.edu/police/statistics.htm. into HammockHutch.com, an online site comes to the top of the list. Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon Web site. University by calling 412-268-2000. hammock warehouse. “That’s what I’m trying to figure out Produced for Media Relations by the Communications If Kresge has his way, Anderson will Design Group, February 2007, 07-331. “I wanted to do something differ- when I’m not in class,” he said. soon be swinging on a hammock enjoy- ent,” Kresge says. “There was too much Kresge’s hammocks and acces- ing a little peace and tranquility. competition in the sports merchandise sories, such as stands, cupholders and Researcher Says Addicts Can’t Predict Intensity of Cravings

C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e longtime drug addicts failed to imagine different points in time. the intensity of a drug craving when they Researchers have dubbed it the weren’t currently experiencing it. paradox of initial drug use — why a per- The study involved 13 heroin addicts son who understands the risks inherent being treated with the maintenance drug in drug addiction makes the decision to buprenorphine (BUP). During the eight

experiment with drugs anyway. Loewen- weeks of the study, participants were n s o stein got some insight into the problem repeatedly asked to choose between vary- r

ing amounts of money or an extra dose e g e

while teaching a freshman seminar on c of BUP, both when they were craving the u

drug use and abuse. His students were br y

mystified at the behavior of drug addicts. drug and when they weren’t. The major b “They couldn’t imagine that they finding was that addicts valued an extra h o t o would behave in that way, like stealing dose of BUP about twice as much when p L o e w e n s t e i n a n d h i s c o l l e a g u e s d i s c o v e r e d t h a t e v e n l o n g t i m e d r u g from their parents to feed their addic- they were craving it (right before receiv- a d d i c t s f a i l e d t o i m a g i n e t h e i n t e n s i t y o f a d r u g c r a v i n g w h e n t h e y w e r e n ’ t tion,” Loewenstein said. “Maybe it’s just ing their normal dose of the drug) than c u r r e n t ly e x p e r i e n c i n g i t . ( T h e d r u g s p i c t u r e d h e r e a r e p r e s c r i p t i o n beyond the ability of an unaddicted brain when they were currently satiated (min- d r u g s a n d t h e w h i t e p o w d e r i s s u g a r .)

“I f a dd i c t s c a n ’ t a p p r e c i at e t h e i n t e n s i t y o f a c r av i n g w h e n currently experiencing it, as these results a large meal, for example, they can’t t h e y a r e n ’ t c u r r e n t ly e x p e r i e n c i n g i t , … i t see m s u n l i k ely suggest, it seems unlikely that those imagine what it’s like to be hungry. who have never experienced a craving Loewenstein said his results could t h at t h o se w h o h ave n eve r e x p e r i e n c ed a c r av i n g c o u ld could predict its motivational force,” call into question most drug-prevention p r ed i c t i t s m o t i vat i o n a l f o r c e .” – G e o r g e L o e w e n s t e i n Loewenstein said. efforts, particularly those aimed at Loewenstein’s findings reflect a adolescents. to imagine what it’s like to be addicted.” utes after receiving the BUP) — even phenomenon known as the hot/cold “I’m not sure that describing the Loewenstein thinks he’s found an an- when they knew they would not receive empathy gap. Scientists have found that horrors of drug addiction is going to have swer to his question. In a study published the extra dose until five days later. when a person is in one state, they are much impact, because it has no basis in in the Journal of Health Economics, he “If addicts can’t appreciate the unable to imagine what it’s like to be reality for them,” Loewenstein said. and his colleagues discovered that even intensity of a craving when they aren’t T w o in another. When someone’s just eaten A s k A n d r e w

Dear Andrew, I’ve heard quite a bit in the news lately about the great Carnegie Mellon mascot “In recent decades, the primary icon we associate with a mascot would be the Scottish debate. I always thought the Scottie Dog was the mascot, but I guess I was wrong. terrier. But because we never agreed upon a graphic identity depicting the ‘Scotty Dog,’ the What other mascots has Carnegie Mellon had? And what’s in the running to Scottish terrier is actually an ‘unofficial’ mascot. The only visual image I allowed on souvenirs become the “official” mascot?JK, University Advancement was clip-art, though some individual departments created their own depictions of a Scotty Dog for publications. The Scotty Dog costume was created years ago for use at athletic and special Dear JK, events.” Good question. Here’s what Jay Marano, licensing co- As for what’s in the running to become the official mascot, that’s up to you. The Mascot ordinator at Carnegie Mellon’s Trademark Licensing Identity Task Force is looking for your input and creativity. They’ve hosted a town meeting and Office, had to say. established an email account to get your ideas. So email [email protected] “During the past century several icons with your ideas and questions, and stay tuned for meetings and surveys that will let you have — a bagpiper, a highlander/Scotsman in full regalia, your say. and a Scottish terrier — have predominately been used on items such as souvenirs, sporting event tickets, event pro- Have a question for Andrew? grams, yearbooks and other publications. To my knowledge Send it to [email protected] none of these were declared ‘official.’

New Web Site Debunks Driving Myths n Chriss Swaney Travel Safety) for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to improve risk infor- If you really want to test fate, hop on a mation available to policymakers and motorcycle at 2 a.m. on Saturday or ease the public. The tool provides a different into the family car for a drive between perspective on travel safety. midnight and 4 a.m. It doesn’t take a The study breaks down the stats by rocket scientist to guess that the mid- age, gender, time of day and geography. night to 4 a.m. slot is the most dangerous

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A n e w t r a f f i c s t u d y b y C a r n e g i e M e l l o n f a c u l t y c a m e u p w i t h s o m e But it might come as a surprise between the ages of 16 and 23 are the s u r p r i s i n g r e s u l t s , i n c l u d i n g t h a t t r a f f i c f a t a l i t i e s a r e a c t u a l ly h i g h e r that the Pacific region — with its groups mostly likely to die on the road. i n t h e s u m m e r t h a n i n t h e w i n t e r . tangled maze of freeways — scores The women die more often because they second-lowest in the nation in terms are so frail, and the young men die be- director of the Center for the Study and “They do stupider things,” said study of fatality rates. That’s the word from cause they are risk-takers, inexperienced Improvement of Regulation (CSIR) co-author Fischbeck, a professor of social a recent study by Carnegie Mellon drivers and less mature, the study says. in the Engineering and Public Policy and decision sciences and engineering engineers who developed an interac- The new study also debunks the Department. “The kicker is that 20,000 and public policy. tive Web site to improve travel risk stereotype of “crazy women drivers.” men are killed every year behind the The study also revealed that the safest information. An analysis of traffic data shows that wheel compared with 6,700 women.” drivers are between the ages of 40 and 50, Carnegie Mellon faculty Paul male drivers are actually 77 percent more Carnegie Mellon researchers say and fatality risks are higher in the summer Fischbeck, David Gerard and Randy likely to die in a traffic accident than men tend to engage in riskier driving than winter. Weinberg, consultant Barbara Gen- women, based on miles driven. behavior, speed more frequently and are The researchers used a national database gler, and a team of student researchers “Males don’t believe us,” said more likely to get behind the wheel after with more than one million demographic developed TrafficSTATS (Statistics on Gerard, study co-author and executive drinking. variables to calculate their findings.

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T h r ee Scot on the Street

Carnegie Mellon’s Healthy Campus 2010 committee recently unveiled a proposal to make the campus tobacco-

free by, well, 2010. With all the controversy surrounding the issue, The Piper thought it would be a good idea

to take to the streets and uncover what the average student, professor or employee thinks about the issue.

and they’re wondering how far they will have to go on break to find a place to smoke. They’re feeling set apart from everybody, victimized a little bit, ostracized.

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T e pp e r S c h o o l o f B u s i n e s s It’s really very simple. I’m Erika Barrington Jane Ditmore Kushal Doshi against it. I happen to like to e n i o r a l e s J u n i o r , H i s t o r y S S F r e s h m a n , C h e m i c a l smoke cigars, but that’s irrel- s s o c i a t e n t r o p y D u x b u r y , m a A , E E n g i n e e r i n g , evant. When I go to a restau- M a r l b o r o , N J I’m a little hesitant to be I do not smoke, but I would rant I actually prefer to go to a totally in support of it because have no problem with them I’m an opponent of smoking so non-smoking restaurant. The I have friends who smoke and purchasing the cigarettes I believe this is a great problem is there’s too much they feel that it imposes the because we are very careful as plan that is being proposed. … Sholom Cohen government, there’s too much views of other people that no far as carding them to make It would make the environment M e m b e r o f t h e imposition in our personal one should be smoking. And sure they are of legal age to do healthier for us to breath and T e c h n i c a l S t a f f , s e i lives. And all I say is, get out! they feel that it doesn’t really that. People should have the walk around without being give them license to seek out One thing I found that is right to be able to choose. intoxicated from second-hand ways to quit. They basically difficult is people smoking smoke. feel like it’s being imposed right outside a building — three or four people upon them. And they feel Krishan Wanchoo congregating so you can’t that it really doesn’t respect S o p h o m o r e , C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e , R i d g e w o o d , N J their rights as having the even walk outside a building I’m not in favor of smoking so I’m definitely for this choice to smoke if they want without having to go through proposal. I think it would be great. There are a lot of people to. People who have been a wall of smoke. It makes who smoke on campus and it gets kind of annoying. smoking for a long time and it very uncomfortable for a have been trying to quit feel non-smoker. People should be like they need that cigarette more considerate. I would be in favor of it (the ban).

N e w s B r i e f s vision expert Takeo Kanade will be held March Chekhov’s “The Three without obstacles for this initial test. But they 8–9. The technical symposium will feature top Sisters” Slated To Open programmed a “virtual keepout zone” for Tepper School Creates experts in robotics, computer vision and medi- 2007–08 Drama Season Opportunity to maneuver around, and initial Richard P. Simmons cal and assistive technologies, areas in which The School of Drama has announced the stage findings suggest the rover veered around this Distinguished Professorship Kanade, the U.A. and Helen Whitaker University productions for the 2007–08 drama season, simulated obstacle as anticipated. “Much more The Tepper School of Business has received Professor of Computer Science and Robotics, which will address the struggle of individual will work and testing remains to be done, but we $5 million from Richard P. and Virginia M. has made groundbreaking discoveries. Fes- within a hostile society. Productions will include are thrilled to see our software operating on Simmons to establish the Richard P. Simmons tivities begin at 4 p.m., March 8 in Wean Hall Anton Chekhov’s “The Three Sisters,” directed Mars and we believe it will ultimately expand the Distinguished Professorship. The first person 7500, where Yuichiro Anzai, president of Keio by Vladimir Mirodan; “Guys and Dolls,” created capabilities of this and future planetary rovers,” appointed to the Richard P. Simmons chair is University, will deliver the keynote address. For by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows and Frank Loesser; said Tony Stentz, research professor at the Finn E. Kydland, who received the Nobel Prize more on the TK60 schedule and speakers, visit “Ghosts,” written by Henrik Ibsen and translated Robotics Institute and associate director of the in Economic Sciences in 2004. Simmons, http://www.ri.cmu.edu/events/tk60/. by Brian Johnston; “The Piano Lesson,” written National Robotics Engineering Center. by August Wilson; and “Don Carlos,” written by retired chairman of Allegheny Technologies Inc., Friedrich Schiller. Performances will take place is a devoted philanthropist and distinguished Trotter Reappointed Head Trailblazing Historian To in the Purnell Center for the Arts’ Philip Chosky adjunct professor at the Tepper School, where of History Department Deliver Margaret Morrison Theater, Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater Women’s History Lecture he teaches the popular graduate course History Professor Joe Trotter has been and John Wells Video Studio, as well as various “Responsibilities and Perspectives of the CEO.” appointed to a second five-year term as head Gerda Lerner, a pioneer in the field of women’s locations around campus and Pittsburgh. Kydland, who earned his doctor’s degree in of the Department of History. Trotter, the history and a longtime social activist, will give economics from Carnegie Mellon in 1973, Mellon Professor of History, has been on the the inaugural Margaret Morrison Distinguished Carnegie Mellon Software received the Nobel Prize in conjunction with university’s faculty since 1985, and has been Lecture in Women’s History at 7 p.m., Thursday, Steers NASA’s Mars Rover Edward Prescott, who also earned his Ph.D. head of the History Department since 2001. March 1 in the Giant Eagle Auditorium. Born in from Carnegie Mellon (1967). During that time, the department housed Autonomous navigation software developed Austria in 1920, Lerner founded the nation’s first the internationally renowned journal Social by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and NASA’s master’s degree program in women’s history at TK60: Celebrating Science History and added six full-time faculty Jet Propulsion Laboratory drove the NASA Sarah Lawrence College in 1972, and in 1981 Takeo Kanade members. History faculty published 10 books, Mars Rover “Opportunity” earlier this month established a doctoral program in women’s his- edited or co-edited 16 collections and scores in the software’s first live test on the Red tory at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. A symposium celebrating the 60th birthday of scholarly articles and essays during Trotter’s Planet. Opportunity, operating near the rim The Margaret Morrison Distinguished of world-renowned robotics and computer first term. of Victoria Crater, was traversing an area that Lecture in Women’s History is sponsored by mission managers had made certain was F o u r Technology Opens New Window Into Civil War History n Byron Spice that will open the Civil War trails to A bulldozer moving earth for the electronic exploration, future School of Computer Science and Pennsylvania will Complex looms in the window of

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battlefields, monuments and museums of n panoramic computer

southcentral Pennsylvania. y Joh image that users can b This new effort, funded by a examine in great detail. $285,000 state grant, will use some Photo A person viewing of the same techniques first employed T h e n e w t e c h n o l o g y d e v e l o p e d t h r o u g h t h e C i v i l W a r T r a i l e f f o r t w i l l a l l o w u s e r s t o a Gigapan image by the Global Connection Project to z o o m i n a n d r e a d t h e t e x t o n m o n u m e n t s l i k e t h i s o n e n e a r C e m e t e r y R i d g e i n G e t t y s b u r g . of the Gettysburg tie National Geographic photos and battlefield, for instance, could zoom later this spring. At some sites, images “We’d really like Pennsylvanians to articles about people and locales to in on monuments that would be all will be produced each month, adding have a voice in this,” she said. “There are their respective sites via Google Earth. but invisible in the larger image. “The the dimension of time to the Gigapan so many people here with special expertise, The National Geographic overlay, now battlefield is such an enormous space exploration experience. such as the uniforms, weaponry and even available for Africa and North America, that even people who have visited In the meantime, Tomokiyo, a music of the Civil War era. People have has become a standard feature of the it numerous times keep finding new Language Technologies Institute alumna just been so forthcoming.” globe-exploring Web site. Global Connection, a joint project of The Civil War Trail initiative will Carnegie Mellon, NASA and Google, is encompass information from a wider “T h e b at t le f i eld i s s u c h a n e n o r m o u s s pa c e t h at eve n p e o p le working with Ripple Effects Interactive, variety of sources and incorporate a w h o h ave v i s i t ed i t n u m e r o u s t i m es k ee p f i n d i n g n e w t h i n g s . Public Intelligence, the National Civil War new technology, called Gigapan, which T h e p o t e n t i a l f o r e x p l o r i n g i t w i t h G i g a pa n i s a m a z i n g .” Museum and the Pennsylvania Tourism creates “explorable pictures” of historic — L a u r a T o m o k i y o Office. or scenic sites. Tomokiyo said she hopes the Civil “We are going to change the things,” Tomokiyo said. “The potential who joined Global Connection as project War trail information will be available for way people browse for destination for exploring it with Gigapan is scientist in January, is busy identifying use by the end of the year, with Gigapans experiences,” said Illah Nourbakhsh, amazing.” which sites merit highlighting and being added through 2008. But she hopes an associate professor of robotics who Likewise, users could zoom in to finding sources for the historic, travel that won’t be the end of the work in is co-director of the Global Connection read individual headstones in a Gigapan and environmental information that will Pennsylvania. Project with project scientist Randy of a historic cemetery. be incorporated into the Google Earth “This is a state with a rich history and Sargent of Carnegie Mellon West. Tomokiyo and other project staff overlay. great scenic beauty, so we have much left “Gigapan is a brand-new technology will begin capturing Gigapan images to explore,” she said.

the History Department and the College of inset), Quasi rubbed elbows with many Tuition Increase Approved Humanities and Social Sciences. The lecture entertainment and sports celebrities including Carnegie Mellon’s Board of Trustees approved a will be given annually to mark Women’s NFL Hall of Famer and football analyst Troy tiered tuition increase for incoming and current History Month (March) and highlight the Aikman, former NFL star William “The Refriger- undergraduate students for this coming fall. university’s strengths in this important ator” Perry, boxer Oscar de la Hoya (pictured), Tuition for entering undergraduate students will discipline. actors Christian Slater, Michael Clark Duncan be $36,950 (an 8.1 percent increase over last and Allyssa Milano, and ESPN anchor Chris year), while current students will see a tuition DNA Gets New Twist “Boomer” Berman. increase of 4.1 percent. Room and board costs Quasi was built by a 10-person interdis- Carnegie Mellon scientists have married will also increase 4.1 percent to $5,663 and ciplinary student team called Interbots, which bright fluorescent dye molecules with DNA $3,997, respectively. is now the name of an ETC spin-off company nanostructure templates to make nanosized The university uses tuition dollars to

fluorescent labels that hold considerable z in Pittsburgh. c

i support and develop programs that allow it to w promise for studying fundamental chemical and ie compete for outstanding students and faculty. pn biochemical reactions in single molecules or University Receives Tuition also supports the growth of undergradu- ste cells. The work, published online in The Journal r Record Number of ate education initiatives and improvements in ete of the American Chemical Society, improves p

y Undergraduate Applications labs on campus. And since tuition covers only the sensitivity for fluorescence-based imaging b Carnegie Mellon has received a record number a percentage of these costs, the university

and medical diagnostics. “Our DNA nanotags Photo of applications for undergraduate admission engages in energetic fundraising to build its offer unprecedented densities of fluorescent for the 2007–08 school year. Numbers endowment and generate dollars for student dyes and, thus, the potential for extremely Super Quasi released earlier this month by the Office of programs, facilities and scholarships. bright fluorescent labels,” said graduate Quasi must still be bursting at the bolts. The Undergraduate Admission indicate that 22,052 “We aim to offer the best possible learn- student Andrea Benvin, who developed the cartoonish interactive robot built by grad stu- students have applied for 1,360 available ing environment for our students,” said Vice nanotags in the laboratory of Bruce Armitage, dents in the Entertainment Technology Center seats — an increase of 3,559 applications (19.2 President for Enrollment William Elliott. “The associate professor of chemistry in the Mellon (ETC) in 2005 was invited to work the “red percent) over last year, which was also a record student experience here extends beyond the College of Science. “We’ve put it all into a very carpet” at ESPN’s extravagant $1 million Super year for applications. Mike Steidel, director of classroom into all aspects of student life. We small package, which will allow us to detect Bowl party Feb. 2 in Miami’s Design District, admission, says the increase is a result of the provide a positive experience for our students molecules with great sensitivity without interfer- where more than 30,000 attended. university’s continued recognition as a leader in and a strong start on their futures.” ing with the biological processes we are trying Clad in a black and gold tuxedo (see education and research. to understand.” F i ve Co-Ed Rooms, Campus Cars, Bikes Ride Expert Says Atop Student President’s Agenda No Reason n Bruce Gerson colors and have “Tartans” written all that a lot of administrations in the past To Panic Over over it. So if you steal it, everyone will didn’t have that reputation. Student Government President Karl know where you got it. Sjogren (pronounced “sher grin”) is We’re also setting up a car-sharing What are some of the hot topics Murder Rate looking to end his one-year term with a program, called Flex-Car, in which cars facing students today? rush. With less than three months to go, n Ken Walters will be available on campus for rent by There’s going to be a lot of focus on the the senior social and decision sciences the hour for students, faculty and staff. mascot. Deciding what that’s going to major — who’s also a first-year public Despite an uptick in the U.S. murder It’s basically having your own personal be, what it should look like, who’s going policy and management grad student at rate, it’s not clear whether the country fleet service on campus. to be involved in creating it. When that is facing a new wave of violent crime. the Heinz School — has a few block- process becomes more defined, everyone buster initiatives ready to hit campus. That’s what Carnegie Mellon Professor Will the bikes be for rent? will want to talk about it. Although he’s busy putting the final Alfred Blumstein told attendees of the There will be no fee involved. They Last year it was public art. It wasn’t touches on his administration’s prop- American Association for the Advance- would just be placed all around campus. that people were objecting to public art. osals, the Fremont, Calif., native took a ment of Science (AAAS) annual meeting If one’s available you can just grab it. This is an environment that trains you few minutes to chat with The Piper about on Feb. 16. The goal is that they would stay on cam- to be a change agent, but when anyone those proposals, the role of the student While the murder rate had essen- pus. Only the campus community would wants to change anything about Carnegie body president and some hot topics tially been flat since 2000, the FBI’s want to use them, believe me. These Mellon, we freak out. It’s amazing. facing students today. Uniform Crime Report showed a 2.5 bikes are functional, they’re not very percent increase in murders and a 2.9 What about the proposed smoking nice. It would all be on the honor system. percent rise in robberies in 2005, ban? which has some people concerned. But That’s a mixed bag. You’ll find people But the cars would be rented? Blumstein thinks it could just be a blip. vehemently against it and you’ll find Yes. We’d have three to five vehicles, “The numbers indicate that this people vehemently for it. I think it really small hybrids, trucks and vans or some- increase is not part of a widespread comes down to how we engage the people thing like that. I think the program we’ll national trend,” said Blumstein, the e y o

r wind up going with is called a “place- in the middle. I think the vast majority d J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of

a N of campus doesn’t have a strong opinion ment fee” service. Students, faculty and

n Urban Systems and Operations Research staff would pay membership fees and because they don’t smoke.

y K e at the Heinz School. “While some cities b then get reduced rates. They would pay are experiencing rising rates, other cities Has Carnegie Mellon lived up to your about $5–7 per hour to rent a Toyota are seeing a downturn in violent crime.” P h o t o expectations? Prius. A Toyota Tacoma would be like S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t P r e s i d e n t I love Carnegie Mellon. It’s not perfect, Blumstein was one of several $7. We’ll have vans and trucks closer to K a r l S j o g r e n but in terms of the richness of the experi- Carnegie Mellon faculty members to the beginning and end of the semesters ence, the richness of the people I’ve been speak at the meeting, considered the What does the student government to accommodate students’ needs. And if president actually do? able to meet here, it’s been great. It’s a largest general science conference in you’re under 21, you can still rent one. There are three branches of student gov- unique environment. It’s very supportive the world, with approximately 10,000 There are programs like this in ernment: the Graduate Student Assembly to the intellectually curious. We’re all attendees. Other faculty included: Portland, North Carolina, San Francisco, (GSA), the Undergraduate Student Sen- very geeky and we thrive on that. • Cliff Davidson, professor of civil Boston, New York, D.C. It’s a growing ate and the Student Executive Branch. and environmental engineering, movement in metropolitan areas. The latter consists of myself as student Has Pittsburgh been a surprise discussed Carnegie Mellon’s Center body president, Vice President Andrea to you? for Sustainable Engineering; You’ve been working on a gender Now that I’m transitioning into the role • David Klahr, professor of psychology, Hamilton and Vice President of Finance neutral dorm room proposal that of a grad student, I realize how much and post-doc Junlei Li addressed the Kirk Higgins. We’re responsible for may see a decision soon. Why are shaping and spearheading new initiatives students interested in co-ed rooms Carnegie Mellon students don’t recognize need for better operational definitions that will eventually — knock on wood and what’s your take on it? the strengths of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has in educational research, instructional — become institutionalized. The Execu- The proposal calls for making some all the amenities of a large metropolitan innovation and assessment; tive Branch serves as chief spokesman, Oakland apartments co-ed by room, East Coast city, but fortunately without • Baruch Fischhoff, the Howard Heinz investigates and generates ideas, starts not just by building. Upperclassmen the high prices. You can experience a lot University Professor of Humanities new programs and serves as the eyes (first-years would be excluded) would — the symphony, fine arts, a ridiculous and Social Sciences and Engineering and ears that connect other students with select pairing by male, female or no amount of bars and styles of bars. There’s and Public Policy, gave a presentation student government. preference. I think it’ll give the students so much culture that students could spend about applying the principles of deci- In short, we identify how we can a lot more choice and flexibility within eight years here and never experience sion science to climate-change policy; make positive change for students that their housing arrangements. Our targets it all. “Yinzers” love Carnegie Mellon • Indira Nair, vice provost for education are structurally realistic for both the — groups of friends, siblings and GLBT students. It’s a very friendly town. It’s and professor of engineering and university side and the student side. students — are all expected to benefit a city that’s very much underrated. public policy, led a symposium titled from this proposal. Pittsburgh is just like Carnegie “Environmental Literacy: Educating What has your administration Mellon in a way. It’s transitioning into a for Environmental Well-Being;” accomplished? What are some Is it difficult to get things done new role, it’s growing, it’s finding a new • Jay Apt, executive director of the of your current initiatives? with only one term in office? purpose. It’s a great time to be here. Electricity Industry Center and One of the things we’re working on It feels like we have attention deficit professor of engineering and public is setting up a public bike fleet for the disorder sometimes because we’re Do you have any advice for the next policy, discussed technologies and campus. These would be ’50s style always working on so many things. I’m student body president? policies to control carbon emissions cruisers painted to look like the Tartan of the philosophy that if only 10 percent Enjoy the power of the role. People want in the U.S. electric sector; Cookies (with red, white, blue and green of the ideas will make it, I’d rather be to listen to the student body president. • Sara Kiesler, the Hillman Professor pinstripes). So when you saw them, they working on 100 ideas rather than five. You have one year, so maximize it. of Computer Science and Human- would scream Carnegie Mellon. Once you’re identified as a student Computer Interaction, was a We’re also setting up a similar What has given you the most leader, everyone wants to talk to you participant in the “Cyber-Enabled, program with public recreational boxes satisfaction as president? about initiatives and changes. Use the Cross-National Social Science around campus. We identified 10 sectors Being able to reach out to students, and power to broadcast as many ideas as Research: Promoting Sustainable on campus that will get these giant Rub- students knowing they can reach out to possible. You’re privy to an incredible Well-Being” symposium. bermaid boxes filled with footballs, soc- me with their ideas, is satisfying. I might amount of ideas. Just use that power • Judith Hallinen, director of the cer balls, whiffle balls, plastic baseball not make them happen, but I’ll meet with and take it all in. Leonard Gelfand Center for Service bats. They will be painted in the plaid people and try. If it happens, that’s great, Learning and Outreach, gave a talk on S i x but if it doesn’t at least we tried. I feel K-12 outreach. I n t e r n at i o n a l D i s pat c h es Speaker Series Begins This semester, students in Qatar enjoyed presentations by Henrietta Fore, U.S. undersecretary of state for management. She talked about her experience managing large organizations and Qatar Announces Spring Faculty, Staff Appointments the role of women in management. Fore participated in a Q&A session with students after her Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar announced the addition of several new faculty members for Feb. 15 lecture. the spring 2007 semester. Barbara F. Freed, professor of French Studies, was the first speaker for a new distinguished lecture series in Qatar. Gloria Khoury, assistant dean for student affairs in Qatar, • Bill Brown, professor of biological sciences and co-director of the joint M.D./ Ph.D. program said the goal of the lecture series is to bring in futurists and to highlight Carnegie Mellon’s between Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, is teaching modern biology and a interdisciplinary programming. Freed spoke about her book, “Artists and Their Museums on biological sciences seminar. the Riviera,” and screened her award-winning documentary, “A Model for Matisse.” She also • Starling Hunter, formerly a professor at the Sloan School of Management at the participated in a post-lecture luncheon on second-language study. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and American University of Sharjah, teaches classes in organizational behavior. Universities Establish Katayanagi Prizes in • Aziz Lookman, assistant professor of finance in the Tepper School of Business, teaches Computer Science corporate finance and investment analysis. Carnegie Mellon and Japan’s Tokyo University of Technology (TUT) have established the • Majd Sakr comes to Qatar from the American University of Science and Technology in Katayanagi Prizes in Computer Science. Japanese entrepreneur Mr. Koh Katayanagi, a strong Beirut, Lebanon, where he was an assistant professor and acting chairperson of the advocate of education who founded TUT and several other technical institutions in Japan Computer Science and Computer and Communications Engineering Department. This over the last 60 years, endowed the prizes. The Katayanagi Prize for Research Excellence semester he is teaching computer architecture, computer networking and system-level carries a $20,000 honorarium and the Katayanagi Emerging Leadership Prize grants an software development. honorarium of $10,000. Several faculty members who have previously taught courses at Carnegie Mellon Qatar The recipients of the first Katayanagi Prizes are David A. Patterson, the E.H. and M. have returned to teach for the spring 2007 term. They are Robotics Systems Scientist Brett E. Pardee Chair of Computer Science at the University of California at Berkeley; and Takeo Browning; Assistant Professor of Economics Steve Calabrese; Research Scientist in Robotics Igarashi, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Bernardine Dias; Business Communications Lecturer Patrick McGinnis; Teaching Professor Information Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo. Patterson and Igarashi will Mark Stehlik, who doubles as assistant dean for undergraduate education in computer science deliver the inaugural Katayanagi Prize lectures in ceremonies at TUT on March 12, and at in Pittsburgh; and Associate Teaching Professor Jacobo Carrasquel, who is the undergraduate Carnegie Mellon March 20 and 22. advisor for computer science in Qatar. The prizes will be awarded on an annual basis. For more information, see Also new to campus is Nikki Krysak, reference librarian. www.cs.cmu.edu/%7Ekatayanagi/.

Robotics Researchers Featured in “Almost Human” 200 Colleges. 10 Weeks.

n Anne Watzman The book focuses on five people One Goal — Computer Science Professor Manuela You’ve heard the names — Groundhog, Veloso, Associate Research Professor Zoe, Sandstorm, Grace. They’re just a David Wettergreen, Robotics Professor few of the famous robots created by the William “Red” Whittaker, Biological students, faculty and staff at Carnegie Sciences Professor Alan Waggoner and Mellon’s Robotics Institute (RI). But Nathalie Cabrol, a scientist at NASA’s how they were built and what makes Ames Research Center — plus dozens them succeed at their tasks is some- of other RI faculty, students and staff. thing of a mystery, one that Pittsburgh Gutkind spent four years immersed author Lee Gutkind solves in his new in the institute — in the classrooms and book, “Almost Human, Making Robots messy labs deep inside Newell Simon Think,” a first of its kind, in-depth look Hall — observing its inhabitants, attend- at the people and projects in the Robot- ing their meetings, watching them work ics Institute, published by WW Norton. and traveling to odd places to view the progress of their research. What did he discover? That few obstacles are too great for enterprising graduate students to overcome. He also captured the strengths, quirks and idio- Carnegie Mellon is going head-to-head with 200 colleges nationwide in syncrasies of the faculty and how they the annual Recyclemania challenge. The competition, designed to educate motivate their students to achieve the students about the need for recycling, takes place over a 10-week period impossible, whether it’s preparing for a and encourages colleges to decrease the amount of waste they generate race in the desert, a simulation of condi- while increasing the amount they recycle. Campuses across the country tions on Mars or a competition against compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest other robots to see which exhibits the amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, most human-like traits. the least amount of trash per capita or have the highest recycling rate. n Gutkind is a professor of English All participating schools are required to report measurements on a weekly to r o at the University of Pittsburgh. He has n basis in pounds and the front-runners are continuously updated on written books about organ transplanta- http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/. tion, pediatrics, veterinary medicine, the This is Carnegie Mellon’s fourth year participating in the competition, tesy of WW r tragedy of childhood mental illness and which continues through April 7. During the 2005 competition Carnegie ou c even baseball umpires. He held a book Mellon achieved a recycling rate of more than 15 percent — that’s 29 age signing and presentation for the campus

Im pounds per student. The university wants to improve the amount the community about “Almost Human” on campus recycles this year to more than 20 percent. So don’t just toss that Feb. 27. paper or plastic in the garbage. Recycle it! For more ways to recycle on campus, see http://www.cmu.edu/ greenpractices.

S eve n Lecture Spotlight: Jared Diamond Wins 2007 Dickson Prize in Science

n Jonathan Potts tively scheduled to sign copies of his latest book, “Col- awards it annually to individuals in the United States lapse: How Societies Choose To Fail or Succeed,” at who make outstanding contributions to science. The The decline and fall of great societies like the Ro- 3:30 p.m. in the University Center’s Danforth Lounge. Dickson Prize includes $50,000 and a medal. man Empire have inspired generations of poets, art- In “Collapse,” Diamond probes the decline and ists and scholars. They seem to provide a metaphor fall of once-prosperous civilizations, such as the Maya for our own mortality, and their ruins are like a and the prehistoric Polynesian society of Easter Island. rebuke to our grandest ambitions. Diamond pinpoints environmental factors common to But civilizations collapse for a reason, and there these catastrophes that provide lessons for today. is no life cycle for human societies, says scientist “A transparent lesson is to take environmen- and author Jared Diamond, winner of Carnegie tal problems seriously rather than viewing that as a Mellon’s 2007 Dickson Prize in Science. luxury,” Diamond said. “There are deeper lessons about “A common belief is that collapse is inevitable, the role of leadership in a society, and a society’s will- that it’s the fate of all societies. The U.S. has never ingness to change core values.” been close to collapse, although we have been in ex- A physiologist by training, Diamond is a profes- d

istence as a political entity for 219 years,” Diamond n sor of geography at the University of California, Los o said. “Iceland has been operating for 1,135 years and m i a

Angeles. He has also studied ecology and evolutionary D today it’s one of the richest countries in the world.” biology. His 1997 book “Guns, Germs and Steel: The e d Diamond will deliver the Dickson Prize lecture, r Fate of Human Societies” — which won the Pulitzer titled “Collapse,” at 4:30 p.m., March 26 in McCo- Prize — explores the geographic, environmental and nomy Auditorium. Prior to his lecture, he is tenta-

epidemiological factors that enabled some societies to t e s y o f J a r

progress rapidly while others remained primitive. o u W h o : Dickson Prize Winner Jared Diamond c The late Pittsburgh physician Joseph Z. Dickson W h e n : 4:30 p.m., March 26

and his wife, Agnes Fisher Dickson, established the P h o t o W h e r e McConomy Auditorium, University Center Dickson Prize in Science in 1969. Carnegie Mellon J a r e d D i a m o n d

Read more about what’s going on at Carnegie Mellon in the News Briefs on page four.

how digitization simultaneously preserves Seeing Science rare books and disseminates ideas. Upcoming Events C o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e o n e St. Clair worked with colleagues Erika the 16th century; and early 19th century Linke, Gabrielle Michalek and other schol- March 1 March 21 ars to research al-Haytham’s scientific Margaret Morrison Women’s History Center for the Arts in Society’s mathematician L. C. Bouvier. Between Month Lecture “Bring Your Own Brain” Series these owners, an unknown scholar contributions and, in particular, to translate Gerda Lerner, professor emeritus, Associate Professor of Art Clayton Merrell penned a Latin annotation inside the and decipher the Latin annotation and University of Wisconsin will present the collaborative work of 7 p.m., McConomy Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon graduate students and young front cover, offering references and other marks of ownership in the Posner University Center (UC) Mexican artists from Oaxaca comparisons to other works. copy of “Opticae Thesaurus.” She enlisted Noon, College of Fine Arts 310 Clues like these fascinate a book the creative expertise of Dan Boyarski, March 4 head of the School of Design, and his wife, Department of Choral Studies Concert March 22 lover because they document the life of 3 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall, “Yoga, Sacred Spaces and the Culture of the book and its ideas. Twentieth century designer Libby Boyarski. Together, they College of Fine Arts ‘Letting Go’” Helen Wang, coordinator, March 5 Student Development Office T o g e t h e r , G l o r i a n a S t . C l a i r , D a n a n d L i b b y B o ya r s k i , “Environmental Challenges to Human Fertility: 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A a n d D y l a n V i t o n e c r e at ed a l a r g e - f o r m at pa m p h le t t h at Three Case Studies” Shanna Helen Swan, professor, March 22 c ele b r at ed a l -H ay t h a m ’ s d i s c o ve r i es a n d h o w “O p t i c a e University of Rochester Cuarteto Latinoamericano Concert 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A 7:30 p.m., Alumni Concert Hall, T h es a u r u s ” c a m e t o b e pa rt o f t h e P o s n e r C o lle c t i o n . College of Fine Arts March 7 conceptualized a large-format pamphlet Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Concert March 26 collector Henry Posner Sr. acquired the 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave. “Deeper Learning in Leadership” volume in 1967, and Henry Posner Jr. as a vehicle for the text and illustrations, Dennis C. Roberts, associate vice president for deposited it — along with the rest of and design’s Smillie Lab technician Dylan March 8–9 Student Affairs, Miami University Vitone printed and bound the final product. “TK60,” a symposium in honor of 7 p.m., McConomy Auditorium, UC the Posner Collection of fine and rare Takeo Kanade’s 60th birthday books — at Carnegie Mellon in 1978. Remarkably, within a few weeks the team Wean Hall 7500 and UC March 29 Since then, the University Libraries has produced a limited-edition publication that “The Legacies of Dr. Albert Schweitzer” housed the collection (now in the Posner celebrated al-Haytham’s discoveries, his March 19 David T. Ives, executive director, Authors’ Rights and Wrongs Series Albert Schweitzer Institute, Quinnipiac University Center) and digitized it, making nearly place in the history of science and the story “Managing Your Rights: Authors and Copyright” 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A all of the Posner Collection available in of how “Opticae Thesaurus” came to be Julia Blixrud, assistant director for public part of the Posner Collection. programs, Scholarly Publishing and March 30 full-text online, where scholars every- Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) University Lecture Series’ LaPaglia Lecture where can access and study it, page by In November, when St. Clair visited 4:30 p.m., Posner Center “Nanotechnology, Environmental Ethics and page if they wish. Qatar to complete arrangements for the (Access the Webcast at Environmental Justice” pilot digitization project, she presented http://www.library.cmu.edu/) Ronald Sandler, assistant professor, At the time that she noticed Northeastern University “Opticae Thesaurus,” St. Clair was copy number one of “Ibn al-Haytham: March 20 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A negotiating a pilot project with the Qatar Seeing Science” to the Qatar Foundation “Urban Farming With Youth” and Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Patricia Gray, executive director, March 31 Foundation to digitize books and manu- Food Project of Boston Contemporary Ensemble Concert scripts in the Qatar Heritage Collection. Nasser al-Missned. Formally a gift from 5:30 p.m., Rangos 1&2, UC 5 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts “I wondered,” said St. Clair, “how many Henry Posner Jr. and St. Clair on behalf of of al-Haytham’s writings were in the the University Libraries, “Seeing Science” April 19–21 For a complete list of March events, see the Spring Carnival Qatar collection.” Learning that there is a work of art in its own right, of which Public Events Calendar at http://my.cmu.edu/ Morewood Gardens Parking Lot Dan and Libby Boyarski, the Robert Smil- site/events/ and click on “view events” were none, she immediately saw Optics at the bottom of the page. and its provenance as an opportunity lie Digital Imaging Lab and the School of to demonstrate to the Qatar Foundation Design can be proud. E i g h t