PIPER12/09 Issue

2 South Korean Students Pause Studies for Military Service 6 Cohon Answers Questions National Broadcast a First for Carnegie Mellon During Open Forum 9 IS Class Helps Quarterback’s “In the Pocket” 12 Historian Uncovers Lost Benjamin Franklin Letters

Survey With Your Fries?

R ESEARCH CAFÉ O PENS DOWNTOWN

■ Shilo Raube

Food court dining became a little more interesting last month with the grand open- ing of the Carnegie Mellon Research Café, a behavioral decision research lab on the second fl oor of Fifth Avenue Place. Now, instead of grabbing something to eat and heading back to work or going shopping, downtown workers and visitors can earn money or gift cards for participating in studies on decision making, such as con- sumer spending and saving, health behav- iors like dieting and smoking, and what causes happiness. “It’s a win-win situation; we learn from participants, and most report that they PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN fi nd the experience very interesting and of- C ARNEGIE MELLON HOSTED A RECENT INSTALLMENT OF CNBC’S “MEETING OF THE MINDS” SERIES, WHICH FOCUSED ten eye-opening — something to talk about ON MANUFACTURING. THE SHOW, HOSTED BY MARIA BARTIROMO WITH GUESTS RANGING FROM GOVERNMENT LEADERS with friends,” said George Loewenstein, TO BUSINESS LEADERS, IS AVAILABLE ONLINE TO WATCH AT THE PIPER+ AT WWW. CMU. EDU/ NEWS/ NEWS- NOTES/ PIPER/ a professor of economics and psychology. INDEX. SHTML. READ MORE ABOUT THE SHOW AND THE STUDENTS WHO INTERNED FOR THE DAY ON PAGE SEVEN.

C ONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE MLK Jr. Day Activities Explore University Culture

■ Abby Houck Beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Rangos At 2:30 p.m., the President’s Diver- tive and maintaining an environment Ballroom, winners of the Martin Luther sity Advisory Council (DAC) will host a that fosters meaningful and authentic The Carnegie Mellon community will King Jr. Writing Awards, including Community Conversation to gather feed- exchanges, which will engender in all of continue its tradition with a “Day On, students from local high schools and back on a document drafted this year titled us a global perspective and add to our Not a Day Off” to honor the legacy of Carnegie Mellon, will read personal nar- “A Guiding Principle for University Cul- students’ knowledge and skills.” Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, ratives about their individual experiences ture.” The document focuses on “bringing Everett Tademy, secretary of the Jan. 18. with racial difference or their refl ections together talent that is broadly representa- C ONTINUED ON PAGE TEN The celebration kicks off at noon on King’s legacy. Carnegie Mellon’s with a community collage and choral Creative Writing program, its Division tribute in Kirr Commons, University of Student Affairs and the Offi ce of the Center, featuring the talents of students President are co-sponsoring the contest. from the schools of Drama and Music. Children’s programs will begin at Following the performances, President 2 p.m., and a variety of exhibits and ser- Jared L. Cohon will deliver his annual vice projects will take place in the Uni- State of Diversity Address in versity Center throughout the afternoon. McConomy Auditorium. O NE South Koreans Pause Studies for Military Service

■ Abby Houck Silverstein and Vaughan recently recruited upperclassmen who had com- Lauren Silverstein had just started her pleted their military service to partici- academic advising role in the Tepper pate in two types of panel discussions. School of Business in 2008 when a ques- The fi rst panel, conducted entirely tion from a South Korean student took in Korean, targeted students who had her by surprise: When was the best time yet to complete their military service for him to fulfi ll his country’s military requirement. The upperclassmen service requirement? described different military positions, Like many members of the Carnegie explained academic and social consid- Mellon community, Silverstein had not erations for taking a leave of absence, been aware that all South Korean men and shared advice for overcoming between the ages of 18 and 35, with a challenges. In its pilot year, only South few exceptions, are required to complete

Korean students from the Tepper OF JAEHYUNG LIM PHOTO COURTESY approximately two years of military School of Business were invited. This C ORPORAL DOO-JUNG KIM AND CARNEGIE MELLON STUDENT AND SERGEANT service. The age at which South Korean past November, a discussion was open J AEHYUNG LIM, A SENIOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, WORKED IN A DIVISION TO males complete their military service de- to any South Korean student enrolled BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE U.S. MILITARY AND CIVILIANS. pends upon a number of personal factors, at Carnegie Mellon. as well as the physical and educational Organizers and panelists hoped accidentally struck by a U.S. military logistic, academic and social challenges. requirements of each military branch, but that younger Korean students would vehicle in 2002. Each year, members of Linda Gentile, director of the Offi ce many seem to take time off during their benefi t from the advice from the “bok- the U.S. military and KATUSA visit the of International Education, encourages undergraduate degrees to serve their haak-sang.” Jaehyung Lim, a business girls’ parents for the memorial service students to get in touch with her depart- country. There are 121 South Korean administration major, said the term is and assist with harvesting crops on the ment at least three to four months prior to men currently enrolled at the university. used to describe South Koreans who family’s farm. “The parents were very returning to campus. “Many students who “Liz Vaughan, the Student Affairs have returned from military duty. kind to us,” Lim said. take a leave of absence don’t see them- liaison to Tepper, and I realized how Another panel targeted faculty and Keun-Jin Lee, a junior business selves as ‘new students’ however, they are important it is for advisers to under- staff across campus interested in helping administration major, returned from required to complete paperwork for visas stand the Korean military requirement,” students through transitions and chal- military service this fall. He spent six and enrollment that is much like being a Silverstein said. “Advisers — whether lenges associated with military service. months as a public service staff member new student.” academic, Student Affairs or housefel- The panel was part of the spring 2009 in charge of the Nowon-Gu satellite South Korean students often fi nd it lows — have huge potential to assist Student Success Seminar sponsored by offi ce of the Department of Welfare for diffi cult to retain their English skills while students in planning and preparing both the Division of Student Affairs. Families. His roles ranged from match- completing military service. Upperclass- academically and socially for their leave. “Our Korean students have im- ing elderly individuals and low-income men advise peers to take courses that They also have the opportunity to help pacted and improved the experience of families with services to repairing the require a high level of English language students stay connected to Carnegie future students by sharing information building’s air conditioning. profi ciency before completing military ser- Mellon and transition back to campus.” and spreading awareness to people who “It was a good rest from home- vice. Gentile and Silverstein refer students can be great resources,” Silverstein said. work,” Lee said. “But I also had to use who struggle with language and study “The presentation elucidated unique my free time for my future’s benefi t.” skills upon their return to resources such as needs and considerations for advising Lee said he dedicated his free time the Intercultural Communication Center, Korean male students.” to making lists, reviewing his studies the Carnegie Mellon Academic Resource PIPER and catching up on current events. He Center and Academic Development. 12/09 Issue In many instances, Korean students also taught an SAT prep course for high Re-establishing social connections P UBLISHER attending Carnegie Mellon complete their Teresa Thomas fi rst two years of undergraduate study be- school students. Lee’s military require- also is critical to “bok-haak-sang.” In ment was six months, because his father many cases, classmates and friends have E DITOR fore entering the military. Students often Bruce Gerson complete their core course requirements had achieved the rank of an honored graduated from Carnegie Mellon, compel- M ANAGING EDITOR before returning to Korea, although tim- soldier. Prior to returning to Carnegie ling students to create new bonds. Heidi Opdyke ing depends on the individual students’ Mellon, Lee spent six months on a mis- “Many students feel discouraged when W RITERS sion trip in Cambodia and Vietnam. they return,” Lee said. “They feel a gap Jocelyn Duffy Kristi Ries major and personal preferences. Bruce Gerson Abby Ross Lim enrolled at Carnegie Mellon in Lim and Lee acknowledged that between themselves and other students.” Andrea Jones Byron Spice their assignments were quite different Lim said that he arrived back in Heidi Opdyke Chriss Swaney 2004 and completed his service with the Shilo Raube Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army from individuals who are placed in dan- Pittsburgh with the address of an apart- gerous environments such as the demili- ment that a friend arranged for him. The D ESIGNER (KATUSA) between 2006 and 2008. Melissa Stoebe tarized zone between North and South friend had since graduated and moved to a Communications Design Group He plans to complete his undergraduate degree in May. Korea. Lim lived in dormitory-style different city. Upon arrival, he had no cell P HOTOGRAPHY housing with privileges to leave the base phone, television or Internet, and he had Ken Andreyo “Some may say that military service Communications Design Group in the evenings and on weekends, while no idea which of his friends, if any, were Joshua Franzos is a waste of two years,” he said. “But Tim Kaulen I feel that any experience has some- Lee lived on his own. Although the stu- still living in Pittsburgh. dents were able to spend some free time “I’m a social person,” he said, “and To contact The Piper staff, call 412-268- thing to learn from. I learned a lot about 2900 or email [email protected]. responsibility, and I really enjoyed the with friends and family in Korea, they it was hard eating alone for the fi rst time Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in admission, felt disconnected from Carnegie Mellon in my life.” employment, or administration of its programs or activities experience.” on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of and Pittsburgh. Both students agreed that the best the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the As a sergeant in KATUSA’s Civil Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, or local laws Feedback from students like Lim way to transition back into the social fl ow or executive orders. Military Operations, Second Infantry In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment or administration of and Lee helped Silverstein understand of campus is to be involved in activities its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, Division, Lim served as a translator for age, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Carnegie Mellon does not discriminate in violation of federal, the importance of keeping students such as residence life, student organiza- state, or local laws or executive orders. However, in the judg- the division commander and completed ment of the Carnegie Mellon Human Relations Commission, informed about campus news, and she tions or a local church. the Presidential Executive Order directing the Department outreach projects to build relationships of Defense to follow a policy of, “Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue,” excludes openly gay, lesbian and bisexual students began to forward the weekly 8 ½ x 11 Although many South Korean stu- from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving in the military. between South Korean citizens and the Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mellon University are available to all students. News to students on military leave. She dents who served on the panel discussions Inquiries concerning application of these statements U.S. military. He also was trained to should be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon University, said knowing about the installation of were not close friends before completing 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412- guide civilians to safety in the event of a 268-6684 or the Vice President for Campus Affairs, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, “Walking to the Sky” and the new military service, sharing their common telephone 412-268-2057. confl ict or natural disaster while at Camp Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security report describing the university’s security, alcohol and smoking policy helped students feel experiences upon returning to campus has drug, and sexual assault policies and containing statistics Red Cloud in Uijeongbu, South Korea. about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus during the preceding three years. You can obtain a more connected to the university. been benefi cial. “We’ve become very close copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police Department One of the most moving experiences at 412-268-2323. The security report is available through the Returning to Carnegie Mellon also friends,” Lim said. “We stick together.” World Wide Web at www.cmu.edu/police/. for Lim involved planning a memorial Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by calling 412-268-2000. presents South Korean students with Produced for Media Relations by the Communications service for two young girls who were T WO Design Group, December 2009, 10-218. Philharmonic Concert Illuminates Music of the Holocaust

■ Kristi Ries Music once banned by the Nazi regime In the audience of more than 800, echoed throughout Carnegie Music Hall the evening held particular meaning in November. Under the direction of for the 30 Holocaust survivors in at- Maestro Ronald Zollman, the Carnegie tendance. Some who were children or Mellon Philharmonic performed power- infants 71 years ago could not recall ful works by well-known and long-for- the horrifi c events of Kristallnacht, the gotten European-Jewish composers such “Night of Broken Glass,” in which Nazi as Mahler, Schulhoff and Schoenberg. riots erupted in Jewish ghettos across The performance was part of the Austria and Poland. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Light/The That night, Jewish-owned busi- Holocaust & Humanity Project, a month- nesses were looted, synagogues were long collaborative effort with a variety destroyed and burned, and Jewish homes of Pittsburgh organizations that created were assaulted. Many people were killed educational programming to inspire dialogue about the Holocaust. Noel Zahler, head of the School of Music, said the concert emphasized the role of musical compositions as histori- cal legacies. “Presenting this music is just one more way to reaffi rm the important role music plays in the lives of individuals, regions and the global community,” Zahler said. “Many people who had been victims of genocide still performed and composed music, and those who witnessed the atrocities from afar also reacted musically. Bringing these works to life for a new generation is our obliga- tion.” PHOTOS BY JOSHUA FRANZOS Zahler gave the evening’s opening M AESTRO RONALD ZOLLMAN DIRECTED A NIGHT OF MUSIC BY JEWISH COMPOSERS remarks, and introduced special guests FOR AN AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDED 30 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. Sandy and Edgar Snyder. The Snyders have sponsored the Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh’s annual Kristallnacht commemoration for nearly a decade. Extra Credit Lastly, Kristallnacht survivor Ruth K RISTALLNACHT SURVIVOR RUTH STUDENTS SPENT DAY WORKING ON MOVIE Drescher took the stage, sharing her D RESCHER SHARED HER EXPERIENCES experiences and reminding everyone AND REMINDED THE AUDIENCE TO ■ Abby Houck to never forget or minimize the great NEVER FORGET THE HOLOCAUST. tragedy of the Holocaust. Forget the traditional 9-to-5 workday. This fall, three fi rst-year students wearing A hush fell over the crowd as the and thousands were physically attacked, their best business suits posed as Pfi zer pharmaceutical representatives from 6 a.m. concert opened with Bohuslav Mar- arrested and sent to concentration camps. to 8 p.m. at Mellon Arena as extras for the fi lm “Love and Other Drugs.” tin’s “Memorial to Lidice,” an emotive Kristallnacht marked the turning “Love and Other Drugs” is a fi ctionalized account based on Jamie Reidy’s piece dedicated to the small Czech town point from discrimination against Jews non-fi ction book “Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman.” The movie, whose population and structures were to outright genocide of an entire seg- from Fox 2000 Pictures and New Regency Productions, is scheduled for release decimated by the Nazis. ment of society. At the philharmonic’s some time in 2010. Schulhoff’s optimistic “Symphony concert, each survivor’s personal story The fi lm, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, includes Carnegie No. 1,” a piece written during happier was punctuated by sorrow and loss. Mellon alumni Josh Gad (A’03) and Gabriel Macht (A’94). More than 400 extras times, belies the composer’s ultimate Survivor Ruth Markovitz was were recruited for a scene featuring an over-the-top Pfi zer employee rally. demise from disease in a concentration among those in the audience. In 1941, “There were pyrotechnics, dancers and cheerleaders,” said Diane Koeller, a camp. Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” her mother placed her on a train in student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS). “Since the fi lm which debuted just fi ve days before order to spare her young daughter’s life, was set in the ’90s, we had to do the Macarena over and over again.” Kristallnacht, has come to symbolize but the two sadly were never reunited. In lieu of payment, the fi lm company agreed to donate $50 to a local nonprofi t peace during mourning. Though there may be political, racial, organization on behalf of each extra. Volunteers appearing in the scene donated their Associate Professor Douglas Ahlst- religious or cultural divides among us, earnings to organizations such as the Pittsburgh Film Offi ce, the Humane Society, edt served as narrator on Schoenberg’s Markovitz refl ected on the universality Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. “A Survivor of Warsaw,” which featured of the human race. Since Koeller, fellow H&SS student Sara Mouhktar and College of Engineering voices of the Men’s Chorus, directed by “Whoever gets cut, the blood runs student Russell Hensley learned about the opportunity through the campus chapter Robert Page, the Paul Mellon University red,” she said simply. “It doesn’t matter of Habitat for Humanity, they designated Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh Professor of Music and director of Cho- what color you are or what religion as the recipient of their wages. ral & Opera Studies. The work debuted you are.” In addition to supporting a good cause, Mouhktar said she appreciated the after World War II, but includes a fi rst- For all who attended, the meaning behind-the-scenes look at movie making. Hensley added that he was impressed by hand experience of the narrator, who de- of the tragedy and the triumph of sur- what they learned on set. scribes a ghetto uprising in Warsaw, the vival were punctuated by the storytell- “There weren’t enough extras to fi ll the arena, so we participated in a camera perils of the concentration camps and the ing of the transcendental musical works trick called tiling,” he said. fortunate few who endured unbelievable that memorialized the millions of lives Camera operators fi lmed the extras in one section of Mellon Arena, and then conditions in order to escape. Mahler’s forever disrupted or cut tragically short moved the entire group to the next section until they could create the illusion of a “Totenfeier” closed the program on a by the Holocaust. sweeping panorama across a full arena. somber but reverent note, as the piece “I’m looking forward to seeing the movie,” Hensley said. “Because I could literally translates to “Burial Ceremony.” appear in two places at once.”

T HREE Seniors Lead Soccer Team To Sweetest Season Art Park Planned on Forbes

■ Andrea James

loss to Calvin College, the Tartans showed a crowd of more than 750 how talented and determined they were. Senior forward Ricky Griffi n made history with his 19th goal and 47th point of the season, making him the program’s all-time single season point leader. Fellow senior Ryan Browne scored three goals

PHOTO BY MARTY SANTEK OF MARTIN SANTEK PHOTOGRAPHY SANTEK OF MARTIN PHOTO BY MARTY in the postseason and was PHOTO BY BRUCE GERSON S ENIOR JON HALL MADE HISTORY THIS YEAR BY second on the team with A NEW GREEN SPACE WILL BE COMING TO FORBES AVENUE THIS SPRING. BEING NAMED ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL 10 goals and 30 points. A MERICAN OF THE YEAR TWO YEARS RUNNING, THE O VER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE 4621-4628 LOTS OF FORBES AVENUE The pair was named FIRST TIME FOR ANY MEN’ S SOCCER PLAYER. WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A TEMPORARY “ART PARK,” WHERE CARNEGIE Academic All-Americans M ELLON STUDENTS WILL ENLIVEN THE BUSY OAKLAND STREET WITH ART AND by the College Sports Information The men’s soccer team enjoyed one of ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. SCHOOL OF ART PROFESSOR BOB BINGHAM WILL Directors of America for the second year the best seasons a team sport has ever PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR THE PROJECT, WITH THE PLAN OF HAVING THE SPACE

had at Carnegie Mellon. This fall marked along with seniors Austin Good, Jon Hall READY BY COMMENCEMENT. THE BUILDINGS IN THE BLOCK WERE DEMOLISHED

the fi rst time in school history the Tartans and Keith Haselhoff. TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE GREEN SPACE.THE UNIVERSITY PURCHASED THE LAND

advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the Hall made history of his own, EARLIER THIS YEAR, WITH LONG- TERM PLANS TO FURTHER DEVELOP FORBES

NCAA Division III Soccer Champion- earning ESPN the Magazine Academic INTO AN EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, BUSINESS AND CULTURAL CORRIDOR. ships, a tournament in which they were All-America of the Year honors for selected to play host to fi rst and second the second straight season, a feat never round competition as well as Sweet 16 accomplished in the College Division sectional play. (Division II, III and NAIA) by a men’s Under Head Coach Arron Lujan, the soccer athlete. Hall is a business S EN. CASEY ADVOCATES team earned an at-large bid to the play- administration and fi nance major with FOR GREENER GOVERNMENT offs after posting a 14-2-1 regular season a 4.0 grade-point average. record and fi nishing atop the University Griffi n was named UAA Player of Athletic Association (UAA) standings for the Year for the second time after lead- the fi rst time since 2004. Among the 14 ing the conference in goals and points for wins were six straight shutout victories, the second year. More accolades are ex- as they held their opponents scoreless in pected to roll in for Griffi n and Browne, 584 consecutive minutes. who were named to the All-America and The Tartans, ranked 10th in the All-Region teams in 2008. nation, defeated Thomas More College Although 10 seniors on the team 4-2 in fi rst round play and Medaille will graduate this spring, next year looks College 1-0 in the second round of the bright for the Tartans as a core of fresh- NCAA playoffs before falling to Calvin men and sophomores are waiting in the College 2-1 in the sectionals. Despite the wings to step into prominent roles.

Upcoming Events

Hunt Institute Exhibition 5 p.m. Keynote Lecture—James H. Cone, “Botanicals: Environmental Expressions in distinguished professor of system- Art, the Alisa and Isaac M. Sutton Collec- atic theology at Union Theological tion” represents one of the fi nest private Seminary, will give a lecture, “No- collections of contemporary botanical art in body Knows de Trouble I’ve Seen.” America. The exhibition will be on display McConomy Auditorium, UC from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday- University Lecture Series Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday on the 5th Alan Houston, a political science professor fl oor of the Hunt Library.

at the University of California San Diego, PHOTO BY KEN ANDREYO will discuss “New Discoveries in the Life Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Benjamin Franklin.” See page 12 for Sen. Bob Casey greets Ed Rubin, the Alumni Professor of Environ- Monday, Jan. 18 more information. See the cover story for more information. 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20 mental Engineering and Science, during a recent campus visit. Rubin Classes scheduled after 12:30 p.m. are McConomy Auditorium, UC is a member of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, canceled for the day. All events take place in the University Center (UC). Staff Council General Body Meeting which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Noon Community Collage and Choral Open to all staff members Al Gore. During Casey’s visit, the senator delivered an address on Tribute to Dr. King Noon – 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21 12:30 p.m. State of Diversity Address — Gates Center 6115 climate change and innovation. “Carbon pollution threatens our Jared L. Cohon future and human life itself,” Casey told the crowd in Rashid Audi- 1:30 p.m. Presentation of the Martin University Lecture Series Luther King Jr. Writing Awards torium. He emphasized that green energy initiatives will improve the Journalist Chris Hedges, a senior fellow at 2 p.m. Children’s Programs The Nation Institute, will lecture on “The End environment and national security and increase job opportunities. 2:30 p.m. Community Conversation on of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle.” “A Guiding Principle for Watch his address at the Piper+ at www.cmu.edu/news/news-notes/ 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21 University Culture” Porter Hall 100 (Gregg Hall) piper/index.shtml. Casey’s visit was sponsored by the Steinbrenner 4:30 p.m. Candlelight Vigil Institute for Environmental Education and Research.

F OUR More Than Buildings Research Café Opens Downtown C ONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE L EE WEAVES VISION FOR SOUTH “Many of the studies offer food court 300 people participated in several dif- A USTRALIA’ S BUILT ENVIRONMENT certifi cates as rewards, and food and drink ferent studies that varied on topics from can be taken into the lab. In fact, most texting to marriage. Participants were ■ Malcolm King studies can be done while you’re eating entered in a special raffl e for a $100 lunch or enjoying a coffee or soda.” Architecture Professor Laura Lee said Giant Eagle gift card. The Research Café is an initiative the future of Adelaide, Australia’s built “We’re so excited to be able to reach of the Center for Behavioral Decision environment lies in integrated strategy. a whole different segment of the popula- Research (CBDR), a joint venture of “I want to play to South Austra- tion,” said Jessica Kopsic, a research as- the College of Humanities and Social lia’s unique strengths and how those sociate and Research Café manager. “The Sciences, the Tepper School of Business get translated into the built environ- opening went really well, and people and the Heinz College’s School of ment. I want to see real outcomes. The seemed eager to participate and learn how Public Policy and potential here is extraordinary and the Management. work goes far beyond the time you are Loewenstein sits here,” said Lee, who recently com- on the CBDR’s pleted a term in Adelaide as the 16th steering committee Thinker in Residence. and pushed for the Every year the Premier of South new research facility Australia, Mike Rann, invites two or

PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN to give the center three world-class thinkers to Adelaide better access to the to live and work. The Thinkers spend L AURA LEE community and give two to six months assisting South community members

Australia to build on its climate of ments to a real collective consciousness PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN the opportunity to creativity, innovation and excellence. about the city and space,” Lee said. learn more about G EORGE LOEWENSTEIN (LEFT), A PROFESSOR OF ECONOM- The Thinkers in Residence provide “By and large most people love the and participate in ICS AND PSYCHOLOGY AND RALPH HORGAN, ASSOCIATE VICE strategies for future development in the Central Market — it is a quintessential Carnegie Mellon PROVOST FOR CAMPUS DESIGN AND FACILITY DEVELOPMENT, arts and sciences, social policy, envi- experience in Adelaide. If you could ex- research. ATTENDED THE DOWNTOWN RESEARCH CAFÉ’ S OPENING. ronmental sustainability and economic tend the feeling of that space into other The lab occupies development. spaces they would say ‘yes, I want more 1,700 square feet of the Highmark Build- their contributions will provide insight “South Australia is a very creative of that.’” ing’s popular eating and shopping destina- into how we live and make decisions.” environment. It is an incubator for Lee said it’s important that design tion. It consists of a lobby area equipped “Jessica did an amazing job getting ideas. It’s a place where it’s very easy is about creating places and spaces with four computers designed for walk-in the lab set up and ready for the public,” to collaborate,” Lee said. where people feel a sense of belonging, surveys, a conference room for group sur- Loewenstein said. “I’m thrilled with the Lee said she sees herself as more connection, identity and value. “Right veys of up to 12 people and another room initial success, and she’s working on dif- of a connector than a creator; as part of now there is a lot of development activ- where participants can work at computers ferent programs to continue to encourage a team taking on ideas from global and ity ... but the design layering, which is or complete paper surveys. people to use the Research Café on their local designers, city planners, business qualitative, hasn’t been considered. We During the Research Café’s offi cial lunch or coffee breaks.” people and the public and feeding them need to try to leverage what the planning grand opening in November, more than back in to the community. document guidelines suggest so that it’s “The integrated design strategy about quality and innovation. that we put forward is a collaboration “The advantage of Adelaide is that O NLINE: FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A between the city and state government it has great bones. It has inherited one of SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING STUDIES, VISIT THE PIPER+ AT and will look at quality of life issues the world’s premium examples of city that go beyond individual develop- design,” Lee said. WWW. CMU. EDU/ NEWS/ NEWS- NOTES/ PIPER/ INDEX. SHTML.

Review Board Wowed by Carnegie Mellon|Portugal Partnership

■ Alexandra Carvalho Vieira The External Review Committee In a public report, the committee Pittsburgh, respectively. ICTI is an in- principle investigators, managers and (ERC) of the Carnegie Mellon|Portugal described the partnership as “a vision- ternational “virtual” institution funded entrepreneurs. The most notable addi- Partnership completed its third assess- ary initiative” and noted that impres- by the Portuguese government through tions to the program included new ties ment of the Information and Com- sive progress has been made since its the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tec- to industry affi liates in Portugal. These munications Technologies Institute previous visit in November 2008. nologia (FCT), an organization within affi liates include the Madeira — Inter- (ICTI). Special interest was given to ICTI offers professional Portugal’s Ministry of Science that active Technologies Institute (Madeira the key areas of recruiting top stu- masters’ degrees in human-computer funds scientifi c research and activities. — ITI), as well as two other centers of dents, fostering strong ties between interaction, information networking, Four of the fi ve ERC members expertise in software engineering and Portuguese universities and corporate information technology, information were in attendance during the evalua- cyber security, which are important affi liates, and creating an international security and software engineering. tion in September: Sir John O’Reilly, areas for further development in the environment. Doctoral degrees are offered in vice-chancellor of Cranfi eld University Information Communication Technol- The ERC report stated: “It is clear computer science, electrical and in the United Kingdom; Tariq Durrani, ogy (ICT) sector in Portugal. to us that the Carnegie Mellon|Portugal computer engineering, engineering and University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Currently, 10 corporate affi liates Partnership is contributing substan- public policy, language technology, Scotland; Joel Moses of the Massa- provide fi nancial support to more than tially to the transformation of univer- applied mathematics, software chusetts Institute of Technology; and 45 students in the partnership, and sity research and graduate education in engineering, and technological change Luigia Aiello of the Università di many of these students have obtained Portugal, ensuring that the very highest and entrepreneurship. Roma La Sapienza, Italy. work with these companies upon international standards of excellence The ICTI program is led by To learn more about the progres- graduation. In total, the partnership has are attained.” directors João Barros and José M. sion of the program, the ERC members more than 39 industrial partners. F. Moura, located in Portugal and met with faculty, students, alumni,

F IVE President Cohon Meets With Staff in Open Forum

■ Bruce Gerson At the Staff Council-sponsored Open which was in line with forecasts and his salary. Cohon said that, contrary to easier to calculate deductions over 24 Forum on Monday, Nov. 30, President with the investment results at peer uni- the impression given by the press, he did pay periods and that it allowed for a Jared L. Cohon began with remarks versities. Due to endowment spending not receive a raise this year, consistent smoother transition. Cohon noted that about the proposed city tuition tax on rules, last year’s endowment losses will with the salary freeze. The raise that was non-exempt bi-weekly pay employees students, and the university’s budget. affect the operating budget in the current reported was from two years ago and co- would receive $400 in December to After his opening remarks, he fi elded year and for at least two more years. He incided with his reappointment to a third mitigate the effect of the transition. questions from about 50 people in at- explained that this was the reason for term. He added that his salary is below In response to questions about the tendance on issues ranging from budget calling for budget cuts of 5 percent and the 25th percentile in the comparison recent land acquisitions along Forbes reductions and salary increases to the 10 percent in academic and administra- group that the Board of Trustees uses Avenue near Craig Street, President transition to bi-weekly pay for non- tive units, respectively, over the three when setting his salary. Cohon said a master planning process exempt employees and the recent land fi scal years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Several questions arose concern- that will include the campus community acquisitions along Forbes Avenue near Cohon expressed the university’s ing the transition to bi-weekly pay for and neighborhood representatives will Craig Street. opposition to the proposed tuition tax. non-exempt employees. One question determine specifi c plans. He said the With regard to the budget, Cohon He provided some recent historical was about the timing of the transition buildings along the south side of Forbes, reported that the university ended fi scal background on the relationship between and another was about the distribution except for PNC Bank, were in the year 2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, Pittsburgh’s non-profi t institutions and of payroll deductions. Barbara Smith, process of being demolished and that the 2009) with a surplus, a very good result the City government. assistant VP for Human Resources, said university has submitted a proposal to compared to the budgeted defi cit. He In response to a question about it was decided that during the Open the city to establish an “art park” for the attributed the outcome in part to cost- salary increases for next year, President Enrollment period for benefi ts would short-term, where students can display saving measures taken throughout the Cohon said that increases are budgeted be a good time to make the transition, their works of art. university. Cohon also reported that the for next year. He took the opportunity and that deductions would be taken over To see the entire Open Forum, endowment lost 26.7 percent last year, to talk about recent press stories about 24 pays, rather than 26. She said it was visit http://bit.ly/CohonNov30.

H1N1 Modeling at Pittsburgh Gadgets and Gizmos Supercomputing Center Honored I NTEL OPEN HOUSE S HOWCASES PROJECTS ■ Michael Schneider such as vaccination and school closure. The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center “We can build experiments in the (PSC) has received the 2009 HPCwire computer that you can’t do in real life. Reader’s Choice Award for Top Super- We can build a population and infect computing Achievement for scientist them with the fl u. And then look at dif- Shawn Brown’s work in modeling the ferent mitigation strategies like vaccina- spread of the H1N1 virus. The award tions or anti-virals or social distancing recognized the PSC’s work as part of and see how that affects the disease the National Institutes of Health’s Mod- spread,” Brown said in a recent els of Infectious Disease Agent Study WTAE-TV report on the project. (MIDAS) proj- The com- ect, which sup- puter program ports research can illustrate how to simulate measures like disease spread vaccinations, and evaluate intervention strategies. closing schools and using drugs like Brown modeled the spread of the Tamifl u will impact the spread of H1N1. H1N1 virus in various locales, including Programmers are sharing this infor- the United States, the Washington, D.C., mation with local government leaders metropolitan area, and Allegheny Coun- and the Health Department in hopes of ty. The modeling helps policy-makers improving control of the disease. and public-health offi cials to evaluate “Of all the work I’ve done in the the effectiveness of mitigation strategies, supercomputing center, and I’ve done a lot of different things, this is certainly one that’s had the most social benefi t,” Brown said. Brown collaborates with the Pitts- PHOTO BY KEN ANDREYO

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factors underlying infectious disease FOR STUDENTS LEARNING TO PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS OF COMPUTERS, epidemics to develop real-time models SUCH AS THE POWER GRID OR THE INTERNET. THE PROJECT WAS ONE OF for particular localities, cities and states. SEVERAL SHOWN BY THE CLAYTRONICS TEAM, WHICH COMBINES MODULAR HPCwire is a news service for ROBOTICS, SYSTEMS NANOTECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE TO CREATE high-performance computing (HPC) THE DYNAMIC, 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION. MORE and computational science that serves THAN 58 PROJECTS WERE SHOWCASED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CARNEGIE an international community. M ELLON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. S HAWN BROWN

S IX Inspire Innovation Fuels Student Support

■ Heidi Opdyke to accomplish great things,” said David “Increasing philanthropic fund- Students come to Carnegie Mellon with Bohan, associate vice president and ing dedicated to student support helps a burning desire to make an impact — campaign executive director. “Secur- Carnegie Mellon remain competitive in their lives, careers and communities. ing more support for our students will in attracting and educating the best ensure that they continue to have the and brightest, while allowing operat- opportunity to transform their dreams ing dollars to be invested in university into reality.” programs” Bohan said. Bohan said many of the institutions Some of the current students that the university competes with for featured in materials promoting the students have much greater resources, initiative include Eric Blood, a senior in To that end, Inspire Innovation: The which can put Carnegie Mellon at a mechanical engineering who spent the Campaign for Carnegie Mellon Univer- competitive disadvantage. More than summer interning at a NASA research sity recently launched a special initiative 50 percent of the university’s under- center. His dream involves developing called “Fuel the Fire,” which is focused graduate students receive some form of green fl ight technologies that will revo- I feel as though life is successful,” said on inspiring donors to support scholar- fi nancial aid. Of the total dollars sup- lutionize air travel. Bernard, a recipient of the John Nagy Sr. ships, fellowships and other areas that porting undergraduate fi nancial aid this “I would ultimately like to get into academic year, $54 million comes from some kind of aeronautical design work Memorial Scholarship. and this summer internship gave me a real taste of what it’s like to work at The Campaign O NLINE: WWW. CMU. EDU/FUELT HEF IRE NASA,” said Blood, an avid trumpet The Inspire Innovation campaign re- WWW. CMU. EDU/ CAMPAIGN player and outdoorsman. cently surpassed an important milestone, Heather Bernard, a junior in chem- $600 million, on the way to its overall directly impact today’s students. the university operating budget and $8.1 istry, plans to attend medical school. goal of $1 billion. “Over the generations, one thing million from gift support. This imbal- She said she wants to work in a clinic Student support is one of the four about Carnegie Mellon students has ance places signifi cant pressure on the for underserved populations. main funding priorities along with remained constant: their intense drive university’s operating budget. “If I can change someone else’s faculty support, unrestricted giving, life like mine has been changed, then and facilities and equipment.

Students Help CNBC Produce Broadcast from Wiegand Gym

■ Heidi Opdyke the setup and preparation for this,” said Mary Duffy, senior executive producer For one night only Wiegand Gymnasi- of strategic programming and develop- um’s basketball courts were transformed ment at CNBC. “That fi rst vibe you into an elaborate television studio to host get when you partner with someone on a national discussion on manufacturing. production, it’s very telling.” This was the fi rst time a national broad- Carnegie Mellon staff from the cast has been fi lmed on campus. University Center, Computing Services, CNBC chose the venue to tape Events, Media Relations, Police and “Meeting of the Minds: Rebuilding Security were among those who contrib- America,” which fi rst aired on the uted to the success of the event. network on Dec. 2. Guests on the show More than 80 CNBC crew members included: Daniel R. DiMicco, chairman, from as far away as Texas and New president and CEO of Nucor Corp.; York began arriving days before the John Engler, president and CEO of the event. Additional staffers were hired

National Association of Manufacturers; PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN from Southwest Pennsylvania, Ohio Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford C ARNEGIE MELLON PRESIDENT JARED COHON GREETED PANELISTS IN DANFORTH and West Virginia. Over the course of Motor Co.; Leo W. Gerard, international L OUNGE. FROM LEFT ARE JOHN ENGLER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NATIONAL Thanksgiving weekend, the stage was president of the United Steelworkers; Jeff A SSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS; DANIEL R. DI M ICCO, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND built and an enormous light rig was Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE; and CEO OF NUCOR CORP.; COHON; AND JEFF IMMELT, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GE. hung from the rafters. Workers installed Hilda L. Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor. a boom camera on the gym’s balcony, “Carnegie Mellon has been noth- which later swung above the crowd as Duffy recently wrapped up another guests, too, to come here and really ing but fantastic with helping us with softly lit curtains covered the basketball special project involving Warren Buffet listen to what students have to say.” hoops along the perimeter. The crew and Bill Gates at Columbia University, Students were among those who worked 12-14 hour days to make sure but this was the fi rst time CNBC has asked questions of the panelists rang- everything was just right, and the set fi lmed the “Meeting of the Minds” series ing from union issues to trends on was struck hours after the taping. outside of CNBC Global Headquarters outsourcing. They also worked behind More than 700 audience members, in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. the scenes. Eighteen students served as including a bus full of steelworkers “There’s no better place to come CNBC interns for the day. from Warren, Ohio, watched the taping than Pittsburgh, it’s the heart of the “It’s like a big orchestra. That’s that lasted a little more than an hour. steel country, and it’s also an interesting why the students are so important today Duffy warmed the audience up prior to city because of the transformation it’s as part of the process for us,” Duffy the panelists arriving, while keeping an undergoing right now with meds and said. “It’s very inspiring, when you eye on fi nal details. In the time before eds,” Duffy said. “I think there’s a lot come back to school and you see these the show, Carnegie Mellon President of history here. With Carnegie Mellon students are so optimistic and full of Jared L. Cohon greeted the panelists and being one of the leading universities for hope. This next generation is going to other guests in Danforth Lounge. The engineers and the future, we wanted to be one of the smartest bunch of kids that PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN

P RERNA SINGH, A SOPHOMORE IN Connan Room also was transformed get the students’ point of view. They’re we’ve ever seen, I think. They’re just so

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S EVEN Electrifying Idea N OURBAKHSH WORKS TO CONVERT COMMUTER VEHICLES T O RUN ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

■ Byron Spice Most people have vivid memories of some car from their youth, whether it be a tricked-out Honda Civic or a beat-up VW Minibus. For Illah Nourbakhsh, those memories are stirred by a sleek, solar-powered car called the SUnSUrfer that he helped build as an undergraduate at Stanford University in 1988. Driving down the road with one eye on the ammeter, Nourbakhsh was OF ILLAH NOURBAKHSH PHOTO COURTESY impressed that the car was T HE CHARGEC AR TEAM USED SMART POWER MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE TO CONVERT A 2001 SCION X B FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC. able to generate all of its own power, either from solar cells or The site also can calculate how intelligence to manage how power is dis- controller could recapture 48 percent from its regenerative braking system. much wear and tear on batteries could be charged and stored,” Nourbakhsh said. of the energy during braking and that a And, having helped build it from the saved by using a supercapacitor, part of “Based on a driver’s route and habits, supercapacitor could reduce 56 percent ground up, he knew just how simple an a “smart power management” architec- the smart power management system of the load on the batteries and reduce electric car could be. ture that is key to the ChargeCar project. will decide whether to draw power for heating of the batteries — which short- Today, Nourbakhsh is an associate Unlike batteries, supercapacitors can the electric motors from the batteries or ens battery life — by 53 percent. professor of robotics and proud owner of charge and discharge at very high cur- the supercapacitor and decide where to “The No. 1 cost of electric vehicle an electrifi ed 2001 Toyota RAV4 that he rents and thus can improve the vehicle’s store electricity produced by the regen- ownership is the batteries,” Nourbakhsh uses for most of his driving. He is con- responsiveness, while reducing the erative braking system as the car slows said. “Smart power management will vinced that electric cars are practical as charge/discharge cycling that shortens down or goes down a hill.” save money initially because it pairs commuter vehicles and hopes to prove battery life. Determining the optimal means of a low-cost battery pack with a small it with a new project from his CREATE “Many people have talked about managing power will be one of Charge- supercapacitor. And it will continue to Lab, called ChargeCar. using supercapacitors as buffers on a Car’s primary goals. The researchers save money by increasing effi ciency Nourbakhsh and co-principal Gregg battery, but we also will use artifi cial calculate that an intelligent electric car and extending battery life.” Podnar hope to demonstrate that gas- powered cars can be cost-effectively converted to electric cars, using local Math Honors Kinderlehrer, Kramkov mechanics and commuter data from drivers from around the world. A newly ■ Jocelyn Duffy converted 2001 Scion xB is serving as a Two esteemed members of the Department of Mathematical Scienc- test bed. es have been honored with named professorships. David Kinderleh- Though car companies are still rer received the Alumni Professorship in Mathematical Sciences and looking for batteries powerful and cheap Dmitry Kramkov received the Mellon College of Science Professor- enough to use in a multi-purpose electric ship in Mathematical Finance. production car, Nourbakhsh and Podnar “Named professorships are the highest accolade a university say a little help from artifi cial intel- can grant to its faculty members. It is a recognition of all a faculty ligence and a device called a superca- member has done as a researcher, a teacher and a university citizen,” pacitor should enable existing batteries said Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon. to handle the load for the distance of a The Alumni Professorship was created by the university to commute. honor some of its most esteemed faculty members for their contribu-

“Most electric cars today are being PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN tions in their respective fi elds; the Alumni Professorship in Math- designed with top-down engineering to S HLOMO TAS’ SAN, PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICAL ematical Sciences was founded in 1992. Kinderlehrer, a professor match the performance of gas-powered SCIENCES, SPOKE WITH DMITRY KRAMKOV (RIGHT), WHO of mathematical sciences and materials science and engineering, is cars,” Nourbakhsh said. “Our goal is to RECEIVED THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED MELLON COLLEGE OF a leader in the fi eld of applied analysis. He is the co-founder of the revolutionize urban commuting by tak- S CIENCE PROFESSORSHIP IN MATHEMATICAL FINANCE. highly respected Center for Nonlinear Analysis and the fi rst math- ing a different approach — by fi rst ana- ematician to join the Materials Research Science and Engineering lyzing the needs, conditions and habits Center (MRSEC). He is best known for his contributions to advanc- of the daily commutes of actual people ing materials science research, in particular as part of the team that and then using this ‘commute ecology’ discovered a paradigm-changing characterization of microstructure. to develop electric vehicles suited to The newly established Mellon College of Science Professorship each unique commute.” in Mathematical Finance recognizes the department’s preeminent People are invited to store their position in mathematical fi nance and honors a faculty member who daily travel data via GPS and upload it possesses an outstanding reputation in that fi eld. Kramkov, a profes- to the project site, http://chargecar.org. sor of mathematical sciences, is a leader in computational fi nance, In addition to saving the data in a data especially as it relates to problems of hedging and optimal invest- base accessible to all researchers, the ment in incomplete fi nancial models. He is highly regarded for his site also can show each individual the work on optimal decomposition for supermartingales, asymptotic PHOTO BY TIM KAULEN energy cost of gasoline vs. electricity for elasticity condition on utility functions and risk-tolerance wealth F RED GILMAN, DEAN OF THE MELLON COLLEGE OF their commute. processes. He is the co-author of the Kramkov-Schachermayer S CIENCES, IS PICTURED WITH DAVID KINDERLEHRER, theorem that addresses the duality of portfolio optimization. THE ALUMNI PROFESSOR IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES.

E IGHT Vituccio’s Documentary Premieres at Three Rivers Film Festival P ITTSBURGH SOLDIERS PRAISE THE UNIQUE PIECE ON THE IRAQ WAR

■ Bruce Gerson Ralph Vituccio’s latest documentary is chills. It showed the war from a soldier’s much different than any the award-win- perspective.” ning fi lmmaker has produced before. It’s Helen Gerhardt, who drove a a story of the ongoing Iraq War told by tractor-trailer to deliver supplies to U.S. 15 Pittsburghers who served, survived forces in Iraq, said she “deeply respected and returned from the very hot, sand- the work.” She said the fi lm “showed fi lled, stench-ridden, bomb-blasting how the war affected all of us.” battlefi elds in and around Baghdad. Vituccio, who teaches visual story- Vituccio didn’t shoot any of the telling and is director of Media Develop- footage and he didn’t conduct any of the ment in Communications Design at the interviews, but his masterful editing and ETC, began work on the fi lm about two storytelling skills he used to produce the years ago after “In Service” fi rst debuted vivid “In Service: Pittsburgh to Iraq” as a live multimedia presentation, featur- could be his fi nest work yet. The one- ing three video screens, live perform- PHOTO COURTESY OF RALPH VITUCCIO PHOTO COURTESY hour documentary tells the war stories ers and soldiers reading from their war A STILL FROM “IN SERVICE: PITTSBURGH TO IRAQ” HELPS TELL THE STORY OF of 12 local soldiers, two journalists and diaries. He served as media director for PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN WAR. one government offi cial. It features their the show at the request of Jeff Carpenter voices, their thoughts, their memories of the Bricolage Production Company soldier in the fi lm. “Fear kicks in, goes you this whole other vision of what it’s and their video footage from Iraq. and Andrew Swenson of Pittsburgh away quickly and then adrenaline kicks like to be in war. So, I’m happy with it. Vituccio says the fi lm is about ordinary Filmmakers. Carpenter conducted the in. It’s a rush, an experience you’ve I think it’s a pretty intense piece.” people enduring extraordinary circum- interviews with the soldiers after they never experienced before.” Vituccio has been at Carnegie stances. returned home to Pittsburgh. Carpenter’s brother, Scott, who Mellon for more than 25 years. He’s “It’s pretty perfect,” said Dan “I had over 60 hours of interviews served as deputy assistant secretary of developed, written and produced nu- Driscoll, who served in Iraq as an Army and footage and used maybe a third for state, tells the story of witnessing a cap- merous award-winning fi lms, videos, tank commander before enrolling in the the multimedia piece,” Vituccio said. “I tive Sadam Hussein being interrogated. CDs, DVDs, Web sites and multimedia master’s degree program at Carnegie thought there was so much great mate- “He [Hussein] looked nervous and projects for Carnegie Mellon and corpo- Mellon’s Entertainment Technology rial that I decided to work on it the last defi ant. ‘Why did you attack your peo- rate and commercial clients. A fi lm and Center (ETC). two years to make it into a traditional ple in Halabja?’ he was asked. (Hussein video production teacher at Pittsburgh Driscoll and several other Iraqi War documentary. The video the soldiers used poisonous gas to kill thousands Filmmakers, Vituccio has worked with veterans, two of which were in the fi lm, shot are behind-the-scenes stuff, which of Iraqis in Halabja, a Kurdish town in Paul Goodman, the Richard M. Cyert attended the Three Rivers Film Festival is pretty incredible.” Iraq, during the Iran-Iraq War in 1988.) Professor of Organizational Psychology premiere of “In Service: Pittsburgh to In the fi lm the soldiers, a photogra- And he simply said, ‘They were traitors, at the Tepper School, on several of his Iraq” last month at the Regent Square pher from Getty Images, a CNN reporter they deserved to die,’” Scott Carpenter documentaries that have aired on PBS. Theater in nearby Edgewood. and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary said. Some of Vituccio’s recent projects “It gives the soldiers’ voice. It’s of State chronicle their experiences — Vituccio said he’s happy with the include “The Port of Philadelphia,” a really intense. I love it. It’s great, one of from learning of their deployment and fi nished product and plans to submit the mini IMAX fi lm for the Independent the best documentaries I’ve seen,” said arriving in Iraq, to avoiding gunfi re, fi lm to other festivals. Seaport Museum; a synthetic interview Daniel Connerly, who was in the fi lm. detonating Improvised Roadside De- “I showed actor Anthony Daniels with Abraham Lincoln for the National “This documentary comes closer vices (IEDs) and killing insurgents. (C-3PO in Star Wars) a rough cut and he Civil War Museum in Harrisburg; and a than anything I’ve ever seen,” said Mark “You really don’t know what life is said it was nothing like what you see on second synthetic interview with Charles Suckfi el, who served in Iraq. “It gave me like until you’re in a gunfi ght,” says one CNN,” Vituccio said. “He said it shows Darwin for the Carnegie Science Center. IS Class Helps Steelers Quarterback’s “In the Pocket” Event

■ Shilo Raube On the fi eld, Pittsburgh Steelers quarter- Sciences’ Program. Students Thomas back Charlie Batch is known for his reli- Flavin, Meredith Huffsmith, Phillip able and accurate throwing arm. Off the Pantalone and Amritha Prasad worked fi eld, he’s known and recognized for his under faculty advisors Jeria Quesenberry dedication to mentoring children through and Larry Heimann to design and build his Best of the Batch Foundation. an event scheduling system for “In the For the past two years, Batch has Pocket.” held the “In the Pocket” fundraiser to The project team attended the third benefi t Best of the Batch’s reading and annual event in November and unveiled computer literacy program. The event their work — a software application that registered and checked-in players,

features Batch, his teammates and other PHOTO BY SHARON BLAZEVICH local celebrities playing friendly games updated schedule changes, informed S TUDENTS CREATED AN EVENT SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR CHARLIE BATCH’ S ANNUAL of ping-pong, pool and poker. However, players of game times and displayed live FUNDRAISER “IN THE POCKET.” THE TEAM INCLUDED MEREDITH HUFFSMITH (FRONT ROW everything from registration to game results on a large, projected scoreboard. FROM LEFT), AMRITHA PRASAD, CHARLIE BATCH AND PROFESSOR JERIA QUESENBERRY. management and scoring was handled “The project was a huge success,” I N THE SECOND ROW IS LATASHA WILSON OF THE BEST OF THE BATCH FOUNDATION, on paper — causing logistical diffi culties said Quesenberry, an IS assistant teach- P ROFESSOR LARRY HEIMANN, THOMAS FLAVIN AND PHILLIP PANTALONE. from game queue management to real- ing professor. “In 12 weeks, the students time scoring. met with the foundation’s leadership money that could otherwise impact the early December. To ensure that this year’s event ran and delivered a customized and reus- lives of children. And, our students were “These projects give local non-profi t more smoothly and showcased real- able application. A similar commercial able to take their classroom knowledge clients made-to-order software solutions time results, Batch teamed up with the software solution would have cost the and apply it in a real world setting.” that they otherwise couldn’t afford. It’s a information systems (IS) application foundation several thousand dollars, so This semester a total of 15 IS teams win-win situation,” said Randy Wein- course — a senior-level course within by working with us, they were able to created projects for clients, which were berg, teaching professor and head of the the College of Humanities & Social improve their event without spending displayed during a presentation in Information Systems program. N INE Barth, McCartney Named to Eberly Family Professorships

■ Jocelyn Duffy Alison Barth and Brooke McCartney, worldwide. Barth also conducts research both biological sciences faculty on epilepsy. members, were named the most recent McCartney, an assistant professor, recipients of the Eberly Family Career is a cell and developmental biologist Development Professorships in the who investigates the ways in which Biological Sciences. The professorship, cells communicate with each other and which was established in 1993, and how those cellular signals infl uence divided into two chairs in 1997, was cell fate and the organization of the created to help recruit, retain and cytoskeleton during development. She recognize exceptional biological studies the basic cellular functions of the sciences faculty in the Mellon College human colon cancer tumor suppressor, of Science. Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC). Her “The intent [of these professorships] research has revealed the mechanisms is to celebrate existing achievements, by which APC localizes in a cell, PHOTO BY KEN ANDREYO to inspire further achievements and to among other characteristics. These A CTING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT HEAD JOHN WOOLFORD, PROVOST try to incentivize intellectual capital to fi ndings may provide new insights into M ARK KAMLET, ROBERT EBERLY III, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALISON BARTH, remain in this region,” said Robert cellular function during development M ELLON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE DEAN FRED GILMAN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Eberly III at a reception for the recipients. and contribute to the understanding of B ROOKE MC C ARTNEY, AND PRESIDENT JARED COHON ATTENDED A RECEPTION

“These chairs and these women really APC’s role in colon cancer initiation. CELEBRATING BARTH AND MC C ARTNEY’ S NEW PROFESSORSHIPS. exemplify what we as a family hoped to achieve when we created instruments like these professorships.” Barth, an associate professor MLK Jr. Day Activities Explore University Culture C ONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE and member of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, studies President’s DAC and assistant vice opposition to racial segregation. Christian theology, with special atten- plasticity in neurons. Her work focuses president of Diversity and Equal Oppor- Carnegie Mellon’s celebration will tion to black theology and the theologies on understanding how experience tunity Services, said, “The implementa- conclude with student speakers, Kristine of Africa, Asia and Latin America, as transforms the properties of neurons tion plan section of the draft document McPherson, a senior in statistics and well as 20th century European-American to encode memory. She developed remains to be written through collabora- professional writing, and Francisco San- theologies. His current research focuses and patented the fi rst tool to locate tive exchanges of the President’s DAC tiago, a junior in mechanical engineer- on the theological relationship between and characterize neurons activated by with the university community. We ing, and a keynote address, “Nobody the cross and the lynching tree. experience, a transgenic mouse called would like for this year’s Community Knows de Trouble I’ve Seen,” by James Cone is the author of 11 books the fosGFP mouse. The mice have been Conversation to be one of many such H. Cone, the Charles A. Briggs Distin- and has received numerous honors and licensed to every major pharmaceutical planned exchanges.” guished Professor of Systematic Theol- awards including eight honorary company in the United States and Later in the afternoon, the campus ogy at Union Theological Seminary in degrees and induction into the Arkansas distributed to more than 80 researchers community will gather in the Purnell New York. The event begins at 5 p.m. in Black Hall of Fame. Center lobby to begin a candlelight march Rangos Ballroom. Updates regarding Martin Luther to the University Center. The march is An ordained minister in the African King Jr. Day will be posted at an opportunity for the community to Methodist Episcopal Church, Cone www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/fi rst-year/ demonstrate support for civil rights and focuses his research and teaching on mlk/index.html.

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T EN Students Serve as Toy Soldiers F OOD DRIVE A SUCCESS ■ Chriss Swaney First-year students from the College of Engineering kicked off their fourth annual U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive with a mobile World War II museum and a dove release to signify hope and peace. “Toys for Tots means a lot to me because it gives me the opportunity to give back some of what I have and give children a great holiday,” said Alex Etling, a member of the College of Engineering’s First-Year Advisory Board (FAB), a group that started raising money and collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program four years ago. The FAB is designed to help freshmen adjust to the rigors of college life. Other FAB team members this year include Sarah Zakrajsek, Yi Shi and Anisha Vyas. “This year’s group has raised almost $300 toward a goal of raising the most for this event since its inception,” said Andrew Goldberg, a senior majoring in mechani- cal engineering. “Each year, the tradition grows stronger and each year’s FAB group continues to amaze me with their passion for doing this.” Carnegie Mellon University Police assisted students in collecting toys during the drive. Students Bianka Roy and Sangita Sharma also collected gifts of lip- stick and cosmetics for the mothers and wives of injured U.S. Army soldiers who survived the recent tragedy at Fort Hood in Texas. Krista Troy Foster of Saks Fifth Ave. in Pittsburgh contributed specially packaged gifts for Carnegie Mellon’s new Lipstick and A Smile program. PHOTO BY KRIS HUTCHINGS

Mike Haas, assistant director of annual giving, assisted in unloading the donations from Carnegie Mellon’s 16th Annual Food Drive at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Sponsored by Staff Council, the food drive had its most successful year ever this fall. Members of the campus community contributed 7,896 pounds of food and $1,702.10. The non-profi t organization located in Duquesne collects, stores and distributes food and household products to nearly 350 charitable agencies in southwestern Pennsylvania through soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, day care and senior centers for low-income people, and special care facilities. For more information about Staff Council visit www.cmu.edu/staff-council/. PHOTO BY KEN ANDREYO

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E LEVEN L ECTURE SPOTLIGHT: NEW WRITINGS FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN UNCOVERED

■ Heidi Opdyke really felt myself vibrating in my chair. W HO: A LAN C. HOUSTON, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, Alan C. Houston was on the last item on I checked all of my notes, and I couldn’t UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO his last day of his last European research fi nd any reference to it, and it dawned on trip for a book on Benjamin Franklin me that these things were new.” W HAT: “DOING HISTORY, MAKING NEWS: NEW DISCOVERIES when he stumbled upon something un- In all, Houston found 47 letters to or IN THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN” usual at the British Library. from Franklin that until April 2007 had W HEN: 4:30 P . M ., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 “I had spent the day looking at been unknown. All date to 1755 and doc- events from Fort Duquesne, I was trying ument Franklin’s early contributions to W HERE: M C C ONOMY AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY CENTER to dot all the Is and cross all the Ts, and the Seven Years War. He will discuss his fi nd and research at 4:30 p.m., Wednes- make sure that nothing had been missed details about how local farmers and day, Jan. 20 in McConomy Auditorium. in the published record,” said Houston, a military troops behaved during the era. Houston said the reason the letters professor in the Department of Political A political theorist, Houston’s might not have been recognized is be- Science at the University of California research focuses on the development cause they were copies of originals made San Diego. of liberal, republican, and democratic by Thomas Birch, a friend and intel- ideas in Europe and America. His lectual who transcribed many materials interests also include legal theory and he thought were important for his own constitutional law. He is the author of writings. Nearly 400 volumes of Birch’s “Algernon Sidney and the Republican work reside in the British Library. Heritage in England and America,” “There are three types of letters,” for which he won both the 1990 Leo Houston said. “Most are complete copies Strauss Award and the 1992 Founda- of the originals, some include Birch’s tions of Political Theory Book Award, paraphrases, and in a handful of cases and co-editor (with Steve Pincus) of

there is just a heading.” OF ALAN C. HOUSTON PHOTO COURTESY “A Nation Transformed: England After The original letters have been lost to A LAN C. HOUSTON the Restoration.” He is the editor of history, and while Birch’s copies remain “Franklin: The Autobiography and for Human Values at Princeton Univer- in the archives of the British Library, they Other Writings on Politics, Economics, sity. He also has received grants and are now available at an interactive Web and Virtue;” his most recent publication fellowships from the National Endow- site hosted by William and Mary Quar- is “Benjamin Franklin and the Politics ment for the Humanities, the American terly, which published Houston’s research IMAGE COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO IMAGE COURTESY of Improvement” (Yale, 2008). He has Philosophical Society and the University in April. R ESEARCH UNCOVERED 47 LETTERS TO been a fellow in the Society of Fellows of California. He is currently writing a Despite the connections to the region OR FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THAT HAD at Columbia University and the Center book on the Levellers. BEEN UNKNOWN. in his research, Houston said this will be his fi rst visit to Pittsburgh. The lecture is What he uncovered were letters intended for anyone with an interest in Students Help CNBC C ONTINUED FROM PAGE SEVEN regarding the march of General Brad- Pennsylvania and American history. dock toward Fort Duquesne, at what is “Part of what is exciting is that work- to them individually, they’re very, very happy. That’s great to hear that.” now Point State Park in Pittsburgh, in ing on Benjamin Franklin is the breadth Ida Lomibao, a music performance and professional writing major who is also 1755. Braddock never made it to Fort and depth of his interests and accomplish- in the accelerated Master of Arts Management program, helped audience members Duquesne; he was fatally wounded in ments. It is extraordinary,” Houston said. fi nd seats in McConomy Auditorium, where people waited until the show was ready a battle with French and Native Ameri- “He’s a terrifi cally important political to be fi lmed. cans a few miles short of his destination. leader, an intellectual of the highest order “I’ve worked front-of-house so I’m used to this,” Lomibao said, referring to “The very fi rst thing I looked at was and, unlike some of the other founding helping audience members during theatrical and musical productions. “And I’ve a letter from Benjamin Franklin to the fathers, he had a great sense of humor. done public relations work in the past so I thought this would be an interesting Secretary of the Governor of Mary- “The thing about Franklin is he turns opportunity to see a different side of the fi eld.” land,” said Houston who was recently out to be different from the stereotype of Hannah Post, a sophomore in professional writing and French, said she loved appointed provost of UCSD’s Eleanor the charming yet exceedingly practical watching how the show was put together. Roosevelt College. American icon.” “My favorite part overall was meeting the production team and watching them “It didn’t look at all familiar. … As Outside of Franklin’s interest in work, because this gave me a glimpse into a career fi eld I previously hadn’t known I fl ipped through the rest of the volume, Pennsylvania’s participation in the British much about,” Post said. my heart was starting to pound and I Empire, the letters offered Houston new Charles Rawlins, a junior in music and technology, was among the students who volunteered for the show. He and other students sat on the “hot seats” under the lights holding photos of the panelists while CNBC crew members adjusted equipment during the morning. He aided with crowd control later in the day. Is the Piper helping to keep you in- “My adviser thought that it would be cool to see the production areas and check it out,” Rawlins said. “It was awesome. 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