June 20, 2002

Vol. 12, No. 48

The "8 1/2 x 11 News" is published each week by the Department of Public Relations. News of campus interest should be sent to
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Carnegie Mellon researchers have formed a Center for Computer and Communications Security (C3S) to tackle the challenges and problems related to Internet security, data storage and privacy issues stemming from America's ongoing war against terrorism.

—The center is multidisciplinary with faculty coming from Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), the Software Engineering Institute and the CERT Coordination Center, the government-funded computer emergency response team at Carnegie Mellon.

—ECE Head Pradeep Khosla, director of the C3S, said although security technology is advancing, the Internet is still susceptible to viruses, computer intrusions and cyberterrorism. The new center will focus on cutting-edge technologies related to security in distributed systems and wireless and optical networks as well as new technologies to guarantee the privacy of information.

—One of the center's latest research tasks includes the development of "self-securing devices." With the support of a $4.5 million grant from the Department of Defense, C3S researchers are developing computer components, such as hard disk drives and network cards, that will be able to defend themselves and, ultimately, each other, from attack.

—Further information: www.cmu.edu/PR/press_releases

STUDENTS SEMI-FINALISTS IN DESIGN COMPETITION FOR BETTER CELL PHONE

Four Carnegie Mellon mechanical engineering students recently took part in a nationwide competition to design a better cell phone. As semi-finalists, Punit Ahluwalia, Mary Berna, Susan Eitelman and Hans Mueller won a trip to Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center where they will be rewarded June 21 for having the most "creative design." Each student receives a $500 gift certificate, an innovative communication device and student editions of new engineering software. The team designed a special hinge that allows the cell phone user a full 180-degree opening range—a range that would make phones more compact and durable, according to the competition judges who came from various industry sectors. Daniel P. Siewiorek, the Buhl University Professor of Computer Science, was the student adviser.

STILL TIME TO CONTRIBUTE TO FACULTY & STAFF CAMPAIGN

More than 350 faculty and staff have contributed over $150,000 this year to Carnegie Mellon's Faculty and Staff Campaign. Faculty and staff wishing to support this year's campaign must make their donation by June 30. You can make your gift online at http://www.cmu.edu/give/. To make a contribution by payroll deduction, contact Catherine Staniewicz at 8-1623.

SCHEDULE OF TICKET SALES FOR KENNYWOOD PICNIC

The university's annual employee picnic at Kennywood Park, sponsored by Staff Council, will be held Saturday, July 13. Pavilions 8 and 9 will be reserved for Carnegie Mellon employees, their families and friends. Information regarding ticket sales is posted on the bboard official.cmu-news for June 19.

NEWS BRIEFS

—The postal rate for first-class mail will increase from 34 to 37 cents, effective June 30. New 37-cent stamps and 3-cent stamps are available at the University Post Office, 4902 Forbes Ave. The post office will close at noon, June 27 for the end-of-the-year inventory.

—Webmasters who have recently made changes or are in the process of updating Web sites for their programs, centers, departments, schools and colleges, should notify the Advancement Communications Department to ensure that these updates are reflected in the macro-level, or top layer of the Carnegie Mellon Web site. Notify Bruce Gerson (bg02@andrew) or Kelly Young (ky0i@andrew) of your changes. Webmasters should review the university's top layers to ensure their programs are included correctly.

—The Art Store will be closed for inventory Wednesday - Friday, June 26 - 28. Entropy and the University Shoppe will be closed for inventory on Thursday and Friday, June 27 - 28.

PERSONAL MENTION

—Psychology Professor Sheldon Cohen has been awarded the American Psychological Society's James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award for outstanding career contributions to applied psychological research. The award, one of the society's highest honors, cites Cohen's groundbreaking scientific contributions toward understanding the behavioral, cognitive and physiological effects of social and environmental stress on human behavior and health.

—Mary Ann Pike, part-time documentation specialist at the Software Engineering Institute, will throw out the first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates game on July 2. The honor is part of her grand prize for winning the PNC Park Blood Drive on June 5.

—Chriss Swaney, director of media relations for the College of Engineering, recently participated in the Pew International Journalism Forum on "International News and the Media: The Impact of September 11" in Washington, D.C. Swaney joined editors and reporters from The Wall Street Journal, The Friday Times of Pakistan, Al Alam Al Youm Newspapers of Egypt, The Washington Post, La Opinion, NPR, The Boston Globe and the San Antonio Express News.

—The Creative Capital Foundation has awarded its 2002 grants to 40 artists nationwide, including three who have ties to the School of Art. Center for Arts in Society Fellow John Jota Leanos, whose home department will be the School of Art, and his collaborators received funding for their mock television program examining the impact of technology on local and global communities of color. Associate Professor of Art Steve Kurtz and the Creative Art Ensemble with Beatriz da Costa, a former exchange student in the School of Art, earned a grant for GenTerra, a multi-media project about the politics of genetic engineering. STUDIO for Creative Inquiry Fellow Faith Wilding and MFA alumni Christina Hung Nguyen, Laleh Mehran and Hyla Willis received funding for Refugia, a multi-media installation examining the issue of refuge in relation to technology, gender conflict and political struggle. For more information on all projects visit the Web at http://creative-capital.org/artists

—University Libraries has honored Jeffrey Hinkelman, video collection manager in Hunt Library, Jason Bugg, resource sharing associate in the Engineering and Science Library, heila Rosenthal, librarian in the Software Engineering Institute, and Susan Collins, reference librarian in Hunt Library, for their outstanding achievements. Collins and Rosenthal were cited for "Excellence in Customer Satisfaction," Bugg for "Excellence in Library Citizenship" and Hinkelman for "Excellence in Forwarding the Instructional and Research Mission of the Library." Each received $250.

—Marty Vander Velde (IA'00) is the new project manager at the Innovation Transfer Center (ITC). She is in charge of performing market analyses to determine the commercial value of Carnegie Mellon research, marketing the technology to potential licensees and negotiating a license once a licensee is found. The ITC helps university inventors and product innovators decide whether to license their inventions to an already existing company or form a "start-up" company.

—Paul S. Goodman, the Richard M. Cyert professor of organizational psychology at the Graduate School of Industrial Administration, has been elected a fellow of the Academy of Management.

—Marco La Civita, a doctoral student in the Mechanical Engineering Department, has received a $5,000 award from The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation's Guidance, Navigation and Control Technical Committee for his research program entitled "An Integrated Framework for Full-Flight-Envelope Modeling, Control and Guidance of Robotic Helicopters." The program's objective is to develop an integrated framework that will enable robotic helicopters to navigate in constrained, cluttered, complex and changing environments and to quickly move into optimal locations for surveillance, fire-detection, resupply, rescue and chasing operations.

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

—June 25 - 26: A Vanguard representative will be available for one-on-one investment counseling from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Make an appointment to learn more about investing for long-term goals, selecting mutual funds for your savings and why it pays to save through your retirement plan. To schedule your personal, 30-minute one-on-one session, call Vanguard at 1-800-662-0106, x69000.

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