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May 25, 2006 Vol. 16, No. 44
The "8 1/2 x 11 News" is published each week by the University Advancement Division. News of campus interest should be sent to one of the following editors:
Ed Delaney, 412-268-1609
(ed47@andrew.cmu.edu) 2001 Editions are available online. 2002 Editions are available online. 2003 Editions are available online. 2004 Editions are available online. 2005 Editions are available online. Previous editions are available online.
PROFESSOR JOHN LEHOCZKY REAPPOINTED DEAN OF H&SS The university has appointed John Lehoczky, the Thomas Lord Professor of Statistics and Mathematical Sciences, to a second five-year term as dean of the university's highly regarded College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS). "John has worked tirelessly and effectively as dean, to the great benefit of the college and the university," said Carnegie Mellon Provost and Senior Vice President Mark Kamlet. —A committee of H&SS faculty appointed by the provost to review Lehoczky's performance unanimously recommended his reappointment. "John Lehoczky's administration of the college is guided by a far-sighted vision of the strategic role of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in the university. He sees the development of humanities and social sciences programs at Carnegie Mellon University as essential if the university is to continue its ascent in the national rankings," the committee wrote in its report. —Lehoczky has overseen the launch of the college's ambitious Humanities Initiative, a collaborative effort of Carnegie Mellon's humanities departments to produce alumni who have the skills to solve real-world problems, the flexibility to adapt to changing technology and markets, and a respect for intellectual and cultural diversity. He also has been a strong advocate for developing Carnegie Mellon's international programs. While he has been dean, H&SS has launched an interdisciplinary International Relations Program and now offers a major in Chinese. —Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/060521_lehoczky.html. QATAR CAMPUS CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW BUILDING Students, staff and faculty of Carnegie Mellon in Qatar capped off the spring 2006 semester with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the university's new building. At the ceremony, Carnegie Mellon Qatar Dean Chuck Thorpe spoke about the future of Carnegie Mellon in Education City. "The building will be a visually spectacular addition to Qatar Foundation. But what's much more important, it will be a spectacular space for our educational and research mission. We will, of course, have classrooms and offices and laboratories; but beyond that, we will follow the Carnegie Mellon tradition of having open spaces for people to meet, talk, drink coffee and build the future. We look forward to welcoming not just Carnegie Mellon, but all of Education City to drop by and collaborate with us," Thorpe said. The teaching and learning facility, being built by Qatar Foundation for Carnegie Mellon, will measure 42,000-square-meters. Excavation and construction is expected to begin in July. Completion is slated for January 2008. —Further information: http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/media/index.php?pg=ni&id=237. LOWER INCOME, EDUCATION LEAD TO GREATER STRESS LEVELS People with low incomes are more likely to be under stress than their wealthier peers, according to a study published in Psychosomatic Medicine, the journal of the American Psychosomatic Society, by Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology. William J. Doyle, a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Andrew Baum, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, co-authored the study. —Researchers measured the income and years of education for 95 men and 98 women, and then tested their urine and saliva for stress hormones. Cohen and his co-authors found that the lower the income and education levels, the higher the levels of three stress hormones: epinephrine, norepinephrine and cortisol. The study also found that the lower peoples' incomes and education levels were, the more likely they were to smoke and skip breakfast. They were also less likely to have diverse social networks, which are known to relate to better health. —Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060522_stress.html. COMPUTING SERVICES LAUNCHES ONLINE PUBLIC EVENT CALENDAR If you're looking for a way to publicize your campus event to the general public, Computing Services has the answer: a new online Public Event Calendar at http://www.cmu.edu/events/. While the Campus Event Calendar (http://my.cmu.edu) is only accessible to Carnegie Mellon students, faculty and staff, this new online calendar is available to everyone. If your organization has an event listing within the Campus Event Calendar, visit http://www.cmu.edu/computing/documentation/portal_public/cal_public.html for more details about publishing your events to the new Public Event Calendar. If your organization does not participate in either event calendar, visit http://www.cmu.edu/computing/documentation/portal_eventcalendar/eventcalendar.html or contact webmaster@andrew.cmu.edu. Questions and/or comments should be directed to webmaster@andrew.cmu.edu or to the Computing Services Help Center at x8-HELP. ANDY AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE JULY 10 Nominations are being accepted for the 2006 Andy Awards, the university-wide recognition program that honors individual staff members and/or teams whose outstanding dedication and performance have had a significant impact on the university. Awards are given in five categories: dedication, innovation, enthusiasm, citizenship and culture. The deadline for nominations is July 10. Awards are open to all non-faculty university employees. Nomination forms and further information are available at http://www.cmu.edu/andyawards/. NEWS BRIEFS —Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned, chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, delivered the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon's 109th Commencement on Sunday, May 21. The complete transcript of her address is posted at http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/060522_sheikha.html. —The Athletic Department is offering several sports camps for school-age children on the following dates: Volleyball Camp for Girls in grades 7 - 12, July 17 - 21 and July 24 - 28. Contact Coach Kim Kelly at 412-268- 2193 or kakelly@andrew.cmu.edu. Basketball Camps: Tartan Day Camp, boys and girls ages 6 -14, July 10 - 14. Drill 4 Skill Camp: Boys & girls grades 4 - 10, July 31 - Aug. 4. Information: contact Tony Wingen at 412-268-2218 or aw30@andrew.cmu.edu. (Due to the resurfacing of the field this year, soccer camp has been cancelled and will resume in 2007.) —Fifteen Carnegie Mellon graduate students have won National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship awards. An additional 12 students received "honorable mention" for their work. The National Science Foundation recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctor's degrees. The names of the students are posted at http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060518_nsf.html. —Beginning this summer, 12 promising MBA students at the Tepper School of Business who have shown an entrepreneurial edge will gain invaluable knowledge of business ventures through a new hands-on mentorship program. The new program is the result of a generous gift from renowned venture capitalist and Tepper School graduate James R. Swartz, co-founder of Accel Partners, a global venture capital firm that counts several of the most significant revolutions in technology businesses among its investments, including Veritas Software, RealNetworks and Macromedia. Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060522_swartz.html. PERSONAL MENTION —The U.S. Department of Education has appointed Robert Siegler, the Teresa Heinz Professor of Cognitive Psychology, to the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. The panel's mission is to advise the president and secretary of education on how scientific research can advance the teaching and learning of mathematics. Siegler's research focuses on children's reasoning and problem-solving abilities, particularly in mathematics and science. He has written seven books, edited four others, and authored more than 150 articles and book chapters. His book, "Emerging Minds," was named one of the "Best Psychology Books of 1996" by the Association of American Publishers. Further information: http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases06/060518_siegler.html. CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
—June 2-4: The Department of Psychology's 34th Carnegie Symposium on Cognition, Some of the world's leading cognitive scientists will discuss the concept of embodiment--the idea that the way people perceive the world around them is influenced by their representations of themselves as part of that world. Further information: www.psy.cmu.edu:16080/embodiment.
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