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Ricardo Taborda, who accepted the award via a special virtual video, received his alma mater's highest alumni honor in civil engineering for his leadership and impact on the overall development of Colombia and Latin America.]]>http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2009/November/nov6_tabordaaward.shtmlCarnegie Mellon's Ph.D. Student Receives Prestigious Award from Alma Mater

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Paul Fischbeck, professor of social and decision sciences and engineering and public policy, said tough health care policy decisions revolve around cost-benefit trade-offs.]]>http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2009/November/nov6_healthcaredebate.shtmlResearcher Links Health Care Debate To Risk of Dying in the U.S. and Europe

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Kiron K. Skinner, an associate professor of social and decision sciences and director of the International Relations and Politics Program, was previously named to the panel in 2004 by then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.]]>http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2009/November/nov5_skinnercnoexecpanel.shtmlCarnegie Mellon's Skinner Reappointed To Chief of Naval Operations Panel

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James Gosling, a vice president and fellow at Sun Microsystems who is best known as the father of the popular Java programming language, will present the keynote lecture at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6 for the 25th (plus one) anniversary of the pioneering Andrew Project.]]>http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2009/November/nov5_goslingreflectsonjava.shtmlGosling Reflects on History of Java As University Celebrates Andrew Project

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