Carnegie Mellon University

August 2007

August 2007 Headlines

The Andrew ProjectThe Andrew Project
In the 1980s, researchers at Carnegie Mellon envisioned an academic computing environment that would reshape the way we live, work, and even think. They created the Andrew Project and consequentially changed the face of higher education.



New IT Scholarships
Telstra Supports Heinz School Students in Australia


Luis von Ahn Named One of World's Top Young Innovators
Technology Review Magazine To Honor Carnegie Mellon Computer Scientist


Origins of the Cosmos
Simulations Shows Best Pic to Date


Carnegie Mellon Team Named Semifinalist in DARPA Urban Challenge
Tartan Racing Among 36 Teams Invited to National Qualification Event in October


Key Discovery
Scientists Learn Clue to HIV Infection


Photo Swapping
Image Editing Made Easier


Wifi IllustrationWireless Andrew: Creating the First Wireless Campus
The Wireless Research Initiative was started to create a campus-wide user community and mobile computing laboratory. It evolved into a groundbreaking technological development—the Wireless Andrew project, a precursor to today's Wi-Fi networks.




Carnegie Mellon Researchers Launch Arts-Based Robotics Program to
Increase Technical Literacy in the Pittsburgh Region

Summer Program Is Prelude to Larger Events Celebrating City's 250th Anniversary in 2008