News Clips

From August 8 to August 14, Carnegie Mellon Media Relations counted 367 references to the university in worldwide publications. Here is a sample.

National

• The 2003 Northeast blackout--Five years later (Scientific American | August 14)
• Web-security inventor charts a squigglier course (The Wall Street Journal | August 13)
• Disney begins research lab at Carnegie Mellon (BusinessWeek | August 12)
• Utilities trim trees near power lines or risk big fines (USA Today | August 11)
• Global trail of an online crime ring (The New York Times | August 11)

Education for Leadership

• Local student says governor's school was great preparation (The Phoenix | August 11)

Arts and Humanities

• Perceptions about income influence lottery ticket purchases (Chicago Tribune | August 10)

Information Technology

• Several steps can protect against identity theft (Newsday | August 11)

Biotechnology

• Remedial instruction helps dyslexic children (BusinessWeek | August 7)

Environment

• Last swill and testament (Grist Environmental News & Commentary | August 11)

Regional Impact

• Team PA hosts foreign journalists in economic development tour (Pittsburgh Business Times | August 8)

Local

• Pausch legacy shared at Carnegie Mellon, across nation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 11)

International

• The successful export of American education (The Vancouver Sun | August 11)
• Summer college preview at Carnegie Mellon (The Peninsula | August 10)
• The credit crunch one year on (The Economist | August 7)