Crime Stoppers

January 1, 2010

We need a new sheriff in town if our bank accounts are to be safe, our airports secure, our personal information kept confidential. That new sheriff is the cybersecurity expert, and it's clear we need a lot more than just one if we are to stem a worldwide crime spree.
—Jennifer Bails

Mortgage Plan

January 1, 2010

For Bruce Witherell, contemplating possible career paths during his high school years wasn't his top priority. Even if he had, it's doubtful the Carnegie Mellon alumnus ever would have imagined that someday he would be responsible for trillions of dollars in assets.
—by Melissa Silmore (TPR'85)

Dramatic Entrance

January 1, 2010

It's not a day students in Carnegie Mellon's School of Drama will soon forget. Before them are two icons of the entertainment industry who have returned to their alma mater to offer some advice. What they offer by their mere presence is a lesson in itself.
—Lisa Kay Davis (HS'09)

Social Insecurity

January 1, 2010

Everything about us—from our jobs to our birthdays to the names of our pets—seems to end up online these days. That trend may not seem like a big deal, but two Carnegie Mellon researchers have found that trivial personal information made public, combined with a stolen social security number, can have serious consequences.
—Cristina Rouvalis

Gates Way to the Future

January 1, 2010

A man with a boyish demeanor and a brown suit takes the podium.

Mother Knows Best

January 1, 2010

Mariana Achugar clutches her 8-year-old daughter's hand as they walk through the street market near their temporary home in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Orchestrated

January 1, 2010

A conductor slowly lifts his baton, nods, then gently begins an up and down rhythmic movement that sets into motion a full orchestra softly playing a sweet melodic symphony.

Cashing Out

January 1, 2010

Today's savvy student looks at a lot of things when choosing a school: quality of academic programs, available financial aid, activities, housing—and ROI? That's right, entering students look at their return on investment, too.

Change in Leadership

January 1, 2010

The year was 1984, and Sohail Ahmad was working in Pakistan's civil service near the Afghanistan border.

In the Cards

January 1, 2010

Mark Kamlet, a graduate student at Berkeley, sits at a blackjack table in a Nevada casino.

Plugged In

January 1, 2010

Entering a dark garage in the early morning, the driver yanks a plug from the cobwebbed wall, turns the key, and smiles as he quietly drives past a store lined three deep with commuters pumping gas.

Payday

January 1, 2010

When it comes to analyzing managerial compensation—such as bonuses, stocks, and options—don't believe everything that's reported, warn George-Levi Gayle and Robert Miller.

Félicitations!

January 1, 2010

When Jure Leskovec (SCS'08) started on his dissertation, little did he know it would eventually land him in France and attract attention from his peers around the world.

The Dean Team

January 1, 2010

Deans have an integral leadership role at any university.

Yahoo!

January 1, 2010

Yahoo! was looking for "outstanding graduate-student researchers with the potential to become thought leaders in their fields.

White House Recognition

January 1, 2010

Although it may be true that Carlos Guestrin—an up-and-coming assistant professor of computer science and machine learning at Carnegie Mellon—may not have as many years under his belt as some of his peers, that actually worked to his advantage recently.

Grand Design

January 1, 2010

A teenager rummages through a pile of tools and bicycle parts in his parents' backyard.

Well Grounded

January 1, 2010

Most pedestrians walking along the Carnegie Mellon campus on Forbes Avenue would guess there's not much space to spare on this bustling urban campus, situated just steps from the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History and a few blocks from the University of Pittsburgh.

Distinguished

January 1, 2010

He's a recognized authority on environmental and water resource systems, who has helped create solutions for major water resource problems throughout the United States, South America, and Asia.

Poetic Conclusion

January 1, 2010

I would shake this page until you walked from it, I wouldpry the sides of knives to meet your face.

Susan Gregg and Eric Koger

January 1, 2010

The summer before beginning their undergraduate studies at Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business, Susan Gregg and her boyfriend, Eric Koger, launched a Web site, ModCloth.com, to help Gregg sell bargain vintage clothes that she found while thrift shopping.

Never Forget

January 1, 2010

Robert Geminder's childhood is one he wants the world to remember

Laura Harkcom

January 1, 2010

Laura Harkcom is working as a studio executive at Warner Bros. Studios when she gets the call.

Stick to It

January 1, 2010

Nick Ryan's limp is pronounced tonight as he strolls across Forbes Avenue at a crosswalk down the street from the Pittsburgh campus.

Friend or Foe?

January 1, 2010

Jimmy Mason, a freshman drama major, lands on Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh campus like most freshmen do: excited, anxious, and alone.

Crowd Control

January 1, 2010

An overflow crowd congregates just outside a storefront studio in downtown Pittsburgh.

Earthly Endeavors

January 1, 2010

Austin Redwood peels his eyes open and blinks at the early morning light.

Dungeons and Tartans

January 1, 2010

The air is thick and muggy, but Torffick "T.

Winning Phone Call

January 1, 2010

Hatem Alismail approaches the classroom, feeling nervous, much like when he first landed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Word on the Street

January 1, 2010

Down to earth messages at the Tour de France

First Word

January 1, 2010

An introductory column to each issue by Robert Mendelson, executive editor of Carnegie Mellon Today.

The Last Word

January 1, 2010

A guest column from a member of the Carnegie Mellon family—alumnus, faculty member, student, or friend of the university.

Banking on the Future

January 1, 2010

The Philip and Marsha Dowd Engineering Seed Fund boosts more than ideas

Indelible

January 1, 2010

The nine-year-old boy crouches over homework, intent on his task.

Wild Thing

January 1, 2010

A 3D Breakthrough