There were a few times in the career of Subra Suresh that he thought he would one day retire in the position he held. But then came the offers—first from MIT; then from the president of the United States; and, most recently, from Carnegie Mellon, where on July 1 he became the university’s ninth president. 

A digital currency has emerged: Bitcoin, which is essentially Internet money. Bitcoins are being used worldwide for legal and illegal transactions. When CMU’s Nicolas Christin learned of the virtual currency, he was startled by the lack of data. So the cybercrime researcher professor has helped to rectify that, garnering worldwide attention.

There are different paths to success. Some are easier than others. Carnegie Mellon alumna and trustee Carol Williams she has climbed the ladder of a multibillion-dollar global company. But her path, going back to her undergraduate days, has meant dealing with some roadblocks that women know all too well.

Despite constant interruptions of his work because of political upheaval in his native Czechoslovakia, Josef Dadok still managed to introduce and develop the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy there. Recently, the Carnegie Mellon emeritus professor was honored with the dedication of a powerful new Czech facility in his name.