2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars
September 3, 2007
Universities can submit as many as four nominations for Goldwater scholarships, which reward outstanding undergraduate students in engineering, mathematics, and the natural sciences.
Dr. Cohon reappointed president for five more years
September 3, 2007
Dr.
Das Land der Dichter und Denker
September 3, 2007
Seated at the keyboard, Brian Mathias finishes the last notes of Bach鈥檚 Well-Tempered Clavier.
Chemical Reaction
September 3, 2007
In a shaded courtyard room in the Mellon Institute sits a sprawling assemblage of stainless steel containers, electronics, and wires.
Windows
September 3, 2007
Vivian Loftness opens the window next to her desk to let some daylight and fresh air into her work space on the fourth floor of the Margaret Morrison building.
A Woman鈥檚 Work
September 3, 2007
Elizabeth Jones was concerned, and perhaps for good reason.
Sounds of Music
September 3, 2007
Noel Zahler rushes home from school.
First Class
September 3, 2007
Heather Bernard is fascinated by chemistry, so it鈥檚 no surprise as she begins college that she plans to become a doctor.
Light Years
September 3, 2007
This was not going to be a typical guest speaker.
Nobel Effort
September 3, 2007
When Warren Ruder was nine years old, he discovered an old book at his elementary school.
Bought Out
September 3, 2007
He just had one of his first grown-up conversations with a family friend鈥攁nd he was both thrilled and nervous. He couldn鈥檛 believe what he had heard about鈥攕omething that was new and cool鈥攁nd he was so excited!
Manu Kumar
September 3, 2007
鈥淪itting at my computer, my arm hurting,鈥� Manu Kumar remembers, 鈥淚 asked myself, 鈥榃hy the heck do I have to move the mouse to click on that link, and why do I have to keep scrolling?鈥欌��
Automatika
September 3, 2007
In late 2006, a major Boston-based robot manufacturer was looking to grow by purchasing capable small businesses. Drawn by Carnegie Mellon鈥檚 strength in robotics, the potential buyer scouted several Pittsburgh-area companies.
Sleepless in Pittsburgh
September 3, 2007
Mark Tressler is asleep.
Easy Riders
September 3, 2007
Brightly painted cruiser-style bikes, outfitted with rear baskets and bells, silently pass each other in the warm, inviting air.
Ramped Up
September 3, 2007
鈥淏egin driving, if you can, any time from 3鈥�6 PM,鈥� state the elaborate annual itineraries.
Look Who鈥檚 Talking
September 3, 2007
Sitting at a large folding table in a cluttered Baker Hall office at 2:30 in the morning, flanked by giant bookshelves full of tomes with titles like Discourse Ethics, Moral Imagination, and Contemporary Political Philosophy, Dan Giesey is quietly at work.
Bear Market
September 3, 2007
Greg Clumpner is surrounded by crowded groups of men who are operating noisy machines as they work on enormous military aircraft.
Stephanie Rosenthal stands in front of a group of young students at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
