January 21, 2011
Sustainability and Computer Science Seminar presents : Shwetak N. Patel, Assistant Professor, Departments of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, University of Washington. Energy Monitoring and Low-Power Sensing in the Home, Abstract. Friday, Jan. 21, 3:00 p.m., Rashid Auditorium

January 17, 2011
The Good Grief Center for Bereavement Support will host a special presentation with Dr. Michele Reiss, a psychotherapist who counseled the late Randy Pausch and author of the book “Lessons in Loss and Living,” at 3 p.m. Jan. 24 at the center, 2717 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill. Registration is required; call 412-224-4700 or visit www.goodgriefcenter.com.

January 17, 2011
CMU Students Win Rosetta Stone Competition. Maxwell Koo, a junior computer science major; Alan Ronn, a sophomore in the Science and Humanity Scholars program and Bryan Shultz, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, won first prize in the student category of the 2nd annual Rosetta Stone Game Jam, Jan. 7-9 in Harrisonburg, Va. Eleven teams and 32 developers were challenged to incorporate the concepts of “ink,” “exploration,” and “layers” into a game within 36 hours. The CMU team created a 3D territory game.

January 11, 2011
Pittsburgh Quarterly’s Innovation columnist, Jennifer Bails, looks at the work of the Language Technologies Institute and how it has made Pittsburgh a major player in the language technology industry. The article appears in the magazine’s Winter issue

January 11, 2011
The Gates and Hillman centers are featured in the January issue of Architect, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects, and the buildings have never looked better. Read the article.

January 7, 2011
Lorrie Cranor, associate professor, Institute for Software Research, talked about online privacy and “do-not-track” lists Jan. 6 on WHYY, Philadelphia public radio. Listen to the program here.