January 22, Vol. 25, No. 26                                                          
 
"King's Dream and the American University Today"

Freeman Hrabowski, III
The Simon Initiative Distinguished Lecture series presents Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), who will give a talk titled "Dr. King's Dream and the American University Today" at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26 in McConomy Auditorium.

Hrabowski has led UMBC's transformation into a research institution recognized nationally for its culture of innovation and inclusive excellence. UMBC graduates more African-Americans who go on to earn Ph.D.s in the STEM fields than any other predominantly white university in the U.S.

Hrabowski has established a powerful model for universities by increasing a student's drive to achieve through innovations in education technology and active learning.

A reception honoring Hrabowski will take place in Rangos 2 & 3 immediately following the lecture.

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Improving Treatment for Sickle Cell Patients      
A multidisciplinary research team, led by Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh, has developed a novel microfluidic device that can predict the behavior of sickle cells, and may lead to improved treatments for those with sickle cell disease.

Patients with sickle cell disease often suffer from painful attacks known as vaso-occlusive crises, when their sickle-shaped blood cells get stuck in tiny capillaries, depriving tissues of needed oxygen.

Now, this tiny device can analyze the behavior of blood from sickle cell disease patients and measure how long it takes blood cells to become dangerously stiff and more likely to get trapped in blood vessels.

As red blood cells from sickle cell patients flow through the new device, many of them become sickled following exposure to a low-oxygen environment (above, left). When oxygen levels are restored (above, right), the cells resume their normal shape.

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Round 2: Town Hall Seeks Your Input    
Developing Carnegie Mellon's strategic plan for the next five-10 years kicks into high gear with the second town hall meeting from 4:30 - 6 p.m., Jan. 28 at the Posner Center. The meeting will be webcast live and archived at the strategic plan website.

"At this meeting, the leaders of the planning processes' three focus areas will be seeking feedback on key initial recommendations that have been developed by their committees. Approximately 45 minutes will be devoted to recommendations in each focus area: Transformative Teaching and Learning; Transformative Research, Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and the Transformative CMU Experience," said Interim Provost Nathan Urban.

The meeting also will feature a discussion of key issues, including diversity and international strategy.

Campus leaders will be holding their own focus area-specific meetings with faculty, students and staff across the university as they continue to develop sections of the plan. Alumni input also is being solicited. 

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Privacy Day: FTC Commissioner, Faculty Experts To Address Personal Data Concerns   
Julie Brill will discuss the "Internet of Things."
The list of household appliances, cars and devices linked to the Internet is growing, and so are the challenges to personal privacy and security.

Julie Brill, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), will address this "Internet of Things" in her keynote address during Privacy Day at 1:30 p.m., Jan. 28 in Rangos 1 of the CUC.

Following her keynote, Brill will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Farnam Jahanian, CMU vice president for research. Panelists will include CMU professors and privacy experts Alessandro Acquisti, Norman Sadeh and Lorrie Cranor.

 

Learn more | Privacy Day | Watch a video with Lorrie Cranor  

 

Privacy in Pictures

 

People sometimes have a hard time articulating what privacy means to them. To explore the meaning, CMU's Lorrie Cranor, an authority on Internet privacy, asked people to draw pictures.  

 

The project, Privacy Illustrated, has amassed hundreds of drawings to date, with participants ranging in age from 5 to 91. 

 

What does privacy mean to you?  Upload your drawing to the project. 

 

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And Last But Not Least ...

Let's Do Lunch: $6 for 6 Days
 
Seventeen Oakland eateries are offering lunch specials for $6 during Oakland Restaurant Week, Jan. 26-31.

When you order a $6 lunch from any participating restaurant, you will receive an entry card for the chance to win free lunch for a month in Oakland along with other great prizes!

See the list of participating locations

Town Hall for Scott Hall

Campus Design and Facility Development will provide an update on the construction of Scott Hall at 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26 in the Singleton Room in Roberts Hall.  Scott Hall will be a 105,000 square-foot facility housing the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, the Biomedical Engineering Department and a nano-fabrication facility and cleanroom.

See something? Say something. Help ensure the safety and well-being of the CMU community by calling:

University Police: 412-268-2323
Ethics Hotline: 1-877-700-7050

 Calendar Highlights 

   This issue features:

 James Rohr will become chairman of the board July 1.


Lisa Zilinski has joined University Libraries.


Linda Babcock's books are among the most important business books ever written.

Edmund Clarke
Jay Aronson
Alex John London

Siriana Abboud, Joshua Brown, Michelle Mathew, Michael Mingo and Sophie Rose Zucker
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