Colloquium on Computer Science Pedagogy, presents Richard Pattis, Associate Teaching Professor & SCS Freshman Advisor: "CS-1: Forwards and Backwards", Abstract, Tuesday, May 1st, 3:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall

Attention K-12 Teachers! Join us for the CS Unplugged Show at Carnegie Mellon, May 1, 2007. Open to all K-12 teachers in the Pittsburgh metro area. Details

The Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) Lab led by Illah Nourbakhsh, associate professor RI, unveils internet-controlled robots that anyone can build by following the right recipe. News release

Congratulations to Luis von Ahn, assistant professor CSD, a 2007 Microsoft New Faculty Fellow. This award recognizes "new faculty who are advancing computing research in novel directions with the potential for high impact and who demonstrate the likelihood of becoming thought leaders of the field. News Release

Freewebs licenses Fotowoosh technology, developed by Alexei Efros, assistant professor RI and CSD, Martial Hebert, professor RI, and PhD student Derek Hoiem, that converts single, two-dimensional images into 3-D images. News release

New Yahoo! 2007-2008 PhD Student Fellowships Program. Five exceptional PhD students have been selected to receive prestigious Yahoo! fellowships in the program’s inaugural year. Andrew Carlson (left), PhD student Machine Learning Department, and Abhimanyu Lad, PhD student, Language Technologies Institute, have been chosen to receive this very competitive award. More information

SCS Interview Series: Look Who's Talking! Meet Sharon Burks, the Associate Department Head of the Computer Science Department (CSD) and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs of the School of Computer Science (SCS). This inspirational woman has been an integral part of Carnegie Mellon for 30 years. Full interview by CSD undergraduates: Alissa Briggs and Yang Shan.

Computational Thinking: By coining the term “computational thinking,” Jeannette Wing, Head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon, encapsulated both the answer to the question, “What is computer science?” and a viewpoint on how computer science is revolutionizing not only all the sciences, but impacting every aspect of our lives in the 21st century. To read more

New School of Computer Science Complex: Information and Blog Check out and discuss the design for the new Gates Center for Computer Science. Watch building developments through the Gates Webcam!

The Puzzle TOAD brings you ...Can Oleg beat Erdös?... the latest puzzle to tickle the grey cells. . . Also, check out the previous puzzles and their solutions, including solution to puzzle 21: Searching for the Truth

SCS Faculty Positions Available

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Random Distance Run
Friday, May 4, 4:45 p.m., Carnegie Mellon Track (by UC)
Race Day Registration on Track: 4:00-4:30 pm

Frances Allen, 2006 Turing Award Winner will be Distinguished Speaker at OurCS: a NEW conference providing research opportunities for undergrad women in CS, Oct. 5-7, 2007, at Carnegie Mellon. News release *Registration is now open*

You can now request copies of the Women@SCS Computer Science Brochures. Contact: cfrieze AT cs.cmu.edu and indicate the level -- middle/HS level or college level brochure. You can also download a copy of the Computer Science poster which displays many of the diverse and exciting areas of Computer Science. Small version of poster

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Specification and Verification Center (SVC) Seminar
Zaher S. Andraus, University of Michigan
Turn-key Hardware Verification and Datapath Abstraction and Counterexample Guided Refinement, Abstract
Monday, April 30, 2:30 p.m., WeH 4625

Cognitive Robotics Course: Public Demos
Friday, May 4, 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , NSH 3206

Specification and Verification Center (SVC) Seminar
Leonardo de Moura, Researcher, Software Reliability Group, Microsoft Research
Developing Efficient SMT Solvers, Abstract
Monday May 7, 2:30 p.m., WeH 4625

Computational Biology Symposium
Systems Biology and Statistical Genetics
Monday May 7, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. , Singleton Room Roberts Hall

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