In the middle of all the talk about Case stumbling, we might remind ourselves what a good research university can do to strengthen a regional economy. In the past couple of weeks, here's what's been happening down the road in Pittsburgh.
The university has announced the latest spin-off from its technology transfer. Read more [1].
Carnegie Mellon is also strengthening the region's international ties. The Heinz School recently announced a new branch in Australia. Read more [2].
Carnegie Mellon has announced a partnership with Electronic Arts that can "revolutionize how computer programming is taught in the U.S." Read more [3].
The university is also actively involved in key public policy debates, such as the relative decline of engineering education in the U.S. Read more [4].
Also recently, Carnegie Mellon announced that Andrew W. Moore, Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science and robotics, will head the new Google office in Pittsburgh. Read more [5].
Links:
[1] http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=291
[2] http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=299
[3] http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20060303.122101&time=13%2010%20PST&year=2006&public=0
[4] http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=296
[5] http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=298
[6] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/case-votes-no-confidence-in-president-hundert-and-provost-anderson
[7] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/case-rei-case-university-and-their-center-for-regional-economic-issues/case-after-the-levee-broke
[8] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/dr-gregory-eastwood-named-interim-president-of-case-western-reserve-university