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Randy Pausch, noted CMU Professor and Author of the "Last Lecture" Died Today. He was 47.
Source: post-gazette.com

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor whose final lecture inspired millions, died early today in Virginia of pancreatic cancer.

What We Learned At NECC...

After a trip to San Antonio, then the Fourth of July holiday, and now back to work.

Carnegie Mellon Adelaide campus branded a failure
Source: Australian News Network

France: Six-month deadline for 'inactive' Britons to find health cover
Source: Telegraph

The French government has issued a statement clarifying its position on the rights of "economically inactive" expatriates to access the country's healthcare system.

CMU professor gives his last lesson on life
Source: post-gazette.com

When he was a boy, Dr.

A new twist on anti-spam tech can help digitize books
Source: Ars Technica

Carnegie Mellon researchers have launched a new service that will not only protect e-mail addresses on the web from spambots, but also help digitize a backlog of old books, magazines, and newspapers so that they can eventually be computer searchable.

New NHL jersey has Central Michigan roots
Source: Central Michigan Life

Tanya Domina had an added incentive to watch this year's National Hockey League All-Star Game. And it had nothing to do with who won or lost.

Google turns to crowdsourcing with image labeler
Source: Ars Technica

By licensing Carnegie Mellon faculty member Luis von Ahn's ESP Game and letting the masses loose in their giant image database, Google may be able to provide more accurate image search results due to human contributions.

CMU Teaches Computers To Perceive Three Dimensions in 2-D Images
Source: cmu.edu

Program Automatically Generates 3-D Models From a Single Photograph.

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