Remembering Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
Jul 25th, 2008 · Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University professor who turned a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer into a best-selling book and worldwide fame, died today at the age of 47.
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Dreamer Randy Pausch Dies
Jul 25th, 2008 · Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch's last lecture made him famous worldwide when it was put online. A published version of that lecture became a best-selling book. Pausch died Thursday night after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Sea Piracy On the Rise Off Somalia's Coast *
Apr 25th, 2008 · Pirates off the coast of Somalia, and in other places around the world, cost the shipping industry billions of dollars each year. Renee Montagne talks with Andrew Lehr about how these groups function. Lehr is an expert on sea piracy and terrorism who lectures at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Using GPS to Monitor Restraining Orders *
Apr 2nd, 2008 · The Illinois legislature is considering a law that would allow police to monitor high-risk restraining-order subjects by using GPS technology. Harvard Law School lecturer Diane Rosenfeld, who proposed a similar bill that passed in Massachusetts last year, discusses the Illinois initiative.
Robert Frost Lectures Find Fresh Audience **
Mar 7th, 2008 · Poet Robert Frost gave a series of informal lectures at Dartmouth College in 1947. Transcripts are now being published, using recordings that were in college's archives for decades.
Radio Show Chronicled Blacks' Harsh Realities
Mar 3rd, 2008 · Seventy years ago this winter, a national radio audience began hearing about the harsh realities of a segregated South. The struggles of African-Americans were featured in sermons, lectures and songs on the show Wings Over Jordan, every Sunday for almost 10 years.
Illinois University Shooter Halted Medication *
Feb 15th, 2008 · The gunman in Thursday's shooting at Northern Illinois University had stopped taking his medication and became erratic before opening fire inside a lecture hall, police say. Five people were killed before Stephen Kazmierczack killed himself.
Illinois School Shooting Death Toll Rises to 7
Feb 15th, 2008 · The death toll from a student shooting spree at Northern Illinois University rose to seven Friday, including the gunman who apparently killed himself after firing into a packed lecture hall on the DeKalb, Illinois, campus, officials said. Investigators have not yet determined a motive behind the assault, in which 15 others were wounded.
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