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July 15, 2008
Podcast 51: Don Vattese, Central American Ministries
Don Vettese, a 1974 graduate of Michigan and a Jesuit priest, stumbled upon a garbage dump in Guatemala City during a visit in the 1990s. The absolute poverty of the people living there prompted him to start Central American Ministries, an international nonprofit that is making a big difference. Father Don believes if people in America could see for themselves, then they would want to know how to help. 16138407Posted by jmcrae at 08:43 AM
July 09, 2008
Podcast 50: Career Enhancement Series (Silicon Valley): Usama Fayyad (video version)
Former Chief Data Officer and Executive VP Yahoo! Inc. In scarcely a decade, Web search has gone from simply scaling traditional information retrieval, to a plethora of new opportunities that are changing marketing as we know it. At this Career Enhancement Series Event, Usama M. Fayyad, '84, MSE'86, MS'89, PhD'91, will review this progress, pointing out that Web search is no longer a purely computer science problem. Fayyad will also discuss the role of other disciplines in this ongoing revolution and the challenges ahead of us. 86380215Posted by jmcrae at 08:56 AM
Podcast 50: Career Enhancement Series (Silicon Valley): Usama Fayyad (audio version)
Former Chief Data Officer and Executive VP Yahoo! Inc. In scarcely a decade, Web search has gone from simply scaling traditional information retrieval, to a plethora of new opportunities that are changing marketing as we know it. At this Career Enhancement Series Event, Usama M. Fayyad, '84, MSE'86, MS'89, PhD'91, will review this progress, pointing out that Web search is no longer a purely computer science problem. Fayyad will also discuss the role of other disciplines in this ongoing revolution and the challenges ahead of us. 81442961Posted by jmcrae at 08:51 AM