Helping others—and myself

… Myself That I Remake

“I a lover of nature. I have to paint from within .... As I used to tell my students, anything I do must be of a caliber that will live after me. That is really my credo, even now,” said Lois Jones when she was in her 80s. During an artistic career that spanned more than 6 decades and continued until the end of her life, she sought excellence and a place in art history. When, in her early effor...

Buy It for Myself ’

Ecommerce web sites are increasingly introducing personalized features in order to build and retain relationships with customers and increase the number of purchases made by each customer. While survey data, (Personalization Consortium, 2000; Personalization Consortium, 2001), user studies (Karat, et al, 2003), and experience (Manber, 2000) indicate that many individuals appreciate personalizat...

Impersonating Myself on the Internet

This paper describes the implementation of a computer program that responds to chat messages sent by users of an internet chat client. The program uses a statistical model of previous chat messages sent and received by the author to determine possible meanings of incoming messages and select an appropriate response. Two heuristics are also used to allow the program to respond in cases where the...

Here I Am, Despite Myself

As I sit down to write this abbreviated tale of my laboratory's research and my own professional journey, I'm struck by how things have turned out. I often will tell students who visit Fox Chase Cancer Center, where I've been a faculty member for 20 years, that a common Image 1. Glenn Rall.

How do I feel about myself?