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Successful Computer Scientists are good at Problem Solving. Solve the crossword puzzle using the clues shown below. You should work with another team member and should consider how you can best use on-line search and other resources. (A stand-alone document is included at the bottom of this page.)
(Puzzle created at en.puzzle-maker.com/crossword)
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What is the last name of the person who found the first computer bug?
[The CS Department at UIC sends ~25 women each year to the conference named after this person.]
Consider the stairs shown below. What is the first word of the building name where these stairs are found?
[Hint: Searching online is not limited to text]
A CS Department research lab is helping reduce traffic in the Chicago area. What kind of intelligence is being used to do this?
If a friend of yours texted you the following picture that they just took, what would you most likely be doing?
[Hint: UIC offers travel abroad opportunities. Look carefully at the image.]
There is a notable researcher whose first name is Tanya who is famous for doing research uniquely identifying animals using "bar codes". On what animal did she notably use this?
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UIC's Electronic Visualization Lab (EVL) did the special effects for which 1977 movie?
[While the picture below is of the EVL lab CAVE2, it doesn't show the above-mentioned movie.]
Consider the holes in the grass in the picture below. What are they used for?
[Hint: It is not baseball. UIC is the 9th most diverse campus in the U.S.]
In what month did the Chicago Board of Education make Computer Science a high school graduation requirement?
See this Robozzle puzzle. Click on the light-gray squares to choose which instruction should go in each one, then press the "Play" button. How many instructions are required to solve this puzzle?
There is a "Memorial Grove" on UIC's campus next to the intersection of S. Morgan St. and W. Taylor St. In the lawn there is a plaque. What shape is it?
Supply the missing word in the following bumper sticker: "My karma ran over your ________ "
Got extra time? Try some of the harder puzzles on the Robozzle puzzle page.