This is sad. He was a co-worker of mine.<p>Here's more info:
<a href="http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2010/01/13/nyu-computer-science-professor-sam-roweis-jumps-to-death-in-washington-square-village/" rel="nofollow">http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2010/01/13/nyu-computer-scienc...</a>