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The Piper+ June 2011
Loyal Scot
Aron Ralston (E'97) shared his love for Carnegie Mellon, which he called "one of the world's greatest universities," and one of his life-defining moments with the crowd in Gesling Stadium during this year's commencement. Read more about what he had to say in this month's Piper.
Photos & Videos
For complete highlights of 2011 Commencement, visit:
Carnegie Mellon on YouTube
Carnegie Mellon on Flickr
$1 Billion Goal in Sight
Since April 7, 2011, the campaign has raised $12,921,507. For the latest progress, visit
http://www.cmu.edu/campaign/about/progress.html.
Piper Trivia
According to this month's Piper, name two of the artifacts that were on display for the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies, which visited Carnegie Mellon in May to see some of the libraries' treasures. Email Bruce Gerson the answer at bg02@andrew.cmu.edu and include "June Piper Trivia" in the subject line. Previous winners are ineligible. Winners will receive a prize from the Carnegie Mellon Bookstore.
Top Headlines and Related Links
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Carnegie Mellon gives entrepreneurs a head start with the new Greenlighting Startups initiative. Read more about it in this month's Piper. |
• Professors Help Brighten City Streets
• Barbara Smith Worked To Make CMU a Better Place for Employees
• Booklovers Have a FABS-ulous Time at Libraries
• Aamir Anwar Helps Alumni Around the World Stay Connected
• Entrepreneurs Wanted: Alumnus Creates Fund To Jumpstart Innovation by Recent Grads
• Residence on Fifth Tops Summer Construction Projects
• Promising Futures: CMU Partners To Give High School Students Tips for College Search Process
• Obituary: CMU's Lester Lave Was a Leading Environmental Economist
• Obituary: Joel Stiles Combined Medicine and Advanced Computing
• Circulo Juvenil Teaches Kids About Greening the Earth - In Spanish
• On The Shelf: Goodman Offers innovative Approach To Higher Education; Crime Book Features Stories by Hayes, Masters
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The June Piper discusses the new Gigapan Time Machine, which pushes the limits of exploring big data limits.
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The Silicon Valley-based Disaster Management Initiative recently hosted its annual workshop. Check out photos in this month's Piper.
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Students use a competition to impact villages in Sierra Leone and India. Read more about their work in the June Piper. |
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The 2011-2012 drama season has something for everyone. Read about it in this month's Piper.
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The Piper is a source for Carnegie Mellon news from the Internal Communications Department. Published monthly during the academic year, the Piper includes stories about university research, the people who make that research happen, the students we all support, and the events and activities that make this university and its branch campuses a vibrant place to live, work and learn.
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