With its abstract penguin cutouts and dazzling LED-light display, the Pausch Bridge was dedicated during Homecoming and now connects the Purnell Center to the Gates and Hillman centers. Download this month's issue to read more about the bridge and dedication ceremony. Also, check out these videos of the LED-light display and bridge opening.
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Staff Talk About Why They Love Their Work
Internal Communications asked a variety of staff members why they loved working for
Carnegie Mellon during the annual benefits fair. Hear what they had to say.
Piper Trivia
Including John Pople, Oliver Eaton Williamson and Ada Yonath, there have been 18 Nobel Prize winners with ties to Carnegie Mellon. For this month’s trivia question name one of the 18 not listed here. Email the answer to Bruce Gerson at bg02@andrew.cmu.edu and include "November 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
Some of the topics President Cohon
addresses in this month's Q&A include a report on the costs of coal and the impact
a university has on Pittsburgh's economy.
• Faculty Win Stimulus Funding
• Platzer Named to Popular Science's "Brilliant 10"
• Phi Beta Kappa Honored
• Rudman Parlays Physics, English Into 50-Year Career
• Upcoming Events
• Chief of Naval Operations Visits Carnegie Mellon
• Soap Opera Stars Seen on Campus
• Alumni Honored During
Homecoming
• Two Nobel Laureates Made Early Stops at Carnegie Mellon
• Pople Family Provides Golden Opportunity
• News Briefs
• Carnegie Mellon Purchases
Additional Properties for Future Development Along Forbes-Craig Corridor
Drama alums Steven Bochco and Paula
Wagner visited campus to share their insights. Watch the panel discussion
and Q&A.
In this issue, Jim Miller talks about
giving back to the university. For more
on giving and to make a gift online
visit the campaign Web site.
Students serve as tech consultants for
developing nations. Read their blog to
learn more about the program, which is
run by Joe Mertz.
As part of the Emergency Awareness
Day, Rick Caruso of Environmental Health
and Safety demonstrates how quickly a dorm room can catch fire.
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