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Spotlight: Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture

Orientation 2008

Orientation is a weeklong program organized by current Carnegie Mellon students to introduce incoming students to each other, the campus and local community.

Aug. 17 – Aug. 24

Ganger Earns HP Innovation Research Award

Carnegie Mellon University's Greg Ganger was one of 33 recipients worldwide to receive a 2008 HP Innovation Research Award, which is designed to encourage open collaboration with HP labs resulting in mutually beneficial, high-impact research.

Aug. 21, 2008

Researchers Urge Industry To Broaden Carbon Footprint Calculations

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world's global warming threats.

Aug. 15, 2008

Disney, Carnegie Mellon and ETH Zurich Launch Global Research & Development Labs

Disney announced a major research and development initiative to engage top technology universities to conduct research and development for its Parks & Resorts Division, Disney Media Networks, ESPN, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Interactive Media Group and Pixar Animation Studios.

Aug. 11, 2008

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Summer 2008

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Innovation & CreativityTorch BearerAs millions watched the Olympic torch make its route around the globe, Harry Shum (CS '96) was preparing for his role carrying the flame through Lhasa, Tibet— one of the relay's most anticipated and publicized locations...

Practical Problem SolvingePanaceaTanaji Naik (HNZ '08) was horrified when he first learned of the problems e-waste was causing in his native India and other countries around the globe. As a Carnegie Mellon student in the Heinz School's Masters in Information Systems Management program, he maintained his commitment to help.

Interdisciplinary CollaborationSpongecellWhether he's working from his start-up company's digs in Lake Tahoe or the loft in San Francisco, it's just another day in the office for young entrepreneur Marc Guldimann (HS '01). Guldimann and his colleagues are the founders of Spongecell, a firm specializing in calendar technology established in 2005...

The Global UniversityTourism in China's WestThe Olympic Games are well underway in China and the country is using the opportunity to showcase its modernization efforts in Beijing. With the nation's development reaching far beyond its urban centers, however, the country's remote regions are sometimes facing as much upheaval as opportunity...

Beyond the ClassroomHistory in 'The Works'When Daniel Wilson graduated from Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute in 2005, he never dreamed he’d return three years later with a TV crew in tow. But as host of The History Channel’s new program "The Works," his job is to amaze viewers with behind-the-scenes knowledge of everyday stuff. So for an episode on robots, he charged full speed ahead to the most fascinating place he could think of: Carnegie Mellon University.

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