Open-sourcing Sky Map
Google is donating Sky Map to the community.
In collaboration with Carnegie Mellon, a series of projects will continue its development. Additionally, the app is now open-sourced for other astronomy enthusiasts to augment the code.
Related Links: Google Research Blog | Success for Google, Carnegie Mellon & Pittsburgh
New Literature
CMU professors have produced a slate of new books in recent months including "Triggerman" by Jim Daniels and "First You Try Everything" by Jane McCafferty. CMU Press recently released "Preventing Electoral Violence in Africa" by Jendayi Frazer and "An Uncommon Field" by Richard Snodgrass.
Related links: Department of English | CMU Press | Center for International Policy and Innovation
Big Data
Organizations around the world are struggling to aggregate, analyze and monetize the growing surge of available data.Banking, healthcare, retail and government entities point to a severe shortage of individuals with the combined business, analytics, IT and communications skills required to be leaders in this field.
That's where graduates from the School of Information Systems and Management at Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College have the edge. The School's MISM Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) concentration is shaping leaders in this arena. Read the full story.
Related Links: MISM-BIDA | Heinz College
