News Clips

From April 25 to May 1, Carnegie Mellon Media Relations counted 295 references to the university in worldwide publications. Here is a sample.

National

• Building your first business Web site (CNN Money | April 29)
• More than shock value (Inside Higher Ed | April 29)
• New Music-Technology Program at Carnegie Mellon U. (The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) | April 28)

Education for Leadership

• Wii: More than just a game (The Independent | April 30)
• High-tech home offers help to elderly, disabled (Pittsburgh Tribune–Review | April 28)

Arts and Humanities

• Playing games in classroom helping pupils grasp math (Education Week (subscription) | April 30)

Information Technology

• Patch paper redux: Move along please (Security Focus | April 30)

Environment

• Carnegie Mellon researchers urge development of low carbon electricity (Bright Surf | April 28)

Regional Impact

• Seniors to live in 'research cottages' in McKeesport (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 1)

Local

• Deep, dark space: A major gift to Carnegie Mellon will shine a scientific light (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 26)

International

• Fed cuts rates and signals a pause (International Herald Tribune | April 30)
• Elite Australian University invites Bruneians to apply (Borneo Bulletin | April 30)
• Specializing in software engineering (The Hindu | April 29)
• Students at Carnegie Mellon Qatar trade on first-of-its-kind virtual Doha Stock Market (AME Info | April 29)
• Which comes first: perception or language? (The Financial Express, Bangladesh | April 26)
• Driven to distraction (The Economist | April 25)