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The Piper+ February 2009
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In Their Shoes
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This month's Piper [.pdf] features a story about Elliott Curtis and Jesse Chorng, two students who know how to put their best foot forward in the classroom. The two "sneakerheads" are in their second semester of teaching Sneakerology as part of the university's Student College. See what the class [2:40 .mov] is all about.
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Online Exclusives
Advice to Obama
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This month's issue features a story on university experts who serve on federal scientific advisory boards and hold other government appointments. Listen as each professor gives advice to President Barack Obama's administration.
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| Dave Farber, professor of computer science and public policy [2:52 .mov] |
Baruch Fischhoff, professor of humanity and social sciences [1:49 .mov] |
Marvin Goodfriend, professor of economics [3:36 .mov] |
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| Lester Lave, professor of economics [1:29 .mov] |
M. Granger Morgan, professor of engineering [1:04 .mov] |
Kiron Skinner, professor of international relations and political science [1:46 .mov] |
Top Headlines and Featured Links
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Also in this issue:
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President Cohon called Carnegie
Mellon one of the "most diverse
campuses in America" during the
state of diversity address on Jan. 19.
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• Acker Wins Public Health Award for her Work to Help Drug Users
• Green and Gold – Carnegie Mellon Café Earns Gold LEED Rating
• In Severe Weather Check TV, Web for Cancellations
• Welcome to Bug Camp!
• New Smoking Policy Being Phased In
• Cultural Awareness Filters Through Curriculum
• When They Talk, People Listen
• Executive Compensation
• Honored Fellows
• Nancy Monda Wins Barbara Lazarus Award
• Goalkeper’s Artwork Featured at the NCAA Convention
• Study Could Help With Weight Loss
• Elsevier Grand Challenge Finalists Design Image Indexer Project
• Exonerated Author Advocates Legal Reforms |
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Learn how the university recently
started composting [0:46 .mov]
waste from Schatz Dining Room
and the UC prep kitchens. Find
details on RecycleMania.
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The Children's School celebrates
40 years. A slideshow [2:34 .mov]
with music by the Pittsburgh Boilermakers offers a glimpse
of the festivities. |
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Have an Andrew ID? Participate
in the online prediction market,
which attempts to use crowd
knowledge to guess opening day
for the new SCS Complex.
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60 Minutes recently visited campus
to learn more about Marcel Just and
Tom M. Mitchell's research on
reading the mind. |
About Us
The Piper is a source for official Carnegie Mellon news from the Internal Communications Department. Published monthly during the academic year, the Piper is dedicated to telling the stories that make Carnegie Mellon an educational institution like no other. Each issue aims to include 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.
Contact Us
If you have questions, story ideas or comments about the Piper, please contact Editor Bruce Gerson at bg02@andrew.cmu.edu or Managing Editor Heidi Opdyke at opdyke@andrew.cmu.edu. We hope you like what you see. And we hope you'll keep reading.
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