The Piper is a source for official Carnegie Mellon news from the Internal Communications Department. Published monthly during the academic year, the Piper includes 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 locations a vibrant place to live, work and learn.
To view Piper articles from 2012, chose a month from the left and explore.
2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
It's not always the butler who did it. One year it was Amy Burkert. MORE
Murder Mystery
Friday, December 14, 2012
At Staff Council’s Open Forum with the President in late November, President Jared L. Cohon covered a range of topics, from the ongoing presidential search to university growth in Pittsburgh and around the world. MORE
Presidential Update
Friday, December 14, 2012
Students are taking what they learn in the classroom and putting it to the test in national and international competitions. And it's paying off. MORE
Competition & Learning
Friday, December 14, 2012
An image is worth a thousand words, but a new Android app created by Carnegie Mellon graduate students can take a video and give you even more. MORE
INI Team's iSports App Wins ESPN Hackathon for Women
Friday, December 14, 2012
During a whirlwind 12-day Asian tour of eight cities, President Jared L. Cohon met with alumni and introduced a new Carnegie Mellon tradition. At each stop, guests toasted with Quaichs, pronounced "quakes," which are small, two-handled drinking vessels native to Scotland.
Asian Tour
During a whirlwind 12-day Asian tour of eight cities, President Jared L. Cohon met with alumni and introduced a new Carnegie Mellon tradition. At each stop, guests toasted with Quaichs, pronounced "quakes," which are small, two-handled drinking vessels native to Scotland.Friday, December 14, 2012
For the first time in 15 years, Adelaide Agyemang (A/DC'14) went home last summer.
Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Agyemang and her family immigrated to New Jersey when she was four years old. Travel costs prevented her seven-member family from visiting their relatives. MORE
International Aid
Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Agyemang and her family immigrated to New Jersey when she was four years old. Travel costs prevented her seven-member family from visiting their relatives.
Friday, December 14, 2012
This time of the year the Carnegie Mellon community finds more ways than ever to give back.
Giving Back
This time of the year the Carnegie Mellon community finds more ways than ever to give back.Friday, December 14, 2012
When Nico Slate joined the History Department, he knew that Carnegie Mellon was a leader in technology. Today, four years later, he knows CMU uses that expertise to help communities and organizations through a robust focus on service learning. MORE
Service Learning
Friday, December 14, 2012
More than 60 students from 14 high schools got a taste of a crime scene investigation during an interactive outreach program offered by Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s biological sciences and computational biology programs.
Qatar Biology Outreach Program Excites High Schoolers
More than 60 students from 14 high schools got a taste of a crime scene investigation during an interactive outreach program offered by Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s biological sciences and computational biology programs.