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October
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Scott Scheible, assistant director of Career Services at the Heinz College, was one of the many Staff Council Representatives who scooped ice cream at a recent social for CMU Staff. Staff Council general body meetings are open to all staff members and are held from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Thursdays each month. For more information visit www.cmu.edu/staff-council.
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Scott Scheible, assistant director of Career Services at the Heinz College, was one of the many Staff Council Representatives who scooped ice cream at a recent social for CMU Staff. Staff Council general body meetings are open to all staff members and are held from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Thursdays each month. For more information visit www.cmu.edu/staff-council.Tuesday, October 16, 2012
This year's open enrollment period for benefits begins Monday, Oct. 29 and runs through Monday, Nov. 12. MORE
Open Enrollment for Benefits Begins Oct. 29
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Carnegie Mellon is digging into one of the greatest challenges facing the world today.
Energy. MORE
Energized
Energy.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Kathryn Heidemann (HNZ'04) was recently named to Pittsburgh's 40 under 40 list. But for the director of the Master of Arts Management (MAM) Program, 25 is the number of interest.
With MAM celebrating its silver anniversary this year, Heidemann sat down with the Piper to discuss growing up abroad, the MAM Program and her passion for arts management.
Q&A: Heidemann Balances Interests in Business & Art
Kathryn Heidemann (HNZ'04) was recently named to Pittsburgh's 40 under 40 list. But for the director of the Master of Arts Management (MAM) Program, 25 is the number of interest.With MAM celebrating its silver anniversary this year, Heidemann sat down with the Piper to discuss growing up abroad, the MAM Program and her passion for arts management.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
While being a home for innovation, the Sherman and Joyce Bowie Scott Hall will be a marvel in itself.
New Building To Inspire Collaboration
While being a home for innovation, the Sherman and Joyce Bowie Scott Hall will be a marvel in itself.Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Among the most interesting interdisciplinary stories that President Jared L. Cohon has seen at Carnegie Mellon is a student who double majored in biology and bassoon. MORE
Cohon's Cèilidh Address Reflects on CMU's Values
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
It was a stellar day for physicists when researchers at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced that they found a particle with behavior consistent with that of a Higgs boson. MORE
Particle Physics
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Amateur scientists have long helped researchers collect data. That relationship keeps changing thanks to crowdsourcing.
"The Internet is becoming a game changer in citizen science," said James Wynn, an associate professor of English who is working on a book about citizen science.
Wynn is looking at the ethical issues raised by citizen science in his new book, which will focus on how citizens and scientists engage with each other. MORE
Wynn Studies Evolution of Citizen Science
"The Internet is becoming a game changer in citizen science," said James Wynn, an associate professor of English who is working on a book about citizen science.
Wynn is looking at the ethical issues raised by citizen science in his new book, which will focus on how citizens and scientists engage with each other.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
"The cloud" is a hot topic lately, but what does it mean, exactly? How do cloud computing services keep documents, photos and other data safe? Can university data be stored using these types of services?
These are questions the Information Security Office aims to answer during its annual October observance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month MORE
Securing the Cloud
These are questions the Information Security Office aims to answer during its annual October observance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Fresh from his Broadway stint in the Tony Award-winning "The Book of Mormon," Carnegie Mellon alumnus Josh Gad (A'03) is taking his talent to primetime in "1600 Penn," a new mid-season comedy series premiering on NBC.
CMU Lights Up Primetime; Grad Joins Mid-season Lineup
Fresh from his Broadway stint in the Tony Award-winning "The Book of Mormon," Carnegie Mellon alumnus Josh Gad (A'03) is taking his talent to primetime in "1600 Penn," a new mid-season comedy series premiering on NBC.Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Traffic is moving much easier in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh and the air is a bit cleaner, thanks to a Carnegie Mellon pilot study on traffic signal controls.
The Scalable Urban TRAffic Control (SURTRAC) is the latest project to be released by CMU's Traffic21 research initiative. MORE
Smart Signals
The Scalable Urban TRAffic Control (SURTRAC) is the latest project to be released by CMU's Traffic21 research initiative.