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February
Monday, February 4, 2013
President Jared L. Cohon has been a champion for increasing diversity at Carnegie Mellon. And the effects of that are evident. MORE
A More Welcoming Place
Monday, February 4, 2013
For the third straight year, Carnegie Mellon was at the table with global business, government and academic leaders discussing ideas to improve the world.
CMU Among Global Leaders at World Economic Forum
For the third straight year, Carnegie Mellon was at the table with global business, government and academic leaders discussing ideas to improve the world.Monday, February 4, 2013
Two faculty members are working with the City of Pittsburgh to optimize the street parking in the area by instituting a rate schedule that fluctuates each month based on usage. MORE
Faculty Work To Optimize Street Parking Rates
Monday, February 4, 2013
A Mars simulator in the Utah desert has captured the imagination of CMU students and staff alike.
Mars Adventure
A Mars simulator in the Utah desert has captured the imagination of CMU students and staff alike.Monday, February 4, 2013
School of Drama actors, crew and directors are gearing up to rock the house with its next production in the Purnell Center's Philip Chosky Theater.
Drama To Rock Purnell with Raucous and Racy "Spring Awakening"
School of Drama actors, crew and directors are gearing up to rock the house with its next production in the Purnell Center's Philip Chosky Theater.Monday, February 4, 2013
Aayush Karki, a top student from Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, has soccer to thank for heading to Carnegie Mellon Qatar, majoring in computer science and receiving a full, four-year H.E. Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani Scholarship.
Scoring a Scholarship
Aayush Karki, a top student from Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, has soccer to thank for heading to Carnegie Mellon Qatar, majoring in computer science and receiving a full, four-year H.E. Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani Scholarship.Monday, February 4, 2013
The recipient of the 2012 Dickson Prize in Science, François M. M. Morel, the Albert G. Blanke Professor of Geosciences at Princeton University, is world renowned for his contributions to understanding the biological and chemical processes that influence the marine ecosystem.
Lecture Spotlight: Dickson Prize Winner Studies Greenhouse Gas Effect on Oceans
The recipient of the 2012 Dickson Prize in Science, François M. M. Morel, the Albert G. Blanke Professor of Geosciences at Princeton University, is world renowned for his contributions to understanding the biological and chemical processes that influence the marine ecosystem.Monday, February 4, 2013
Andy Prisbylla describes the world through a camera lens and pen. You can see some of his descriptions through his documentary photography in "Writer-in-Exile: Israel Centeno & City of Asylum Pittsburgh," now on display on Hunt Library's fourth floor through March 10.
Unordinary Eyes
Andy Prisbylla describes the world through a camera lens and pen. You can see some of his descriptions through his documentary photography in "Writer-in-Exile: Israel Centeno & City of Asylum Pittsburgh," now on display on Hunt Library's fourth floor through March 10.Monday, February 4, 2013
More than 140 Carnegie Mellon engineering students tapped into their entrepreneurial DNA with a hackathon, dubbed "Build18," to display a cache of tech savvy prototype products - from a robotic first-aid kit to a bicycle sporting an automatic transmission.
Hand Made
More than 140 Carnegie Mellon engineering students tapped into their entrepreneurial DNA with a hackathon, dubbed "Build18," to display a cache of tech savvy prototype products - from a robotic first-aid kit to a bicycle sporting an automatic transmission.Monday, February 4, 2013
Jim Daniels, professor in the Department of English's Creative Writing Program, established the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards in 1999. The contest guidelines specifically request personal narratives on race and discrimination.
MLK Writing Awards Gives Voice To Young Adults' Stories
Jim Daniels, professor in the Department of English's Creative Writing Program, established the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards in 1999. The contest guidelines specifically request personal narratives on race and discrimination.Monday, February 4, 2013
The rigorous academic culture at Carnegie Mellon and how students cope with the stress it can cause was the focus of a late January town hall meeting. MORE