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Friday, October 09, 2015
Hittin' a High Note
Whether it's leading the Kiltie Band, helping students navigate through college finances, keeping campus safe, improving the research administrative process or improving the HR function for employees, the 2015 Andy Award winners all work diligently to make Carnegie Mellon a better place. Read about this year's winners.
Friday, October 09, 2015
Prime Time
From Washington to China to Pittsburgh and beyond, Carnegie Mellon faculty and students are engaged in high-profile conversations about society's most compelling challenges, and are helping to set the public agenda in the process.
Friday, October 09, 2015
First Fall Town Hall
Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh hosted his first fall town hall meeting on Sept. 30 with members of the university community in Pittsburgh, while the global CMU family watched via webcast.
CMU-Boeing Partnership Takes Flight
Friday, October 09, 2015
CMU-Boeing Partnership Takes Flight
Carnegie Mellon has joined The Boeing Company to establish the Boeing/Carnegie Mellon Aerospace Data Analytics Lab. Read about this new initiative that will leverage the university's leadership in machine learning, language technologies and data analytics to help make aircraft operations safer, more reliable and more efficient.
Open Enrollment for 2016 Benefits Begins Nov. 2
Friday, October 09, 2015
Open Enrollment for 2016 Benefits Begins Nov. 2
Open Enrollment for 2016 benefits will begin Monday, Nov. 2 and end at 5 p.m., (ET) Monday, Nov. 16. During that time, faculty and staff have the opportunity to review their benefit options and make new elections for 2016.
She's Brilliant
Friday, October 09, 2015
She's Brilliant
Kathryn Whitehead has proven that persistence pays off. Read about the chemical engineering professor's determination to design a nanoparticle that could shuttle therapeutic drugs directly to the cells in the body that need them.
Energized
Friday, October 09, 2015
Energized
Jay Whitacre is leading the charge for renewable energy. His invention, the Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHITM) battery, a reliable, eco-friendly, cost-efficient energy storage system that is often used with solar and wind energy systems, has earned him this year's $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize.
World Economic Forum Young Scientist
Friday, October 09, 2015
World Economic Forum Young Scientist
Louis-Philippe Morency's work in speech and gesture analysis at CMU's Language Technologies Institute has put him on the international stage. Last month, the World Economic Forum recognized him as one of this year's class of Young Scientists - scientists under the age of 40 who are advancing the frontiers of science, engineering or technology in areas of high societal impact.
Eureka!
Friday, October 09, 2015
Eureka!
Every Monday evening, the entire first-year class of the Mellon College of Science gathers for a seminar called "EUREKA! Discovery and Its Impact." The course draws on the expertise of many faculty and staff across campus to help prepare students for their future as a scientist and for their lives as CMU students.
Flight Paths
Friday, October 09, 2015
Flight Paths
At Pittsburgh International Airport, travelers are stopping to enjoy the view of the sky - beneath their feet, where a beautiful new terrazzo floor by CMU's Clayton Merrell features airplanes soaring above several notable Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Emotional Experience
Friday, October 09, 2015
Emotional Experience
When Pope Francis decided he wanted to celebrate Mass in Madison Square Garden, the sculpting of a special 12-foot Crucifix for above the stage was put in the capable hands of CMU alumnus David Lasky. Read about his emotional experience.
Moneyball Nation
Thursday, October 08, 2015
Moneyball Nation
America has become a Moneyball Nation, relying on mathematical and computational methods to solve complicated problems even in seemingly unrelated subject areas. In his new spring course, Professor Christopher J. Phillips' will dig deep into topics such as baseball, medicine and the law as he explores the "how" and "why" about data analysis in these unconventional areas.
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