http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/Stories from the homepage of Carnegie Mellon UniversityThu 21 Aug 2008 01:01:01 GMThttp://www.cmu.edu/homepage/innovation/2008/summer/torch-bearer.shtml

As millions watched the Olympic torch make its route around the globe, Harry Shum (CS '96) was preparing for his role carrying the flame through Lhasa, Tibet— one of the relay's most anticipated and publicized locations...]]>http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/innovation/2008/summer/torch-bearer.shtmlThu 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTharryShum_201x117.jpg

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Tanaji Naik (HNZ '08) was horrified when he first learned of the problems e-waste was causing in his native India and other countries around the globe. As a Carnegie Mellon student in the Heinz School's Masters in Information Systems Management program, he maintained his commitment to help.]]>http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/practical/2008/summer/epanacea.shtmlMon 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTePanacea_201x117.jpg

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Whether he's working from his start-up company's digs in Lake Tahoe or the loft in San Francisco, it's just another day in the office for young entrepreneur Marc Guldimann (HS '01). Guldimann and his colleagues are the founders of Spongecell, a firm specializing in calendar technology established in 2005...]]>http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/collaboration/2008/spring/spongecell.shtmlTue 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTmarcGuldimann_201x117.jpg

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The Olympic Games are well underway in China and the country is using the opportunity to showcase its modernization efforts in Beijing. With the nation's development reaching far beyond its urban centers, however, the country's remote regions are sometimes facing as much upheaval as opportunity...]]>http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/global/2008/summer/tourism-in-chinas-west.shtmlWed 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThuanglong_201x117.jpg

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When Daniel Wilson graduated from Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute in 2005, he never dreamed he’d return three years later with a TV crew in tow. But as host of The History Channel’s new program "The Works," his job is to amaze viewers with behind-the-scenes knowledge of everyday stuff. So for an episode on robots, he charged full speed ahead to the most fascinating place he could think of: Carnegie Mellon University.]]>http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/beyond/2008/summer/history-in-the-works.shtmlThu 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTdanielWilson_201x117.jpg

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