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Welcome to the inaugural issue of Carnegie Mellon’s Family Newsletter, a roundup of recent stories on www.cmu.edu we think you’ll enjoy. Read on for highlights of how our students and young alumni are using their education to make an impact on the world.
We value your feedback and want to hear from you. If you have comments or suggestions for future issues of this newsletter, please contact Christy Thomas, Director of the Parents Leadership Program. Life’s a Zoo Student Monitors Animal Stress Galit Frydman, a biological sciences major at Carnegie Mellon University (MCS '08), is analyzing the effect of human contact on elephant stress levels at the Pittsburgh Zoo. By better understanding elephants' physiological response to humans, she hopes to determine whether or not human contact is beneficial to captive populations. Read story » Influence by Design Creative Posters Raise Environmental Consciousness How many Carnegie Mellon design students does it take to get you to change a light bulb? Perhaps just one — take your pick. Judging by this year's design-a-poster project, they're all very skilled at influencing by design. Read story » Making of a Microphone Students Find Recording Studio to be Interdisciplinary Hub "Check. One, two...check," echoes the voice of Carnegie Mellon vocal student Anna Vogelzang. While this may be a typical day in the university's recording studio, this is not your typical microphone. It was custom-built by engineering student Eric Boulanger — who studied top-quality microphones on the market with the eventual aim of making something that out performed them all. Read story » Labor of Love The University Press Experience Carnegie Mellon student Liz Barsotti (CMU '09) — one of the chosen few who work at the University Press — looks up momentarily from her reading and scans the windowless room. Rubbing weariness from her eyes, she returns to the manuscript at hand — the 20th she's read tonight — and decides this one will have to be the last until she can catch a few hours of sleep. She may be tired, but she loves what she is doing. Read story » Happy 25th, Emoticon Smiley is Quarter Century Young The emoticon — a.k.a. Smiley — is celebrating its 25th birthday in September. Proud papa Scott Fahlman, a research professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon, never dreamed that his suggestion for identifying a humorous post on a b-board would have such an impact on the future of the e-world. Read story » Off You Go Families Prepare for College Sending a son or daughter off to college can be both exciting and overwhelming for parents. One of the many ways Carnegie Mellon University works to make that transition as seamless as possible is through Summer Welcome Receptions held in nine locations around the United States. Read story » |
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Orientation Learn more about the activities surrounding students’ first week on campus. Learn more » Family Weekend Hold Nov. 2 through Nov. 4 for Family Weekend 2007. This weekend of events allows families to experience Carnegie Mellon through the eyes of the students. Learn more » RSS Feeds Interested in subscribing to a feed for Carnegie Mellon homepage stories or news releases? Visit our RSS Feeds page to sign up for these and other university news feeds. Learn more » For more news, visit our Parents & Family page. |
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