Dear Parents,
As students return for the spring semester, the campus is already busy with lecture series, classes and club meetings. Read more about students and the campus community below. The Parents Leadership Program would also like to welcome parents of alumni, legacy parents, and faculty and staff members who are parents of Carnegie Mellon students to the e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy the opportunity to stay informed. If you have any questions, please contact Christy Thomas, Director of the Parents Leadership Program.
A Global Classroom
Student Speaks on Study Abroad
Listening to Ashley Renee Brown (HSS '08), one is struck by her strong yet
unassuming voice. On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday,
Brown's voice will be heard for the first time by the campus community — as
she shares her experience of studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador…
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One Cold Hand
Artist Reunites Separated Gloves
Missing a glove? Before you throw away what you deem to be its now utterly useless mate, check out www.onecoldhand.com. Jennifer Gooch — a graduate student in Carnegie Mellon's School of Art — launched a project collecting lost gloves in hopes of returning them to their owners…
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Climate Change
Grad Student Co-Authors Report Offering Environmental Solutions
An environmental report that discusses adaptation planning for climate change was recently released by The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment in Washington, D.C…
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Business Excellence
GE's Immelt Visits Campus
Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business recently hosted Jeffrey Immelt — chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric — for a standing-room-only event. Immelt was the featured speaker at the popular USA Today CEO Forum, brought to the campus by the student senate and the W.L. Mellon Speaker Series through the Tepper School…
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First Year Research
Students to Explore Life Sciences
Twenty Carnegie Mellon first-year students will soon be among the first to take part in a new nationwide course that offers opportunities to conduct genomics research — which is the study of all genes in an organism. The opportunity is made possible through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)…
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Martin Luther King
Day Activities
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Commencement Schedule
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Network Nights
Network Nights are a series of annual events, held during Carnegie Mellon Fall, Winter and Spring Break. They are an opportunity for students, alumni, parents and employers to meet and discuss opportunities, insights and experiences.
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