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Carnegie Mellon University Announces 2024 Honorary Degree Recipients
Carnegie Mellon University will award honorary degrees to four individuals at its 2024 Commencement ceremony set for Sunday, May 12 in Gesling Stadium.
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CMU School of Drama Hits the Road for EITEA Master Class at Florida High School
As part of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award prize package, a team of CMU Drama faculty and alumni travel to the winner’s school to share their expertise.
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CMU Alumnus, Faculty Win 2024 Grammy Awards
School of Drama alumnus Christian Borle (1995) and Master of Entertainment Industry Management faculty member Michele Smith were winners at the 66th Grammy Awards
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Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Byron Pitts Delivers MLK Keynote at CMU
As part of its annual celebration to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., CMU welcomed Emmy Award-winning journalist Byron Pitts to give a keynote lecture.
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CMU’s Iris Rover: A Heartbeat in Space, A Legacy on Earth
Carnegie Mellon's Iris rover team faced challenges after launch, but turned them into opportunities. They transformed their rental home into an impromptu command center and worked to better science and technical capabilities of the rover.
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Alumni Win 4 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Four Carnegie Mellon School of Drama alumni took home Emmy Awards.
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All Seven CMU Colleges Send Iris to Space
An interdisciplinary effort across Carnegie Mellon University was crucial to the success of the student-led Iris lunar rover project.
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CMU Provost Appointed to Second Five-Year Term
CMU President Farnam Jahanian has announced the reappointment of James H. Garrett Jr. to a second five-year term as provost and chief academic officer.
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Carnegie Mellon University Payloads Iris, MoonArk Launch as Part of Historic Lunar Mission
Two payloads from Carnegie Mellon University launched to the moon.