A Chance of a Lifetime
July 1, 2008
Few would argue the importance of earning a college degree to succeed in any career. Not every youngster's path points in that direction, though, particularly for some students of color. But with Heinz alumna Sandra Timmons at the helm of A Better Chance, some prestigious academic doors are opening.
Off the Market
July 1, 2008
Chester Spatt impacted nearly every area of securities law in his role as chief economist and director of the Office of Economic Analysis at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last fall, he returned to Carnegie Mellon and resumed his research and teaching at Tepper, where his students received some unexpected lessons.
When computers are wrong, lives can hang in the balance and billions of dollars can be at stake. To find the most hidden bugs in computer systems, Edmund Clarke developed a method called Model Checking. The result exceeded his expectations by 10120 power and led to the Turing Award, the Nobel Prize of computer science.
Pop! Goes the Artist
July 1, 2008
In the 1940s a Pittsburgh resident enrolled at what would eventually become Carnegie Mellon University. The student, Andy Warhol, would go on to become an artist who helped establish the pop art genre. When Burton Morris enrolled at Carnegie Mellon in the 1980s, history had a way of repeating itself.
An Enchanted Trio
July 1, 2008
Stephen Schwartz, an aspiring lyricist and songwriter, is about to have lunch on the Disney lot in Hollywood.
Earthshaking Research
July 1, 2008
It started as an ordinary day in Mexico City.
Snared in Paris
July 1, 2008
Walking out on stage before his third and final performance of the competition, Brandon Schantz (A'08) hears the lacquered wooden floor groan beneath him.
Award-Winning Fun
July 1, 2008
From an early age, Arielle Drummond's stepfather let her tag along and help in his workshop.
Dancing with the CFO
July 1, 2008
A formidable group gathered around the conference table--the CFO of a Fortune 500 company, top members of consulting firm McKinsey and Company, and Madhu Pawar.
Mom's Buttercup
July 1, 2008
Bertrade Mbom, studying for her doctorate in language and linguistics, rises from her desk to stretch.
Working Undercover
July 1, 2008
The young broker, dressed in a tailored suit, waits his turn to use the ATM in a busy shopping district.
Man of the Year
July 1, 2008
A few hundred Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descend under the buzz of a helicopter.
BMOC #1: Bill Gates
July 1, 2008
College Tour
Carnegie Mellon University
Bill Gates
Thursday, February 21, 2008
JARED COHON: Good afternoon.
BMOC #2: Al Gore
July 1, 2008
Speech by Al Gore,
Carnegie Mellon University Commencement
Sunday, May 18, 2008,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Al Gore: Thank you, Mr.
Press Roundtable - Bill Gates
July 1, 2008
Carnegie Mellon University
Press Roundtable
Bill Gates
February 21, 2008
BILL GATES: And they gave me the Carnegie Chair.
Reflections on Meeting Bill Gates
July 1, 2008
Editor's Note: Carnegie Mellon graduate student G.
Promoting Peace
July 1, 2008
About 30 eighth-graders at a small Jewish day school in Pittsburgh have learned about the Middle East through a Jewish perspective.
Nick Wolff stepped in the door that Monday evening and saw five people crammed into the tiny, worn apartment.
Standing on an outdoor stage with his acoustic guitar in hand, Tim Dimond approached the microphone.
State of the Union
July 1, 2008
The sun is shining off the mirrored façade of Hunt Library, but on this February day it's just a Pittsburgh mirage.
Tell Me, O Muse
July 1, 2008
About a dozen sophomores are lounging in Rangos Auditorium, picking at their catered dinners, and confessing their mixed feelings.
Campaign Path
July 1, 2008
It's an hour before Barack Obama will speak in Des Moines, Iowa, and two friends, home from college for winter break, plan to be there.