Lenore Blum, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science, and Priya Narasimhan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, have been named winners of Carnegie Science Center Awards. Released: Jan. 30, 2009 More than a thousand video game enthusiasts scattered across 14 time zones, including a contingent at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), will spend 48 hours building games as part of the first Global Game Jam. Event: Jan.30-Feb.1, 2009 The Department of Athletics and the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs present double amputee world record holder, marathoner and Ironman triathlete Scott Rigsby, who will give a talk titled "Do the Unthinkable." Event: Feb. 2, 2009 School of Drama student directors, designers, actors, technicians and playwrights will work in partnership on more than 60 productions to present their own work in “PLAYGROUND: A Festival of Independent Student Work,” created, prepared and rehearsed in a single week. Event: Jan. 29-31, 2009 Carnegie Mellon will host Peter Tertzakian, author of "A Thousand Barrels A Second" and chief energy economist of international investment firm ARC Financial Corp. Event: Feb. 4, 2009 This year's RecycleMania, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities on campuses, is now under way through March 28. Event: Now thru Mar. 28, 2009 |
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