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Doha, QATAR: Qatar high schoolers with an aptitude for math celebrated Pi Day early this year with a competition at CMU-Q. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14). Pi is the symbol π, which represents the ratio of the…
John Lehoczky discussed the challenges of real-time computer systems in a John Patrick Crecine Distinguished Lecture in Social Sciences on March 8. Lehoczky, the Thomas Lord University Professor of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University, explained how real-time systems require a…
Dan Martin, dean of the School of Fine Arts, described Carnegie Mellon’s unique approach to arts education at a Dean’s Lecture on March 7. Martin outlined how the School of Fine Arts focuses on professional practice as well as scholarship,…
On March 10, Quick StartUp will kick off with talks from some of Qatar’s most experienced entrepreneurs and incubators of new ventures. Quick Startup allows students to walk in with an idea, and three days later walk out with a…
CMU-Q students embarked on learning trips around the world over spring break, including destinations in North America and Europe. The largest contingent traveled to Silicon Valley with Maher Hakim, associate teaching professor of entrepreneurship, for an exploration of high tech…
A piano trio from CMU played several pieces, including selections from Beethoven, Mozart and Rachmaninoff, at a lunchtime performance on March 6. The performance featured Dimitri Papadimitriou on piano, Cecilia Orazi on cello, and Alyssa Wang on violin.
The idea for Meddy came from a snippet of conversation Haris Aghadi overheard at a family gathering: could you recommend a good doctor? He had heard similar conversations for years—Aghadi, a Pakistani national, was born and raised in Qatar—but this…
The sixth Undergraduate Conference in Information Systems (UCIS), held on February 27, focused on “Humanizing Information Technology (IT),” and submissions considered the evolving role of IT in all facets of human life. The Most Promising Research Award went to Dana…
The first round of the Pi-Day Mathematics Competition for high school students took place February 20. More than 250 students representing over 50 independent and international high schools came to CMU-Q to compete, and the top four teams will return…
35% of incoming students participate in at least one outreach program DOHA, QATAR – Ahead of the March 1 admission deadline, Carnegie Mellon Qatar held a series of workshops to introduce high school students to undergraduate programs in biological sciences,…
