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Faculty and Staff Achievements: April 2025

At Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, we celebrate the many contributions of the faculty and staff who make the Libraries the destination for scholarly information, creative inquiry, and intellectual collaboration across disciplines, propelling the significance, reach, and impact of the university.

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Meet the Libraries Student Workers

At the University Libraries, more than 30 students are part of the team that keeps facilities open and services available for the CMU community. These students staff the circulation desks at both Hunt and Sorrells libraries, serve as Stacks Assistants, assist the University Archives and the Sustainability Initiative with processing collections and engaging in outreach, and more.

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Event Recording: Fine and Rare V: New Acquisitions in Libraries Special Collections

On March 20, the University Libraries hosted “Fine and Rare V: New Acquisitions in Libraries Special Collections.” At the virtual event, Curator of Special Collections Sam Lemley introduced some of the notable historical treasures in the collections. A recording of the event is now available.

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United Nations Workshop Photo Gallery

On March 20 and 21, the Carnegie Mellon Sustainability Initiative team traveled to the United Nations in New York City for a workshop hosted by the United Nations Academic Impact to discuss implementation of the Global Goals with other universities. Director Alex Hiniker designed and led the convening, with participation from the four current interns: Purva Bommireddy, a senior in the College of Engineering, Ameena George, a first-year in the Tepper School of Business, Cristina Goeller, a second year masters student at Heinz College, and myself, a junior in the College of Engineering.

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Spotlight: Adrianna Bennett

At the University Libraries, faculty and staff bring diverse backgrounds and interests to their roles, elevating the Libraries’ culture of interdisciplinary collaboration and lifelong learning and curiosity. We asked Science Libraries Circulation Manager Adrianna Bennett a few questions about her work, to find out more about the inspiration behind her contributions to the campus community.

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Student Advisory Council Celebrates Living History Through Student Organizations

As the 2025 spring semester comes to a close, the 2024-2025 Libraries Student Advisory Council (LSAC) is putting the finishing touches on their year-long archiving project to collect and preserve artifacts from student groups on campus. On Tuesday, April 22, join LSAC from 5–7 p.m. in Hunt Library’s IDeATe Studio B as they showcase primary sources and other historic materials in “Living History: Tracing CMU Culture Through Student Organizations.”

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From the University Archives: Takeo Kanade Papers

In honor of National Robotics Week, the University Archives is highlighting a valuable robotics resource preserved in its collections — the papers of SCS Founders University Professor Takeo Kanade.

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Discover & Discuss: National Arab American Heritage Month

April is Arab American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the rich cultural, linguistic, and historical contributions of Arab Americans. The term Arab refers to a shared language and cultural identity, encompassing a diverse range of communities across 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

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How a Student Worked with the Architecture Archives to Save Rare CMU Blueprints

Before winter break, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences first-year Ryan Tosh found a large trash bag filled with architectural drawings depicting buildings on CMU’s campus in the KGB’s office during a cleaning session.

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Posner Foundation Commits $8 Million to CMU Libraries Special Collections

The Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh has announced an $8 million commitment to support the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Special Collections — the university’s repository for rare books, manuscripts, and early calculating devices and cryptographic machines.