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Through 3MT, Doctoral Students Share Accessible Research

Carnegie Mellon University’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) pits doctoral students against the clock and each other to explain complex research and captivate their audience in just three minutes. Ten finalists will compete in the 2025 3MT Championship at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the Cohon University Center’s McConomy Auditorium. A livestream will also be available.

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Discover & Discuss: Women's History Month

Women's History Month is an annual observance that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Celebrated during March in the United States, it corresponds with International Women's Day on March 8.

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Pathways to Impact: Careers in Sustainability Photo Gallery

On Sunday, Feb. 16, the Pittsburgh Youth Leaders in Sustainability network — led by members of CMU’s Sustainability Initiative team — hosted Pathways to Impact: Careers in Sustainability. Students from universities across Pittsburgh gathered to connect with 10 different employers from sustainability-related organizations to network, discuss goals and challenges, and explore potential career options.

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Love Data Week Photo Gallery

From Feb. 10–14, the Libraries celebrated Love Data Week 2025. This year’s theme, “Whose Data Is It, Anyway,” focused on how data collected by groups like researchers, governments, or companies is owned, shared, and published.

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How Data Visualization Mapped CMU Graduate Research

Research Data Services Librarian Alfredo González-Espinoza wants to make it easier for CMU researchers to find related projects and opportunities for collaboration across disciplines.

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Meet the Libraries’ Student Workers Spring 2025, Part 1

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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Faculty and Staff Achievements: February 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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Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Announces Anonymous Gift to Establish the T. D. Jacobsen Endowed Acquisition Fund

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is pleased to announce an anonymous gift of $1 million to establish the T. D. Jacobsen Endowed Acquisition Fund in honor of Terry Jacobsen, Director and Principal Research Scientist at the university's Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.

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Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science Applications Open

This May, the University Libraries will host a Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS) session in Pittsburgh. Led by Social Sciences Librarian Di Yoong and Open Knowledge Librarian Emily Bongiovanni, SICSS aims to bring together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, staff and faculty interested in exploring computational methods through interdisciplinary work.

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Pittsburgh Youth Leaders in Sustainability Network Builds Community

An engaged network of college students committed to sustainability is growing across Pittsburgh, and CMU’s Sustainability Initiative interns are leading the charge.