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“Journey to This Spot: Mapping Everyday Life at CMU” Photo Gallery

More than 60 visitors joined the Libraries Student Advisory Council (LSAC) at their end-of-year showcase on Wednesday, April 22. “Journey to This Spot: Mapping Everyday Life at CMU” celebrated the ways maps and other depictions of spaces tell stories of where people gather, what they do, and how they live, inviting the CMU community to trace paths from dorms to class, see how their peers use spaces in different ways, and see how time of day and changing seasons affect familiar views.

Meet the Libraries Student Workers

At the University Libraries, students help staff Hunt Library, the Posner Center for Special Collections, and Sorrells Library. Students offer support in a variety of different areas: interning in the Sustainability Studio, assisting in the University Archives, sitting at the front desk, and helping with the Libraries’ many events.

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From the Archives: Football in Pittsburgh

As Pittsburgh prepares to host the 2026 NFL Draft, the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is looking back at more than a century of football history preserved in the University Archives.

“Buggy to Bots” Photo Gallery

During Spring Carnival, the University Archives hosted a “Buggy to Bots” open house, which showcased Carnegie Mellon University’s history, traditions, and stories that make the CMU community unique. At least 90 people attended the open house, which the university archivists opened early because of how eager attendees were to enter.

Faculty and Staff Achievements: April 2026

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.

The Grass Beneath the Game: From Botanical Drawings to the NFL Field

Long before these modern turf systems, scientists and illustrators were documenting the grasses that form the foundation of today’s landscapes, from stadium fields to campus lawns. Drawing on the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation’s extensive collections, Curator of Art & Research Scholar Lydia Rosenberg explores the botanical history and structure of these familiar yet highly engineered plants.

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University Archives Exhibition Program Expands Across Campus

Four years ago, the University Archives opened its first exhibition in the new gallery space on the first floor of Hunt Library. “Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: 100+ Years of Buggy” introduced the CMU community to the power of using archival materials to tell stories about the university’s past — and imagine its future.

More Than a Study Space

On CMU’s campus, students experience the University Libraries in many different ways — through study, research, collaboration, and discovery. The following reflections are drawn from student voices featured in Libraries stories over the past year.

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Student Advisory Council Celebrates CMU Experiences Through Mapped Memories

As the 2026 spring semester comes to a close, the 2025-2026 Libraries Student Advisory Council (LSAC) is putting the finishing touches on their year-long mapping project to explore how space, memory, and identity shape their journeys at Carnegie Mellon. On Wednesday, April 22, join LSAC from 4:30–6:30 p.m. in Hunt Library’s Sustainability Studio as they showcase unique maps shaped by campus experiences in “Journey to this Spot: Mapping Everyday Life at CMU.”

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Innovative Research Meets Concise Storytelling at CMU’s 3MT Finals

Ten doctoral students lit up the stage as they raced the clock to explain research from fighting cancer to training robot teams to giving AI a sense of touch — all in just three minutes. The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries’ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Championship, held March 25 in McConomy Auditorium, brought together finalists from across campus and challenged them to make their cutting‑edge work clear and compelling for a general audience.