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PITTSBURGH, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University's M. Granger Morgan will moderate a distinguished panel of experts on the critical infrastructure in the United States from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 30, at the sixth installment of the CMU College of Engineering's Washington Speaker Series at the Cosmos Club at 2121 Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO ) The panel discussion, titled "Natural Disasters...

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Event: Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation will host a policy briefing about how to manage renewable energy sources like wind and solar power, which do not produce a consistent amount of power, so they can be better integrated into the nation's power grid. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO ) CMU's Scott Institute will release a new policymaker guide that summarizes research by the...

Largest Foundation Gift in CMU's History To Galvanize Energy Innovation Efforts PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University has received a $30 million gift from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to dramatically expand its strategic initiative to address energy research, education and innovation. The gift -- the largest private foundation grant in CMU's history -- will propel the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation to coordinate university-wide...

PITTSBURGH, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers are scheduled to visit Capitol Hill March 13 to encourage U.S. regional and state officials to establish a government-university- industry research and education initiative to inform the public about issues surrounding shale gas and the environment so the nation can better prepare for its energy future. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO) A recently released guide...

Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley is now offering a Connected Embedded Systems concentration as part of the Master of Science in Software Engineering (MS SE) degree program designed for technical professionals interested in working as software engineers, developers, architects, technical project leads, and software development managers. Moffett Field, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 The Software Engineering graduate programs at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley provides...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University launched the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation today, a major research and education initiative focused on improving energy efficiency and developing new, clean, affordable and sustainable energy sources. The institute was made possible by a lead gift from CMU alumni Sherman Scott (E'66), president and founder of Delmar Systems, and his wife, Joyce Bowie Scott (A'65), a trustee of the university....