Attention: The 4th floor of Hunt Library will be closed for renovations for the remainder of the summer.
CMU doctoral candidates of every level can register to participate in the 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, for the chance to gain early career recognition, connect with the campus community, and win prizes of up to $3000.
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Have you ever wanted to learn a skill, but haven’t found the time? Interested to learn more about library resources, straight from a librarian? This semester’s workshops at the University Libraries offer numerous opportunities to connect with resources to support your teaching, learning and research needs.
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Three-Minute Thesis finalists confront the fear of public speaking and pitch their passions to win over an audience.
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The John Patrick Crecine Papers in the Carnegie Mellon University Archives preserve materials from the NeXT years, the period when Steve Jobs rebuilt his vision after leaving Apple and before returning to lead one of the most remarkable turnarounds in business history.
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Two newly released publications — the “Open at CMU Year in Review” and the “Evidence Synthesis Program Year in Review” — showcase how the Libraries is supporting researchers across every stage of the research lifecycle. Together, the reports highlight a growing ecosystem of services, partnerships, and expertise that make research more transparent, reproducible, collaborative, and accessible.
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Leslie Liu, who holds an MS in Computational Design from the School of Architecture, spent a few weeks at the beginning of the summer working with the Libraries' Special Collections as the inaugural recipient of the Posner Fellowship for Creative Practice. This fellowship gives access to materials held by the Posner Center for Special Collections and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, including rare books, archival materials, early technologies, and botanical art.
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Lucia Shen is spending their fifth year on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus exploring new ideas and enjoying interdisciplinary work, especially by creating a website to bring current students and alumni closer to the University Archives.
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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 2026 3MT Championship at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, in the Cohon University Center’s McConomy Auditorium. A livestream will also be available.
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Each February, the Libraries celebrates Love Data Week as a way to recognize all of the ways the CMU community interacts with data in their research and beyond. This year’s Love Data Week, held Feb. 9–13, explored the theme “Where's the Data?” It encouraged participants to think about the journey of their data from collection to access to preservation.
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On Feb. 23, the international scientific journal "Nature" highlighted the work of STEM Librarians Melanie Gainey and Chasz Griego. The piece, which appeared in the journal's career section, explores the ways librarians can serve as key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.
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