Career Connections in Economic Development at Heinz College
Release Date: Apr 10, 2012


Carnegie Mellon University recently hosted the second annual “Career Connections in Economic Development” at Heinz College. Held at Hamburg Hall, the day’s events were highlighted by a Heinz alumni panel discussion and a social hour....
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Rising Star: Ophir Tanz (MISM '04)
Release Date: Apr 10, 2012


Ophir Tanz (MISM '04) is the founder and CEO of in-image advertising network GumGum....
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Heinz College Faculty Named to National ALS Association Board
Release Date: Apr 09, 2012


Heinz College instructor Chris Brussalis, President and CEO of the The Hill Group, Inc., was recently appointed to the National Board of Trustees for the ALS Association. ...
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A Tour of Wigle Whiskey with Alumnus Eric Meyer (MSPPM 2008)
Release Date: Apr 04, 2012


Eric Meyer (MSPPM 2008) is the founder of Wigle Whiskey, the first distillery in Pittsburgh since prohibition. We caught up with Eric at Wigle's Strip District headquarters to talk about the distilling process and how his MSPPM degree impacts the way he manages the business....
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The Inaugural Australian Private Higher Education Conference
Release Date: Apr 02, 2012
The Innaugural Australian Private Higher Education Conference will be held from 14 - 15 June 2012. ...
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MAM Cultural Exchange and Dual Degree Opportunities Help Foster International Arts Leaders
Release Date: Mar 29, 2012


The Master of Arts Management (MAM) program at Carnegie Mellon University’s H.John Heinz III College is known for helping shape arts managers equipped with the skills necessary to perform leadership positions in organizations throughout the arts and culture sector. In addition to management, analytic and technology coursework, the MAM program also provides students with cultural diplomacy opportunities through exchange partnerships with the University of Ludwigsburg in Germany and the University...
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Joseph Mertz is 2012 Recipient of CMU's Gelfand Award
Release Date: Mar 27, 2012


Joseph Mertz, associate teaching professor of Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College, is the 2012 recipient of the Mark Gelfand Service Award for Educational Outreach]. ...
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Pittsburgh: Hollywood of the East
Release Date: Mar 22, 2012
"Anything that further fuses the words 'Pittsburgh' and 'Entertainment' together is a wonderful thing for the MEIM program," says Dan Green, director of the Master of Entertainment Industry Management program at CMU's Heinz College....
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Future Tenant Receives Proclamation from Pittsburgh City Council
Release Date: Mar 21, 2012
Future Tenant, a laboratory for artists, arts managers and audiences to explore relationships with art in downtown Pittsburgh, recently received a proclamation from Pittsburgh City Council declaring March 20, 2012, to be Future Tenant Day....
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MSPPM Student Farhad Farahmand Helps Multidisciplinary CMU Team Win "Best Proposal" in Department of Energy Case Competition
Release Date: Mar 20, 2012


A team of Carnegie Mellon University graduate students have won “best proposal” in the U.S. Energy Department’s 2012 Better Building Challenge, a prestigious national competition that challenges college students to develop novel solutions to boost energy-efficiency of buildings nationwide. The CMU team won for developing an energy-efficient plan for a case study involving Walter Reed Army Medical Center....
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Heinz College Moves Up in U.S. News and World Report Rankings
Release Date: Mar 16, 2012
The 2013 rankings for U.S. News and World Report's Best Grad Schools in Public Affairs were recently released and Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College has moved up on the prestigious list. Consistently a top-ten school, Heinz College placed ninth overall, one position higher than its #10 ranking in 2008....
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Alumni Spotlight: Lesley Williamson (MAM, 2010)
Release Date: Mar 13, 2012


Lesley Williamson, MAM 2010, is the Director of the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts in Ithaca, NY....
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Alumni Spotlight: Gary Williams (MISPPM, 1997)
Release Date: Mar 08, 2012


Gary Williams, a 1997 graduate of the Master of Information Systems in Public Policy and Management (MISPPM) program, is a lithography area manager for Intel Corporation...
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CMU Presents Innovation in Health Care Technology Conference
Release Date: Mar 07, 2012
Increasing health care costs and demand for health care services resulting from an aging and ailing population has made health care unaffordable and has undermined US businesses’ competitiveness in the global economy. Recently enacted health reforms aim to increase access to health care, decrease costs, and improve the quality of care. Innovation in health care technology—ranging from the implementation and use of HIT to the development of new medical devices—will change business models, improve...
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CMU and The Sprout Fund - Ten Years and Growing
Release Date: Mar 06, 2012
When Matt Hannigan (HNZ, 2002) and Cathy Lewis Long (CMU, 1991) started The Sprout Fund ten years ago, they set out with a vision to create a lasting positive impact on the City of Pittsburgh. A decade later, The Sprout Fund continues to support innovative ideas that are catalyzing change—making the Pittsburgh community a better place to live, work, play, and raise a family....
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Mike Smith and Rahul Telang Partner on New Paper Analyzing Effects of French Piracy Law
Release Date: Mar 01, 2012


Mike Smith and Rahul Telang are no strangers to digital media and online piracy research. The digital rights dream team at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College has worked together numerous times, most recently publishing a paper that attempts to address new questions by analyzing how France's HADOPI law, also known as the Creation and Internet Law, affected digital music sales on the iTunes music store....
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Alumni Spotlight: Pablo Larrimbe (MSIT 2010)
Release Date: Feb 28, 2012


Pablo Larrimbe, a 2010 graduate of CMU Australia's MSIT program, is a Corporate Operation Engineer at Google Inc. in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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Federal Budget 101: Heinz DC Experience Merges Curriculum and Practice to Enhance Learning
Release Date: Feb 23, 2012


Kira Fatherree arrived in Washington, DC six months ago to begin her second year at the Heinz College School of Public Policy and Management. Since then, she has been immersed in the federal budget....
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Alumni Spotlight: Rocio Nogales Muriel (MAM 2000)
Release Date: Feb 21, 2012


Rocio Nogales Muriel (MAM 2000) is the founder of Eyephoneography, an online and traveling exhibition of mobile international photography....
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MEIM Experiences at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Release Date: Feb 16, 2012


The theme for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival was “Look Again,” and if the views of the snow covered mountains and the film stars hadn’t made me do so, the sheer enthusiasm in the air certainly did. Last month, a group of 16 Master of Entertainment Industry Management students journeyed to Park City as part of our second year of the program....
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