Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Association

The world is Julie Qiu's oyster after leaving her corporate job to follow her heart. Recognizing a gap in the oyster industry, Julie started a blog to help consumers get the best half-shell experience. Her unique expertise has culminated in the co-founding of Oyster Master Guild, where she's elevating oyster service and appreciation worldwide. Follow her journey from advertising to oyster sommelier and entrepreneur: https://bit.ly/4eMlVEU

Former Carnegie Mellon University faculty member Geoffrey Hinton has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics! 👏 Hinton, who is now at the University of Toronto, served on the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science faculty at Carnegie Mellon University from 1982-87. He was recognized alongside John J. Hopfield of Princeton University for their foundational work in machine learning with artificial neural networks. "Our extended Carnegie Mellon University community is extraordinarily proud to see Geoffrey Hinton's talents and pioneering research celebrated in such a meaningful way and grateful for his many scholarly contributions to computer science, AI and society," said President Farnam Jahanian. #TartanProud

Whether you're saving to purchase a home, working to pay off loans or investing, two critical steps to financial success are setting goals and taking steps to achieve them. Join CMU alumnus Scott Beasley (CFA 2010) as he shares tips relevant to alumni who graduated from college in the last 10 years: https://bit.ly/3Bz7MMO

“I really think about myself as a connection builder between science and society. Everything I do tries to bridge a gap and make policies more equitable and accessible when science is involved.” Meredith Schmehl, PhD, PMP is interested in both great science and exceptional communication. She serves as a voice for science, working to create opportunities for scientists through policy or communication and opening doors for people who work in that capacity: https://bit.ly/3xC3Usy

Curious about what AI means for art? Join a panel of CMU faculty experts for a virtual discussion on art in the age of AI, what it is today and what it could look like in the future. 📆 October 23, 4 p.m. ET 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/3ZK2Gr7

The CMU Alumni Association Board is looking for its next cohort of leaders! Nominate yourself or a fellow alum by Nov. 10: https://bit.ly/3WyYR4L

If you think that Artificial Intelligence was recently invented, think again. The roots of AI go back decades, centuries, even to ancient mythology. So how did AI go from myth to reality? Celebrate #InternationalPodcastDay with episode 14 of WHERE WHAT IF BECOMES WHAT’S NEXT: https://ai.cmu.edu/podcast

We've kicked off the Fall semester with some huge events! Next up is our Corporate Startup Lab, a CMU Swartz - Tepper Initiative CSL Forum in October. Find out more about this and more events at the Swartz Center, plus the latest startup news in today's Weekly Bulletin here! https://lnkd.in/e4HhxG2R Carnegie Mellon University #CSLForum #SwartzCenter #cmustartups #cmufounders

Coffee, anyone? Mike Rivera, a CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute alum and current computer science professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, has revolutionized 3D printing by using recycled coffee grounds as a printing material. His innovative approach reduces waste and produces items stronger than unreinforced concrete. Find out how his experience at HCII allowed his idea to percolate: https://bit.ly/47JVdKL

“With our monitors and insight tools, communities can more accurately identify sources of pollutants. They can then develop data-driven solutions to protect the breathing environment for our most vulnerable groups.” Darren Riley's asthma diagnosis showed him how much the environment and the air we breathe impacts our quality of life. So he launched JustAir, a neighborhood-level air quality monitoring network platform that helps map pollutants, identify air quality disparities from one ZIP code to the next to identify the local activities and trends that drive an area’s air quality: https://bit.ly/49FpjOE