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Arabic Made Easy

Araboh.com aims to get “entertaining, engaging, and practical” books in Arabic to children.

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A Campus Conversation

Carnegie Mellon organizes dialogue on the impact of climate change on food security.

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He said, she said, the PC said

Computer science researchers focus on human language technologies.

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Growing Movember

Carnegie Mellon event raises money for cancer research and education.

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From the Dean

Reflections from dean Ilker Baybars.

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Campus Connection

Read about what’s been happening on campus.

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Spotlight on on Biological Sciences

Students simulate disease outbreak in biological sciences outreach program.

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Spotlight on Business Administration

Learn about Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s management game.

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Spotlight on Computer Science

Students explore computer science at CS4Qatar for Women event.

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Spotlight on Information Systems

Ibtikar challenges students to use future technologies to share Qatar’s history and heritage.

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Focus on Research

Computer Science students win Annual Research Forum award.

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Pittsburgh Connection

Qatar students celebrate Carnegie Mellon’s past and future.

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In Touch with Alumni

Class Notes

Stay connected with our community.

C O N T E N T S

Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s undergraduate major in Computational Biology will prepare the next

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