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Petting zoo helps students Carnegie Mellon students destress before final exams • Apr. 18, 2025, 2:00 PM ET (CBS)
Carnegie Mellon student with one semester left learns his visa was revoked with no explanation • Apr. 10, 2025, 6:18 AM ET (CBS)
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Also Known As Carnegie Technical Schools • Carnegie Institute of Technology
Notable Alumni Edward C. Prescott • Finn E. Kydland • Michael Chabon • John Nash • Robert H. Dennard • Alan Jay Perlis • Mary Wells Lawrence • Ivan Sutherland • Dale T. Mortensen • Oliver E. Williamson • Philip Pearlstein • Edgar Mitchell • Clifford G. Shull • Steven Bochco • Ted Danson • Holly Hunter
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