Category: Arts and Sciences

QF program brings math to life for high school students

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Anthony Weston, associate teaching professor of mathematics, is one of the organizers for QF Math Circle, a program to inspire high school students to explore…

Carnegie Mellon hosts 500 students for Pi Day math contest 

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, hosted 500 high school students at the 2023 Pi Day Mathematics Competition. A total of 126 teams participated, representing 82…

Dudley Reynolds receives TESOL award for service

Originally published February 6, 2023, by TESOL International Association as “Dudley Reynolds Receives 2023 James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL” Longtime TESOL International Association member and past president…

CMU-Q expands Statistical Consulting Center to include Education City researchers

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, is expanding its Statistical Consulting Center to researchers in the Education City community. The center was created in 2019…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar welcomes six new faculty members 

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, welcomed six new faculty members for the new academic year.  The new faculty members are: Mohammad Aazam, assistant teaching…

CMU-Q’s Zeinab Ibrahim: TEDinArabic is a powerful message

Zeinab Ibrahim, teaching professor of Arabic studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, comments on the importance for the Arabic language to hold TEDinArabic. Originally…

Reviving Modern Standard Arabic can unify the Arab world

Carnegie Mellon expert believes MSA can bridge gap for Arab youth Zeinab Ibrahim, sociolinguist and professor of Arabic studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university,…

CMU-Q explores Qatari dialects, draws interactive map to preserve heritage

Research project tracks social and geographical variations, creating digital tool to explore Qatari dialect usage Languages are a main driver of personal interactions and intercultural communication, embodying heritage and reflecting…

Carnegie Mellon student places top 5 at Challenge and Innovation Forum

Mohammed Al-Qassabi invented a detection system for offsides, performance issues and injuries in football matches A student from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, placed…

CMU-Q’s Dudley Reynolds on language learning, preserving identity

Senior associate dean for education co-edits book exploring inclusive, multilingual approach to language education Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s (CMU-Q) Dudley Reynolds has co-edited a book of insights from around…