Category: Sustainability

Carnegie Mellon grads launch Qatar gardening app

Three graduates of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, have joined forces to create an app for gardeners in Qatar. Tamim Al-Asfar, Mohamed Hamdi, and…

World Water Day at CMU-Q: Student researchers discuss global impact of water research

Editor’s note: March 22 is World Water Day, when the world’s attention turns to the integral role water plays in health, agriculture, environmental sustainability and economic well-being. Carnegie Mellon University…

CMU-Q alum Hassan Al-Mulla named Silatech’s new CEO

Originally published in Gulf-Times on February 1, 2021  Hassan al-Mulla graduated from CMU-Q with a degree in business administration in 2012. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation partner university. Silatech announced…

Teams coached by Texas A&M at Qatar and CMU-Q in international competition to solve real-world challenges

In The Peninsula, December 9, 2020 STEM experts from Qatar Foundation partner universities Texas A&M University at Qatar and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar are coaching two teams of students…

Chadi Aoun on sustainability: “It is about taking an ethical perspective.”

Chadi Aoun was featured in a panel discussion titled, “Maintaining sustainability: Building capacity and breaking barriers,” hosted by the U.S. Embassy Qatar. The webinar was held during Qatar Sustainability Week…

Students delve into Qatar’s attitudes about wildlife

Students at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, are conducting a research project that explores how people in Qatar think about indigenous wildlife species. Reem…

CMU-Q alumnus perfumer adapts his business to battle COVID-19

Mohammed Al Matwi graduated in 2015 from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar with a degree in business administration. In Qatar Tribune, April 29, 2020 It was the last week of…

Information Systems professor joins panel on climate change and coronavirus

Chadi Aoun joined a Qatar Green Building Council webinar to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect climate change. Aoun is an associate teaching professor and the program director for…

Innovative courses open up new worlds for Carnegie Mellon students

New ‘micro courses’ introduce wide variety of topics, new ideas Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) has introduced micro courses, a new option for students to learn about a wide…

CMU-Q community plants trees as part of campus-wide commitment to sustainability

CMU-Q celebrated Sustainability Week by participating in Qatar Foundation’s Park and Plant Initiative. Members of the CMU-Q community helped plant 109 trees around the building as part of QF’s multi-phase…