Interim Dean Curtis Meyer gets doused during Douse-a-Dean, which raised more than $16,000 for the Special Olympics.

Carnival All Fun and Games

Heidi Opdyke

Tartans got a high score on their Spring Carnival experience.

Â鶹´å celebrated Spring Carnival with an "Arcade" theme, giving homage to video games and other arcade attractions. The Mellon College of Science and the Carnegie Mellon community went on side quests to enjoy events like Douse-a-Dean (which supports Special Olympics of Pennsylvania), Booth, Buggy, social events and the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences groundbreaking. The 2023 class of Tartans on the Rise honorees leveled up as they were recognized by the community. Mellon College of Science Dean Curtis Meyer dressed up as Albus Dumbledore, an homage to the MCS Ball Wizarding World theme.

Check out some bonus content from the 2024 Spring Carnival.

a group of people dig into a pile of dirt
On Friday April 12, Carnegie Mellon broke ground on the new Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences.

The Department of Chemistry hosted a reunion that included students, faculty and alumni.Ìý

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The Department of Biological Sciences hosted a homecoming event that included a bingo game for students, faculty and alumni to get to know each other.

Students from the Astronomy Club, the Biological Sciences Student Advisory Council and the IRIS rover team held events on the midway.Ìý
The Mellon College of Science Class of 1974 celebrated their 50th anniversary reunion.Ìý
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the Mellon College of Science enjoyed a Buggy Watch Party.
Anyana Kapur, Curtis Meyer and Carter Sharer
Interim Dean Curtis Meyer celebrated Tartans on the Rise Ananya Kapur and Carter Sharer.
a makeup logo representing Ananya Kapur
a logo with a crown representing Arsema Thomas
a logo with a monster representing Carter Sharer
a logo with a brain and a checklist representing Meredith Schmehl
Bill Nye walks with Nikolai Stefanov
Bill Nye the Science Guy visited Carnegie Mellon for Carnival and met with the Iris Lunar Rover team, including Nikolai Stefanov, a senior in physics and computer science.
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