Mellon College of Science

Carnegie Mellon Trustee Ray Lane and Stephanie Lane Invest $25 Million in CMU's Computational Biology Department

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University Trustee Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, have invested $25 million in support of the university's boundary-breaking Computational Biology Department. The gift will establish an endowment to support the program's strategic priorities and provide the funding for its future home in the new Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences

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  • PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University Trustee Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, have invested $25 million in support of the university's boundary-breaking Computational Biology Department.
  • In recognition of the couple's significant role in shaping computational biology at Carnegie Mellon, the university will name the department the Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department.
  • "Ray and Stephanie Lane have been passionate advocates for the power and possibilities of computational biology since the department's formation," said CMU President Farnam Jahanian.
  • The Lanes made their initial investment in computational biology at CMU to establish the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professorship in Computational Biology, the Ray and Stephanie Lane Post-Doctoral Program in Computational Biology and the Raymond Lane Fellowship in Computational Biology.

Ultimus Names Donald Colombo as Senior Vice President of Business Development

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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CINCINNATI, April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultimus Fund Solutions (Ultimus), a leading independent provider of full-service, technology-enhanced fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, continues to invest in industry experienced talent and welcomes Donald Colombo as Senior Vice President of Business Development.

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  • CINCINNATI, April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultimus Fund Solutions (Ultimus), a leading independent provider of full-service, technology-enhanced fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, continues to invest in industry experienced talent and welcomes Donald Colombo as Senior Vice President of Business Development.
  • Colombo was previously instrumental in launching a U.S. digital wealth advisory solution, demonstrating his deep understanding of the asset management, wealth, and technology segments.
  • Dons deep experience across sales, managing client relationships and his ability to develop strategic partnerships directly aligns with Ultimus goals of meeting clients needs.
  • Servicing over 1,600 total traditional and alternative funds, Ultimus helps investment managers and fund families flourish in todays increasingly sophisticated and dynamic investment landscape.

Carnegie Mellon Receives $20 Million to Establish Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics in Dietrich College

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrepreneur Charles C. Hoskinson has made a $20 million gift to Carnegie Mellon University to establish the Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics, the university announced today.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrepreneur Charles C. Hoskinson has made a $20 million gift to Carnegie Mellon University to establish the Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics, the university announced today.
  • The Hoskinson Center will develop the technology (via the Lean platform) and techniques needed to increase world-wide access to the power of formal mathematics.
  • "Carnegie Mellon has the resources and experts to take the study of formal mathematics and disseminate it in a meaningful way," Hoskinson said.
  • The center will include joint postdoctoral positions between the Dietrich College and Mellon College of Science.

Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab to Build World's First University Cloud Lab

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) have entered into a partnership to build the world's first cloud lab in an academic setting.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) have entered into a partnership to build the world's first cloud lab in an academic setting.
  • The Carnegie Mellon University Cloud Lab will be based on the commercial cloud lab platform created by the San Francisco-based ECL.
  • "Carnegie Mellon University is a world leader in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and the foundational sciences.
  • There is no better place to be home to the world's first university cloud lab," said Rebecca W. Doerge, the Glen de Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon.