Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College is rated as one of the best education institutions in the world. Unlike many graduate schools, Heinz is not organized along academic departments.
Heroes commit feats of courage involving risk or sacrifice, and which have a nobility of purpose. Rachel Carson died of cancer in 1964, two years after the publication of âSilent Spring.â She might not have lived to see the full effects of her influence, but she had a good feeling that she might have opened some peoplesâ eyes.
For 30 years his invitation to sit on the couch after a stand-up routine was a virtual ticket to stardom. Johnny Carson, the former Tonight Show host who became an icon for any aspiring late-night talker, died at age 79 on Sunday after a long struggle with emphysema. Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning. He was surrounded by his family, Carson's nephew, Jeff Sotzing, said in a statement.