MASH star, science buff Alda to address Carnegie Mellon
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Television star Alan Alda will deliver the commencement address at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh May 17.
Alda is perhaps best known for his roles as surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on “MASH” and Arnold Vinick on “The West Wing.”
But Alda, who also writes and directs, has hosted “Scientific American Frontiers” on PBS for 11 years. He also helped establish the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook (N.Y.) University, where he serves as a visiting professor.
Alda will receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at the private university formerly known as Carnegie Tech. The university is known for its computer science and robotics programs, as well as its drama program.