Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic's Season Features Renowned Guest Conductors
Carnegie Mellon University School of Music's 2017-2018 Philharmonic season will feature several internationally recognized guest conductors and soloists. The repertoire includes many classical...
View ArticleCMU, Pitt Receive Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant To Plan Platform for...
The Andrew. W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh an 18-month, $60,000 grant to research the development of a standardized platform for digital...
View ArticleHarrison Climbs to the Peak of Health Care
As CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Dr. Marc Harrison oversees Utah's largest health care provider. He also makes rounds and interacts with patients and residents....
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon's Flu Forecasts Prove Most Accurate
For the third year in a row, Carnegie Mellon University's forecasts of national influenza activity have proven to be the most accurate among all forecasting systems evaluated by the U.S. Centers for...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon Qatar Alumni Explore Emerging Fields of Medical Technology
When Hashim Moosavi started university as a freshman in computer science, he never imagined he would build a career improving the patient experience in a pediatric hospital. "I was very involved with...
View ArticleCMU Wins NEH Grant for Advanced Computer Analysis of Teenie Harris Archive
A collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University's Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry and the Carnegie Museum of Art aims to identify, annotate and organize the massive body of work of...
View ArticleToys "R" Lertola's Career
As a student at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, Ben Lertola dreamed of starting a video game company. His dream changed during an entrepreneurship class, when he found a new...
View ArticleBrookings Report Highlights Universities’ Role in Pittsburgh Economy
In a new report, the Brookings Institution noted that Pittsburgh's innovation economy is strong and growing thanks to the region's universities, especially Carnegie Mellon and the University of...
View ArticleTo Improve Smartphone Privacy, Control Access to Third-Party Libraries
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are suggesting a new strategy for protecting privacy. Controlling access to third-party libraries, which help app developers make money by targeting people with...
View ArticleCMU Alumni Win Emmys for Production Design
Carnegie Mellon University alumni Andrew Leitch and Eugene Lee earned television's top prize in production design at the 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Sept. 10. In all, 14 CMU alumni garnered 17...
View ArticleRoboTutor Team Led By Carnegie Mellon's Mostow Wins $1 Million as Global...
RoboTutor LLC, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff created by Professor Jack Mostow, was named one of five Global Learning XPRIZE finalists for its RoboTutor software, educational technology that...
View ArticleCelebrating 10 Years of the Last Lecture
On Sept. 18, 2007, Randy Pausch delivered the now-renowned "Last Lecture." Today, 10 years later, members of the lecture's live audience reflect on the importance of Pausch's message and how it is...
View ArticlePrivacyStreams Helps Developers Create Privacy-Friendly Apps
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and Peking universities have created a service called PrivacyStreams that enables app developers to access smartphone data they need for app functionality, while assuring...
View ArticleSmart Traffic Signals Will Help Blind Cross Streets
Smart traffic signals that are designed to improve the flow of traffic also could help pedestrians with visual or other disabilities safely cross streets, or even catch a bus. Researchers at Carnegie...
View ArticleCMU Alumni in TV's Primetime Lineup
One of the best places to watch top tier Tartan talent this fall is on the small screen. The Carnegie Mellon University alumni include 1972 graduate Ted Danson on the critically acclaimed "The Good...
View ArticleCore Education Program Boosts Yield in Mellon College of Science
Drawn by a new core curriculum that complements academics with personal and career skills, record numbers of admitted students chose the Mellon College of Science (MCS) over competitors this year. The...
View ArticleWomen Make Up Majority of CMU's Incoming Class
For the first time, women make up the majority of first-year undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon University, a distinctive milestone among top-ranked universities that award the majority of their...
View ArticleSoaring Demand for Data Science Drives Dietrich College Momentum
As the sophisticated use of digital information transforms business and daily life, an innovative approach to data science across academic fields is fueling a popularity boom at Carnegie Mellon...
View ArticleRecord Proportion of First-year Women Enroll in Tepper School of Business
In the Tepper School of Business, 57 percent of incoming undergraduate business students are women, an unusually high representation of women among undergraduate business programs nationwide. Robert...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon's Miller Gallery Hosts Exhibition on History and Contemporary...
A new exhibition at the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University showcases a selection of rare photographs, drawings, films and high-quality reproductions illuminating the evolution of...
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