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Institute for Politics and Strategy Elevated to University-Wide Status
Carnegie Mellon University has elevated the Institute for Politics and Strategy (IPS) to a university-wide institute, as its programming and scholarship increasingly bring together scholars and...
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Carnegie Mellon University Announces Kavčić-Moura Professorships
Four Carnegie Mellon University faculty members have been appointed to new Kavčić-Moura Professorships, designed to provide sustained, long-term support for scholars across the university whose...
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AI Pioneer Tuomas Sandholm Receives Angel Jordan Professorship
Tuomas Sandholm, a computer scientist whose innovative algorithms have paired donors of life-saving kidneys with recipients and also defeated top professionals in a poker contest, will be the first...
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Even Without Clean Power Plan, U.S. Can Achieve Paris Agreement Emissions...
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have calculated that the U.S. can meet — or even beat — the near-term carbon dioxide emission reductions required by the United Nations Paris Agreement, despite...
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Carnegie Mellon Launches Block Center to Examine Societal Impact of Emerging...
Carnegie Mellon University will create a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to the interdisciplinary investigation of the economic, organizational and public policy impacts of technology. The Block...
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WWII Enigma Machines Among Computing Treasures Added to University Libraries...
Crucial World War II encryption devices have found a home at the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries thanks to the generosity of author Pamela McCorduck, wife of the late Computer Science Department...
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Carnegie Mellon and Portugal Renew Partnership for ICT Growth
Carnegie Mellon University and the Government of Portugal have signed a cooperation agreement to extend the successful CMU Portugal Program for an additional 10 years. CMU Interim President Farnam...
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham To Lead Carnegie Mellon's New Neuroscience Institute
Building on years of momentum in advancing brain science research, Carnegie Mellon University has appointed renowned auditory neuroscientist Barbara Shinn-Cunningham to help establish a new,...
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Acetylcholine Wakes Silent Neural Network by Targeting Nicotine Receptors
Neuroscientists at Carnegie Mellon University have, for the first time, used acetylcholine to functionally rewire a dense matrix of neurons in the brain's cerebral cortex. Using optogenetics, they...
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CMU To Host Smart Cities Conference, March 2
University's Metro21 Smart Cities Institute uses technology and policy innovations to enhance city life Carnegie Mellon University will host a one-day conference on March 2 to formally launch the...
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ETC Students Create Collaborative Virtual Reality Experience
A team at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center is working to make virtual classroom field trips a reality. "Most VR experiences today are quite isolating and I feel that...
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Carnegie Mellon Will Help Develop Camera To See Through Skin
Carnegie Mellon University is part of a five-year, $10 million program sponsored by the National Science Foundation to develop a new type of camera that peers deep beneath the skin to help diagnose and...
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Tartans Go to the Theater in Second Act of Athletics-Drama Collaboration
More than 150 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes enjoyed the School of Drama's production of "The Drowsy Chaperone" Feb. 27 at CMU's Philip Chosky Theater. Earlier this semester, drama...
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CMU To Host Conference on Ethics and AI
Thought leaders from industry, academia, government and the media will explore the ethical, social, and policy issues surrounding emerging technologies April 9-10 at the first Carnegie Mellon...
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Proofpoint Acquires CMU spinoff Wombat Security for $225 Million
Proofpoint Inc., a leading cybersecurity company, has completed its acquisition of a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff, Wombat Security Technologies Inc., for $225 million. The deal was announced by...
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International Film Festival to Focus on “Faces of (In)Equality,” March...
"Faces of (In)Equality," Carnegie Mellon University's 2018 International Film Festival, features 14 award-winning films that explore the realities of societal imbalance. The festival, the only one of...
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CMU Energy Week To Tackle Pressing Challenges, April 4-6
Carnegie Mellon University's Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation will host its third annual CMU Energy Week, April 4-6. Open to the public, this year's symposium brings together thought...
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Students Study How Design Impacts Artificial Intelligence
Design students at Carnegie Mellon University are exploring ways to enhance our interactions with new technologies and the power of artificial intelligence. "We want the designers of tomorrow to think...
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Forecasting the Flu
The ability to forecast epidemics in much the same way as meteorologists forecast the weather could one day benefit public health. Accomplishing this goal of epidemiological modeling and forecasting...
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Back to Makukuulu: Solar-powered Ventilation Rids African Homes of Cooking Smoke
Two Robotics Institute research associates at Carnegie Mellon University, Josh Schapiro and Mike Taylor, made good on a promise to villagers in Uganda, when they returned in February to the African...
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