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CMU Joins Mini-Grid Innovation Lab for Africa
Carnegie Mellon University Engineering and Public Policy Associate Professor Paulina Jaramillo and Post-doctoral Research Associate Nathan Williams aim to improve access to electricity in rural Africa...
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Researchers Predict Morning Traffic By Plugging Into Household Energy Use
To predict when morning traffic is likely to grind to a halt, it may be more effective to examine how electricity is used in the middle of the night instead of travel-time data. By analyzing household...
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Prospects Dim for Low-carbon Nuclear Industry, EPP Researchers Say
In a new paper, former and current researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Engineering and Public Policy say nuclear power will probably not make a significant contribution to...
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CMU's Lowry Weighs in On Future of Agriculture
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has released a new blueprint for how research can transform the fields of agriculture and food production. Greg Lowry, the Walter J. Blenko...
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Down to Earth: Joe-Wong Earns NSF Award To Bring Data Processing Out of the...
Carnegie Mellon University's Carlee Joe-Wong is working to ground the economic foundations for the next generation of computing by harnessing devices included in the Internet of Things rather than...
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Ren Breathes Life into Damaged Lungs
Carnegie Mellon University's Xi (Charlie) Ren could one day help thousands of patients with end-stage lung disease breathe easier. A pair of lungs dangles from the roof of its glass receptacle, a clear...
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CMU Teams Take Top Spots in Microsoft Localization Competition
Carnegie Mellon University alumni and students found their way to a first- and second-place finish in the fifth annual Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition, held this year in the Palácio da Bolsa...
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Hezir Speaks on Manufacturing, Energy Efficiency at National Policy Forum
Joseph Hezir is optimistic about the future of clean energy. The former chief financial officer for the U.S. Department of Energy and current Professor of the Practice at Carnegie Mellon University's...
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High School Students Learn about Careers, College Life at CMU-Q Summer Program
Secondary school students from across Qatar spent three weeks learning about careers in science, technology and business during the annual Summer College Preview Program at Carnegie Mellon University...
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Linda Argote Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from INGRoup
Carnegie Mellon University's Linda Argote has been honored with the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups by INGRoup, the interdisciplinary organization for group...
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Scott Institute Names Siefken First Executive Director
Anna J. Siefken has been named the inaugural executive director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, effective Aug. 1. Previously, Siefken was the Scott...
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Scott Institute, DOE Hold Collaborative Subsurface Workshop
Carnegie Mellon University’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation recently partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory for a workshop that looked...
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Case Study: Child's Lobectomy Reveals Brain's Ability To Reorganize Its...
A new study led by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists provides the first evidence of how the human brain recovers the ability to function after losing parts of the visual system. Published in...
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Mertz Named Interim Director for CMU's Information Systems Program
Carnegie Mellon University has selected Joseph Mertz as interim director of its Information Systems Program in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Mertz, who assumed the post July...
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Carnegie Mellon's Gittis Named Finalist for Science & PINS Prize
Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientist Aryn Gittis was named a finalist for the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation for her discovery of new therapeutic targets for Parkinson's disease. The...
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Reading, Writing, 'Rithmetic ... and Now, Robotics
Carnegie Mellon University teamed up with the Pittsburgh-based educational company WholeRen Education LLC to host the inaugural World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth, or WAICY 2018, at...
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How a Computer Learns To Dribble: Practice, Practice, Practice
Basketball players need lots of practice before they master the dribble, and it turns out that's true for computer-animated players as well. By using deep reinforcement learning, players in video...
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Studying ICU Teams Could Lead to Improved Patient Outcomes
Effective teamwork is a goal of any workplace. But few settings offer higher stakes than the fast-paced, life-or-death environment of a hospital's intensive care unit. Taya Cohen Team collaboration in...
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CMU Alumni Tag Team Their Way Through Hollywood
Early in the second season of Netflix's hit comedy series "GLOW," a small army of female amateur wrestlers rampage through a mall as a young man wielding a camera and a furry mustache chases them. They...
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Growing Fat Cells on Silk May Help Researchers Better Understand Diseases
Carnegie Mellon University’s Rosalyn Abbott is analyzing fat, or adipose tissue, to learn about the characteristics of disease mechanisms and metabolic behavior. As obesity continues to be a serious...
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