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CMU Welcomes New Head of Chemical Engineering
Internationally renowned researcher Anne Skaja Robinson has joined Carnegie Mellon University as head of its Department of Chemical Engineering. Robinson comes from Tulane University, where she was...
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Fellowship Advances Women in Cybersecurity
While women make up just 24 percent of the cybersecurity workforce, Carnegie Mellon University and its Information Networking Institute is closing the gender gap one student at a time. Carolina Zarate,...
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Bible Readings Help Create New Multilingual Dataset
It's the Christmas season, which means that beloved Bible verses are being read and recited innumerable times — and in a vast number of languages. The Bible's global reach as evidenced this time of...
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CMU Research Drives Economic Case for Electric Semi-Trucks
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say the time has come to start investing in electric semi-trailer trucks. In their new paper, "Quantifying the Economic Case for Electric Semi-Trucks,"...
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Company With CMU Roots Turns Smart Devices into Smoke Detectors
Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Steve Davis was on a camping trip with his son when a fire broke out in his home. His wife and two youngest children got out safely, but the family was out of the...
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Cagan Named Interim Dean of CMU's College of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University has named Jonathan Cagan, the George Tallman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor of Mechanical Engineering, interim dean of the College of Engineering. He will assume the...
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Parrot Genome Analysis Reveals Insights into Longevity, Cognition
Parrots are famously talkative and a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot named Moises — or at least its genome — is telling scientists volumes about the longevity and highly developed cognitive abilities that...
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Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School Launches Part-Time Flex MBA
Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business has introduced a new part-time MBA degree for Pittsburgh-area professionals designed to provide more flexibility with a combination of online,...
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As Advertised? Exposing Lies About VPN Server Locations
One afternoon, Zack Weinberg was conducting a study about web censorship when he noticed something a little odd. Using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to route web requests from his computer in...
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Tony Awards, CMU Open Submissions for the 2019 Theatre Education Award
The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University will once again recognize an exemplary teacher with the "Excellence in Theatre Education Award," to be presented at the 2019 Tony Awards on Sunday, June...
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Mathematical Sciences Professor Appointed to State Commission on Redistricting
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Wesley Pegden has been appointed by Gov. Tom Wolf to a new commission to help reform Pennsylvania's redistricting process. The Pennsylvania Redistricting...
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Engineering Researchers Find When Power Goes Out, Pollution Rises
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Engineering and Public Policy have found that when the power goes out in sub-Saharan African countries air pollution rises. EPP Ph.D student...
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Autism Risk-Factors Identified in "Dark Matter" of Human Genome
Using cutting-edge statistical models to analyze data from nearly 2,000 families with an autistic child, a multi-institute research team discovered tens of thousands of rare mutations in noncoding DNA...
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CMU Celebrates Success of Sports Teams, Student-Athletes
Joshua Centor said he is inspired every day by Carnegie Mellon University's student-athletes, who successfully balance a life of scholarship and sports. At a university celebration honoring 32...
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New Avenue of Investigation for Cancer Therapy Discovered at Carnegie Mellon...
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) has discovered a new area of research that could lead to more effective cancer treatment with fewer side effects. Ihab Younis,...
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Chemical Engineering Team Shakes Up Emulsion Research
Imagine mixing olive oil with water and then shaking it, until you're left with numerous small droplets of oil suspended in the water. This is called an emulsion, one liquid suspended in another, and...
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ETC Students Help Bring Magic to Castle of Miracles
An aging court jester is performing new tricks for kids who need a laugh, thanks to students at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center. At Give Kids the World, a nonprofit Florida...
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RFID Tag Arrays Track Body Movements, Shape Changes
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found ways to track body movements and detect shape changes using arrays of RFID tags. RFID-embedded clothing thus could be used to control avatars in video...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Shribman Named Scholar-in-Residence at Dietrich...
Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences has announced that David Shribman, who will be stepping down from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after 16 years as executive...
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Broadway Stars Celebrate #ApplaudMyTeacher
Behind every great performance is inspiration, and behind that inspiration is a great teacher. Through the partnership with the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University, the Excellence in Theatre...
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