Carnegie Mellon Hosts Activation of U.S. Army AI Task Force
The United States Army is activating its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force at the birthplace of AI itself: Carnegie Mellon University. The activation, which will take place on February 1 at...
View Articlenow it's time: Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble Presents Four...
The Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble's next concert will feature five outstanding composers who happen to be women. The ensemble, directed by Daniel Nesta Curtis, will perform four...
View ArticleNeural Nets Supplant Marker Genes in Analyzing Single Cell RNA Sequencing
Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University say neural networks and supervised machine learning techniques can efficiently characterize cells that have been studied using single cell...
View ArticleSlavick Receives Distinguished National Teaching of Art Award
Carnegie Mellon University Professor Susanne Slavick will be presented with the 2019 Distinguished Teaching of Art Award from the College Art Association (CAA) at its annual convention, Feb. 13-16, in...
View ArticleScaling Up Search for Analogies Could Be Key to Innovation
Investment in research is at an all-time high, yet the rate of scientific breakthroughs isn't setting any records. To resolve this quandary, scientists are turning to artificial intelligence and...
View ArticleWeaponizing Social Media: Heinz College Experts Discuss Troll Farms, Fake News
Social media platforms have proven to be an efficient means of propagating disinformation and sowing division. This innovation has developed into an urgent problem for which experts in Carnegie Mellon...
View ArticleExecutive Leadership Academy at CMU Welcomes Inaugural Cohort Participants
The Executive Leadership Academy, a signature program of The Advanced Leadership Initiative and in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, has announced its inaugural cohort. The Advanced...
View ArticleExploring Languages and Cultures Speaks to CMU Students
Nearly half of all Carnegie Mellon University graduates take classes in the Department of Modern Languages. In any language, that's saying something. Forty-eight percent of 2018 Carnegie Mellon...
View ArticlePileggi named ECE department head
Larry Pileggi has been named head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University effective March 1. Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering has named...
View ArticleTime-shift TV does not reduce amount of live TV, ads consumers watch
Time-shift television, a technology that allows people to watch TV shows they missed without presetting devices to record content, is becoming more widely available, giving those with the feature the...
View ArticleSara Kiesler Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Sara Kiesler, Hillman Chair Emerita of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the...
View ArticleInstitute for Politics and Strategy Graduate Students Explore Career...
Following last year’s trip to Silicon Valley, this year’s cohort of students in the International Relations and Politics Accelerated Master’s Program (IRP/AMP) traveled to Washington, D.C., in December...
View ArticleStudents' Sculpture Takes Flight at Airport
A rainbow-colored, 16-foot sculpture of a giant paper airplane now greets passengers arriving at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), thanks to the hard work and vision of Shohei Katayama and...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Environmental Regulations May Have Unintended Consequences in...
Many countries have passed environmental laws to preserve natural ecosystems. Although the regulations seem to have improved preservation efforts, they may have had unintended consequences in energy...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon University's Tepper Quad Earns LEED Gold Certification
Carnegie Mellon University's first building on the David A. Tepper Quadrangle that houses the university's Coulter Welcome Center and the new home for the Tepper School of Business have been awarded...
View ArticleSmartphone-based Mindfulness Training Reduces Loneliness, Increases Social...
Used in the right way, smartphones may not be as isolating as some would think. A new Carnegie Mellon University study suggests smartphone-based mindfulness training may help individuals feel less...
View ArticleWhy Does Bribery Work?
A new study from Carnegie Mellon University suggests that greed, and not the willingness to return the favor, is the main reason people give in to bribery. But the research also finds there are times...
View ArticleStatement on White House Launch of the American AI Initiative
Investments in research and education have always played a critical role in driving American competitiveness, generating economic opportunity, and enhancing national security. As the pace of innovation...
View ArticleCybersecurity Study Takes Proactive Approach
Meet Bob. Like many Americans, Bob likes watching sports on TV. Since the game he wants to watch isn't being broadcast locally, Bob searches for a free online stream of the game. He finds one...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon and Lockheed Martin Sign Research Agreement
Carnegie Mellon University and Lockheed Martin have entered into a new master research agreement that will guide future joint research projects and enable the organizations to respond quickly to new...
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