Hinton Shares 2019 Turing Award for Deep Learning
Geoffrey Hinton, a former Computer Science Department faculty member and now a vice president and Engineering Fellow at Google, will receive the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2018 A.M. Turing...
View ArticleStudents Hack Into Minds of Top Cybersecurity Experts
Carnegie Mellon University graduate students are participating in three days of networking and discussions with the top minds in the cybersecurity industry at the 2019 Women in CyberSecurity Conference...
View ArticleCMU's Smell PGH Air Pollution Reporting App Goes National
Smell PGH, the smartphone app developed by the Carnegie Mellon University's CREATE Lab that helps Pittsburghers report foul odors to health authorities, is going national with the help of Seventh...
View ArticleResearchers Aim for Early Detection of Viruses in Biopharmaceuticals
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemical Engineering are collaborating with leading biotechnology company Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and LumaCyte, a biotechnology...
View ArticleGetting Back to Fundamentals at Three Minute Thesis Finals
Eight doctoral students explained their years of research and its importance in under three minutes during the finals of Carnegie Mellon University's Three Minute Thesis (3MT), held Tuesday in the...
View ArticleArtistic Intelligence: CMU Leads a New Renaissance
Artificial Intelligence has entered the art space. AI has been used to create paintings, music, literature and poetry to name a few disciplines. The use of algorithms in the creation of artwork raises...
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View ArticleTony & Grammy Winner Leslie Odom, Jr. To Deliver Commencement Address
Leslie Odom, Jr., the Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor and singer best known for his role in the Broadway musical "Hamilton," will deliver the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University's 122nd...
View ArticleLeaders in Cybersecurity Aim To Expand Workforce
Supporting the community of women in cybersecurity and highlighting the work of accomplished women from across academia and industry are among the top goals for the Information Networking Institute's...
View ArticleThe Art of Blockchain
Blockchain — the decentralized ledger system that powers Bitcoin, among other things — is a hot technology that organizations are racing to understand and monetize. Startups abound, SXSW had a...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Carnegie Mellon Celebrates Spring Carnival
Carnegie Mellon University's annual Spring Carnival and Reunion Weekend is set for April 11-13. It will feature dozens of events, including amusement rides, buggy races and theater performances. Many...
View ArticleDavid Shribman Recalls Newspaper Career
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Shribman will be one of the speakers at the "The War on Truth" from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on April 11 in Baker Hall's Giant Eagle Auditorium. The former...
View ArticleKatayama Wins Inaugural MTV RE:DEFINE Art Award
Shohei Katayama. a graduating master's of fine arts degree student in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Art, was named the winner of the inaugural MTV RE:DEFINE Art Award at a ceremony in Dallas...
View ArticleNew Operas Explore Communication, Relationships Through Music
Pittsburgh Opera and Carnegie Mellon University once again are joining theatrical forces. Through the Co-Opera Program, students, alumni and faculty from CMU's School of Music, School of Drama and the...
View ArticleBuggy Races Keep Rolling at Carnegie Mellon
Sweepstakes, also known as the Buggy Races, has come a long way at Carnegie Mellon University. The slick, torpedo-like vessels carrying drivers with nerves of steel are a far cry from the two-man teams...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon, Lumen Learning Partner To Expand Support for Evidence-based...
Carnegie Mellon University’s Simon Initiative and open courseware provider Lumen Learning today announced a partnership to share tools for developing, evaluating and continuously improving...
View ArticleStep Right Up for Douse-A-Dean 2019
Provost Jim Garrett, former dean of the College of Engineering, may have to give up his Douse-a-Dean trophy this year, but he he'll never give up the title as being the final dean to be dunked during...
View ArticleStudent Architects Design Carnival Archway
Tradition defines Carnegie Mellon University's annual Spring Carnival. Each year, as spring semester draws to a close, CMU erects a Ferris wheel that rivals the height of "Walking to the Sky,"...
View ArticleEnjoy a World of Fun at Spring Carnival
Carnegie Mellon University's annual Spring Carnival is showing how easy it is to be green and have fun with this year's theme of "Planet Earth." The opening ceremony, which will take place at 3 p.m....
View ArticleTake a Ride on The Old Mill at CMU
When visitors to Spring Carnival step into Skibo Gym this year, sights, sounds and even smells of an old steel mill will greet them. “We have a couple of formulated scents just for this. It’s going to...
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