Course Crunches Numbers for CMU Entrepreneurs
Katie Whitefoot, assistant professor of engineering and public policy (EPP) and mechanical engineering (MechE), is working to bring the hidden world of cost analysis and market competitiveness into the...
View ArticleLorrie Cranor, Brian Kovak Named Andrew Carnegie Fellows
Carnegie Mellon University faculty members Lorrie Cranor and Brian K. Kovak have been named to the 2019 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a philanthropic...
View ArticleBosch Chair Enters New Era
CyLab Director Lorrie Cranor has received the Bosch Distinguished Professorship in Security and Privacy Technologies, enabling her to lead a new era of security and privacy research at Carnegie Mellon...
View ArticleStudent-led Course Prepares Beginners for Marvel's Endgame
Clad in Marvel swag, like her Dr. Strange sling ring and Eye of Agamotto necklace, Carnegie Mellon University junior Izzy Sio leads a discussion about the psychedelic horror film genre inside of...
View ArticleSimulation Shows How Dynamin Releases Vesicles from Cell Membranes
A computer simulation developed by biological physicists at Carnegie Mellon University has determined how the protein dynamin works with the cell membrane to bring important molecules into the cell....
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon Chemists Manipulate the Quantum States of Gold Nanoclusters
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Chemistry have found a way to control the lifetime of the quantum states of gold nanoclusters by three orders of magnitude, which could lead...
View ArticleManufacturing Futures Initiative Leads Digital Transformation
On April 29, the Manufacturing Futures Initiative (MFI) will host the inaugural Manufacturing Futures Forum at Carnegie Mellon University. The forum, which is entitled "Leading the Digital...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon, University of Michigan To Co-host Religious Diversity Panel...
Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE) and the University of Michigan's Center for Social Solutions will co-host "Our Compelling Interests: Out...
View ArticleCMU Works To Promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Year-Round
April 30 marks the end of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but at Carnegie Mellon University staff and faculty work throughout the year to end sexual assault. According to a Washington Post-Kaiser...
View ArticleCMU, University of Pretoria Create New Partnership For Human Rights...
Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Human Rights Science (CHRS) and the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria in South Africa have established a strategic partnership to pursue...
View ArticleFive Carnegie Mellon Alumni Nominated for 11 Tony Awards
Five Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama alumni received a total of 11 Tony Award nominations this morning for their Broadway work behind the scenes. This marks the 11th consecutive year that at...
View ArticlePhysicist Benjamin Hunt Named 2019 Cottrell Scholar
Carnegie Mellon Assistant Professor of Physics Benjamin Hunt has been named a 2019 Cottrell Scholar. Twenty-four of the nation's top early career scientists received the designation from the Research...
View ArticleCMU Team Breaks Ground With Batteryless Computing Device
Imagine an electronic device that draws energy from the environment, never needing to be plugged in. Operating by collecting small amounts of energy extracted from their environment, tapping into...
View ArticleStatement In Support of UNC Charlotte
Once again, our hearts are broken from a senseless act of hate. Unfortunately, it has become all too familiar in our society when we are shaken by a tragedy involving gun violence. Yesterday's shooting...
View ArticleKnit 1, Purl 2: Assembly Instructions for a Robot?
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used computationally controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and other knitted objects that are actuated by tendons. It's an approach they say...
View ArticleMatyjaszewski, Roeder Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Carnegie Mellon University's Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Kathryn Roeder have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in...
View ArticleSuicide Rates Spike Nationally Among Youth After "13 Reasons Why" Release
A new research study reports the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" was associated with a significant increase in monthly suicide rates among U.S. youth aged 10 to 17 years. The research team, led by...
View ArticleComputer Science Idea Triggers First Kidney-Liver Transplant Swap
Aliana Deveza was desperate. Her mother's health was failing after years of fighting a hereditary kidney disease. Aliana wasn't a good donor candidate for her mother because she eventually might face...
View ArticleImpact-a-Thon 2019 Sheds Light on Solutions for Darkness
Without a source of light, villages and camps that are off the grid become more dangerous and harder to work in at night. This year's Rothberg Catalyzer Impact-a-Thon at Carnegie Mellon University...
View ArticleFour Appointed to Highest Faculty Standing at Carnegie Mellon
Four Carnegie Mellon University faculty members have been elevated to the rank of University Professor, the highest distinction a faculty member can achieve at CMU. The newly minted University...
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