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Meeting of the Minds Offers Panoramic View of Undergraduate Research
To get a sense of the research landscape at Carnegie Mellon University, the annual Meeting of the Minds undergraduate research symposium provides a bird's-eye view. More than 700 students will present...
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CMU Launches Undergraduate Program in Film and Visual Media
Carnegie Mellon University will offer a bachelor's degree of arts in film and visual media beginning in fall 2019. The program, based in the Department of English, will focus on the critical study of...
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A Global Lens
Every March, two dozen students pack their bags, don scrubs and head out for a service trip as part of Carnegie Mellon University's chapter of Global Medical Brigades (GMB). Over spring break this...
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Six Students, Alumni Named Fulbright Award Winners
Six Carnegie Mellon University seniors and alumni will be heading east and west later this year to conduct research and teach as 2019 Fulbright Award winners. The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of...
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Dataset Bridges Human Vision and Machine Learning
Neuroscientists and computer vision scientists say a new dataset of unprecedented size — comprising brain scans of four volunteers who each viewed 5,000 images — will help researchers better understand...
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Show Your Hands: Smartwatches Sense Hand Activity
We've become accustomed to our smartwatches and smartphones sensing what our bodies are doing, be it walking, driving or sleeping. But what about our hands? It turns out that smartwatches, with a few...
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OpenSimon Toolkit To Make Every Classroom a Learning Laboratory
Carnegie Mellon University has launched OpenSimon — a learning engineering community that will catalyze a revolution in learning and teaching for the world’s educational institutions. Central to this...
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Collision-Detecting Suitcase, Wayfinding App Help Blind People Navigate Airports
Carnegie Mellon University researchers say a smart suitcase that warns blind users of impending collisions and a wayfinding smartphone app can help people with visual disabilities navigate airport...
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Shinn-Cunningham Earns Silver Medal from Acoustical Society of America
Renowned auditory neuroscientist Barbara Shinn-Cunningham has been named the 2019 recipient of the Helmholtz Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal in Psychological and Physiological Acoustics and...
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CMU Researchers Make Transformational AI Seem "Unremarkable"
Physicians making life and death decisions about organ transplants, cancer treatments or heart surgeries typically don't give much thought to how artificial intelligence might help them. And that's how...
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Breezy Performance Combines Music, Art and Robotics
On a recent Saturday night, a breath of fresh air could be found in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts building as students in three IDeATe classes presented their projects in "Pushing...
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Public's Dread of Nuclear Power Limits its Deployment
In the ongoing effort to decarbonize U.S. energy production, one energy source often attracts great controversy. Nuclear power has been a part of the American energy portfolio since the 1950s and...
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Predicting Demand Improves Ridesharing Experience for Drivers, Passengers
Ridesharing pricing models are based on supply and demand. When demand spikes, prices surge, and when demand is low, prices are based on a flat base rate. Drivers enjoy higher profits in popular areas...
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While Losing 100+ pounds, David White Gains New Perspective
For most students, attending college is a transformational experience. But for David White, who is graduating with a bachelor's degree in statistics, the past four years at Carnegie Mellon University...
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Busy Final Year Brings Graduate to NYC Early
Carnegie Mellon University seniors are supposed to graduate, then begin their first job. Not Jake Poser. He wrapped up his classes early and hasn't been on campus since April 17. Poser will return on...
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Master's Student Designs Teaching Hospital for Haitian Village
Poverty cripples every section of Haiti. Graduate student Nikhita Bhagwat saw it in Google images and web searches in the weeks before she flew to the island nation for the first time. Reality, she...
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Graduating Student Made the Most of “Mistake”
Samuel Belaye grew up in five countries, speaks two languages fluently and another conversationally, and is by any standard intelligent. But, Belaye hadn't fully applied himself in high school.When he...
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Graduates Share Stories of Their CMU Experience
Students graduating in Carnegie Mellon University's Class of 2019 have come a long way. Here are some of their stories.
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Bajpai Wins 2019 K&L Gates Prize
Tanvi Bajpai, who came to Carnegie Mellon University to become a software engineer and discovered a passion for teaching in the process, will receive the 2019 K&L Gates Prize. The $5,000 prize,...
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Green Energy Nudges Come With a Hidden Cost
All across the United States, many households receive energy bills comparing their use to that of similar neighbors to remind them to use less energy. At most companies, employees are automatically...
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