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Carnegie Mellon Robot, Art Project To Land on Moon in 2021

Carnegie Mellon University is going to the moon, sending a robotic rover and an intricately designed arts package that will land in July 2021. The four-wheeled robot is being developed by a CMU team...

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Libraries Convene Community of Scholars to Tackle Data Challenges

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries recently hosted a conversation on harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for scientific data discovery. The AIDR (Artificial Intelligence for Data...

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Children's Brains Reorganize After Epilepsy Surgery To Retain Visual Perception

Children can keep full visual perception — the ability to process and understand visual information — after brain surgery for severe epilepsy, according to a study funded by the National Eye Institute...

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Researchers Push Technology To Lessen Lost Luggage Woes

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are searching for new ways to improve the tracking technology so airline passengers won't have to look for bags at the lost and found counter. Most airports...

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"Pretty Woman" Cast Discusses the Making of a Musical

The Carnegie Mellon University community attended a talkback with members of "Pretty Woman: The Musical." They included producer Paula Wagner and actor Matthew Stocke, who are both graduates of...

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Billy Porter Brings Down the House Curtains

There's a long tradition in entertainment of divas wearing curtains. Billy Porter, a 1991 Carnegie Mellon University alumnus, joined Scarlett O'Hara and Maria Von Trapp by creating an iconic look out...

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Carnegie Mellon Alumni Bring Home 50th Tony Award

For the 10th time in the last 11 years, a Carnegie Mellon University graduate has won a Tony Award. On Sunday, June 9, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Jamie deRoy earned a Tony for Best Play...

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In Their Own Words: Theater Community Shares Why Arts Education Matters

Through the partnership with the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University, the Excellence in Theatre Education Award was created to help recognize a K-12 theatre educator in the U.S. who embodies the...

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Wenner Named to Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics

The Greenwall Foundation has named Carnegie Mellon University's Danielle Wenner among its Faculty Scholars for 2019-2022.Wenner, assistant professor of philosophy in the Dietrich College of Humanities...

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CMU Students Find Common Ground in Africa While Teaching Tech Skills

Students from Carnegie Mellon University in Africa recently hosted CMU students from the Pittsburgh and Qatar campuses to conduct information technology skill workshops for primary and secondary...

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Carnegie Mellon Unveils Inaugural Class in Athletics Hall of Fame

Seventeen individuals and one historic team make up the inaugural Carnegie Mellon University Athletics Hall of Fame class.  The list of 18 honorees from 12 sports is anchored by a longtime Carnegie...

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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Semi-Liquid Metal Anode for...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon College of Science and College of Engineering have developed a semiliquid lithium metal-based anode that represents a new paradigm in battery...

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Microscopy And VR Illuminate New Ways To Prevent And Treat Disease

A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to create a method...

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NASA Selects Carnegie Mellon To Develop Lunar Pit Exploration Technology

NASA has approved a $2 million research initiative for Carnegie Mellon University roboticists to develop technologies necessary for robotic exploration of pits on the moon — the lunar equivalent of...

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Augmented-Reality App Highlights Pittsburgh History at Carnegie Library

The Carnegie Library's newest tour guide fits into the palm of your hand.Carnegie's Monocle, an app created by Carnegie Mellon University students, leads library visitors through an augmented...

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$10 Million Gift Endows Carnegie Mellon Deanship

Carnegie Mellon University Trustee and alumnus Lane Bess, and his wife, Letty, have made a $10 million gift to endow the dean's chair for the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The...

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Researchers See Around Corners To Detect Object Shapes

Computer vision researchers have demonstrated they can use special light sources and sensors to see around corners or through gauzy filters, enabling them to reconstruct the shapes of unseen...

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Online Atlas of Aquatic Insects Aids Water-Quality Monitoring

A new online field guide to aquatic insects in the eastern United States, macroinvertebrates.org, promises to be an important tool for monitoring water quality, enabling even novices to correctly...

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Student Researchers Explore EEG Technology

Neural imaging techniques are used to identify and diagnose neurological disorders like epilepsy, sleep disorders and strokes. Devices vary in cost, resolution and accessibility, with magnetic...

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DOE Tasks CMU with Securing Energy Grid with Blockchains

On a frigid day in December 2015, more than 230,000 Ukrainian residents lost power for an afternoon. Lights went out, televisions shut off and heaters froze. Their power grid had been hacked.Malicious...

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