New Robotics Institute Director Ready To Shape Future of Robotics
Much has changed since Matthew Johnson-Roberson last walked the halls of Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. In the 15-plus years since Johnson-Roberson graduated, robots have proven they...
View ArticleA Partnership for the Goals
Carnegie Mellon released today its second Voluntary University Review of how the university's education, research and practice align with the Sustainable Development Goals. This year, an...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon Mourns Glen de Vries
The Carnegie Mellon University community is mourning the loss of alumnus and Trustee Glen de Vries, who died tragically on Nov. 11 in an airplane crash in New Jersey. A 1994 graduate of the Mellon...
View ArticleA Friend in TINA
Carnegie Mellon University aspires to create a transformative university community and ensure that innovative individuals can achieve their full potential. These efforts often begin as grassroots...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Face Masks Do Not Muddle Speech Perception
A Department of Modern Languages course sparked an opportunity for four Carnegie Mellon University students to publish and present research at the 2021 Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities...
View ArticleDavid Touretzky, AI4K12 Team Will Receive Outstanding Educator Award
David Touretzky, a research professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Science Department, will receive the 2022 AAAI/EAAI Outstanding Educator award for his work with the Artificial...
View ArticleRed Whittaker, Andrew Moore Receive Keys to the City From Pittsburgh Mayor
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto presented keys to the city to Carnegie Mellon University's Red Whittaker and Andrew Moore, calling the two "leaders of the fourth industrial revolution." Peduto, who will...
View ArticleSheena Josselyn To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science
Carnegie Mellon University will award the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science to neuroscientist Sheena Josselyn of the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. The...
View ArticleReSkin Could Help Researchers Discover a Sense of Touch
Picking up a blueberry or grape without squishing it isn't hard, but try teaching it to a robot. Carnegie Mellon University and Meta AI (formerly Facebook AI) hope to change that through a new tactile...
View ArticleWireless Devices Help Monitor Livestock Health and Location
Livestock like cows, horses and bison are typically managed as large herds and require massive expanses of pasture. While this group-based management has significantly increased productivity, it makes...
View Article'All Behaviors Welcome' to New Concert Series
When his family moved to Pittsburgh from Baltimore, 12-year-old Aaron Birnbaum missed something he loved from home: sensory-friendly concerts he attended with his family. The Baltimore Azure Concert...
View ArticleRefuting A 70-year Approach To Predicting Material Microstructure
A 70-year-old model used to predict the microstructure of materials doesn't work, according to Carnegie Mellon University researchers in Science. A microscopy technique developed by Carnegie Mellon and...
View ArticleCMU Alumni Nominated for Grammys in Four Categories
Carnegie Mellon University will once again be represented at the Grammy Awards, set to take place on the West Coast on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, on CBS. CMU netted four nominations for the 2022 awards,...
View ArticleSudoc Named Startup To Watch by Chemical & Engineering News
Sudoc, a startup co-founded by Carnegie Mellon University chemists Terrence J. Collins and Ryan C. Sullivan, has been named one of 10 startups to watch by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)....
View ArticleCMU Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Beacon of Student Life
It was a great day to be a Tartan! At historic Skibo Gymnasium, the home of Tartan athletics for nearly 100 years, Carnegie Mellon University held a ceremonial groundbreaking on Nov. 19 for its new...
View ArticleCosta Samaras To Serve in White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Carnegie Mellon University's Costa Samaras has been selected to serve in the Biden-Harris administration in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Samaras will serve as...
View ArticleCMU Students Set New Voting Trends
Carnegie Mellon University's Divyansh Kaushik had an idea. The president of the Graduate Student Assembly and a doctoral student in the Language Technologies Institute, wanted to bring students...
View ArticleCMU's Iris Rover Secured to Lunar Lander
Carnegie Mellon University's Iris rover is bolted in and ready for its journey to the moon. The tiny rover passed a huge milestone on Wednesday, Dec. 1, when it was secured to one of the payload decks...
View ArticleGames for Change
When it comes to climate change, a group of students at Carnegie Mellon University are ahead of the game — or, rather, designing it. Transformational Game Design Studio, co-taught by Jessica Hammer and...
View ArticleAlumni Gift Enhances University Archives
Carnegie Mellon University students, alumni and researchers will have more opportunities to engage with the University Archives and the history of the university, thanks to the support of CMU alumni...
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