CMU's Roborace Team Launches Virtual, Autonomous Racing Challenge
A virtual, autonomous racing challenge launching this week will enable aspiring drivers to head to the track without leaving their computer. The Learn-to-Race Autonomous Racing Virtual Challenge...
View ArticleLibraries Podcast Explores 'The Wild West of Computing'
The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries has announced the second season of "Cut Pathways," a podcast developed by CMU's Oral History Program. This season dives into the influential history of computer...
View ArticleNational Robotics Engineering Center Has Transformational Economic Impact
The National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC), an innovative model for academic-industry collaboration founded 25 years ago to catalyze robotics research, development and commercialization, has...
View ArticleNREC at 25: 25 Technologies That Changed the World
Experts at Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center have been pushing the field of robotics for more than 25 years.
View ArticleModerna Launches AI Academy in Partnership with CMU
Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy, an innovative...
View ArticlePittsburgh Film Features CMU Alumni, Faculty and Students
Billy Porter is rarely at a loss for words. Whether he's making the rounds on the morning shows, midday chat fests or late-night TV, Porter commands the interviews. But on a sunny afternoon in late...
View ArticleEPA Names CMU One of Top 30 Green Power Universities
For the past decade, Carnegie Mellon University has committed to protecting the planet's future by ensuring that all of its purchased electricity has come from renewable sources. Now, the Environmental...
View ArticleBruchez and Pileggi Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Carnegie Mellon University faculty Marcel Bruchez and Larry Pileggi have been elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who...
View ArticleTaylor Tabb Bakes the Impossible
At 4 a.m. the morning of the senior design expo, Taylor Tabb, Evan Hill and Mitchell Riek were putting the finishing touches on Cheeseborg, a robot capable of cooking a grilled cheese sandwich. While...
View ArticleSenior Greta Markey Earns Marshall Scholarship
Carnegie Mellon University's Greta Markey has been named a recipient of the highly competitive Marshall Scholarship, which is awarded to less than 50 Americans each year to fund graduate education in...
View ArticleTrustee Lane Bess Sees Future of CMU in Space Technology
A willingness to accept risks has served Lane Bess in life. So, when the opportunity to travel to space with Blue Origin arose, he asked his family if they would like to go. Over his years of focusing...
View ArticlePlay a Video Game, Learn Cybersecurity Skills
To anyone wanting to dip their toes into the world of cybersecurity, a team at Carnegie Mellon University extends an invitation to play a video game. The game, named "Katalyst," gives players an...
View ArticleYear in Review 2021
From renewed commitments to the Carnegie Mellon University community to out-of-this world experiences, Tartans used their resilience and their humanity to trek toward a new normal in 2021. Faculty,...
View ArticleAutomating Engineering's Ideal Manager
Engineering is a collaborative practice, but effective teamwork can take many different forms. For some projects, teamwork means accomplishing all tasks as a group; for other projects, it is better for...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
For the past seven years, members of the Carnegie Mellon University community have created new arrangements of "Auld Lang Syne" to honor the school's Scottish roots. Erik Pintar, who graduated in 2016...
View ArticleETC Game Helps Middle Schoolers See Math in New Ways
Consider the world through the eyes of Finley, a friendly, blue, skateboarding chinchilla. They need help wrapping birthday gifts. They need a ramp to practice their skateboarding skills. And they...
View ArticleKeith Cook Named Head of Biomedical Engineering
After a rigorous and extensive search domestically and internationally, Keith Cook has been selected to be the next head of the Biomedical Engineering Department (BME) at Carnegie Mellon University's...
View ArticleNew Megastudy Identifies Dozens of Ways to Boost Exercise
Navigating the treat-filled holiday season is challenging, but the new year brings opportunities to make improvements to your daily routine — hence the shiny, new gym membership. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleCMU Honors Top Academic Athletes at Annual Celebration
Every December, the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Athletics celebrates the top academic athletes at the Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Celebration. This year — the eighth year of the...
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