PNC Foundation Grants $3 Million to CMU, Expands Access to Pre-college...
Carnegie Mellon University has been awarded a $3 million grant from the PNC Foundation that will enhance and expand access to the university’s summer pre-college programs in STEM, arts, humanities and...
View ArticleNBC News Goes 'Inside the Metaverse' at CMU
He was startled, shocked and amazed. NBC's Gadi Schwartz got a firsthand look at some of the sensations that users can feel in virtual worlds when he visited the Future Interfaces Group (FIG) at...
View ArticlePhysicists Switch Magnetic State Using Spin Current
When Carnegie Mellon University doctoral candidates I-Hsuan Kao and Ryan Muzzio started working together a switch flicked on. Then off. Working in the Department of Physics' Lab for Investigating...
View ArticleCMU President Jahanian Joined U.S. President at Signing of the Historic CHIPS...
Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian joined President Joe Biden today for the signing into law of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The CHIPS Act is a $280 billion package aimed at...
View ArticleSummer Researchers Offer Emerald Cloud Lab Optimization Ideas
As the oldest child in her family, Janiece Jackson helped cook meals. "I had to think of ways to increase efficiency, especially in the kitchen," said the recent graduate from Clemson University with a...
View ArticleMCS Expands Research Pipeline Through Undergraduate Programs
Jose Emilio Regio's academic path has had a few curves over the past four years. "I switched majors three times," said Regio, a fifth-year senior at the University of Connecticut. "My path through...
View ArticleCMU Hacking Team Wins Super Bowl of Hacking for 6th Time
Carnegie Mellon University showed off its computer security talent by winning DEF CON's Capture the Flag competition, the "Super Bowl of hacking," for the sixth time. The team comprised CMU students in...
View ArticleCMU Joins Transportation Officials at Launch of New Autonomous Vehicle...
Representatives from Carnegie Mellon University joined officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Regional Industrial Development...
View ArticleNSF Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis Named a Phase II Center for...
Imagine a world where the power of chemistry is used in concert with machine learning to solve problems in health care, materials science or energy research. This world is one step closer to becoming a...
View ArticleNovel Method Aims To Demystify Communication in the Brain
From sunrise to sunset, the flow of communication across brain areas helps to facilitate every move a person makes. Seeing, hearing, walking and singing, for example, are made possible by interactions...
View ArticleCMU President Welcomes Class of 2026+
President Farnam Jahanian embraced incoming students with a warm welcome to the Carnegie Mellon University community, kicking off the 2022 Orientation. The class of 2026+, joined by family and friends,...
View Article$20M from NIH Provides Infrastructure, Leadership for Project To Map the...
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are part of two teams that received a total of $20 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health to support the Human BioMolecular Atlas...
View ArticleCMU Hosts New Math Camp for High School Girls
When Rachel Zhang and Meghal Gupta started competing in national math competitions, they realized there were few female competitors. Today, both women coach the U.S. European Girls’ Mathematical...
View ArticleMysterious Genes Survive Marine Organisms’ Evolutions
When creatures evolve, their genetic blueprints change. But within genetic material, fragments from a species’ most ancient ancestors still lurk. In a recent publication of the journal Genomics,...
View ArticleConvocation Inspires New Class
A chance to reimagine the future lies before the Class of 2026+. And it began with bagpipes. At this year's Convocation, the bright new faces of the Carnegie Mellon University community gathered to...
View ArticlePier and Beer Alike to the Ear
When visiting a different city or country, travelers may find themselves slipping into the local accent. Timothy Murphy wants to find out why.Researchers have been studying this phenomenon — phonetic...
View ArticleNew Leaders for a Strong Community
Two neuroscience powerhouses, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, have a long-standing partnership in the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), a 28-year-old...
View ArticleLargest Study to Date Identifies New Autism Genes
Autism spectrum disorder affects about 2% of children in the United States. While most cases are inherited, a small number are a result of rare genetic variations. A new study provides the results of...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon, Region, To Share Benefits of $62.7M Build Back Better Grant
Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian (left) joined officials from the Allegheny Conference and other regional partners in a videoconference with U.S. President Joseph R. Biden for a...
View Article