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Lisa Tetrault’s “The Myth of Seneca Falls” Named 2015 Most Original Book in...

By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 The Organization of American Historians (OAH) has named “The Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1848-1898” by Carnegie Mellon University’s Lisa...

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Carnegie Mellon and 90.5 WESA Launch “Energy Bite” To Raise Awareness for...

By Greg Faist / 412-268-1469 / faist@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, a university-wide research institute leveraging the expertise of more than 100...

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Media Advisory: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx To Discuss...

By Abby Simmons / Carnegie Mellon / 412-268-4290      Jon Romano / U.S. Department of Transportation / 617-435-6613 Event: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver remarks at Carnegie...

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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Taps Carnegie Mellon Statistician To Lead...

By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 Starting in 2022, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will digitally image the sky every night for a decade. The massive camera will gather roughly 30 terabytes — or...

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Carnegie Mellon Professor Alessandro Acquisti Awarded Fellowship from...

By Ken Walters / 312-268-1151 / walters1@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University Professor Alessandro Acquisti was named today to the inaugural class of the Andrew Carnegie Fellows by the Carnegie...

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Become a World Changer. In Plaid.

By May 1, about 1,450 prospective CMU undergrads will make their decision to #TurnTartan. Let's hear from a few who have already committed. For Morgan Morrison, the decision to enroll at Carnegie...

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Alan Alda To Give Keynote Address at Carnegie Mellon Commencement, May 17

By Ken Walters / 412-268-1151 / walters1@andrew.cmu.edu Alan Alda, an acclaimed actor, writer and director who has a passion for science and technology, will be the keynote speaker at Carnegie Mellon...

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President Suresh Addresses University Challenges and Opportunities

President Subra Suresh presented his first update on the university yesterday (April 22) to several hundred in McConomy Auditorium and to a global audience on a live webcast. He said he wants to close...

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Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence: Carnegie Mellon Computer Faces Poker Pros...

By Ken Walters / CMU / 412-268-1151 / walters1@andrew.cmu.eduand Emily Watts / For Rivers Casino / 717-507-3754 / emily@hornercom.com In a contest that echoes Deep Blue’s chess victory over Garry...

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Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab Biometrics Center Wins Gold at Edison Awards

By Daniel Tkacik / 412-268-1187 / dtkacik@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab Biometrics Center won Gold at last night’s 2015 Edison Awards in the category of Applied Technology. Since 2008, the...

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National Security Agency Director Admiral Mike Rogers To Deliver Address on...

By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094  The ever-increasing reliance on information technology systems and networked operations has saturated almost every aspect of our daily lives. This dependence, which does...

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CMU President Subra Suresh, Collaborators Discover New Mechanism Behind...

By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 A team of researchers from four universities has pinpointed one of the mechanisms responsible for the progression of malaria, providing a new target for possible...

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Carnegie Mellon Project Divides Everyday Tasks, Expenses In Ways...

By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu The next time you share a cab, get a little help on splitting the fare from a Nobel laureate in economics. That’s possible as of today through Carnegie...

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Experiments, Brave Statements Featured in “Some Preservatives,” Carnegie...

By Lauren Goshinski / 412-268-1533 / laurengo@andrew.cmu.edu / and Pam Wigley / 412-268-1047 / pwigley@andrew.cmu.edu Thirty-six student artists from the Class of 2015 will present their final work in...

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Researchers Analyze Economic Effects of EPA’s Carbon Emission Guidelines

By Tara Moore / 412-268-9673 / tararaemoore@cmu.edu Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering demonstrate in a recent paper that states may not have the incentive to cooperate...

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Carnegie Mellon Congratulates Borle, Schwartz on Tony Awards Recognition

By Ken Walters / 412-268-1151 / walters1@andrew.cmu.edu / and Pam Wigley / 412-268-1047 / pwigley@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University congratulates alumni Christian Borle and Stephen Schwartz,...

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Carnegie Mellon’s Marlene Behrmann Elected To National Academy of Sciences

By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s Marlene Behrmann, the George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and CMU co-director of the Center for...

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Musician and Life Coach

When Lance LaDuke was studying music as a euphonium player, his college advisor was emphatic — he needed to have an education degree, because there weren't many performance opportunities on euphonium...

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Alumni, Students Organize Earthquake Relief Efforts

CMU alumni and students are creating and supporting numerous relief efforts for victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, April 25. Here are examples of efforts underway:...

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Poker Pros Lead at Halfway Point of "Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence"

By Ken Walters / CMU / 412-268-1151 / walters1@andrew.cmu.edu and Emily Watts / Rivers Casino / 717-507-3754 / emily@hornercom.com Today marks the halfway point of an 80,000-hand journey in the “Brains...

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