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Researchers Show Forest Fragmentation from Shale Development Could Be Reduced...
By Tara Moore / 412-268-9673 / trmoore@andrew.cmu.edu A team of researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering found that forest fragmentation from natural gas development in...
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Carnegie Mellon Presents “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks”
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu The popular image of Rosa Parks, often called the “first lady of civil rights,” is that of a quiet seamstress whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus...
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Study Shows People Act To Protect Privacy When Told How Often Phone Apps...
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Many smartphone users know that free apps sometimes share private information with third parties, but few, if any, are aware of how frequently this...
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Andreea Deciu Ritivoi To Lead Carnegie Mellon’s Department of English
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Andreea Deciu Ritivoi has been selected to lead Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of English, a renowned leader in professional, technical and creative...
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Former Mellon College of Science Post-doc Presents Research to British...
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu An audience with legislators is often a privilege reserved for seasoned experts in a field of study. And in some cases it’s an honor for rising...
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Carnegie Mellon’s Snake Robots Learn To Turn By Following the Lead of Real...
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who develop snake-like robots have picked up a few tricks from real sidewinder rattlesnakes on how to make...
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Carnegie Mellon’s Automated Braille Writing Tutor Wins Touch of Genius Prize
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu An innovative device developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s TechBridgeWorld research group to help visually impaired students learn how to write...
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CMU & the Tonys to Honor Arts Educators
Everyone has a favorite teacher — someone who influenced your life in a way that gave you direction or inspiration to become the person you are today. Carnegie Mellon University long has supported the...
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American Society for Environmental History Honors Joel Tarr with...
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s Joel Tarr, who has spent his career studying the environmental history of cities and the history and impact of their...
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Turning Your Smartphone Into a Ruler
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a way to use a smartphone’s sensors to build 3-D models of faces or other objects and — literally, with the wave...
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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create “Wikipedia” for Neurons
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu The decades worth of data that has been collected about the billions of neurons in the brain is astounding. To help scientists make sense of...
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Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab Biometrics Center Named Edison Award Finalist
By Daniel Tkacik / 412-268-1187 / dtkacik@andrew.cmu.edu Thomas Edison would be proud of the achievements of Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Biometrics Center. The center, housed in the College of...
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Inspired Performance
On February 19, Manfred Honeck raised his baton at the start of a concert. But this time it wasn't in the front of the Pittsburgh Symphony, where he has been performing as conductor since 2008. On this...
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Carnegie Mellon Announces Inaugural Ireland Undergraduate Research Award Winners
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Psychology has selected Anna Vande Velde (DC’15) and Adam Dickter (DC’17) as the recipients of the inaugural Ireland...
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Pittsburgh’s Girls of Steel Win Chairman’s Award In Regional FIRST® Robotics...
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu The Girls of Steel, a team of teen-aged girls from the Pittsburgh area, won the Chairman’s Award at the Buckeye Regional FIRST® Robotics Competition...
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Autism: Making Progress
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu / and Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu According to a 2014 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, autism — a complex...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon’s Dietrich College To Create New Institute for Politics and...
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences will open a new Institute for Politics and Strategy (IPS), effective July 1....
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Two Carnegie Mellon Students Awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@cmu.edu / and Daniel Tkacik / 412-268-1187 / danieltkacik@cmu.edu Two Carnegie Mellon University students have received Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships to...
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Alumnus John Nash Wins Prestigious Abel Prize From Norwegian Academy of...
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University Alumnus John F. Nash, Jr. (S’48) has been awarded the 2015 Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and...
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Carnegie Mellon Places Fifth in 2014 Putnam Mathematics Competition
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University has placed fifth in the Mathematical Association of America's 75th William Lowell Putnam Competition, the premier...
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