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User Expedition
The next time you sign on to Expedia to check out a hotel room, rest assured that Rebecca Shore (DC'06) has walked through the experience before you, working to make everything as easy and intuitive as...
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Moon Arts Ark
Rendering of the ArkMillions of people watched the first moon landing by Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong took that one giant step onto the lunar surface and left a mark...
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Tepper School of Business Appoints New Head of MBA Program
By Deb Lantz / 412-268-8678 The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University has appointed Kathryn (Kate) Barraclough as the new head of its top-ranked MBA program. Kate Barraclough will...
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New Partnership in India
Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh celebrated his first official university visit to India Friday by signing an agreement that will support outstanding students from India who want to...
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$2.4 Million from India's Science and Engineering Research Board to support...
NEW DELHI—Outstanding science, math, and engineering students from India will have additional support in pursuing doctoral degrees at Carnegie Mellon University, through new fellowships provided by...
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$2.4M From India's Science and Engineering Research Board To Support Ph.D....
Outstanding science, math and engineering students from India will have additional support in pursuing doctoral degrees at Carnegie Mellon University through new fellowships provided by India's Science...
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BrainHub Research Projects Receive ProSEED Funding
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu / and Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University has funded six new brain research projects through its ProSEED grant program....
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LoadComplete
Carnegie Mellon University alumni, siblings and South Korean citizens Soo Jeong Bae (ETC'09) and Jeong Hyun Bae (ETC'08) dreamed of designing their own games but imagined their version of the American...
View ArticleQuestioning the Fairness of Targeting Ads Online
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 Experiments by Carnegie Mellon University showed that significantly fewer women than men were shown online ads promising them help getting jobs paying more than $200,000,...
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CMU Leads Google Expedition To Create Technology for “Internet of Things”
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 Ph.D. student Adrian deFreitas uses Impromptu, a system that accesses shared apps only when needed, such as a public transit app when the user is standing near a bus stop....
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India's Digital Frontier
Who has a smartphone? With a billion new users poised to go online in India, CMU alumni trade ideas about technology, policy and opportunity. India is the next great frontier when it comes to the...
View ArticleThomas Hughes Returns to CMU
By Pam Wigley / 412-268-1047 Thomas Hughes joined Carnegie Mellon University July 1 as associate director of the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry (FRSCI) within the College of Fine Arts....
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Research Team Improves Lithium Air Batteries for Electric Car Industry
By Tara Moore / 412-268-9673 / trmoore@andrew.cmu.edu A research team from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of California, Berkeley, has found that blending together different types of...
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GEM4 Summer Institute
Printing soft tissue to mimic mechanics of a human brain sounds like something out of science fiction. But through interdisciplinary collaboration, the idea could someday become a reality. The idea...
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Scott Institute To Co-Host Regional Clean Energy Competitions
The Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office has selected a team led by Carnegie Mellon University’s Scott Institute for Energy Innovation to run one of eight...
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Neuroscience-based Algorithms Make for Better Networks
By Byron Spice, Carnegie Mellon University / 412-268-9068 / bspice@andrew.cmu.edu Kristina Grifantini, Salk Institute / 858-453-4100 x1226 / kgrifantini@salk.edu When it comes to developing efficient,...
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Which Vehicle Holds Smallest Carbon Footprint?
By Tara Moore / 412-268-9673 / tararaemoore@cmu.eduA Nissan Leaf (left) and Toyota Prius get a charge at Carnegie Mellon's Electric Garage. A new study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers finds...
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Scientists Identify Achilles’ Heel of Virus’s Tough Outer Shell
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu All viruses have industrial-strength shells that surround and protect the genetic material within, enabling the viral particles to remain...
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Energetic Leader
As chief financial officer for the U.S. Department of Energy, Joseph Hezir (E 1972, HNZ 1974) oversees a complex $29 billion budget. He credits his Carnegie Mellon University degrees in chemical...
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5 Ws of Project Management
Using the "5 Ws" of who, what, where, when and why as an organizational structure, W5Templates is a customizable project tracking system that is simple and affordable for small business owners....
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