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A Healthy Success
When Anes Dracic (TPR 2014) and Aditya Dhere (TPR 2014) were hatching their 'Designing and Leading a Business' class project, they didn't have to look far. The two were both hooked on healthy living...
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New Information Is Easier To Learn When Composed of Familiar Elements
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu People have more difficulty recalling the string of letters BIC, IAJ, FKI, RSU and SAF than FBI, CIA, JFK, IRS and USA. The well-established reason is that...
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Ana Maria Ulloa To Join Dietrich College as Assistant Dean, Academic Advisory...
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Ana Maria Ulloa, senior associate dean of students in Columbia University’s School of General Studies, will join Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich...
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National Institute of Statistical Sciences Honors Stephen E. Fienberg
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) has announced that Carnegie Mellon University’s Stephen E. Fienberg is the recipient of the 2015...
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BrainHub Scientists Visualize Critical Part of Basal Ganglia Pathways
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Certain diseases, like Parkinson’s and Huntingdon’s disease, are associated with damage to the pathways between the brain’s basal ganglia regions. The basal...
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Dreaming of New Cities
Ashley Cox (A 2017) wanted to bring her dreams into focus. After graduating from Howard University with an undergraduate degree in architecture, she wasn't sure what to do next. Then a friend told her...
View ArticleTraffic Advisory: Three Oakland Streets To Close Aug. 23 for Move-In Day
By Stephanie Magulick / 412-268-2902 / smagulick@cmu.edu Three Oakland streets adjacent to Carnegie Mellon University's Pittsburgh campus will be closed to through traffic from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on...
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Carnegie Mellon-Led Team Identifies Structure of Tumor-Suppressing Protein
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu An activated PTEN dimer that contains two non-mutant proteins (A) can transform the functional lipid (D) on the cellular membrane (E) into a...
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Simon Initiative Hires Learning Engineer
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s Simon Initiative has hired Kimberly P. Law as a learning engineer. Law joins CMU as part of the university’s efforts to better...
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Photo Advisory: Carnegie Mellon Welcomes First-Year Students Aug. 23
By Stephanie Magulick / 412-268-2902 / smagulick@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University will welcome its first-year class on the Pittsburgh campus for move-in day on Sunday, Aug. 23. This year’s class...
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Welcome Class of 2019!
Orientation is a rite of passage for first-year students. With this year's Orientation theme of Building Bridges, the Class of 2019 will find connections in the next week that will impact them at...
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Survey Finds Top 10 Electronic Devices Consumers Trust Most
By Krista Burns / College of Engineering / 412-268-5316 / kristab@cmu.edu Society puts a lot of trust in its electronic devices. Whether following a GPS to the beach or paying a bill online, consumers...
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Spinoff Releases Gecko-Inspired Adhesive
By Sherry Stokes / 412-268-5976 / stokes@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University spinoff nanoGriptech has announced the launch of Setex™, the first commercially available gecko-inspired adhesive. Because it...
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Carnegie Mellon Receives $35 Million Gift from Tata Consultancy Services
PITTSBURGH | MUMBAI, August 25, 2015 — Carnegie Mellon University and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services and consultation organization, today announced a $35 million gift...
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Hip-hop “Hamilton”
The American musical is evolving. And "Hamilton," which opened Aug. 6 at the Richard Rodgers Theater, is at the forefront of the movement. The hit Broadway musical has connections to Carnegie Mellon...
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A Traveler's Treasure
People making their way through busy airports have one thing on their minds: The destination. At Pittsburgh International Airport, travelers are stopping to enjoy the view along the way. The new...
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New Research Confirms Lack of Sleep Connected To Getting Sick
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Scientists have long associated sufficient sleep with good health. Now they’ve confirmed it. In 2009, Carnegie Mellon University’s Sheldon Cohen found for...
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Alumni on the Small Screen
It's not all Broadway and big budget films for Carnegie Mellon University alumni. More and more are making names for themselves on the small screen. Whether it be on primetime network TV, premium...
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Faculty Will Share Visions of Robots, A.I. and Big Data at “Summer Davos”
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.eduParticipants in a "Meet the Robots" exhibition will be able to remotely drive CMU's lunar rover, Andy, from half a world away. Carnegie Mellon...
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School of Music’s Season Features Renowned Guest Conductors Yan Pascal...
By Dana Casto / 412-268-4921 / dcasto@cmu.edu and Pam Wigley / 412-268-1047 / pwigley@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University School of Music’s 2015-2016 orchestra season will feature several...
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