Search Technique Helps Researchers Find DNA Sequences in Minutes Rather Than...
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Database searches for DNA sequences that can take biologists and medical researchers days can now be completed in a matter of minutes, thanks to a new...
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Harvey Fineberg To Discuss Technology, Information and Learning
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s Simon Initiative Distinguished Lecture Series will present a talk by renowned public health and education expert Harvey V....
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Kevin Zollman Writes “The Game Theorist’s Guide To Parenting”
By Emily Stimmel / 412-268-1788 / estimmel@andrew.cmu.edu For generations, parents have turned to experts for child-rearing advice. This spring, they can add game theorists to the list of parenting...
View ArticleRobotically Driven System Could Reduce Cost of Drug Discovery
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have created the first robotically driven experimentation system to determine the effects of a large number...
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Harvey Fineberg To Discuss Technology, Information and Learning
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s Simon Initiative Distinguished Lecture Series will present a talk by renowned public health and education expert Harvey V....
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Lunar Gala
The Lunar Gala (LG), Carnegie Mellon University's student-produced fashion show has become a stylish showcase of talent. Now in its 20th year, the 2016 LG producers are looking back on where the show...
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CMU’s CHIMP Featured on NOVA’s “Rise of the Robots”
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon’s Tartan Rescue Team and its CHIMP robot are featured in “Rise of the Robots,” the Feb. 24 episode of PBS’s NOVA. The episode of the...
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Affectionate Confections
Those grand gestures of affection that come around Valentine's Day: flowers, dinner reservations, romantic moonlit strolls through the snow. And, of course, chocolate. But what types of chocolate?...
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Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Judea Pearl Wins CMU’s Dickson Prize in Science
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University has awarded its 2015 Dickson Prize in Science to Judea Pearl, a computer scientist at UCLA who is internationally known for...
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Catch a Sneak Preview of CMU’s International Film Festival, Feb. 26
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s International Film Festival will offer a sneak preview of the festival’s 2016 award-winning lineup with “3 ½ Minutes, Ten...
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Rock Art Star
David Edward Byrd, an iconic designer of rock and Broadway posters, learned about painting and the world of fine art at Carnegie Mellon University. The friends he made in school ushered him into a...
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Increasing Number of Women in Computing Hinges on Changes in Culture, Not...
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Carol Frieze (left) and Jeria Quesenberry have written a new book, "Kicking Butt in Computer Science: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon...
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CMU’s LearnLab Experts Present Education Research Accomplishments at NSF Meeting
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently held a three-day conference to celebrate the achievements of its six Science of Learning Centers. Key members...
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CMU Pokerbot Extends Hot Streak at Computer Poker Contest
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu A computer poker program called Baby Tartanian8 continued Carnegie Mellon’s hot streak at the Annual Computer Poker Competition, taking first place in...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon University and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Reach Settlement
By CMU Media Relations / 412-268-4290 / media-relations@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. today announced that they have settled the patent infringement...
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Carnegie Mellon Settles Patent Lawsuit
Carnegie Mellon University has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. A substantial share of the proceeds will go to the...
View ArticleCorrecting Wikipedia’s Gender Trouble
By Pam Wigley / CMU Media Relations/ 412-268-1047 / pwigley@andrew.cmu.eduAngela Washko, CMU Visiting Assistant Professor of Art / 412-268-3451 / awashko@andrew.cmu.eduAlexandra Oliver, Independent Art...
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Emissions from Brazil’s Proposed Hydroelectricity Reservoirs May Be Higher...
By Tara Moore / 412-268-9673 / tararaemoore@cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University researchers have published an article that suggests some of Brazil’s proposed hydropower plants in the Amazon, a widely...
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Posner Family Gives $5 Million to CMU for Presidential Scholarships
By Ken Walters / 412-268-1151 / walters1@andrew.cmu.edu CMU Trustee Anne Molloy and her husband, Henry Posner III, at an alumni event in Florida. The Posner family of Pittsburgh, represented by...
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Carnegie Mellon, Stanford Researchers Devise Method To Share Password Data...
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu An unfortunate reality for cybersecurity researchers is that real-world data for their research too often comes via a security breach. Now computer...
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