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Social Historian Sways Smithsonian Dance Performance
By Emily Stimmel / 412-268-1788 / estimmel@andrew.cmu.edu Nico Slate never imagined his historical research would inspire dance performances. But that's exactly what happened at the Smithsonian's...
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Steel City to the Desert: Alumni Embark Upon Summer Residency Program in Sedona
By Shryansh Mehta / 412-268-5492/ shryansh@cmu.edu and Alex Oliver / 412-512-3860 / alex@radianthall.com Carnegie Mellon University’s Master of Arts Management (MAM) program and Pittsburgh’s Radiant...
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Workshop Explores How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Engineered for Safety...
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Artificial intelligence has the potential to benefit humankind in diverse and deep ways, but only to the extent that people believe these smart systems...
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New Book Links Political Buzz With Honeybees’ Search for New Hive
By Leigh Kish / 412-268-2902 / lkish@andrew.cmu.edu When it’s time to move their hives, honeybees are able to quickly identify a high-quality nesting site without approval from the king or queen bee....
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Computer Model Demonstrates How Human Spleen Filters Blood
By Joceyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu Researchers, led by Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh and MIT Principal Research Scientist Ming Dao, have created a new computer...
View ArticleDiverse Cities Share Similar Traits When it Comes to Economic Resurgence
By Pam Wigley / 412-268-1047 / pwigley@andrew.cmu.edu Once known as “the smoky city,” Pittsburgh has undergone major changes and has been called one of the most livable cities in America during the...
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Studying the Role Love Plays in an Engineering Project
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu The development of an electronic Braille writing tutor at a school for the blind in India has been a labor of love over the past decade for M....
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CMU Showcases Work at National Robotics Initiative Event in D.C.
By Abby Simmons / 412-268-4290 / abbysimmons@cmu.edu Photo courtesy of the National Science Foundation Carnegie Mellon University researchers are developing robots to enhance minimally invasive...
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Malaria's Magnetic Properties May Pull Treatments Forward
Ph.D. candidate Andrea Martin shows off a device she's working on to filter malaria-infected cells out of patients. Malaria has a magnetic foe. Andrea "Blue" Martin, a Carnegie Mellon University...
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Jacobsen Named New Hunt Institute Director
T.D. Jacobsen has been appointed director and principal research scientist at Carnegie Mellon University’s Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, effective July 1. He succeeds Robert Kiger, who...
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Carnegie Corporation of New York Honors Provost Farnam Jahanian
Carnegie Corporation of New York is honoring Carnegie Mellon University Provost Farnam Jahanian as part of its "Great Immigrants — The Pride of America" campaign, which pays tribute to the role...
View ArticleCMU Sings "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Members of the Carnegie Mellon University community have sung "The Star-Spangled Banner" in many prominent locations. This video showcases nine performances.
View ArticleProgram Inspires Young Mathematicians
By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982For three weeks, 70 of the world's best high school math students called Carnegie Mellon University's Pittsburgh campus home. The students were at CMU for the...
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Fueling the Digital Economy in Africa
President Suresh with CMU alumni (l-r) Lynn Kirabo, Esther Kunda and Gaspard Harerimana. As Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda celebrates its third year, its young alumni are already making their...
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It’s Automatic: CMU Smartphone App Manages Your Privacy Preferences
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu Chalk up one more task a smartphone app may do better than you: figuring out your privacy settings. A field study suggests a personalized privacy...
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Robot Helps Study How Animals Moved 360 Million Years Ago
By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu When early terrestrial animals began moving about on mud and sand 360 million years ago, their powerful tails may have been more important than...
View ArticleUniversity Statement on Recent Shootings
Carnegie Mellon University shares the nation’s distress over recent shootings in Dallas, Minneapolis, and Baton Rouge. Our hearts go out to the victims and their loved ones, and all those touched by...
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TV Guides: Alumni Channel Efforts for Kids’ Sake
Jack Rowley has a "dream job" at the Fred Rogers Company. Carnegie Mellon University alumni — including Jack Rowley, Sonia Manzano and Bryan O’Connell — have made sunny and beautiful days in the...
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Alumni Dive Into Pixar Storytelling
When a fish swims on the big screen, it usually takes a school to get it there. "Finding Dory," which opened June 17, is the latest Pixar Animation Studios film to have Carnegie Mellon University...
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Finding Your Dr. Right
The idea for the physician-finding app "Meddy," came from a snippet of a conversation Haris Aghadi overheard at a family gathering: "Could you recommend a good doctor?" Aghadi, a 2014 alumnus of...
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