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Friday, May 11, 2012

Mandelbaum Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award for Dark Matter and Dark Energy Research

Carnegie Mellon University physicist Rachel Mandelbaum was awarded a five-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study the elusive dark matter and dark energy that make up the majority of the universe. MORE


Monday, May 21, 2012

Biology Student Receives 2012 Judith A. Resnik Award

Judy Savitskaya, a 2012 graduate with a B.S. in computational biology, received the Judith A. Resnik Award during commencement weekend. The award honors Carnegie Mellon alumna and space shuttle Challenger astronaut Dr. Judith A. Resnik. MORE
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

MCS Students Earn Education and Research Awards

The Mellon College of Science (MCS) presented its awards for education and research during the college’s annual faculty meeting on Monday, May 7. Winners included Lisa Alexander, Brian Kell, Duff Neill, Udom Sae-Ueng and Mingjiang Zhong. MORE
Monday, May 7, 2012

Alumna Sara Stanford Stitches a Memory

If there is a gene for sewing, Sara Stanford inherited it. She started sewing when she was a little girl under the tutelage of her mother, who has a bachelor of science degree in clothing, textiles, and interior design. Since then, Stanford, a 2011 chemistry graduate, has made everything from purses and baby blankets to formal dresses and a business suit. MORE
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

MCS Postdoctoral Fellow and Ph.D. student Receive UNCF-Merck Fellowships

Dahlia Haynes, a post-doctoral research associate in the department of chemistry, and Elizabeth Ransey, a doctoral student in the department of biological sciences, have received fellowships from the UNCF-Merck Science Initiative. The prestigious UNCF-Merck fellowships are given to approximately 10 post-docs and 12 doctoral students nationwide each year.  MORE

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