http://www.cmu.edu/newsNews updates from Carnegie Mellon University.http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may16_greenhousereleaseparty.htmlTeens in the program will present "Arts Greenhouse Volume Four: A Mixtape," an album of 14 original songs, from 5-8 p.m., Saturday, May 26 at the Shadow Lounge in East Liberty.
]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:00 GMThsscfahttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may11_ecologicalart.htmlFri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 GMTcfahttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may10_rachelmandelbaum.htmlMandelbaum is an assistant professor of physics and a member of the Burce and Astrid McWilliams Center for Cosmology.]]>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:15:00 GMTmcshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may9_mauricesendak.htmlWed, 09 May 2012 20:15:00 GMThsshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may9_engineerswithoutborders.htmlThree Carnegie Mellon University engineering students will travel more than 14,000 miles roundtrip this summer to put solar panels on a grade school in northern India.
]]>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:00:00 GMTcithttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may9_scherlistestifies.htmlThe Social Security Administration should restructure its already massive information technology systems so they can be readily scaled up, much like the systems used by Google and Amazon, William L. Scherlis, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, testified today before the House Ways and Means Committee’s Social Security subcommittee.]]>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:00:00 GMTscshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may8_principlesofuncertainty.htmlIn his new book Kadane, the Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences, Emeritus, draws on his vast experiences as an effort to explain Bayesian statistics and math.]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:30:00 GMThsshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may8_meetingoftheminds.htmlTue, 08 May 2012 18:00:00 GMTcommunityhttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may8_pagovappointsskinner.htmlThe commission advises and makes recommendations to the governor on policies, procedures, legislation, and regulations that affect the African American community.]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:59:59 GMThsshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may7_distributedsensemaking.htmlMon, 07 May 2012 15:00:00 GMTscshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may7_qatargraduation.htmlCarnegie Mellon University in Qatar celebrated its largest graduating class to date at a ceremony on Monday, May 7, at the Qatar National Convention Centre. His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al-Thani, Director General of the Al Jazeera Network, delivered the keynote speech to the 61 graduates and an audience more than 1,000 family, friends and community members.]]>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:59:59 GMTscshsstprhttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may4_seniordesignexpo.htmlFri, 04 May 2012 20:00:00 GMTcithttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/april/april30_thorpe.htmlThorpe, a CMU alumnus, is a former head of the Robotics Institute and the founding dean of Carnegie Mellon Qatar (2004-2010).]]>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:59:59 GMTscshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may3_ucsdtapskhosla.htmlPradeep K. Khosla, dean of Carnegie Mellon's highly regarded College of Engineering, has been named chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:00:00 GMTcithttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may3_disneyresearch.htmlA doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger to her lips and a chair that adjusts room lighting based on recognizing if a user is reclining or leaning forward are among the many possible applications of Touché, a new sensing technique developed by a team at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University.]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 GMTscshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may3_eissbookaward.htmlThe award honors the best book on Mexico published in all social science fields in 2010 and 2011. Eiss will be presented with the award at LASA's 2012 conference May 25 in San Francisco.]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:30:00 GMThsshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may3_rethinkingethics.htmlThu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 GMThsshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may3_guidingonlinecommunities.htmlThu, 03 May 2012 14:15:00 GMTscshttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may3_seniorartexhibition.htmlThe exhibition presents a wide range of work spanning video, printmaking, painting, sculpture, digital fabrication, performance and more.]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:30:00 GMTcfahttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/may/may1_livehoods.htmlThe millions of "check-ins" generated by foursquare, the location-based social networking site, can be used to create a dynamic view of a city's workings and character, Carnegie Mellon University researchers say. In contrast to static neighborhood boundaries and dated census figures, these "Livehoods" reflect the ever-changing patterns of city life.]]>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:30:00 GMTscs