December
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Forbes recently released its 30 disrupters under 30, in each of 12 fields making a difference. Seven Carnegie Mellon students and alumni are featured. MORE
News Brief: Forbes Names CMU Community Members To 30 Under 30
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has announced an award of $1 million to the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University to continue funding for a named professorship in the field of finance. MORE
Press Release: BNY Mellon Announces $1 Million Gift to Extend Finance Professorship
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Robert F. Murphy, director of the Ray and Stephanie Lane Center for Computational Biology, has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health Council of Councils.
News Brief: Murphy Appointed to NIH Council of Councils
Robert F. Murphy, director of the Ray and Stephanie Lane Center for Computational Biology, has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health Council of Councils.Monday, December 19, 2011
Kathy M. Newman, associate professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University and labor issues expert, looks at the Christmas season a little differently than most. She sees it as a season filled with opportunities to discuss iconic characters such as Santa, Rudolph and Frosty in the context of work, capitalism and the working class.
News Brief: CMU's Kathy M. Newman On How Christmas Inspires Labor Discussions
Kathy M. Newman, associate professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University and labor issues expert, looks at the Christmas season a little differently than most. She sees it as a season filled with opportunities to discuss iconic characters such as Santa, Rudolph and Frosty in the context of work, capitalism and the working class.Monday, December 19, 2011
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has named Manuela Veloso, the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, as an Einstein Chair Professor for 2012. She is one of 20 prominent international scientists so honored.
Press Release: Chinese Academy of Sciences Names CMU's Veloso As One of 20 Einstein Chair Professors for 2012
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has named Manuela Veloso, the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, as an Einstein Chair Professor for 2012. She is one of 20 prominent international scientists so honored.Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Tartans, who will remain in the University Athletic Association, will re-join the PAC as an affiliate member beginning with the 2014 season.
News Brief: CMU Joins Presidents' Conference in Football
The Tartans, who will remain in the University Athletic Association, will re-join the PAC as an affiliate member beginning with the 2014 season.Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Toy robots and other gadgets can gain new capabilities — and perhaps some intelligence — by use of a device called Brainlink, developed by CMU spin-off BirdBrain Technologies.
Press Release: Teaching Old (Toy) Robots New Tricks; Device Adds Bluetooth Link for Toys, TVs
Toy robots and other gadgets can gain new capabilities — and perhaps some intelligence — by use of a device called Brainlink, developed by CMU spin-off BirdBrain Technologies.Tuesday, December 13, 2011
When iPhone4S users ask a question of the smartphone's female-voiced personal assistant app, they are tapping into technologies that can be traced, in part, to CMU. MORE
News Brief: Tracing Siri's DNA to Carnegie Mellon
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Just is a leading neuroscientist who has studied how using cell phones impairs driving ability. His research shows that simply listening to someone speak on the other end of a cell phone reduces by 37 percent the amount of brain activity associated with driving, compared to driving alone.
Media Advisory: CMU's Marcel Just Applauds NTSB's Proposed Ban on Cell Phones While Driving
Just is a leading neuroscientist who has studied how using cell phones impairs driving ability. His research shows that simply listening to someone speak on the other end of a cell phone reduces by 37 percent the amount of brain activity associated with driving, compared to driving alone.Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Pradeep Khosla encourages India to adopt the model of higher education in the United States in an opinion piece published in the Mint.
News Brief: CMU Engineering Dean Calls for Overhaul of Higher Ed in India
Pradeep Khosla encourages India to adopt the model of higher education in the United States in an opinion piece published in the Mint. Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Ranika Kejriwal,a junior electrical and computing engineering major, was recognized for earning one of six National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) awards for Aspirations in Computing while in high school.
News Brief: CMU Student Honored at White House
Ranika Kejriwal,a junior electrical and computing engineering major, was recognized for earning one of six National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) awards for Aspirations in Computing while in high school.Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Students in CMU's School of Art return to the stage with a rollicking winter variety show featuring misfit toys, yule logs and holiday calamity.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's Pop Cabaret Gets "Frostbite" With Festive Winter Celebration at Andy Warhol Museum Dec. 16
Students in CMU's School of Art return to the stage with a rollicking winter variety show featuring misfit toys, yule logs and holiday calamity.Monday, December 12, 2011
The civil and environmental engineering grad student is launching HydroConfidence, a new company dedicated to improving the productivity of the shale gas industry while reducing its environmental impact.
Press Release: CMU Graduate Student, Dan Hussain, Tackles Shale Gas and Watershed Issues With New Entrepreneurial Tech Startup
The civil and environmental engineering grad student is launching HydroConfidence, a new company dedicated to improving the productivity of the shale gas industry while reducing its environmental impact.Monday, December 12, 2011
Carnegie Mellon University, perhaps best known for its top engineering and computer science programs, can now add another accolade to its long list as one of the country’s most hipster campuses MORE
News Brief: College Magazine Names CMU #9 Most Hipster Campus
Monday, December 12, 2011
The largest cosmological simulation to date, conducted by researchers at CMU's Bruce and Astrid McWilliams Center for Cosmology, explains how supermassive black holes came into existence shortly after the Big Bang.
Press Release: Early Black Holes Grew Big Eating Cold, Fast Food
The largest cosmological simulation to date, conducted by researchers at CMU's Bruce and Astrid McWilliams Center for Cosmology, explains how supermassive black holes came into existence shortly after the Big Bang.Thursday, December 8, 2011
Carnegie Mellon University's Diana Marculescu has been named a distinguished scientist for her significant impact on the computing field by the Association for Computing Machinery.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon University's Diana Marculescu Receives Prestigious Computer Engineering Honor
Carnegie Mellon University's Diana Marculescu has been named a distinguished scientist for her significant impact on the computing field by the Association for Computing Machinery.Thursday, December 8, 2011
Working with a select group of nonprofits, the students get the opportunity to build real-world applications while learning teamwork, project management and other valuable skills. MORE
Media Advisory: CMU's Information Systems Students To Present Software Solutions for Best of Batch Foundation, BusBurgh iPhone App, Free Ride Pittsburgh and More
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Award-winning poet and Carnegie Mellon University English Professor Terrance Hayes has been chosen to serve as a panelist for President Barack Obama's new National Student Poets Program, the country's highest honor for young poets presenting original work. Hayes is one of four literary leaders who will judge students who received a National Scholastic Art & Writing Award for poetry. Five high school students will be selected to serve for a year as national poetry ambassadors.
Press Release: CMU's Terrance Hayes Appointed to President Obama's National Student Poets Program
Award-winning poet and Carnegie Mellon University English Professor Terrance Hayes has been chosen to serve as a panelist for President Barack Obama's new National Student Poets Program, the country's highest honor for young poets presenting original work. Hayes is one of four literary leaders who will judge students who received a National Scholastic Art & Writing Award for poetry. Five high school students will be selected to serve for a year as national poetry ambassadors.Wednesday, December 7, 2011
William L. Scherlis and Ragunathan "Raj" Rajkumar have been named 2012 Fellows of the Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), the world's largest technical professional association. MORE
Press Release: IEEE Confers Prestigious Fellow Status on Two Carnegie Mellon Faculty Members
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
An old and simple nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) concept is making a 21st century splash. Carnegie Mellon University's Roberto R. Gil and Rongchao Jin have successfully used NMR to analyze the structure of infinitesimal gold nanoparticles, which could advance the development and use of the tiny particles in drug development.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Use NMR to Determine Whether Gold Nanoparticles Exhibit "Handedness"
An old and simple nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) concept is making a 21st century splash. Carnegie Mellon University's Roberto R. Gil and Rongchao Jin have successfully used NMR to analyze the structure of infinitesimal gold nanoparticles, which could advance the development and use of the tiny particles in drug development.Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The team from the Robotics Institute and Computer Science Department will present its findings on "data-driven uniqueness" on Dec. 14 at SIGGRAPH Asia, a computer graphics and interactive techniques conference in Hong Kong.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Computerized Method for Finding Similar Images in Photos, Paintings, Sketches
The team from the Robotics Institute and Computer Science Department will present its findings on "data-driven uniqueness" on Dec. 14 at SIGGRAPH Asia, a computer graphics and interactive techniques conference in Hong Kong.Monday, December 5, 2011
Published on the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, “Dear Gloria" is the diary of a young girl who found herself in a love triangle with two nations at war.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon University Press Publishes "Dear Gloria: Homesick for America in Wartime Japan"
Published on the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, “Dear Gloria" is the diary of a young girl who found herself in a love triangle with two nations at war. Friday, December 2, 2011
With the holidays upon us, these story ideas and experts can make your season brighter and hopefully your editorial load a little lighter.
Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon Offers Sleigh Full of Holiday Story Ideas
With the holidays upon us, these story ideas and experts can make your season brighter and hopefully your editorial load a little lighter.Thursday, December 1, 2011
Cagan's course helps students understand what it takes to develop truly cutting-edge products that deliver emerging technologies in a new way.
Press Release: CMU's Jonathan Cagan Launches New Course To Help Identify Future Technology-Based Products for Industry and Society
Cagan's course helps students understand what it takes to develop truly cutting-edge products that deliver emerging technologies in a new way.Thursday, December 1, 2011
Hilary Masters' Novel "Post: A Fable" Wins a USABookNews.com Best Books 2011 Award
Carnegie Mellon University English Professor Hilary Masters' latest novel, "Post: A Fable" has won a USABookNews.com Best Books 2011 Award.
USABookNews.com, the premier online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced winners in more than 140 categories covering print, e-books and audio books. Master's "Post: A Fable" won the literary fiction category.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Students at CMU's Entertainment Technology Center produce the latest in interactive digital technology to tell stories, create fine art and play games. Executives from the entertainment industry annually attend the show.
Press Release: CMU's Popular "Building Virtual Worlds" Show Moves to Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Students at CMU's Entertainment Technology Center produce the latest in interactive digital technology to tell stories, create fine art and play games. Executives from the entertainment industry annually attend the show.