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Thursday, May 23, 2013

News Brief: Carnegie Mellon Invites Brad Pitt To Campus For Face Blindness Diagnosis, Research

In light of Brad Pitt's recent announcement attributing his poor memory to prosopagnosia, or face blindness, Carnegie Mellon University extends an invitation to the actor to have his brain imaged and examined by renowned neuroscientist, Marlene Behrmann. MORE
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's Information Networking Institute Applauds Alumni Authors for Book on Android Security

Android SecurityAnmol Misra and Abhishek Dubey, who earned master's degrees at CMU's INI, have written a comprehensive book about security challenges facing Android, one of the leading platforms for smartphones and tablet use. In their book, "Android Security: Attacks and Defenses," the authors explain how attackers can get control of your smartphone. MORE
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Joins Launch of NSF-Sponsored Alliance To Mentor African-American Computer Scientists

calliopeCarnegie Mellon University has joined Clemson University and five other university partners to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Science, a U.S. resource for increasing African-American participation in computing. MORE
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

News Brief: Keith Webster To Succeed Gloriana St. Clair as Dean of the Libraries

Keith WebsterWebster comes to Carnegie Mellon from John Wiley and Sons, where he was director of academic relations and strategy. He was formerly dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Queensland in Australia, one of the largest libraries in the southern hemisphere. MORE
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Press Release: Experts To Focus on Safety Strategies for US Infrastructure at Carnegie Mellon's Washington Speaker Series

Carnegie Mellon's M. Granger Morgan will moderate the discussion from from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 30, at the Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C. MORE
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's Master of Arts Management Program Hosts Americans for the Arts Convention Emerging Leaders Preconference

MAM LogoThe national event on Thursday, June 13 at CMU's Purnell Center for the Arts, culminates the 25th anniversary celebration of the MAM program. MORE