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Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Thursday, June 13, 2013
New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that older adults who volunteer for at least 200 hours per year decrease their risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure, by 40 percent. The study, published by the American Psychological Association's Psychology and Aging journal, suggests that volunteer work may be an effective non-pharmaceutical option to help prevent the condition.
Press Release: Volunteering Reduces Risk of Hypertension In Older Adults, Carnegie Mellon Research Shows
New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that older adults who volunteer for at least 200 hours per year decrease their risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure, by 40 percent. The study, published by the American Psychological Association's Psychology and Aging journal, suggests that volunteer work may be an effective non-pharmaceutical option to help prevent the condition.Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Carnegie Mellon researchers mine the early modern social network of the 16th through 19th centuries, tracing the influence and ideas of Bacon, Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and more than 6,000 others.
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon
Carnegie Mellon researchers mine the early modern social network of the 16th through 19th centuries, tracing the influence and ideas of Bacon, Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and more than 6,000 others.Monday, June 3, 2013
Carnegie Mellon Historian Steve Schlossman and Alumnus Adam Lazarus (DC'06) offer their observations of what many experts still consider to be the greatest round of golf ever played.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Authors Reflect on Fact, Fancy and Johnny Miller's 63 at the 1973 U.S. Open
Carnegie Mellon Historian Steve Schlossman and Alumnus Adam Lazarus (DC'06) offer their observations of what many experts still consider to be the greatest round of golf ever played.Friday, May 31, 2013
Six recent Carnegie Mellon University graduates have received grants to research, study and teach across three continents through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. In addition, a rising sophomore has been selected to participate in the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission's Queens University Belfast Summer Institute.
Press Release: Six Recent Carnegie Mellon Graduates, Rising Sophomore Earn Fulbright Awards to Asia, Europe and South America
Six recent Carnegie Mellon University graduates have received grants to research, study and teach across three continents through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. In addition, a rising sophomore has been selected to participate in the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission's Queens University Belfast Summer Institute.Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Klepper, who joined the CMU faculty in 1980, studied the evolution of industries, particularly the role new companies play in innovation and economic growth. His introductory undergraduate economics class was famously dubbed "Kleppernomics" and was known to breathe life into the subject matter through spirited debate.
Obituary: Carnegie Mellon's Steven Klepper, Renowned Teacher and Researcher, Combined Entrepreneurship and Mainstream Economics To Study Innovation
Klepper, who joined the CMU faculty in 1980, studied the evolution of industries, particularly the role new companies play in innovation and economic growth. His introductory undergraduate economics class was famously dubbed "Kleppernomics" and was known to breathe life into the subject matter through spirited debate.Thursday, May 23, 2013
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