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Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Monday, July 1, 2013
Co-edited by CMU's Jay D. Aronson and Baruch Fischhoff and the University of Pittsburgh's Taylor B. Seybolt, the book contains contributions from the top researchers in the field, presenting case studies from Latin America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Press Release: Counting Civilian Casualties: New Book By Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Authors Explores Proper Way To Record Deaths in Areas of Conflict
Co-edited by CMU's Jay D. Aronson and Baruch Fischhoff and the University of Pittsburgh's Taylor B. Seybolt, the book contains contributions from the top researchers in the field, presenting case studies from Latin America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The new study extends CMU's "mind reading" research to feelings by applying machine learning techniques to fMRI data.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Identify Emotions Based on Brain Activity
The new study extends CMU's "mind reading" research to feelings by applying machine learning techniques to fMRI data.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 17th 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 17th 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.