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Friday, April 26, 2013

News Brief: Carnegie Mellon's NREC's Robotic Paint-stripping System Is Edison Award Winner

EdisonA robotic paint-stripping system being developed by Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center and Concurrent Technologies Corporation of Johnstown, Pa., was named a Gold winner in the materials science category of the 2013 Edison Awards, announced April 25 at an awards ceremony in Chicago. MORE
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon Co-Presents AfricAméricas Week To Explore Afro-Latin Culture, History and Arts

posterCarnegie Mellon University will co-present AfricAméricas Week, a series of events to explore racism in Cuba and Afro-Latin culture, history and the arts on May 6-11. The activities, including presentations, films, dance workshops and performances, will give the Pittsburgh community a chance to learn both historical and contemporary perspectives of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Latin life. MORE
Monday, April 22, 2013

Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon's Alex John London To Speak at Presidential Commission for Study of Bioethical Issues Meeting, April 30

Alex John LondonAn internationally renowned expert on research ethics, London will address the obligations that researchers owe to study participants and the obligations clinicians owe to their patients. MORE
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

News Brief: Two From Carnegie Mellon Named 2013 Robert Bosch Foundation Fellows

Alumna Faith Hall (DC'02) and graduate student Riley Ohlson (HNZ'13) are among the 19 recipients.  The fellowship program provides young American leaders with a yearlong professional exchange program in Germany and the European Union. MORE
Monday, April 15, 2013

News Brief: NY Times Poetry Chronicle Calls Carnegie Mellon University Press’ "Birds of the Air" "Impressive"

Birds of the AirWritten by CMU alumnus David Yezzi (A’88), “Birds of the Air” mixes “charged lyrics with longer dramatic narratives.” The 24 poems cover topics pertaining to urban life. MORE
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Receives Grant To Study How Social Media and Big Data Affect Protection of Human Rights

Jay AronsonThe growth of smartphones and social media are giving the world instant, first-hand accounts of human suffering and political repression during events like the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, recent elections in Kenya, and the ongoing uprising in Syria. MORE