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Monday, June 17, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Report Hybrid Cars Are Greener for City Drivers

TrafficProfessor Jeremy Michalek says hybrid and plug-in vehicles are more of a benefit to city drivers than those who drive on the highway. He says for city drivers a hybrid could lower lifetime costs by 20 percent and cut greenhouse gas emissions in half. MORE
Monday, June 17, 2013

News Brief: Ph.D. Student Earns Google Fellowship in Information Exchange

Bhavani Dalvi MishraBhavana Dalvi Mishra's research develops new methods of extracting information from text to create and populate taxonomies and knowledge bases.

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's Metin Sitti Discusses Medical Micro-Robotics at World Science Festival

Soft CapsuleSitti showcased one of his latest creations — a pill-sized capsule robot about the size of a quarter that's capable of performing tissue biopsies and dispensing drugs inside the human body. MORE
Friday, June 14, 2013

Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering Hosts Program To Educate Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies About Engineering Careers

More than 70 scouts from the Pittsburgh area will get hands-on experience in identifying poisonous plants, creating historic structures with Legos and a cache of other engineering projects at the third annual Scouting for Engineers program. MORE