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Friday, May 31, 2013

Press Release: Six Recent Carnegie Mellon Graduates, Rising Sophomore Earn Fulbright Awards to Asia, Europe and South America

AponteSix 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. MORE
Friday, May 31, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Biologists Find Regulatory Networks Responsible for Neuron Development in Starfish

HinmanDevelopmental biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have identified the gene regulatory networks responsible for the creation and organization of neurons in starfish. The findings, published in an early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide a better understanding of how genes are regulated in order to form complex patterns of neurons. MORE
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Neuroscientists Discover New Phase of Synaptic Development

Cramming for ExamsStudents preparing for final exams might want to wait before pulling an all-night cram session — at least as far as their neurons are concerned. Carnegie Mellon neuroscientists have discovered a new intermediate phase in neuronal development during which repeated exposure to a stimulus shrinks synapses.
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Monday, May 6, 2013

Press Release: National NMR Center in Czech Republic Named for Carnegie Mellon Emeritus Professor Josef Dadok

dadokThe Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) in Brno, Czech Republic has named their national NMR center after Carnegie Mellon University Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Josef Dadok. MORE
Monday, May 6, 2013

Press Release: Unique Wave Flume Facility Allows Scientists To Study How Sea Spray Seeds Clouds

Sea SprayAn international group of researchers, including Carnegie Mellon's Ryan Sullivan, is studying the chemistry of sea spray aerosols, which can impact cloud formation and climate. Their findings are published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. MORE
Monday, April 29, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Neuroscientists Use Statistical Model To Draft Fantasy Teams of Neurons

Like NFL teams this past weekend, CMU scientists are attempting to compile “dream teams” of neurons using a statistics-based method that can evaluate the fitness of individual neurons. MORE