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Friday, June 28, 2013

Media Advisory: Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences Kicks Off With Opening Ceremony at Carnegie Mellon June 30

PA Gov School for SciencesSixty of the top high school seniors from across the state will spend five weeks at CMU learning about biology, chemistry, computer science, math and physics.
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon University, The Heinz Endowments, Highmark and Allegheny Health Network Announce Creation of New Dynamic Disruptive Health Technology Institute

The Disruptive Health Technology Institute (DHTI), a multi-year initiative with an initial investment of $11 million, is aimed at increasing the affordability, simplicity and accessibility of health care. CMU's Alan Russell, the Highmark Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering's Institute for Complex Engineered System, will oversee daily DHTI operations and work collaboratively with CMU faculty to address research goals. MORE
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