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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Research Explores Nostalgic Preferences: Why the Past Seems Better

Carey MorewedgeCarey K. Morewedge, associate professor of marketing and the BP Junior Faculty Chair at CMU's Tepper School of Business, examined how memory biases create nostalgic preferences over time by analyzing how people rate television shows and movies of the past and present in his research titled "It Was a Most Unusual time: How Memory Bias Engenders Nostalgic Preferences." MORE
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Obituary: Carnegie Mellon's Steven Klepper, Renowned Teacher and Researcher, Combined Entrepreneurship and Mainstream Economics To Study Innovation

Steven KlepperKlepper, who joined the CMU faculty in 1980, studied the evolution of industries, particularly the role new companies play in innovation and economic growth. His introductory undergraduate economics class was famously dubbed "Kleppernomics" and was known to breathe life into the subject matter through spirited debate. MORE
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon Debuts Semiannual Research And Entrepreneurship Showcase: Launch|CMU

launchcmuThe entrepreneurial ecosystem at Carnegie Mellon University generates an average of 15-20 new companies each year, introducing new products, services and technology into the marketplace. In celebration of these ongoing achievements and bringing the entrepreneurship and venture capital communities together, the Carnegie Mellon Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has created Launch|CMU, a new semiannual event that will showcase technology, cutting-edge research and some of the most promising startup companies. MORE
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Students Win Energy Department's Better Buildings Case Competition

Better Buildings TeamThe CMU team took first place for its plan to help the City of Forth Worth, Texas, and local utilities and industry work together to make commercial and industrial buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020. The team also placed first in the "Everything Store" case study, in which students recommended options to increase the cooling efficiency in big retail store rooftop air conditioning units. MORE
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Boosts Entrepreneurship Efforts By Merging Project Olympus and Don Jones Center

Carnegie Mellon University is bolstering its leadership in turning university research and ideas into commercial enterprises by establishing the Carnegie Mellon Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), which merges the strengths of Project Olympus and the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship. MORE
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Business School Faculty Working With City To Optimize Metered Street Parking Near Oakland Campus

ParkingMark Fichman and Stephen Spear are working with Pittsburgh officials to institute a rate schedule that fluctuates each month based on usage. Initially, the hourly rate will drop from $2 to $1 on Margaret Morrison Street and portions of Schenley Drive adjacent to Carnegie Mellon. The rate will remain unchanged on Frew Street and Tech Street.
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