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Tackling tech, from in-app to in orbit

Luis von Ahn of Duolingo and Connor Colombo of Astrobotic discuss how curiosity, creativity and the CMU mindset shaped their paths in science and technology.

A Prolific Poet’s Connection to CMU

Among the thousands of trainees in the Army Specialized Training Program at Carnegie Mellon during the 1940s was Kurt Vonnegut, renowned American poet and author.

“If CMU was a piece of music, what would it be?”

Composers Christian Kriegeskotte and Katherine Pukinskis share why they came to CMU, what it’s like working with young Tartan artists and what sets CMU alumni apart

Tackling Real-world Challenges

Launched in March 2018, the Metro21 Smart Cities Institute is a campus-wide academic center that works with metropolitan and rural communities to tackle some of their most pressing real-world challenges.

A Game-Changing Idea

CMU alumna John Nash has contributed a lifetime of revolutionary work to the field of mathematics.

Bringing brains together to further neuroscience

At Carnegie Mellon's Neuroscience Institute, 18 departments have come together to help understand and improve brain function in both healthy and diseased brains, invent and apply the next generation of neural technologies and tools and educate the next generation of neuroscience leaders.

A Historic Lunar Mission

Carnegie Mellon University payloads Iris and MoonArk Launched as part of historic lunar mission

Wheeled wonder

Alumna and University Professor Manuela Veloso is the creator of "CoBots," robots that can autonomously respond to task requests, execute their plans by moving accurately and safely, and follow what their creator calls novel symbiotic autonomy.

Going Beyond Moneyball

Students from Carnegie Mellon University are using math and science to go better, faster and stronger at the Sports Analytics Center.
A space for imagination

A space for imagination

The JPMorgan Chase & Co. AI Maker Space in the Tepper Quad is allowing students to explore how technology can predict and affect economic trends, stop financial crime, protect data and improve ways customers interact with businesses.
For the Common Good

For the Common Good

Alumnus and the former co-CEO of Salesforce Keith Block and his wife, Suzanne, made a $15 million gift to establish the Block Center for Technology and Society
For the love of art

For the love of art

Carnegie Mellon University alumni Cindy and Tod Johnson committed $10 million to support public art on the university’s Pittsburgh campus.
It’s not just concussions

It’s not just concussions

A 2019 study by researchers from Carnegie Mellon and the University of Rochester Medical Center found that routine knocks to the head may be doing more damage than the big hits.
A legacy of education

A legacy of education

Danne Smith Mathis is highlighting the important history of Black students at Carnegie Mellon.
A massive challenge

A massive challenge

The synchrocyclotron was one of the two most powerful particle colliders in the world when it came online in 1950 and remained an important facet of nuclear physics research through the next two decades.
Silly Science

Silly Science

Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Earl L. Warrick played a key role in the discovery of Silly putty.
A Landmark Location

A Landmark Location

On March 28, 2013, the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research was recognized as a National Historic Chemical Landmark.
From the classroom to the real world

From the classroom to the real world

Sam Franklin is improving educational opportunities for students in underresourced districts.
Archiving physics and math history

Archiving physics and math history

Physics and mathematics pioneers, Clarence Melvin Zener and Richard Duffin have much of their work archived in the Clarence Melvin Zener Collection in the Carnegie Mellon University Archives.
Plaid pride runs in the family

Plaid pride runs in the family

Representing five different schools across two generations, the McCormick/Ohler family reflects on the student experience at CMU, what has changed and what remains timeless.
Giving back, paying it forward

Giving back, paying it forward

Emeritus Professor Eric Grotzinger and alumna Elizabeth Zapanta discuss how philanthropy doesn’t just fund initiatives at Carnegie Mellon University; it fuels a culture of possibility.
A beautiful way of solving problems

A beautiful way of solving problems

Joseph and Sue Ballay give $10 million to Carnegie Mellon to found The Joseph Ballay Center for Design Fusion.
Tech for good

Tech for good

Heinz College alumn Leah Lizarondo is the founder of 412 Food Rescue, a platform that began in Pittsburgh and continues to spread to new partners across the globe.
New technology solves centuries-old mystery

New technology solves centuries-old mystery

A mystery based on old technology — the question of who printed John Milton’s “Areopagitica” in 1644 — was solved by a team of Carnegie Mellon researchers using modern-day tools.
History Of Make Possible: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University

History Of Make Possible: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University

Explore the history Of Make Possible: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University.
A Legacy of Laureates

A Legacy of Laureates

Since its founding, Carnegie Mellon has been home to 21 Nobel Prize recipients.
Starstruck by 'Star Trek'

Starstruck by 'Star Trek'

“Star Trek” was born at the intersection of arts and science, much like CMU, so it’s only natural that the franchise has inspired students and professors for decades.
Cultivating the next generation of STEM leaders

Cultivating the next generation of STEM leaders

The Rales Fellows Program offers a deep level of support and access to CMU STEM graduate programs.
Signaling from the Moon

Signaling from the Moon

Arthur Ruge (ENG 1925) invented the strain gauge, a fingernail-sized device that revolutionized the way things are weighed and tested for stress.
Bringing ‘Two Oranges’ Back to Life

Bringing ‘Two Oranges’ Back to Life

The love of public art at Carnegie Mellon is what saved “The Love of Two Oranges.” That and the work of CMU staff member Chris Deely.
The Flying Club Soars

The Flying Club Soars

The Flying Club offers a course in which students can get the ground instruction they need to pursue a pilot’s license, share experiences, promote flying and help others reach their goals in aviation and flying.
On Air: More than 100 Years of W3VC

On Air: More than 100 Years of W3VC

Since 1914, Carnegie Tech Radio Club has been a place for amateur radio enthusiasts.
Seeing the blessing in the boulder

Seeing the blessing in the boulder

Trapped in the Utah wilderness in 2003, alumnus Aron Lee Ralston determined what he had to do to free himself—and did it. His experience inspired the film "127 Hours."
How Did Spring Carnival Get Started?

How Did Spring Carnival Get Started?

Spring Carnival traditions date back nearly to the founding of Carnegie Mellon itself, but the original festivities looked a bit different from today’s events.
A Victory for the Ages

A Victory for the Ages

Carnegie Mellon University's upset over Notre Dame in 1926 was so shocking that ESPN included the game in its television special called “Greatest College Football Upsets.”
Leadership and Vision: 125 Years of CMU’s Presidents

Leadership and Vision: 125 Years of CMU’s Presidents

Carnegie Mellon's presidents have had the inspirational vision needed to help CMU grow and evolve.
Tepper Quad: Open for business

Tepper Quad: Open for business

The Tepper Building, which opened in 2018, serves as a central hub of campus and fosters the interdisciplinary collaboration for which CMU is renowned.
The History of Andrew Carnegie and a Humble Trade School

The History of Andrew Carnegie and a Humble Trade School

Explore the history of Andrew Carnegie and his "humble trade school" and its evolution into Carnegie Mellon University.
History of Women in Buggy

History of Women in Buggy

Read about the history of women in Buggy, the long-standing tradition at Carnegie Mellon.
Speaking Volumes

Speaking Volumes

Some of the most famous actors on film, TV and stage can credit Professor Emeritus Don Wadsworth with helping shape their characters’ dialect and vocal delivery.
Familiar Friends

Familiar Friends

The work of Carnegie Mellon alum Terry Heckler is everywhere, with his firm building some of the most recognizable brands in American business.
Finding the Inspiration

Finding the Inspiration

Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton visited Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center as a visiting scholar.
A Home for Women’s Education

A Home for Women’s Education

The Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women opened in 1906 and created a home for women's education.
Putting heart in D.Sole

Putting heart in D.Sole

Alumna Saisri Akondi describes her entrepreneurial journey at CMU
Major advancements in microcomputing

Major advancements in microcomputing

Bill Strecker advanced the era of super minicomputers with the invention of the VAX computer architecture.
Smiley is no joke

Smiley is no joke

Carnegie Mellon is the birthplace of the emoticon, a.k.a. Smiley.
Hashtag History

Hashtag History

The hashtag, a now-ubiquitous icon of social media, was first proposed on Twitter by Chris Messina, a 2003 graduate of CMU.
World's First Bagpiping Degree Program Founded at CMU

World's First Bagpiping Degree Program Founded at CMU

Carnegie Mellon is home to the world’s first bagpiping degree program, established by Jimmy McIntosh.
Degrees of Success

Degrees of Success

In the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, the Class of 2020 received a send off like no other during CMU's first, and only, virtual conferral of degrees.
A Clearer Image of Autism

A Clearer Image of Autism

Temple Grandin, a leading advocate of humane livestock treatment and autism awareness, chose to work with the Carnegie Mellon Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging for a Discovery Channel special.
Building the Nest

Building the Nest

Carnegie Mellon is the home to many startups and inventions — one of which might be hanging on your wall: the Nest Learning Thermostat.
Going Baroque for The Beatles

Going Baroque for The Beatles

Stephen Schultz, an emeritus teaching professor of music history, plays the Baroque flute. But his biggest hit came from offering a course on The Beatles.
Growing with Campus

Growing with Campus

David Wessell was responsible for campus’ groundskeeping and landscaping for 42 years.
The Vision for Dietrich College

The Vision for Dietrich College

Explore the history of CMU’s "New College": Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Brilliance Overcomes Barriers

Brilliance Overcomes Barriers

Carnegie Mellon faculty member Josef Dadok was an early pioneer in the field of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
Passion and Innovation

Passion and Innovation

Concert pianist Frederic Chiu is one of the best in the world. And you can learn his craft directly from him at Carnegie Mellon.
Teamwork in Tepper

Teamwork in Tepper

Collaboration is one of the keys to success at Carnegie Mellon. And a collaboration between husband and wife team Doug Cooper and Stefani Danes, both professors of architecture, illustrates that perfectly in "The Collaborative Campus."
AI Is Older Than You Think

AI Is Older Than You Think

Learn about Carnegie Mellon's critical role in the history of artificial intelligence.
A Layered History

A Layered History

Explore the history of Carnegie Mellon University's infamous Fence.
The intersection of science, technology and art

The intersection of science, technology and art

The Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences will house departments, students and faculty of the Mellon College of Science, the School of Computer Science and the Institute for Contemporary Art.
A Record-breaking Gift

A Record-breaking Gift

On Sept. 7, 2011, trustee and philanthropist William S. Dietrich II announced a plan to provide a gift of a $265 million fund to support Carnegie Mellon.
Capturing carbon and the Nobel

Capturing carbon and the Nobel

Ed Rubin, who helped establish the Engineering and Public Policy program at CMU, is the the most highly cited authority on carbon capture and storage systems.
Looking at the future from the past

Looking at the future from the past

This early 1980s video produced by CMU explores how the university embraced the power of computing before many others
Bygone Traditions of Spring Carnival

Bygone Traditions of Spring Carnival

Read about some of the bygone traditions of Spring Carnival at Carnegie Mellon.
Going Back in Time with Buggy

Going Back in Time with Buggy

Explore the origins of Carnegie Mellon's beloved Buggy traditions.
One Lecture, Two Results

One Lecture, Two Results

Albert Einstein's visit to the Carnegie Institute of Technology resulted in the only image of the physicist with E = mc2 on the blackboard. Philip Morrison, who helped build the first atomic bomb, snuck in and watched the lecture from the rafters.
A Legacy of Fur

A Legacy of Fur

Learn the origin story of Carnegie Mellon's Scotty mascot, and Bob Beatty, the alum who brought him to life.
Supporting Students’ Minds, Bodies and Spirits

Supporting Students’ Minds, Bodies and Spirits

Carnegie Mellon's Highmark Center for Health, Wellness and Athletics opened its doors in fall 2024.
The Birth of Frozen Orange Juice

The Birth of Frozen Orange Juice

Here are three things you may not know about the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, which merged with Carnegie Tech to form Carnegie Mellon.
Engineering Impact in Africa

Engineering Impact in Africa

Explore three things you may not have known about CMU-Africa and its impact.
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