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Monday, December 20, 2021

Memory Storage and Synaptic Plasticity Can Occur Without an Engram in the Sensory Cortex
Monday, December 20, 2021

Physicist Seeks to Understand Dark Matter with Webb Telescope
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Biologists Awarded Grants from Pittsburgh Foundation’s Kaufman Fund
Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Bruchez Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Pushing Quantum Information Across the Channel
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Two Chemistry Faculty Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
Sunday, November 21, 2021

Sudoc Named Startup to Watch by Chemical & Engineering News
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Mathematician Irene Fonseca Elected European Academy of Sciences Fellow
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Sheena Josselyn to Receive the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science
Friday, November 12, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Mourns Glen de Vries
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

$125 Million in Grants to Study Cellular Aging to Be Coordinated from Pittsburgh
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Students and Science Flourish at ComSciCon
MCS Dean's List Spring 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

MCS Dean's List Spring 2021
Carnegie Mellon Launches New Additional Major in Health Humanities
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Launches New Additional Major in Health Humanities
CMU Offers New Additional Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

CMU Offers New Additional Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
COMPASS Founders Win Alumni Service Award
Friday, October 15, 2021

COMPASS Founders Win Alumni Service Award
Teaching Ancient Brains New Tricks
Thursday, October 14, 2021

Teaching Ancient Brains New Tricks
Mister Cao-Berg's Neighborhood
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Mister Cao-Berg's Neighborhood
Student Works To Automate Scrubbing Physics Data for Better Results
Monday, October 11, 2021

Student Works To Automate Scrubbing Physics Data for Better Results
Research Shows Promising Results for Parkinson's Disease Treatment
Thursday, October 07, 2021

Research Shows Promising Results for Parkinson's Disease Treatment
Refuting a 70-Year Approach to Predicting Material Microstructure
Thursday, October 07, 2021

Refuting a 70-Year Approach to Predicting Material Microstructure
PSC Celebrates its 35th Anniversary with Proclamations from Local, State, Federal Government Officials
Wednesday, October 06, 2021

PSC Celebrates its 35th Anniversary with Proclamations from Local, State, Federal Government Officials
Shiladitya Banerjee Receives NIH MIRA Award to Study the Biophysics of Cellular Adaptation
Wednesday, October 06, 2021

Shiladitya Banerjee Receives NIH MIRA Award to Study the Biophysics of Cellular Adaptation
“Digital Backbone” Holds Promise for Democratizing Data, Removing Food Disparity
Wednesday, October 06, 2021

“Digital Backbone” Holds Promise for Democratizing Data, Removing Food Disparity
Senior Ping-Ya Chao Takes Interdisciplinary Approach to Negotiating Research
Monday, October 04, 2021

Senior Ping-Ya Chao Takes Interdisciplinary Approach to Negotiating Research
Carnegie Mellon Receives $20 Million to Establish Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Receives $20 Million to Establish Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics
Dark Skies Ordinance To Dim Pittsburgh’s Light Pollution
Friday, September 17, 2021

Dark Skies Ordinance To Dim Pittsburgh’s Light Pollution
Carnegie Mellon Receives $10 Million for Future of Science Initiative
Thursday, September 09, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Receives $10 Million for Future of Science Initiative
Pitt, PSC Collaboration Develops AI Tool for “Long Tail” Stamp Recognition in Japanese Historic Documents
Friday, September 03, 2021

Pitt, PSC Collaboration Develops AI Tool for “Long Tail” Stamp Recognition in Japanese Historic Documents
Machine Learning Algorithm Revolutionizes How Scientists Study Behavior
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Machine Learning Algorithm Revolutionizes How Scientists Study Behavior
Franziska Weber Wins NSF CAREER Award
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Franziska Weber Wins NSF CAREER Award

Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab to Build World’s First University Cloud Lab
Monday, August 30, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab to Build World’s First University Cloud Lab
Carnegie Mellon, University of Washington to Pioneer Platforms that Harness Astrophysical Data to Unravel the Universe’s Mysteries
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Carnegie Mellon, University of Washington to Pioneer Platforms that Harness Astrophysical Data to Unravel the Universe’s Mysteries
Yueying Ni Wins McWilliams Fellowship
Friday, August 13, 2021

Yueying Ni Wins McWilliams Fellowship
Chuyuan Liu Wins Pake Fellowship
Friday, August 13, 2021

Chuyuan Liu Wins Pake Fellowship
Karina Mueller Brown Wins De Vries Fellowship
Friday, August 13, 2021

Karina Mueller Brown Wins De Vries Fellowship
The Heart of a Champion
Tuesday, August 03, 2021

The Heart of a Champion
NSF AI Planning Institute Holds Interdisciplinary Virtual Workshop
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

NSF AI Planning Institute Holds Interdisciplinary Virtual Workshop

Pneumococcal Extracellular Vesicles Modulate the Immune Response
Monday, July 26, 2021

Pneumococcal Extracellular Vesicles Modulate the Immune Response
Karoline Eckhart Wins Kwolek Fellowship
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Karoline Eckhart Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Matthew Ho Wins Peoples Fellowship
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Matthew Ho Wins Peoples Fellowship

Xiangsha Du Wins Kwolek Fellowship
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Xiangsha Du Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Florian Frick Wins NSF CAREER Award
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Florian Frick Wins NSF CAREER Award
Scientist at Heart
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Scientist at Heart
Larsson Appointed to MSCF Steering Committee
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Larsson Appointed to MSCF Steering Committee
Mechanism Guided Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Quinolone Alkaloids
Thursday, July 01, 2021

Mechanism Guided Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Quinolone Alkaloids
Rebecca Doerge Reappointed Dean of MCS
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Rebecca Doerge Reappointed Dean of MCS
Prasad Tetali Named Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Prasad Tetali Named Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences
Physics' Aria Salyapongse Named Fulbright Scholar
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Physics' Aria Salyapongse Named Fulbright Scholar
Mellon College of Science Celebrates the Achievements of Tom Bohman
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Mellon College of Science Celebrates the Achievements of Tom Bohman
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create DNA-style Helical Inorganic Supercrystals
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create DNA-style Helical Inorganic Supercrystals
MCS Staff Recognized from Near and Far at Virtual Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

MCS Staff Recognized from Near and Far at Virtual Awards Ceremony
The Wonder of Biology
Monday, June 14, 2021

The Wonder of Biology

Manfred Paulini Honored with Richard Moore Award
Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Manfred Paulini Honored with Richard Moore Award

New Course Bridges Divide Between Art and Science
Tuesday, June 08, 2021

New Course Bridges Divide Between Art and Science
Dark Energy Survey Releases Most Precise Look at the Universe’s Evolution
Thursday, May 27, 2021

Dark Energy Survey Releases Most Precise Look at the Universe’s Evolution

Physicist Diana Parno to Build Neutrino Detector Module with DOE Early Career Research Award
Thursday, May 27, 2021

Physicist Diana Parno to Build Neutrino Detector Module with DOE Early Career Research Award
Michael Young Named MCS’s Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Monday, May 24, 2021

Michael Young Named MCS’s Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Michael Andrews Receives Graduate Student Research Award
Friday, May 21, 2021

Michael Andrews Receives Graduate Student Research Award
DJ Brasier Receives Julius Ashkin Teaching Award
Friday, May 21, 2021

DJ Brasier Receives Julius Ashkin Teaching Award

Chemistry Senior Wins MCS Gilman Award
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Chemistry Senior Wins MCS Gilman Award
Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to Accelerate CMU’s Science and Technology Leadership and the Transformation of Hazelwood Green
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to Accelerate CMU’s Science and Technology Leadership and the Transformation of Hazelwood Green

Chemistry Senior Rachel Motz Receives Fugassi and Monteverde and Resnik Awards
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Chemistry Senior Rachel Motz Receives Fugassi and Monteverde and Resnik Awards

Rebecca Rapp Receives Graduate Student Teaching Award
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Rebecca Rapp Receives Graduate Student Teaching Award
Biology in Your Basement
Thursday, May 06, 2021

Biology in Your Basement
Senior Stars in Astrophysics Research
Wednesday, May 05, 2021

Senior Stars in Astrophysics Research
Machine Learning Accelerates Cosmological Simulations
Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Machine Learning Accelerates Cosmological Simulations
Matyjaszewski Honored with Two Major Awards
Friday, April 30, 2021

Matyjaszewski Honored with Two Major Awards
Senior Grace Wolczanski Receives Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association Scholarship
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Senior Grace Wolczanski Receives Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association Scholarship

A Leg Up
Monday, April 19, 2021

A Leg Up

Tarantula’s Ubiquity Traced Back to the Cretaceous
Friday, April 16, 2021

Tarantula’s Ubiquity Traced Back to the Cretaceous
New Research Provides Insights on Thermodynamics of Quantum Materials
Friday, April 16, 2021

New Research Provides Insights on Thermodynamics of Quantum Materials
An Informed Decision
Thursday, April 08, 2021

An Informed Decision
Junior Ethan Lu Selected as Goldwater Scholar
Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Junior Ethan Lu Selected as Goldwater Scholar
Carnegie Mellon/Yale PNA-Based Technique an Essential Part of the Gene Editing Toolkit
Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Carnegie Mellon/Yale PNA-Based Technique an Essential Part of the Gene Editing Toolkit
Power and Promise of Automated Science Shown in New Studies
Friday, April 02, 2021

Power and Promise of Automated Science Shown in New Studies
How pathogenic bacteria weather the slings and arrows of infection
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

How pathogenic bacteria weather the slings and arrows of infection
Students Seeking Service Opportunities Find Virtual Groove
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Students Seeking Service Opportunities Find Virtual Groove
Virtual Brain Injury Study Identifies Key Factors in Potential Nerve-Fiber Damage
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Virtual Brain Injury Study Identifies Key Factors in Potential Nerve-Fiber Damage
Developing CMU's Newest Student Leaders
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Developing CMU's Newest Student Leaders

Neocortex, a Groundbreaking AI Supercomputer, Begins Early User Access at PSC
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Neocortex, a Groundbreaking AI Supercomputer, Begins Early User Access at PSC
Carnegie Mellon Launches One-of-a-Kind Data Science Graduate Program for Scientists
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Launches One-of-a-Kind Data Science Graduate Program for Scientists
Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Study Material Stability
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Study Material Stability
Anticipate the Turn
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Anticipate the Turn
A Tartan Team Effort
Friday, March 12, 2021

A Tartan Team Effort
Carnegie Mellon University Licenses Innovative Green Chemistry Technology
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University Licenses Innovative Green Chemistry Technology
Mentored Success
Thursday, March 04, 2021

Mentored Success
Carnegie Mellon Research Shows How Wildfires May Have Larger Effects on Cloud Formation and Climate Change than Previously Thought
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Research Shows How Wildfires May Have Larger Effects on Cloud Formation and Climate Change than Previously Thought
Alumnus William Magwood Elected to NAE
Monday, February 22, 2021

Alumnus William Magwood Elected to NAE
Strengthening the Chain
Monday, February 22, 2021

Strengthening the Chain
Carnegie Mellon Experts Highlight the Promises of mRNA and Vaccinology in Panel Discussion
Friday, February 19, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Experts Highlight the Promises of mRNA and Vaccinology in Panel Discussion
The Next Four Years of Climate and Environmental Policy
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Next Four Years of Climate and Environmental Policy
PSC’s Big Data and AI Supercomputer Replaced by New Bridges-2 Platform
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

PSC’s Big Data and AI Supercomputer Replaced by New Bridges-2 Platform
A Driving Force
Monday, February 15, 2021

A Driving Force
Gwen Stanczak Appointed MCS’s First Director of Graduate Programs
Friday, February 12, 2021

Gwen Stanczak Appointed MCS’s First Director of Graduate Programs

MCS Dean's List Fall 2020
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

MCS Dean's List Fall 2020
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Shed Light on How Iodine-Containing Molecules Contribute to the Formation of Atmospheric Aerosols
Friday, February 05, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Shed Light on How Iodine-Containing Molecules Contribute to the Formation of Atmospheric Aerosols
Switches and Kernels Allow for Novelty in Early Development
Friday, January 29, 2021

Switches and Kernels Allow for Novelty in Early Development
Three Stars Go Well with Tartan
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Three Stars Go Well with Tartan
Dow Funds Chemistry Resources for Remote Learning
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Dow Funds Chemistry Resources for Remote Learning
Brothers Complete Long Journey To Doctorates
Monday, January 25, 2021

Brothers Complete Long Journey To Doctorates
Carl Rodriguez Receives Kaufman Foundation New Investigator Award
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Carl Rodriguez Receives Kaufman Foundation New Investigator Award
What Makes Professor Bill Hrusa a Great Teacher?
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

What Makes Professor Bill Hrusa a Great Teacher?
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Discover Mechanism Behind Important Biosynthetic Reaction
Monday, January 11, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Discover Mechanism Behind Important Biosynthetic Reaction
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Biohybrid Nanoparticles that Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery
Monday, January 04, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Biohybrid Nanoparticles that Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery
By Changing Their Shape, Some Bacteria Can Grow More Resilient to Antibiotics
Monday, January 04, 2021

By Changing Their Shape, Some Bacteria Can Grow More Resilient to Antibiotics
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