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Natalie Venetia Belcon on the red carpet.

Carnegie Mellon Alumnae Earn 2 2025 Tony Awards

The spotlight shone bright on several Carnegie Mellon University alumni at Radio City Hall in New York during The 78th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8.

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Stage and proscenium of a theater with sign on back wall that says "Louis Armstrong" and beams of light shining down on to cast members in red and silver sequined formal outfits in a small group.

With Broadway Experience, Alumni Scenic Designers Offer Advice: Be Confident, Take Constructive Criticism

Now working on Broadway in scenic design, three alumni from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama said the program helped them process feedback and balance different projects at the same time while building their confidence.

June 6, 2025
Isa Antonetti in Buena Vista Social Club — photo by Matthew Murphy

Broadway's ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ is Big on Tartan Talent

On Broadway, “Buena Vista Social Club” brings the life of legendary songstress Omara Portuondo to the stage through performances by two Carnegie Mellon alumni: Isa Antonetti portrays Young Omara in the 1950s at the beginning of her career in Havana, and Natalie Venetia Belcon plays Omara in the 1990s when she reunites with her former bandmates for the iconic recording of the 1997 hit album “Buena Vista Social Club.”

June 6, 2025
A speaker at the Pittsburgh Biomolecular Condensates Conference.

Researchers Discuss Cutting-Edge Cell Science at Steel City Condensates Conference

Interdisciplinary researchers explored the future of cell science at the 2025 biophysics symposium, held at CMU.

June 5, 2025
Kirsten Martin

Kirsten Martin Appointed the H. John Heinz III Dean of the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

Kirsten Martin will serve as the next H. John Heinz III Dean of the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, effective July 1, 2025.

June 5, 2025
A sailor participates in a multi-event robotics field competition

CMU Prepares Navy Robotics Specialists for the Age of AI

CMU recently completed a second round of hands-on training for the U.S. Navy’s emerging class of robotics specialists. Developed in collaboration with the Office of Naval Research, the program aims to explore cost-effective ways to prepare sailors for a fast-changing robotics landscape by equipping them to rapidly understand, operate and adapt autonomous systems, including certain forms of AI.

June 5, 2025
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CMU Alumni Shine in Broadway’s ‘Death Becomes Her’

Megan Hilty, a 2004 graduate of the School of Drama, discusses her starring role as Madeline Ashton in Broadway's "Death Becomes Her", where Kaleigh Cronin, a 2011 graduate of the School of Drama serves as her understudy and a member of the ensemble.

June 4, 2025

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