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Wednesday, June 01, 2016

"Hamilton" Star Surprises Theatre Education Award Winner

Marilyn G. McCormick is the winner of the second Excellence in Theatre Education Award, sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University, The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The award will be presented at the 70th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12.
Friday, May 27, 2016

Clouds Provide Clue to Better Climate Predictions

A research group from the CERN Cloud experiment have uncovered the processes behind the formation and evolution of small atmospheric particles free from the influence of pollution.
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Students Create Inflatable Martian Greenhouse

Carnegie Mellon University students are developing green thumbs for the Red Planet. Two courses introduced this spring challenged the budding space gardeners to design and build a prototype biome in which to grow plants on Mars.
Alumnus Masters Turning Work Into Play
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Alumnus Masters Turning Work Into Play

When Ben Elliott enrolled in the Master of Entertainment Industry Management program at Carnegie Mellon's H. John Heinz III College all the pieces fell into place.
Rebecca Doerge Appointed Dean of Mellon College of Science
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Rebecca Doerge Appointed Dean of Mellon College of Science

Doerge, the Trent and Judith Anderson Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Purdue University, will take her new post Aug. 1.
CMU Appoints Vice President for Operations
Thursday, May 19, 2016

CMU Appoints Vice President for Operations

Rodney McClendon is a senior administrator with more than two decades of leadership experience in higher education.
Alumni Awards Honor Achievement, Service and Spirit
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Alumni Awards Honor Achievement, Service and Spirit

Tartan pride was in full display as Carnegie Mellon University's Alumni Association awards were presented as part of Commencement Weekend for the first time.
Simon ProSEED Grants Awarded to Nine Learning Science Projects
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Simon ProSEED Grants Awarded to Nine Learning Science Projects

The projects are designed to improve education for CMU students while advancing our understanding of how humans learn.
Robots Get Creative To Cut Through Clutter
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Robots Get Creative To Cut Through Clutter

New software not only helps a robot deal efficiently with clutter, it surprisingly reveals the robot's creativity in solving problems.
Chien Ho Develops Bio-Mimicry Method for Preparing and Labeling Stem Cells
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Chien Ho Develops Bio-Mimicry Method for Preparing and Labeling Stem Cells

The method allows researchers to prepare mesenchymal stem cells and monitor them using MRI.
CyLab's Vyas Sekar wins NSF CAREER Award To Improve Network Security
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

CyLab's Vyas Sekar wins NSF CAREER Award To Improve Network Security

CyLab faculty member Vyas Sekar has been awarded with an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to pave the way toward reliable network security assurances.
Aryn Gittis, Joel McManus Awarded Eberly Family Career Development Professorships in Biological Sciences
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Aryn Gittis, Joel McManus Awarded Eberly Family Career Development Professorships in Biological Sciences

Gittis (middle) is a neuroscientist and McManus (second from right) is an evolutionary systems biologist.
Carnegie Mellon’s BrainHub To Host First Neurohackathon
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Carnegie Mellon’s BrainHub To Host First Neurohackathon

The event is one of the first hackathons to engage computer scientists in using one of the hardest systems to crack: the structure of neural data and the brain.
Robot’s In-Hand Eye Maps Surroundings, Determines Hand’s Location
Monday, May 16, 2016

Robot’s In-Hand Eye Maps Surroundings, Determines Hand’s Location

The in-hand eye would be important for a number of applications, including inspection tasks.
Graduates Urged To Put Their Hearts Into Their Work
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Graduates Urged To Put Their Hearts Into Their Work

Speakers at Carnegie Mellon University's 119th Commencement ceremony implored the more than 5,000 graduates to keep kindness, curiosity, respect, optimism and wide-eyed wonder in their hearts as they leave the university environment to make their mark in the world.
Three Professors Earn Highest Faculty Distinction
Friday, May 13, 2016

Three Professors Earn Highest Faculty Distinction

Jelena Kovačević, Marlene Behrmann and Jonathan Caulkins have been named University Professors for their international recognition and contributions to education and research.
Historian and Author Earl Lewis To Give Keynote Address at CMU Commencement, May 15
Friday, May 13, 2016

Historian and Author Earl Lewis To Give Keynote Address at CMU Commencement, May 15

Lewis, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is one of America's leading advocates for supporting the humanities and the arts in higher education.
Charlie White Named Head of the School of Art
Friday, May 13, 2016

Charlie White Named Head of the School of Art

White, a leading artist, art educator and administrator, comes to CMU from the University of Southern California.
Three Students, Alumna Receive Fulbright Awards To Study Abroad
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Three Students, Alumna Receive Fulbright Awards To Study Abroad

CMU's four Fulbright award winners for 2016 will research, study and report across three continents.
Three Students, Alumna Receive Fulbright Awards To Study Abroad
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Three Students, Alumna Receive Fulbright Awards To Study Abroad

CMU's four Fulbright award winners for 2016 will research, study and report across three continents.
Countdown To 119th Commencement
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Countdown To 119th Commencement

The Class of 2016 is counting down the hours to 10:15 a.m., Sunday, May 15, when they'll begin their march into Gesling Stadium for Carnegie Mellon University's 119th Commencement, a major milestone in their academic careers.
Technique Processes Signals From RFID Tags With Speed Sufficient for Real-Time Interactivity
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Technique Processes Signals From RFID Tags With Speed Sufficient for Real-Time Interactivity

A system developed by Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University researchers uses simple RFID tags to quickly make physical objects, such as the spaceship model shown here, interactive with digital devices.
Four Years in Photos: Class of 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Four Years in Photos: Class of 2016

The Class of 2016 has had a remarkable four years at Carnegie Mellon University. Here are some of the highlights.
CMU Honors 13 Alumni and Students, May 13
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

CMU Honors 13 Alumni and Students, May 13

The Alumni Association honors individuals for their professional achievements and service to the university.
Stephen Brookes Will Receive Gödel Prize for Inventing Concurrent Separation Logic
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Stephen Brookes Will Receive Gödel Prize for Inventing Concurrent Separation Logic

His discovery has had a major influence on the theory of programming languages.
Great-granddaughter Follows Path of CMU's First Ph.D. Graduate
Monday, May 09, 2016

Great-granddaughter Follows Path of CMU's First Ph.D. Graduate

Graduating CMU senior Patricia Xu is following in the footsteps of her great-grandfather and fellow alumnus Mao Yisheng.
Big Thinking in Small Pieces: Computer Guides Humans in Crowdsourced Research
Monday, May 09, 2016

Big Thinking in Small Pieces: Computer Guides Humans in Crowdsourced Research

The Knowledge Accelerator uses a machine-learning program to sort and organize information.
Behavioral Economists Create Model of Our Desire To Make Sense of It All
Monday, May 09, 2016

Behavioral Economists Create Model of Our Desire To Make Sense of It All

"We are 'informavores' as much as we are omnivores," CMU's George Loewenstein says.
President Suresh Named to French Academy of Sciences
Friday, May 06, 2016

President Suresh Named to French Academy of Sciences

Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh has been elected into the French Academy of Sciences.
SkinTrack Technology Turns Arm Into Smartwatch Touchpad
Thursday, May 05, 2016

SkinTrack Technology Turns Arm Into Smartwatch Touchpad

Developed in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, the new system allows for continuous touch tracking on the hands and arms.
Larry Wasserman Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Larry Wasserman Elected to National Academy of Sciences

The acclaimed statistician has earned the highest honor a scientist can receive for his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Seven Carnegie Mellon Alumni Nominated for Eight Tony Awards
Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Seven Carnegie Mellon Alumni Nominated for Eight Tony Awards

CMU's nominees are Leslie Odom Jr. (above), Jamie deRoy, Peggy Eisenhauer, Jules Fisher, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Megan Hilty and Ann Roth.
Chemistry Major Rebecca Alford Named Hertz Foundation Fellow
Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Chemistry Major Rebecca Alford Named Hertz Foundation Fellow

One of 12 students selected nationwide, Alford will receive support to pursue her Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in chemical and biomolecular engineering.
Aaron Mitchell Named Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Biological Sciences
Monday, May 02, 2016

Aaron Mitchell Named Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Biological Sciences

Mitchell, a noted microbiologist, teacher and Carnegie Mellon alumnus, has been acting head of the department since 2015.
Meeting of the Minds Paints Colorful Canvas of Research
Monday, May 02, 2016

Meeting of the Minds Paints Colorful Canvas of Research

More than 600 undergraduate students will present research at "Meeting of the Minds," Carnegie Mellon University's annual symposium from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 4 in the Cohon University Center.
Carnegie Mellon BrainHub Announces Recipients of ProSEED Funding
Sunday, May 01, 2016

Carnegie Mellon BrainHub Announces Recipients of ProSEED Funding

Four new interdisciplinary projects aim to create new tools and techniques to vastly improve how scientists study the brain.
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