NEH Fellowship Supports Slate’s Research on Civil Rights
Nico Slate, professor and head of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University, received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support his research on Highlander and the role of education within the civil rights movement.
CMU Rales Fellows Program Launches at Campus-Wide Celebration
The $150 million initiative will increase access to STEM graduate education and empower the next generation of STEM leaders.
New Student-run Eatery Opens in the Tepper Building
A new dining experience is now open on weekends in the Tepper Building that will provide another nutritious option on campus and an opportunity for students to grow their skills in restaurant management and operations.
Increasing Transmission Efficiency Would Cut Air Pollution
Investment in electrical transmission and distribution (T&D) systems could significantly reduce air pollution, according to a study led by CMU researchers.
Explanations of Artificial Intelligence: Author Proposes Model That Highlights Evidence of Fairness
CMU's Derek Leben suggests that explanations of AI are valuable to those affected by a model's decisions.
A Legacy Rooted in a Lifetime of Helping Others in Need
The CMU Rales Fellows Program continues the legacy of Norman and Ruth Rales.
Carnegie Mellon, Rales Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Initiative To Broaden Access to STEM Education
The CMU Rales Fellows Program will increase access to STEM graduate education and help cultivate a new generation of domestic national STEM leaders.
Carnegie Mellon, Ron Brown Scholar Program To Partner on Recruitment of Graduate Students
Carnegie Mellon University and the Ron Brown Scholar Program have entered into a new collaboration to identify and engage potential students for the university's new CMU Rales Fellows Program.
New Hope for People Living with Paralysis after Stroke
Spinal cord stimulation technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Douglas Weber in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh offers new hope for people living with impairments that would otherwise be considered permanent.
SCS Faculty Earn 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships
CMU's Rashmi Vinayak and Yuanzhi Li have earned 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships in recognition of their research accomplishments.
Interdisciplinary AI Conference Brings Experts Together
The NSF AI Planning Institute for Data-Driven Discovery in Physics hosted the 2023 Biophysics and Quantitative Biology in the AI Era Workshop in January.
How a Sandwich is Transforming Electronics
Carnegie Mellon's Sheng Shen has fabricated a flexible, powerful and highly reliable material with twice the thermal conductance of current state-of-the-art thermal interface materials.