New ATRP Approach Could Transform the Manufacturing of Specialty Plastics
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Chemistry have improved a popular technology used to generate a range of industrial plastics for applications ranging from paints and coatings to adhesives and sealants.
CMU Alumni and Professor Earn 17 Primetime Emmy Nominations
The 76th Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced on July 17. 10 Carnegie Mellon University alumni from the School of Drama and a professor in the Master of Entertainment Industry Management program racked up a total of 17 nominations.
CyLab Brings Cybersecurity to High School Educators
The picoCTF for GenCyber boot camp shares cybersecurity concepts typically taught at the college level, with the goal of helping high school teachers integrate these topics into their curriculum.
CMU Launches New Initiative for Human-Centered AI
Carnegie Mellon is launching the Open Forum for AI (OFAI), a new initiative that will build capacity and understanding for a human-centered artificial intelligence to move toward augmented intelligence.
Understanding the 3D Ice-printing Process To Create Microscale Structures
Carnegie Mellon researchers Philip LeDuc and Burak Ozdoganlar are spearheading the development of the freeform 3D ice printing (3D-ICE) process.
Tepper School MBA Student and U.S. Navy Veteran Maressa Guynn Joins Elite Group of Tillman Scholars
Maressa Guynn, a U.S. Navy veteran and Tepper School of Business MBA student, has been recognized as a 2024 Tillman Scholar.
New CMU Tool Monitors Wildlife Conservation in Low-Resource Languages
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University worked with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Nature to develop a tool that monitors and identifies media articles related to environmental conservation.
NIH $4M Funds Echinobase Through 2028
Echinobase, a repository that provides detailed genomic information about echinoderms, received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to maintain the resource through 2028.
Construction Begun on Leadership-Class Computing Facility
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is one of four Distributed Science Centers that will provide services to the Leadership-Class Computer Facility (LCCF).
Researchers Seek to Reduce Harm to Multicultural Users of Voice Assistants
In a new study, HCII Ph.D. student Kimi Wenzel and Associate Professor Geoff Kaufman identified six downstream harms caused by voice assistant errors and devised strategies to reduce them.
CMU, Meta Seek To Make Computer-based Tasks Accessible with Wristband Technology
Carnegie Mellon University and Meta have announced a collaborative wearable sensing technology project to make computer-based tasks accessible to more people.
CyLab Venture Network Connects Researchers, Domain Experts to Support Cybersecurity Startups
CMU is launching the CyLab Venture Network to provide a substantive program for startups looking to disrupt the security and privacy industry by connecting founders with venture investors, corporate partners, academics, and government officials.