As the world experiences an unprecedented situation due to coronavirus, the CMU community is responding with innovative approaches to education, impactful research and a commitment to service.

If you are a CMU researcher, student or staff member who has relevant COVID-19 work underway, expertise to contribute, or ideas for addressing the pandemic, related policy, or aftereffects, please email @email so we can help share your story.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES:Get the most up-to-date information on Carnegie Mellon's response to the coronavirus. More details(opens in new window)

IN THE NEWS: Researchers have been lending their expertise to media conversations. See where CMU faculty, staff and students are quoted

CMU's COVIDcast Offers Lessons Learned for the Future of Pandemic Forecasting

Researchers concluded that a data collection project could change the future of pandemic forecasting. Read more research news.

Campus Returns to Transitional Posture January 31

University leadership has announced that the Pittsburgh campus will return to its Transitional Campus Posture, effective Monday, January 31. Read more student news.

Tartans Aid India Through COVID Crisis

Members of the CMU community are working to use data to improve life for those in India most affected by COVID-19. Read more about resources for community outreach.

Research News

Transit Inequity Increased During Pandemic

 
Study Suggests Face Masks Do Not Muddle Speech Perception

 
Researchers Identify Groups Hesitant About COVID-19 Vaccine

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• Text Reminders Boost Vaccine Appointments
• Music Streaming Consumption Fell During COVID-19 Lockdowns
• Study Finds Support for India During COVID-19 Surge
• The Future Of Office Work
• Anticipate The Turn
• COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy Remains Unchanged
• African and Hispanic Americans Report Low Rates of COVID-19 Vaccinations
• Surveys Show Northeast, West Coast Most Likely To Accept COVID-19 Vaccine
• A Call a Day Keeps the Pandemic Blues Away
• Delphi Enhances COVIDcast With Change Healthcare Claims Data
• AMD Providing Computing Resources To Support CBD's COVID-19 Research
• COVID, Politics Could Divide This Year's Thanksgiving Table
• Higher Education Was Already Ripe for Disruption. Then, COVID-19 Happened.
• COVID Extends Black Friday, Moves It Online
• Share Your Location? CMU's Li Weighs in
• Keep the Polls Open
• Pandemic Spawns 'Infodemic' in Scientific Literature
• Google.org Donates $1 Million, Personnel To CMU's COVID-19 Forecasting Project
• Student Studies State Pandemic Policies, Consumer Behaviors
• 100 Maps From CMU's EarthTime Chart Humanity's Greatest Challenges
• Molding Masks Against Coronavirus
• Carnegie Mellon Unveils Five Interactive COVID-19 Maps
• Science Fiction During a Science-Fictional Moment
• Research Informs Possible Susceptibility to COVID-19
• Researchers Urge the Scientific Community to #StopPandemicBias
• Pro Sports Return to the Sound of Silence
• Energy Systems Experts Offer Insights on Infrastructure Planning
• Miller ICA responds to COVID-19 Through Artists' Windows
• Nearly Half of the Twitter Accounts Discussing 'Reopening America' May Be Bots

• COVID and Transportation: What's Next for the Summer and Beyond
• Societal Behavior During, and After, the Pandemic
• Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Researchers Launch Ventilator Project
• CMU Team Produces Face Shields for Essential Workers
• CMU Dashboard Will Help Inform State Decision-Makers During Pandemic
• Behind the Shield
• COVID-19 Treatments: A Call for Rigorous Clinical Research
• Self-reported COVID-19 Symptoms Show Promise for Disease Forecasts
• CMU Professor Creates Innovative App To Anonymously Trace Exposure to COVID-19
• CMU Spinoff Uses AI To Address COVID-19
• CMU-Developed Microneedle Patches Ready for COVID-19 Fight
• Creativity Would Allow More Americans to Return to Work, Soon
• The Ethics of Developing COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccination
• Game Developers Level Up as COVID Pushes People Home
• Design Students Develop Interactive Coronavirus Map
• The Desire for Information: Blissful Ignorance or Painful Truth?
• Prisoners, Police and the Pandemic
• COVID-19 Should Be Wake-Up Call for Robotics Research
• The Show Must Go On ... line
• Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Resources Available for Urgent COVID-19 Research
• CMU, C3.ai, Microsoft, and Five Leading Research Universities Launch C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute
• Online Misinformation About COVID-19 Can Take Many Forms
• Carnegie Mellon Extends Forecasting of Flu-Like Illness
• To Predict an Epidemic, Evolution Can’t be Ignored

Student News

Mitigation Minutes: Key Steps for Spring Semester(opens in new window)

CMU’s Virtual Neighbors Program Helps International Students Feel More at Home

CMU Achieves New Milestone in Efforts To Mitigate COVID-19 Spread(opens in new window)

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  • Welcome New Grad Students; Orientation Takes a New Twist(opens in new window)
  • Breathing Easier(opens in new window)
  • Survey Reveals Majority of Campus Community Is Vaccinated(opens in new window)
  • CMU’s Contact Tracing Team Is a Network Production(opens in new window)
  • Carnegie Mellon Resumes Athletic Competition
  • Students Seeking Service Opportunities Find Virtual Groove
  • Testing Managers Put Tartans First
  • Apart and Together, CMU Celebrates a Class Like No Other
  • Farinacci Leads Spring Carnival Adventure
  • Developing CMU's Newest Student Leaders
  • CMU Launches Community Pandemic Safety Ambassador Program
  • Centor Leads Athletics Through the Pandemic
  • Missed Connections
  • Letronne Feels Fulfilled Directing New Tartan Testing Lab
  • Building on Success, CMU Preps for Spring Semester Arrivals
  • Winter Weeks of Welcome
  • CMU Expands Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing with High-Volume, On-Campus Lab
  • CMU Helping Young Families Cope with the Pandemic
  • Across the Cut: Minecraft
  • CMU Students Light Up The Stage Remotely
  • Fall Career Fairs Combine, Go Virtual
  • School of Drama Students Host Virtual Cabaret: 'Bring Me To Light'
  • On-Campus, Virtual Events Encourage Voting
  • Program Aims To Enhance Inclusive Teaching
  • Fostering Community Through COVID
  • Grant Helps Grad Students Work the Polls
  • Student Turns Old Polaroid Into New Digital Camera
  • Shuttle Service Steps Up Bus Cleaning, Social Distancing
  • CMU-Created COVID Early Warning App to Assist Campus Community
  • CMU Offers New, Temporary Child Care Options

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  • CMU Has Network Advantage in Fight Against COVID-19
  • Dining Services Transforms for Fall Semester
  • Free Kits for Students Put the 'Well' in Welcome
  • For Community Well-Being, Whole Equals Sum of Its Parts
  • What Will Community Well-Being Look Like This Fall?
  • Save Me A Seat
  • A Fall Semester Unlike Any Other
  • Recreational Facilities Re-open — With Restrictions
  • Chief Medical Officer Discusses Return to Campus
  • Tartans, Ready
  • Signature Courses Lead the Way
  • "Every Day is a Tuesday" as Facilities Management Prepares Campus for Fall
  • Project Courses Provide Key Skills, Faculty Engagement
  • Scrubbing Up for Fall
  • Students Navigate Summer Internships Remotely
  • The Pittsburgh Packers
  • Pandemic Safety Officers Step Up to Help Out
  • FMCS Duo Manages CMU's Deep-Cleaning Efforts
  • A Dramatic Shift
  • CMU Career Center Adapts to Help Students Facing Uncertain Summer
  • School of Drama "eShowcase" Highlights Graduates' Talents for Industry Pros
  • Never Remote: Libraries Continue to Connect Community with Resources
  • Gelfand Center Pivots To Support Parents, Prospective Students
  • Stay Home, Stay Fit
  • Zoom Backgrounds Available 

Community News

 
Graduate Students Help Raise Over $430K for COVID Relief in India(opens in new window)

CMU Staff Pitch In To Help

 

CMU Helps Provide Free Wi-Fi to Area Students

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  • Using Machine Learning To Feed Families in Need
  • Artist Creates Opportunities for Black Mothers
  • Makers Use Facial Coverings as Creative Outlets
  • Fischhoff Recruited to Help Devise COVID Vaccine Distribution Plan
  • COVIDcast Now Monitoring Daily U.S. Mask Use, COVID-19 Testing
  • NOVID Is the Most Accurate App for Contact Tracing
  • CMU Community Comes Together to Support Students
  • Students Past and Present Start Food Delivery Service
  • CMU Tackles the Digital Divide, Connects High-Need Students to Wi-Fi

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  • Online Labs for Online Learning
  • Children's School Shares Resources For At-Home Learning
  • CMU Team Supports Local School Districts
  • Stitching Together Help for Essential Staff
  • CMU Offers Free Resources To Support Remote Teaching
  • Researchers Donate Equipment to Allegheny County Health Department
  • Solidarity During the Coronavirus Crisis
  • Alice Offers Creative Entry Into Coding
  • Po-Shen Loh Provides Free Math Lessons