Mellon College of Science
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
For the third consecutive year, CMU "mathletes" placed among the top five teams in the definitive math competition for undergraduates in North America. Additionally, Carnegie Mellon had 35 students who scored among the top 10 percent, the second most of any university.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Places Second in 2013 Putnam Mathematics Competition
For the third consecutive year, CMU "mathletes" placed among the top five teams in the definitive math competition for undergraduates in North America. Additionally, Carnegie Mellon had 35 students who scored among the top 10 percent, the second most of any university.Friday, March 14, 2014
Bustamante, best known for his pivotal work using laser tweezers to measure the forces in DNA, will lecture on "Biochemistry and Biophysics One Molecule at a Time: When Less is More" at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 25 in the Mellon Institute Auditorium.
Press Release: Biological Physicist Carlos Bustamante To Deliver Carnegie Mellon's 2014 Buhl Lecture March 25
Bustamante, best known for his pivotal work using laser tweezers to measure the forces in DNA, will lecture on "Biochemistry and Biophysics One Molecule at a Time: When Less is More" at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 25 in the Mellon Institute Auditorium. Tuesday, February 25, 2014
An assistant professor in biological sciences and a member of the joint Carnegie Mellon/University of Pittsburgh Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Gittis will use the two-year grant to study the neuronal mechanisms that underlie compulsive behavior.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Neuroscientist Aryn Gittis Receives NARSAD Young Investigator Grant
An assistant professor in biological sciences and a member of the joint Carnegie Mellon/University of Pittsburgh Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Gittis will use the two-year grant to study the neuronal mechanisms that underlie compulsive behavior.Thursday, January 30, 2014
President Emeritus Jared L. Cohon (far left) will receive the Carnegie Science Center's highest honor, the Chairman's Award; Professor Jay Whitacre (middle) is the recipient of the Advanced Materials Award; and Taylor Canady (left), a doctoral student in chemistry, is the winner of the University/Post-Secondary Student Award.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Faculty and Ph.D. Student Named Winners of Carnegie Science Awards
President Emeritus Jared L. Cohon (far left) will receive the Carnegie Science Center's highest honor, the Chairman's Award; Professor Jay Whitacre (middle) is the recipient of the Advanced Materials Award; and Taylor Canady (left), a doctoral student in chemistry, is the winner of the University/Post-Secondary Student Award.Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Deisseroth, the D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and Psychiatry at Stanford University, is best known for his contributions to optogenetics, a technique that has revolutionized how scientists study neurons in the brain. After being presented with the award, he will give a lecture, titled "Illuminating the Brain," at noon on Monday, Feb. 3 in McConomy Auditorium in the University Center on CMU's Pittsburgh campus.
Press Release: Renowned Neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth To Receive Carnegie Mellon's Dickson Prize in Science
Deisseroth, the D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and Psychiatry at Stanford University, is best known for his contributions to optogenetics, a technique that has revolutionized how scientists study neurons in the brain. After being presented with the award, he will give a lecture, titled "Illuminating the Brain," at noon on Monday, Feb. 3 in McConomy Auditorium in the University Center on CMU's Pittsburgh campus.Wednesday, January 8, 2014
An international group of researchers, including physicists from Carnegie Mellon University's McWilliams Center for Cosmology, have made the most precise calibration of the standard ruler that is used to measure the universe.
Press Release: International Group of Researchers Measure Universe to 1 Percent Accuracy
An international group of researchers, including physicists from Carnegie Mellon University's McWilliams Center for Cosmology, have made the most precise calibration of the standard ruler that is used to measure the universe.