Mellon College of Science
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.