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Friday, March 7, 2014
Carnegie Mellon's poplular educational software tool teaches students object-oriented programming by engaging them in a fun activity: making animated movies and games.
News Brief: Jordanian Students Translate Alice 3 Software Into Arabic
Carnegie Mellon's poplular educational software tool teaches students object-oriented programming by engaging them in a fun activity: making animated movies and games. Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The World Economic Forum notes a project by Jason Hong and John Zimmerman, both associate professors in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, who are exploring the use of smartphone data to help detect the onset of depression. The WEF also cites Livehoods, a project that includes Hong and Norman Sadeh, professor in the Institute for Software Research, which uses Foursquare check-ins and other geotagged data gathered by smartphones to create maps of urban areas.
News Brief: WEF's Top 10 Emerging Technologies List Cites Carnegie Mellon Research
The World Economic Forum notes a project by Jason Hong and John Zimmerman, both associate professors in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, who are exploring the use of smartphone data to help detect the onset of depression. The WEF also cites Livehoods, a project that includes Hong and Norman Sadeh, professor in the Institute for Software Research, which uses Foursquare check-ins and other geotagged data gathered by smartphones to create maps of urban areas.Thursday, February 20, 2014
Astrobotic Technology, which is attempting to win the Google Lunar XPRIZE in partnership with Carnegie Mellon, has qualified for the Milestone Prizes, which could net the team up to $1.75 million for reaching its objectives in landing, mobility and imaging. MORE
Press Release: Astrobotic Qualifies for Milestone Funding From Google Lunar XPRIZE
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
One hundred people will use their laptop computers to make beautiful music together, even though they may be as distant from each other as Connecticut is from New Zealand. Connected only by tenuous Internet links, the musicians will simultaneously create this unprecedented concert on their individual laptops, under the direction of Carnegie Mellon University's Roger Dannenberg.
Press Release: Global Network Orchestra Concert Unites Laptop Performers From Around The World
One hundred people will use their laptop computers to make beautiful music together, even though they may be as distant from each other as Connecticut is from New Zealand. Connected only by tenuous Internet links, the musicians will simultaneously create this unprecedented concert on their individual laptops, under the direction of Carnegie Mellon University's Roger Dannenberg.Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars and the next generation of scientific leaders.
News Brief: HCII's Jeffrey Bigham Named Sloan Research Fellow
The fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars and the next generation of scientific leaders. Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Matthew Ho and Christina Brant, both fifth-year seniors in architecture; John Brieger, a senior in computer science; and Angeline Chen, a junior majoring in communication design are the members of the winning team. The "Imaginations" competition challenges teams of students from universities across the U.S. to showcase their skills and talents by designing a Disney-related project.
Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Team Brings Home Top Honors In Walt Disney Imagineering Competition
Matthew Ho and Christina Brant, both fifth-year seniors in architecture; John Brieger, a senior in computer science; and Angeline Chen, a junior majoring in communication design are the members of the winning team. The "Imaginations" competition challenges teams of students from universities across the U.S. to showcase their skills and talents by designing a Disney-related project.