CMU Community Celebrates Transformational $3B Gift
Members of the Carnegie Mellon community were invited to join CMU President Farnam Jahanian and Griffin for a fireside chat Following the announcement of a historic $3 billion investment in Carnegie Mellon University.
Carnegie Mellon University Announces Historic $3 Billion Gift from Ken Griffin, Pioneering a New Model for Higher Education
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin today announced a historic $3 billion gift to further elevate CMU in Pittsburgh and launch Carnegie Mellon University Miami.
$500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
A landmark $500 million gift will transform Carnegie Mellon University’s top-ranked School of Computer Science into a global powerhouse shaping students, research and technologies to address emerging global challenges.
Two Cities. One CMU.
Carnegie Mellon University built its global reputation in Pittsburgh by pioneering foundational computing and combining it across disciplines to solve real-world problems. Now, the university is extending that interdisciplinary engine into Miami.
Griffin’s Landmark Gift Will Shape the Future of Higher Education
Through his transformative gift of more than $3 billion to CMU, Ken Griffin is looking to play a central role in reshaping how higher education works, both in its capacity to better prepare the leaders of tomorrow and to drive transformative innovation and discovery at scale.
Higher Education Gets a New Model: CMU Miami
Carnegie Mellon University Miami, announced today, is set to embrace this more dynamic model of knowledge building and problem solving. Rather than beginning with conventional academic structures and then building programs to connect them, the new campus will organize research and learning around consequential societal problems from the start.
An iPhone Helped Shyamsundar Solve a Nanoparticle Mystery
Nivedita Shyamsundar studies tiny particles that could help medicines and vaccines more effectively travel through the human body and reach their targets. Her work may one day lead to better cancer treatments and stronger vaccines.
Where Cybersecurity Research Could Make the Biggest Difference
Cyber threats are evolving and expanding as increasingly complex systems and artificial intelligence create new security challenges. For cybersecurity researchers, that raises a fundamental question: Which problems are most important to solve?
Carnegie Mellon University Reaches Historic High at No. 14 in U.S. News Rankings, Takes No. 1 Spot for Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University has achieved its highest position in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, climbing six spots to No. 14 nationally in the 2027 list.
Michael Luca Named Director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Block Center for Technology and Society
Michael Luca, Professor of Economics, Technology, and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, has been appointed to lead the university-wide Block Center for Technology and Society.
Global Conference in Pittsburgh Puts Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Leadership in the Spotlight
Carnegie Mellon University’s deep roots and latest innovations in robotics will be on display during the 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
CMU Cognitive Psychologist’s Work Has Generated Over 14,000 Language Studies
TalkBank, a family of 14 databases has become the basis for language science research on everything from how children learn to speak and how people pick up a second language to patterns that can reveal the onset of dementia.