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Friday, October 30, 2015

Breaking New Ground

Standing-room crowd launches the David A. Tepper Quadrangle project - a historic campus expansion and a vision for CMU's future.
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Carnegie Mellon Fur-bricates Hair With Inexpensive 3-D Printer

The technique for producing 3-D-printed hair is similar to - and inspired by - the way that gossamer plastic strands are extruded when a person uses a hot glue gun.
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Improving Risk-Cost-Benefit Analysis

In the Oct. 30 issue of Science, Baruch Fischhoff critically examines these analytical methods, considering how they should be used and how they can be abused.
Carnegie Mellon To Break Ground on David A. Tepper Quadrangle
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Carnegie Mellon To Break Ground on David A. Tepper Quadrangle

The groundbreaking will mark the official launch of the 4.5-acre site as the centerpiece of the university's new north campus.
Creative Costuming
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Creative Costuming

Designs by School of Drama faculty member Suttirat Larlarb dress actors in "The Walk," "Steve Jobs" and on Broadway.
Mental Maps: Route-Learning Changes Brain Tissue
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Mental Maps: Route-Learning Changes Brain Tissue

CMU scientists have determined that learning detailed navigation information causes the hippocampal brain changes.
Women in Computing
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Women in Computing

Manuela Veloso delivered a keynote at this year's Grace Hopper Celebration. She was just one of the many attendees from CMU's global community.
Haunted Hotel
Monday, October 26, 2015

Haunted Hotel

School of Drama alumnus Mark Worthington ups the ante for creepiness as part of FX's "American Horror Story."
CMU Partners With NSA Day of Cyber Program
Thursday, October 22, 2015

CMU Partners With NSA Day of Cyber Program

Carnegie Mellon has partnered with the NSA Day of Cyber Program, aimed at boosting the national IQ for STEM and cyber science education paths.
Curling Champ
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Curling Champ

CMU alumna Jillian Walker represents the U.S. at the first World Mixed Curling championships.
NSA Director To Discuss Cybersecurity at CMU
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

NSA Director To Discuss Cybersecurity at CMU

Admiral Mike Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, will discuss cybersecurity issues at CMU at 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26 in Rashid Auditorium.
New Technique Developed by Team Including CMU President Suresh Removes Defects While Keeping Materials Strong
Monday, October 19, 2015

New Technique Developed by Team Including CMU President Suresh Removes Defects While Keeping Materials Strong

The technique, called cyclic healing, uses repetitive, gentle stretching to eliminate pre-existing defects in metal crystals.
IBM Research, Carnegie Mellon Create Open Platform To Help the Blind Navigate Surroundings
Thursday, October 15, 2015

IBM Research, Carnegie Mellon Create Open Platform To Help the Blind Navigate Surroundings

A pilot app, called NavCog, uses sensors and cognitive technologies to inform blind people on the CMU campus about their location.
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Launches
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Launches

CMU and Georgetown University have created "Six Degrees of Francis Bacon," a groundbreaking digital humanities project that recreates the British early modern social network to trace the personal relationships among figures like Bacon, Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and many others.
Generations of Talent
Monday, October 12, 2015

Generations of Talent

CMU alumni - Ted Danson, Patrick Wilson and newcomer Rachel Keller - offer a glimpse of humanity's raw sides in the second season of FX's "Fargo."
Difficulty Processing Speech May Be an Effect of Dyslexia, Not a Cause
Thursday, October 08, 2015

Difficulty Processing Speech May Be an Effect of Dyslexia, Not a Cause

The cognitive skills used to learn how to ride a bike may be the key to a more accurate understanding of developmental dyslexia.
Cèilidh Weekend 2015
Thursday, October 08, 2015

Cèilidh Weekend 2015

With the return of fall weather comes football, fun and festivities as the CMU community gathers at the Pittsburgh campus Oct. 8-11.
Building a Better Liposome
Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Building a Better Liposome

Using computational modeling, researchers have come up with a design for a better liposome, which could provide the basis for improving targeted drug delivery.
Gifts Establish Henry L. Hillman President’s Chair
Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Gifts Establish Henry L. Hillman President’s Chair

The endowed chair will fund special efforts to attract and support faculty and students.
Training by Repetition Actually Prevents Learning for Those With Autism
Monday, October 05, 2015

Training by Repetition Actually Prevents Learning for Those With Autism

CMU's Marlene Behrmann is part of the research team that is challenging the popular educational approaches designed for individuals with ASD.
This Guy
Friday, October 02, 2015

This Guy

As "The Perfect Guy" hits theaters nationwide, movie producer Tommy Oliver (DC 2006) proves his mettle in Hollywood.
Boeing Establishes Analytics Lab For Aerospace Data at Carnegie Mellon
Thursday, October 01, 2015

Boeing Establishes Analytics Lab For Aerospace Data at Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon University has joined with The Boeing Company to establish the Boeing/Carnegie Mellon Aerospace Data Analytics Lab, a new academic research initiative that will leverage the university's leadership in machine learning, language technologies and data analytics.
President Suresh Hosts First Fall Town Hall
Thursday, October 01, 2015

President Suresh Hosts First Fall Town Hall

Suresh said he would be holding these meetings annually to provide students, faculty and staff with the opportunity to provide him with ideas and suggestions as well as to ask questions and raise issues and concerns of importance to the university.
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