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Monday, October 24, 2016

Entrepreneurship, Carnegie Mellon-Style

Portuguese Startups Absorb Entrepreneurial Lessons from CMU.
Monday, February 29, 2016

Interest in Lending Business Goes Beyond Polamalu Partnership

Interest in lending business goes beyond Polamalu partnership.
Monday, February 29, 2016

How To Tame Your Robot

An architecture doctoral student is putting the power of robots into the hands of humans.
Faces of Conflict: CMU’s International Film Festival Runs March 17-April 3
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Faces of Conflict: CMU’s International Film Festival Runs March 17-April 3

The festival's 10th anniversary focuses on topics ranging from terrorism and propaganda to war and civil rights.
Gov. Tom Wolf Appoints Mary Jo Dively to Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Gov. Tom Wolf Appoints Mary Jo Dively to Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws

The conference is responsible for drafting and proposing specific statutes in areas of the law where uniformity among the states is desirable.
Researchers Show Coal Retirement Needed for Electric Vehicles To Reduce Air Pollution
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Researchers Show Coal Retirement Needed for Electric Vehicles To Reduce Air Pollution

The largest source of damage stems from sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, which form airborne particles that people breathe, according to the study.
Two Carnegie Mellon Professors Win Sloan Research Fellowships
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Two Carnegie Mellon Professors Win Sloan Research Fellowships

Computer scientist Abhinav Gupta and mathematician Wesley Pegden are among 126 early-career scientists from across the U.S. and Canada who will receive $55,000 to further their research.
Two CMU Statistics Professors Earn NSF CAREER Awards
Monday, February 22, 2016

Two CMU Statistics Professors Earn NSF CAREER Awards

Ryan Tibshirani and Jing Lei each received five-year, $400,000 grants for their projects in recognition of their outstanding research and teaching.
Website Gets New Look
Monday, February 22, 2016

Website Gets New Look

Carnegie Mellon's homepage and some of the most popular pages such as "Academics," "About Us" and "Research" have launched with a new look and new content.
Charging Electric Vehicles at Night Can Cause More Harm Than Good, Says CMU Study
Monday, February 22, 2016

Charging Electric Vehicles at Night Can Cause More Harm Than Good, Says CMU Study

CMU researchers found that it produces substantially higher greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution than simply charging as soon as the driver returns home.
Carnegie Mellon, Stanford Researchers Devise Method To Share Password Data Safely
Monday, February 22, 2016

Carnegie Mellon, Stanford Researchers Devise Method To Share Password Data Safely

The work persuaded Yahoo! to publicly share password frequency statistics for about 70 million of its users for cybersecurity studies.
Posner Family Gives $5 Million to CMU for Presidential Scholarships
Friday, February 19, 2016

Posner Family Gives $5 Million to CMU for Presidential Scholarships

The gift from the Posners, represented by CMU Trustee Anne Molloy and her husband, Henry Posner III, will create a minimum of five undergraduate scholarships each year.
Emissions from Brazil’s Proposed Hydroelectricity Reservoirs May Be Higher Than Predicted
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Emissions from Brazil’s Proposed Hydroelectricity Reservoirs May Be Higher Than Predicted

CMU researchers point out that certain hydropower reservoirs already existing in the Amazon have been reported to emit greenhouse gases comparable those of thermal power plants.
Emissions from Brazil’s Proposed Hydroelectricity Reservoirs May Be Higher Than Predicted
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Emissions from Brazil’s Proposed Hydroelectricity Reservoirs May Be Higher Than Predicted

CMU researchers point out that certain hydropower reservoirs already existing in the Amazon have been reported to emit greenhouse gases comparable those of thermal power plants.
Correcting Wikipedia’s Gender Trouble
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Correcting Wikipedia’s Gender Trouble

Back-to-back editing marathons Feb. 26 and March 5 will be dedicated to introducing more women in the arts into Wikipedia.
Carnegie Mellon Settles Patent Lawsuit
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Carnegie Mellon Settles Patent Lawsuit

University will share proceeds with inventors José Moura and Aleksandar Kavcic.
Carnegie Mellon University and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Reach Settlement
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Carnegie Mellon University and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Reach Settlement

Carnegie Mellon University and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. today announced that they have settled the patent infringement lawsuit the university filed in 2009.
CMU Pokerbot Extends Hot Streak at Computer Poker Contest
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

CMU Pokerbot Extends Hot Streak at Computer Poker Contest

Poker has become a major test of artificial intelligence. The same sort of algorithms used to play poker could also be used to create strategies for applications involving cybersecurity, business transactions and medicine.
CMU’s LearnLab Experts Present Education Research Accomplishments at NSF Meeting
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

CMU’s LearnLab Experts Present Education Research Accomplishments at NSF Meeting

The presentations underscored the importance of establishing a sustainable science of learning community to produce breakthroughs that impact education.
Increasing Number of Women in Computing Hinges on Changes in Culture, Not Curriculum
Monday, February 15, 2016

Increasing Number of Women in Computing Hinges on Changes in Culture, Not Curriculum

Carol Frieze (left) and Jeria Quesenberry have written a new book outlining how Carnegie Mellon changed to sustain gender diversity in its School of Computer Science.
Rock Art Star
Monday, February 15, 2016

Rock Art Star

For 50 years an alumnus of CMU's School of Art has been creating the look of rock legends as well as other cultural icons.
Catch a Sneak Preview of CMU’s International Film Festival, Feb. 26
Friday, February 12, 2016

Catch a Sneak Preview of CMU’s International Film Festival, Feb. 26

"3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets" will make its Pittsburgh premiere at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26 in CMU's McConomy Auditorium.
Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Judea Pearl Wins CMU’s Dickson Prize in Science
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Judea Pearl Wins CMU’s Dickson Prize in Science

Pearl will accept the award, which includes a medal and cash prize, and present the Dickson Prize Lecture, "Science, Counterfactuals and Free Will," at noon on Monday, Feb. 29, in McConomy Auditorium in CMU's Cohon University Center.
Affectionate Confections
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Affectionate Confections

A CMU alumna is engineering gourmet chocolates just in time for Valentine's Day.
Lunar Gala
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Lunar Gala

CMU's student-produced fashion show has become a stylish showcase of talent. Now in its 20th year, its producers are building an even larger legacy.
CMU’s CHIMP Featured on NOVA’s “Rise of the Robots”
Tuesday, February 09, 2016

CMU’s CHIMP Featured on NOVA’s “Rise of the Robots”

The Feb. 24 episode focuses on the DARPA Robotics Challenge in June 2015.
Robotically Driven System Could Reduce Cost of Drug Discovery
Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Robotically Driven System Could Reduce Cost of Drug Discovery

The system determines the effects of a large number of drugs on many proteins, reducing the number of necessary experiments by 70 percent.
Kevin Zollman Writes “The Game Theorist’s Guide To Parenting”
Monday, February 08, 2016

Kevin Zollman Writes “The Game Theorist’s Guide To Parenting”

Zollman says game theory applies to almost all of our social lives, so it's only natural that it should work for one of the toughest aspects of our lives - dealing with our children.
Harvey Fineberg To Discuss Technology, Information and Learning
Monday, February 08, 2016

Harvey Fineberg To Discuss Technology, Information and Learning

CMU's Simon Initiative Distinguished Lecture Series will present a talk by renowned public health and education expert Harvey V. Fineberg at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 in the Gates Hillman Center's Rashid Auditorium.
Search Technique Helps Researchers Find DNA Sequences in Minutes Rather Than Days
Monday, February 08, 2016

Search Technique Helps Researchers Find DNA Sequences in Minutes Rather Than Days

The new search method, developed by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon, is designed for searching so-called "short reads" - DNA and RNA sequences generated by high-throughput sequencing techniques.
Tepper School of Business Faculty Member Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Engineering
Monday, February 08, 2016

Tepper School of Business Faculty Member Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Engineering

Gérard P. Cornuéjols has been cited for his "contributions to the theory, practice, and application of integer programming."
To Click or Not To Click
Friday, February 05, 2016

To Click or Not To Click

In a flagship practicum course, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley students hunt for a mobile advertising solution with industry leader Cheetah Mobile.
Neurobiological Changes Explain How Mindfulness Meditation Improves Health
Thursday, February 04, 2016

Neurobiological Changes Explain How Mindfulness Meditation Improves Health

The CMU study shows that mindfulness meditation reduces Interleukin-6, an inflammatory health biomarker, in high-stress, unemployed adults.
Carnegie Mellon Joins IARPA Project To Reverse-Engineer Brain Algorithms
Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Carnegie Mellon Joins IARPA Project To Reverse-Engineer Brain Algorithms

Carnegie Mellon is embarking on a five-year, $12 million research effort to make computers think more like humans.
New Yorker Staff Writer Jelani Cobb To Deliver CMU’s MLK Jr. Keynote
Tuesday, February 02, 2016

New Yorker Staff Writer Jelani Cobb To Deliver CMU’s MLK Jr. Keynote

CMU will host Jelani Cobb as its featured MLK Jr. Celebration speaker at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, in Porter Hall 100. His lecture, "The Half Life of Freedom: Race and Justice in America Today," is free and open to the public.
Mental Miscues
Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Mental Miscues

CMU scientists gain understanding of why the brain makes mistakes.
Ryan Sullivan, Venkat Viswanathan Earn NSF Career Awards
Monday, February 01, 2016

Ryan Sullivan, Venkat Viswanathan Earn NSF Career Awards

The National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Award supports junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research and education.
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