Making Magic for 6 Decades
On June 7 at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Fisher will receive a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, acknowledging more than 20 Tony nominations and nine Tony Awards for his work in lighting design, a record in the category.
The Carnegie Mellon Connection Behind Broadway’s ‘The Lost Boys’
Producers, writers and costume designers from "The Lost Boys" reflect on the training from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama that put them on the path to Broadway.
CMU Graduates Receive 2026-27 Fulbright Awards
Several Carnegie Mellon University alumni have been named 2026-27 Fulbright Award recipients. This year's round marks a total of 148 CMU recipients since the program’s inception.
Parkinson’s Symptoms Trace to Distinct Brain Circuits
Research from Carnegie Mellon University’s Aryn Gittis and colleagues suggests the most recognizable symptoms of Parkinson's disease — tremor and slowed movement — result from disruptions in different motor circuits of the brain, an insight that could help explain why current treatments don’t work equally for all patients.
Delphi Group Uses Data To Forecast the Flu and Other Epidemics
Working to help officials manage future public health emergencies, members of Carnegie Mellon University's Delphi Research Group want to forecast infectious disease outbreaks like meteorologists predict the weather.Working to help officials manage future public health emergencies, Carnegie Mellon University researchers want to forecast infectious disease outbreaks like meteorologists predict the weather.
New Members Elected To Serve on CMU Board of Trustees
At its annual meeting on Saturday, May 9, Carnegie Mellon University’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect three new ex-officio trustees and two voting trustees.
CMU Research Shows Audio Can Make AI More Engaging and Human
A team from CMU's School of Computer Science worked with experts in the Department of Psychology and other universities to develop an interface between humans and chatbots that relies only on audio cues. They aimed to more fully engage the user by making the chatbot seem as if it were physically present.
CMU Researchers Develop AI System to Help Prevent Airport Collisions
Near misses like the one at New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport inspired a group from the AirLab in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI) to create World2Rules, an AI system that learns interpretable safety rules from data to analyze, verify and explain potential collision scenarios.
Bayh-Dole Coalition Honors Carmel Majidi for Breakthroughs in Electronics Cooling and Robotics
Carmel Majidi, professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, is one of the recipients of the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award for his pioneering work developing flexible materials for cooling advanced electronics and enabling new forms of robotic motion.
When Greatness Marries Passion: Freddie Hendricks Wins 2026 Excellence in Theatre Education Award
Freddie Hendricks from Utopian Academy for the Arts is the 10th winner of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award.
NVIDIA Founder, CEO Jensen Huang to Carnegie Mellon University Graduates: ‘Shape What Comes Next’
Carnegie Mellon University conferred more than 5,800 undergraduate and graduate degrees at its 128th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 10. Bridging the gap between technological innovation and the transformative power of the arts, these new alumni are ready to address society’s most urgent needs with the bold, collaborative spirit that defines the Carnegie Mellon experience.
CMU Students Help Shape Energy Systems, Foreign Policy and Science Communication with National Fellowships
Three Carnegie Mellon University students have been awarded prestigious fellowships, highlighting the value of early career research in areas such as civil engineering, public policy and political science.