CMU Pairs with Penguins on Autonomous Zamboni Machine
A student team from Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute (RI), has partnered with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Zamboni and Locomation to add autonomous capabilities to a two-Zamboni machine convoy.
Emma Clarke Awarded Pake Fellowship
CMU student Emma Clarke was recently awarded the George E. and Marjorie S. Pake Fellowship in Physics.
CMU Sustainability Initiative Finds a Permanent Home
CMU's Sustainability Initiative, which has been a provost priority since its inception in September 2019, has found a permanent home in the University Libraries, including a dedicated physical space.
CMU President Jahanian Joins Gov. Shapiro at Announcement of New Office
PA Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Economic Development Strategy Group. Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian, who served on the governor’s Transition Personnel Committee, joined leaders from the commonwealth’s public and private sector to laud Shapiro’s creation of the office and the selection of its leadership.
Kaufman Foundation Honors Singh with New Investigator Grant
New Investigator research grants empower scientists early in their careers to seek to make a mark in biology, physics and chemistry.
Matyjaszewski Wins National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences
He is globally recognized for discovering and developing atom transfer radical polymerization, which has a range of applications.
Theresa Mayer Named Vice President for Research
Carnegie Mellon University has named Theresa Mayer, former executive vice president for research and partnerships at Purdue University, to be its new vice president for research.
CMU Reflects on the Life, Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Majora Carter, a renowned urban revitalization strategist, will be the featured speaker at Carnegie Mellon University's 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Celebration and Keynote Lecture.
Rick Siger Nominated To Serve as Secretary of Community and Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University's Rick Siger has been nominated to serve in the incoming Shapiro-Davis administration.
LTI Project Aims To Expand Language Technologies
A Carnegie Mellon research could bring automatic speech recognition to 2,000 languages.
Team Projects Two Out of Three Glaciers Could Be Lost by 2100
Carnegie Mellon University's David Rounce has led an international effort to produce new projections of glacier mass loss through the century under different emissions scenarios.
Simulations Transform Coal-Like Material to Amorphous Graphite and Nanotubes
Work by Ohio University and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center offers hope for converting coal to carbon-neutral materials for tech uses.