How Data and Innovation Are Paving the Way for Student Success in STEM
For many aspiring young scientists and engineers, the first year of college is a crossroads. Introductory classes in math and science can determine who pursues careers in STEM and who changes course. These classes can act as bottlenecks and discourage students early on, preventing thousands of students from pursuing careers in math and science.
Why Pittsburghers Are Already Stressed About the Parkway East Closure — and What They Can Do About It
Commuting in traffic is a perfect example of a hallmark of stress: the lack of predictability and control.
How Early Life Experiences Shape Schizophrenia Risk
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to schizophrenia-spectrum disorders — findings that could help researchers identify people at risk earlier and develop interventions before severe symptoms emerge.
Carnegie Mellon University Announces $3 Million Investment in Pittsburgh Community Initiatives
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today announced a $3 million investment over the next five years to support initiatives that will directly benefit residents, students, educators and workers across the City of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon and Meta Partner To Develop AI Tools for Emergency Response
Carnegie Mellon University’s National Science Foundation AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (NSF AI-SDM) and Meta’s AI for Good program are announcing a partnership to develop dynamic situation reports aimed at helping first responders better address natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes and severe winter storms.
CMU’s Software Engineering Institute and Accenture Release New Framework To Help Organizations Realize AI’s Promise
As organizations invest billions of dollars in artificial intelligence, most still struggle to translate those investments into measurable results. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI), working with Accenture, have developed a new framework to help organizations adopt AI in ways that deliver predictable, meaningful value.
Dirty Solar Panels Are Less Effective. CMU Researchers Want To Fix That Problem
As more solar power is added to the energy grid in Western Pennsylvania and across the world, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are thinking about what comes next: how to maintain those solar panels.
Student-Athletes Step Forward as Partners in Football’s Next Era of Safety
CMU football players are essential partners in a groundbreaking study led by neuroscientist Brad Mahon to understand how routine hits on the field impact the brain.
Silent Impact: What If Routine Hits Are Football’s Biggest Threat to the Brain?
By partnering with athletes and leveraging cutting-edge neuroscience, Brad Mahon is helping to rewrite the playbook for the future of football safety.
Meredith Meyer Grelli Named Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Associate Vice President
Meredith Meyer Grelli has been appointed Carnegie Mellon University's inaugural vice provost for entrepreneurship and associate vice president, effective July 1, 2026.
When Abstract Problems Take Shape
Carnegie Mellon University mathematician Florian Frick studies how problems related to fairness, arrangements and patterns can reveal hidden geometric structure when viewed from the right perspective.
Carnegie Mellon Artists Contribute to Pittsburgh’s Cultural Identity
Carnegie Mellon University serves as a vital anchor for the regional arts ecosystem. Through hands-on opportunities and mentorship from celebrated alumni — including this weekend's visiting Tony-Award nominees — CMU cultivates emerging talent that actively shapes and elevates Pittsburgh’s cultural fabric.