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.
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.
Carnegie Mellon Alumna Earns Tony Award for Best Musical
Carnegie Mellon University alumni shone among Broadway’s brightest stars at the 79th Annual Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, June 7.
Bacteria Can Learn and Form Memories Without a Brain
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across generations and adapt their behavior to changing environments all without a brain or nervous system.
Next-Generation Education: CMU Welcomes Summer K-12 Scholars
In the summer, Carnegie Mellon University opens its doors to K-12 students locally and from around the world, offering a firsthand look at its classrooms and community.
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.