Po-Shen Loh: An International Man of Math
Carnegie Mellon University has been an international center for competitive math, and its faculty fostered an environment where each year’s team could prepare to show their skills to the world. Mathematical Sciences Professor Po-Shen Loh has been at the heart of it.
Researchers Find Changes in Pathway Strength for Parkinson’s Disease Models
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that dopamine depletion, which occurs during Parkinson’s disease disrupts the normal balance of motor pathways in the basal ganglia.
New ATRP Approach Could Transform the Manufacturing of Specialty Plastics
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Chemistry have improved a popular technology used to generate a range of industrial plastics for applications ranging from paints and coatings to adhesives and sealants.
NIH $4M Funds Echinobase Through 2028
Echinobase, a repository that provides detailed genomic information about echinoderms, received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to maintain the resource through 2028.
Construction Begun on Leadership-Class Computing Facility
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is one of four Distributed Science Centers that will provide services to the Leadership-Class Computer Facility (LCCF).
Scott Institute Seed Grants Advance Clean Energy Research at Carnegie Mellon University
Seven Scott Institute Seed Grant awardees will receive a total of nearly $400,000 for developing cutting-edge energy research.
Planting Seeds for Data Analytics
In its third iteration, DASIE, a partnership between Carnegie Mellon and industry leaders, creates general awareness of career opportunities and professional development.
Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command Competes in NASA Event
Tanner Aikens and his Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command teammates designed a rocket and payload for NASA’s Student Launch competition.
Representation Matters in AI-Generated Images
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's Bridges-2 supercomputer helps retrain AIs to avoid creating offensive pictures for specific cultures.