David Badre To Lead Carnegie Mellon’s Neuroscience Institute
As the Neuroscience Institute director, David Badre will lead interdisciplinary teams of neuroscientists, psychologists, data scientists, computer scientists and engineers who are driving the next wave of innovation.
What a Virtual Zebrafish Can Teach Us About Autonomous AI
Aran Nayebi, an assistant professor in the Machine Learning Department in CMU's School of Computer Science, is part of a research team that created a virtual zebrafish that acted like a real zebrafish without any prior training. The virtual zebrafish replicated animal-like brain activity and exhibited animal-like autonomy in a simulated environment.
Intergenerational Art Builds Bridges to Community Through SURF Project
For a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship project, Kayley Ji, a Carnegie Mellon senior, worked with Vintage Center for Active Adults, a nonprofit community center for older adults in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
CMU Drama Professors and Alumni Encourage High School Students To Find Their Voice
A group of high school theatre students discovered the power of self-expression through the performing arts during a day-long master class with Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama faculty.
People Could Get Help With Tasks by Talking With Robots
A caregiving robot that responds to spoken instructions while performing physical tasks may make robots easier to use and understand.
Teaching a Robot To Hang a T-shirt Starts With Data
For a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship project, Carnegie Mellon University sophomore Jasmine Li worked with robotic arms in the Robotic Caregiving and Human Interaction Lab to analyze the robot's behaviors in both simulations and real-world tasks in order to study how robots fail when imitating complex human activities, such as hanging shirts.
Junior Physics Major Helps Rubin Observatory Find Elusive Stars
Through Carnegie Mellon University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, junior physics major Joao Passos is studying brown dwarfs — objects bigger than planets but smaller than stars — to learn how stars and solar systems form.
SURF Project Bridges Data Divides in Health Care
Under the mentorship of Ph.D. student Venkatesh Sivaraman, Ziyong Ma spent the summer developing a tool designed to help clinicians query medical databases without needing programming expertise.
Mixing Lab Rigor with Real Life, CMU Researchers Craft New Recipe for Groundbreaking Alcohol Studies
By studying drinking in a controlled social environment, CMU researchers can learn how drinking unfolds in real time between people — an innovative approach that brings the rigor of the lab closer to the authentic social contexts where alcohol use usually occurs.
Alcoholism Study Grants SURF Student Entry Point Into Psychology Research
Carnegie Mellon University senior Solomon Wechter, majoring in global studies and art, said his interest in psychology led him to research on alcohol use disorder conducted by Kasey Creswell, leading sessions with participants in the Drinking in Young Adult Duos study for his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship SURF) project.
Researchers Identify New Target To Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in bacteria that could pave the way for an entirely new class of treatments.
Researchers Unlock Clues to the Origin of the Longest Gamma-ray Burst Ever Observed
Astronomers have observed the longest-ever gamma-ray burst — a powerful, extragalactic explosion that lasted more than seven hours. Observations from a team led by Carnegie Mellon University are providing crucial information about the possible origin of this unusual event.