Coolest Ride in Town
By Bruce Gerson / bgerson@cmu.edu It’s the coolest ride in the neighborhood. The three-wheeled, battery-assisted bicycle with a lime green, sleek, aerodynamic fiberglass shell surrounding the driver...
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By Emily Stimmel / estimmel@andrew.cmu.edu Cities and states across the U.S. are changing laws on marijuana, and Pittsburgh has joined the movement. Drawing inspiration from Philadelphia’s attempts...
View ArticleTrading Places
By Amanda King / alking@andrew.cmu.edu Jim Daniels is teaching a nonfiction writing course called “Life Writing” and another course in which he works closely with creative writing students as they...
View ArticleThe Honor Roll
Whitacre Elected to National Academy of Inventors Jay Whitacre, professor of engineering and public policy and materials science and engineering, has been named a 2015 Fellow of the National Academy of...
View Article17th Annual MLK Jr. Writing Awards
By Emily Stimmel / estimmel@andrew.cmu.edu Seventeen Pittsburgh-area high school and college students were recognized for their poetry and prose at Carnegie Mellon’s 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr....
View Article"The Full Montyˮ
By Erin Keane Scott / ekscott@andrew.cmu.eduPatrick Wilson is back at CMU, again. But this time it’s different. Patrick Wilson at a recent script reading of "The Full Monty." He’s not giving a...
View ArticleKeeping Fighters Safe
By Byron Spice / bspice@andrew.cmu.edu Two very different autonomous robots — a Black Hawk helicopter and a Land Tamer® ground vehicle — combined their unique capabilities to perform reconnaissance...
View ArticleInside the Lines
By Kelly Saavedra / ksaavedra@cmu.edu Keeping the pace in today’s modern tech world has left many longing for a simpler time, or at the very least, a “time out.” To unplug and recharge, an increasing...
View ArticleWinning in Life
By Andrea James / awesp@andrew.cmu.edu, Heidi Opdyke / opdyke@andrew.cmu.edu Academic All-American Sam Benger scored a school record 22 touchdowns last season. Student-athletes at Carnegie Mellon set...
View ArticleComposer Speed Dating
By Bruce Gerson / 412-268-1613 / bgerson@cmu.edu Students in the Composers Forum held their first "speed dating" event seeking to meet and collaborate with fellow students on interdisciplinary...
View ArticleWebsite Gets New Look
Carnegie Mellon's homepage and some of the most popular pages such as "Academics," "About Us" and "Research" have launched with a new look and new content. The new pages are responsive, meaning that...
View Article"Birdman" Star Lands at ETC
by Kelly Saavedra / ksaavedra@cmu.edu Award-winning actor Michael Keaton (left) and ETC faculty member Ralph Vituccio are longtime friends. A familiar ‘ping’ announced the arrival of the elevator onto...
View ArticleComposer Speed Dating
By Bruce Gerson / 412-268-1613 / bgerson@cmu.edu Students in the Composers Forum held their first "speed dating" event seeking to meet and collaborate with fellow students on interdisciplinary...
View Article"Birdman" Star Lands at ETC
by Kelly Saavedra / ksaavedra@cmu.edu Award-winning actor Michael Keaton (left) and ETC faculty member Ralph Vituccio are longtime friends. A familiar 'ping' announced the arrival of the elevator onto...
View ArticleRockin' the Ph.D.
By Kelly Saavedra / ksaavedra@cmu.edu The bridge from Newell-Simon Hall to Wean Hall is more than a physical connection for Ph.D. candidate Mike Roth. For him, the popular walkway is a bridge to his...
View ArticlePowerful Lineup
By Leigh Kish / lkish@andrew.cmu.edu With great power comes great responsibility. Such is the case with Carnegie Mellon’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, home to a powerhouse of energy...
View ArticleHacking Into Gun Safety
By Chuck Finder / cfinder@andrew.cmu.edu Chief Tom Ogden The challenge is intricate yet extensive. How can technology, robotics and innovation bring new ideas to public safety and, more precisely, gun...
View ArticleFaces of Conflict
By Shilo Rea / shilo@cmu.edu, Emily Stimmel / estimmel@andrew.cmu.edu Focusing on topics ranging from terrorism and propaganda to war and civil rights, the 2016 Carnegie Mellon International Film...
View ArticleSpace Mission
By Bruce Gerson / 41-268-1613 / bgerson@cmu.edu As the university seeks to improve support for students, faculty and staff, administrators have undertaken an initiative to make the best use of the...
View ArticleCommanding Presence
By Carly Bair Convincing a group of college students to show up somewhere at 6:45 a.m. often requires coaxing and the promise of free coffee and breakfast. Grant Langevin (left) and retired Medal of...
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