The Benefits of Gratitude
Since COVID-19 upended daily life’s familiar routine and structure, Angie Lusk, program director of Student Affairs Wellness Initiatives, has offered a virtual Weekly Gratitude Session. “I was...
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Nico Slate has been selected to head Carnegie Mellon' Department of History, effective July 1. Slate, a professor of history, succeeds Donna Harsch, who has led the department since 2015. As department...
View ArticleDanner Builds Connections at Neuroscience Institute
A big part of Christi Danner’s job is being social. Today, it’s being social at a distance. As administrative assistant for the Neuroscience Institute, Danner typically greets faculty, researchers,...
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Children's School Shares Resources for At-Home Learning The Carnegie Mellon University Children’s School is sharing its resources with the public as a way to help families who are home with...
View ArticleGelfand Center Honors Students for Their Educational Outreach
Cathy Fang, Harlene Samra, Shannon Werntz and Sarah Yu are this year’s recipients of the Gelfand Center’s Educational Outreach Awards for dedicating their time and expertise to make a difference in the...
View ArticleGelfand Center Honors Students for Their Educational Outreach
Cathy Fang, Harlene Samra, Shannon Werntz and Sarah Yu are this year’s recipients of the Gelfand Center’s Educational Outreach Awards for dedicating their time and expertise to make a difference in the...
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Dan Rodgers, head coach of the Carnegie Mellon University women’s golf team, has been named the 2019-20 Golf Pride Grips Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) National Coach of the Year for Division...
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CMU Team Helps Local School Districts Carnegie Mellon University experts are helping local school districts be more successful in their transition to remote learning as students and teachers remain at...
View ArticleCansick Keeps Calm and Carries On for Students
Like many of us, Perry Cansick is used to crossing the intersection at Forbes and Morewood avenues amid throngs of people. These days, there is rarely a soul in sight. “Occasionally, you’ll see someone...
View ArticleDavis Can “Take on Anything” After CMU
Lavonca Davis, a graduating senior in chemical engineering and computer science, describes her four years at Carnegie Mellon as sometimes stressful, often exciting, and always ever-changing. Davis’...
View ArticleMeet Sunday’s Student Speakers
This school year has been different, to say the least. In the last quarter, students learned, faculty taught and staff worked remotely due to the pandemic. This Sunday, the Class of 2020 will have...
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Alexis Hoane is the recipient of the 2020 Judith A. Resnik Award, named after the Challenger astronaut and CMU alumna. The award recognizes an exceptional woman who is graduating and will be pursuing...
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Relationship Lab Studies COVID-19’s Social Impact Carnegie Mellon’s Relationship Lab has launched a new survey on how the pandemic has affected individuals, couples and families across the U.S.,...
View ArticleChabassol Persists to Become First-Gen College Grad
Steve Chabassol has finished his “draft” with an exclamation point. A story of a Carnegie Mellon staff member who earned her CMU degree after a decade has hung in Chabassol’s workspace for seven years....
View ArticleCMU Trauma Care Researcher Joins Fight Against COVID-19 in NYC
One expects a Green Beret medic to readily respond to calls for help, so it’s not that surprising that Luke Sciulli packed his bags in early April and left Pittsburgh for New York City, an epicenter...
View ArticleSupporting Community Connections at CMU
Reaching out to others can nurture a positive state of mind, now more than ever. That’s the premise behind efforts by Carnegie Mellon’s Community Health and Well-Being team to provide virtual...
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Linda Argote has received an honorary doctorate from the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Switzerland, sometimes referred to as the University of Lugano, for her “pioneering contribution to the...
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CMU, Pitt Researchers Launch Ventilator Project Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are developing a new, low-cost ventilator they say will address the...
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Maxwell Wang, a M.D./Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, is one of 16 researchers nationwide to receive the prestigious Hertz Fellowship. The Fannie and John Hertz...
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Lunar Rover Meets Milestone for Flight to the Moon Carnegie Mellon students who designed and built a small, boxy robot, named Iris, have achieved a major milestone: their robot passed its critical...
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