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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Shinn-Cunningham to Receive Bernice Grafstein Award

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, director of the Neuroscience Institute and George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Auditory Neuroscience is a 2020 co-recipient of the Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring from the Society for Neuroscience.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

CMU Researchers Named to World Economic Forum Global Future Councils

Sina Fazelpour, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy, will serve on one of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils.
Monday, October 26, 2020

VR Course Brings Remote Learners Closer Together

Stephan Caspar's "Multicultural Pittsburgh: Exploring Language and Culture Through Digital Storytelling" class is indicative of the kind of immersive experience typically found in the Askwith Kenner Global Languages and Cultures Room at Carnegie Mellon University.
Monday, October 26, 2020

Misperceptions about Southeast Tornado Risk

Researchers find people living in the southeastern United States lack knowledge of diffuse timing of these destructive storms, leaving residents vulnerable.
Monday, October 26, 2020

CMU Film Festival Brings Cinema to Peoples’ Homes

The CMU International Film Festival is starting back up this month with a new and safe way to allow the community to experience world cinema.
Thursday, October 22, 2020

New Tartans Unite in Taiwan

First-year statistics and machine learning student Aaron Chen co-led efforts to bring CMU students from Taiwan together through Facebook and an in-person gathering.
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Women Interrupted: A New Strategy for Male-Dominated Discussions

Joanna Wolfe provides a unique perspective in advance of the final 2020 presidential debate.
Thursday, October 22, 2020

An Interdisciplinary Look at American Elections

In "How We Vote," a Grand Challenge Seminar for first-year students, three Carnegie Mellon University faculty bring a multidisciplinary perspective to a remote examination of the process of voting in American democracy.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Even Our Language Is Polarized

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, using computer translation tools in an unprecedented way, have found that even the meanings of some words are now polarized.
Reframing a Movement
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Reframing a Movement

Lisa Tetrault, associate professor of history and a leading scholar of women’s suffrage, has been at the forefront of projects nationwide to inform and remind the public that the fight for voting access was a long, multi-generational movement fueled by diverse, complex women that remains unfinished and ongoing.
COVID, Politics Could Divide This Year's Thanksgiving Table
Thursday, October 15, 2020

COVID, Politics Could Divide This Year's Thanksgiving Table

Differences in politics and beliefs in pandemic precautions could literally divide families this Thanksgiving or make it downright toxic, according to Carnegie Mellon University experts.
Verstynen, Yttri Awarded Grant for Work on Decision Making
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Verstynen, Yttri Awarded Grant for Work on Decision Making

Using casino-style games, researchers try to understand how the brain changes its mind.
Data Is A Journey, Not A Destination
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Data Is A Journey, Not A Destination

“Discovering the Data Universe” was designed to challenge students with thought-provoking questions not only about data management but also how data is collected and used.
Innovation with Heart
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Innovation with Heart

With a pioneering device, alumnus Jamie Quinterno and PECA Labs are changing the way the world performs heart surgery.
COVIDcast Now Monitoring Daily U.S. Mask Use, COVID-19 Testing
Monday, October 12, 2020

COVIDcast Now Monitoring Daily U.S. Mask Use, COVID-19 Testing

Nationwide trends in mask use, access to COVID-19 tests and test results are now being monitored by Carnegie Mellon University and shared publicly as part of a symptom survey distributed daily to Facebook users.
Cyber defense is an art in human deception
Friday, October 09, 2020

Cyber defense is an art in human deception

For CyLab’s Coty Gonzalez, protecting networks against cyberattacks is a game of deception.
Registration for CMU Sports Analytics Conference Open
Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Registration for CMU Sports Analytics Conference Open

Registration is now open for the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference, held virtually on Oct. 24-25.
CMU Children’s School Celebrates Unique Place in Education
Monday, October 05, 2020

CMU Children’s School Celebrates Unique Place in Education

Carnegie Mellon University’s Children’s School offers a unique learning experience for preschool and Kindergarten students on campus.
Dietrich College Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan
Friday, October 02, 2020

Dietrich College Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan

In the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, we are committed to recruiting, retaining and cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive community.
McGill-CMU Study: COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely Until Fall 2021
Thursday, October 01, 2020

McGill-CMU Study: COVID-19 Vaccine Unlikely Until Fall 2021

A research team surveyed experts and believe vaccine for coronavirus is not likely to be available for the general public before the fall of 2021.
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