At Intersection of Race and Intimacy, Drama Professor’s Work Onstage Informs Students Offstage. Kaja Dunn, associate professor in the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, has served as intimacy coordinator for the stage and screen, and as a director with her latest effort, "A Room in the Castle" opening Jan. 24.

CMU Alumnus Stephen Schwartz Receives Oscar Nomination for 'Wicked' Score. Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama alumnus Stephen Schwartz has earned his ninth Academy Award nomination, this time for the original score of the box office smash “Wicked,” based on the musical written by Schwartz and Winnie Holzman.

1 day ago · Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used next-generation viral tools to visualize previously undiscovered neural pathways. The work was published in the Journal of Neuroscience (opens in new window).. Aryn Gittis (opens in new window), a professor of biological sciences and a member of Carnegie Mellon's Neuroscience Institute (opens in new window), investigates how neural circuits ...

2 days ago · A researcher from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science (opens in new window) is using robotics to improve e-waste recycling.. E-waste is one of the fastest-growing types of waste in the world, with an estimated 62 million tons (opens in new window) produced in 2022 alone. But only about 20% of that was recycled.

Aug 26, 2024 · Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian (opens in new window) and the deans of its seven schools and colleges officially welcomed over 1,800 students to campus as they began their first year on Aug. 22.. The day’s theme was “Woven Together,” and speakers called on the symbolism of the Tartan plaid to encourage the first-year arrivals to embrace their diversity and the bonds ...

Bridges and Zhang Receive Curci Foundation Research Grants. Two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Drew Bridges, assistant professor of biological sciences in the Mellon College of Science, and Martin Zhang, assistant professor of computational biology in the School of Computer Science, have received The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation Research Grants.

BRAIN Initiative Director Visits CMU, Pitt. John Ngai, director of the National Institutes of Health Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, visited Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Nov. 21-22 for lab tours, research presentations and a talk with the community held in Mellon Institute.

CMU-Designed Artificially Intelligent Coscientist Automates Scientific Discovery. A non-organic intelligent system has for the first time designed, planned and executed a chemistry experiment, Carnegie Mellon University researchers report in the Dec. 21 issue of the journal Nature.

Nov 20, 2024 · In a transformative milestone for access and affordability in higher education, Carnegie Mellon University has announced the launch of the CMU Pathway Program (opens in new window), set to begin in the 2025-26 academic year.This initiative aims to provide significant financial relief to undergraduates from low- and middle-income families, ensuring that a quality education at CMU is within ...

On Sunday, May 14, Carnegie Mellon University held its 125th Commencement ceremony in Gesling Stadium on the Pittsburgh campus. A total of 6,933 degrees were conferred, including 378 doctoral, 4,809 master's and 1,746 bachelor's.