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University holds H1N1 vaccination clinics
Original at CMU The Tartan Online
• Sun, Nov 1
Carnegie Mellon University has held clinics for students, faculty, and staff to receive the seasonal flu shot and the vaccine for H1N1.
Carnegie Mellon named “Best Neighbor” to Pgh
Original at CMU The Tartan Online
• Mon, Oct 26
Carnegie Mellon was ranked 19th in the presentation entitled “Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships."
Boffins fawn over dirt cheap server clusters
Original at Register
• Sun, Oct 18
Fast array of wimpy nodes A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have been studying how they can make cheap, low-powered, and relative unimpressive server nodes gang up and do more work than the two-socket x64 server that is the workhorse of the IT industry. And they have come...
Lee awarded scholarship
Original at CMU The Tartan Online
• Sat, Sep 26
Carnegie Mellon student Elaine Lee has been awarded the Vanguard Women in Information Technology Scholarship for her work in math and computer science.
Night march for education
Original at Pitt News
• Wed, Sep 23
By Erik Hinton Erik Hinton Managing Editor Blog Images: DSC_0258.jpg DSC_0225.jpg DSC_0304.jpg DSC_0336.jpg DSC_0374.jpg DSC_0392.jpg DSC_0427.jpg DSC_0481.jpg DSC_0518.jpg DSC_0535.jpg DSC_0541.jpg DSC_0544.jpg DSC_0570.jpg DSC_0577.jpg At 11 p.m., protesters in support of education marched down Fo...
Campus News in Brief
Original at CMU The Tartan Online
• Fri, Sep 18
Carnegie Mellon graduates were recently named recipients of the prestigious U.S. Student Fulbright Scholarship.
CMU-founded company purchased by Google
Original at post-gazette.com
• Wed, Sep 16
• 1 related articles
ReCAPTCHA Inc., a company founded by a Carnegie Mellon University computer science researcher, has been bought by Google Inc., it was announced yesterday.
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DSSC To Host Fall Review Sept. 17
Original at ece.cmu.edu
• Mon, Aug 3
The Data Storage Systems Center will hold its 2009 Fall Technical Review on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Singleton Room of Roberts Engineering Hall on the Carnegie Mellon campus. The fall review will follow the successful one-day model introduced at the Spring 2009 Technical Review, and wi...
McCune Foundation to resume offers of funding
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Mon, Jun 15
PA McCune has contributed to organizations such Carnegie Mellon University and Geneva College, the YMCA of Pittsburgh and the North Side Christian Health Center, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Quantum Theatre and the Allegheny Conference on Community ...
Carnegie Science Center adds Roboworld to permanent exhibits
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Wed, Jun 10
PA Many of the exhibits showcase products from Pittsburgh's thriving, cutting-edge robotics industry, like Aethon's medical helper-bot "Tug." Contributions from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and California University of ...
Agile project management: Estimating the unknown
Original at Tech Republic
• Fri, Jun 5
KY Opponents of agile methods, deeply committed to the structured and predictive techniques championed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University, point to this difficulty as the ...
State to start 'thumping' roads this summer
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, May 28
PA Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and the US Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory in South Park will be among several committee members who will weigh in on the state's findings.
Infosys BPO gets certificate from Cornegie Mellon University
Original at Sakaal Times
• Tue, May 26
India BENGALURU: Infosys BPO, a subsidiary of IT major Infosys Technologies, today announced that it has earned the highest rating, Level 5, for e-Sourcing Capability Model (eSCM-SP) by Carnegie Mellon University's IT Services Qualification Center. ...
Is your online secret question easy to hack?
Original at TV
• Tue, May 19
TX This week, researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University will show that the password reset functions are insecure on a variety of websites. On Yahoo for instance, hackers can easily figure out what the ID is, that's the first part of your ...
Answers to "Secret Questions" too easy to guess
Original at FierceCIO
• Tue, May 19
DC In a study involving 130 people, researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University found that 28 percent of the people who were trusted by the study's participants correctly guessed the answers to the participants' secret questions. ...
Robot Hall of Fame expands to include Da Vinci, Terminator, Roomba
Original at Engadget
• Mon, May 11
CA For those unaware, the Robot HOF is maintained by Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Science Center, and an international jury of researchers, writers, and designers has just selected five new bots to join the cast: Mars rovers Spirit and ...
Opinion: LACMA curator to head Carnegie Museum of Art
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Fri, May 1
Zelevansky is a native of New York who was educated at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and Pratt Institute and New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, both in Manhattan. She started her career as a university professor of art in New York ...
Carnegie Mellon morphs 'pop-up buttons' onto multi-touch display
Original at Engadget
• Tue, Apr 28
CA For that you can travel to Pittsburgh to count the rivers or just hit the read link below for the video. Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. ...
Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Receive $25 Million Federal Grant to Study ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Mon, Apr 27
• 3 related articles
PITTSBURGH, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year, $25 million grant to continue the work of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC), founded by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of ...
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CMU Announces Robot Hall of Fame Inductees
Original at Robots.net
• Tue, Apr 21
Pittsburgh Post Gazette TX PITTSBURGH, April 21, 2009 — Carnegie Science Center and Carnegie Mellon University announced today the 2010 class of inductees into the Robot Hall of Fame® at a press preview of roboworld™, the Science Center's new robotics exhibition opening June 13 ...
Carnegie Science Center Unveils Details for the World's Largest ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Fri, Apr 17
PR Newswire (press release), NY Unveil the roboworld(TM) experience list, detailing the several dozen hands-on exhibits and features of this one-of-a-kind robotics exhibition. Announce the new members of the Robot Hall of Fame(R), powered by Carnegie Mellon. ...
How To: 'Logic bricks' proposed as simpler IC design elements
Original at EETimes.com
• Wed, Apr 8
s (SRC) Focus Center Research Program and Carnegie Mellon University have developed simple design elements called "logic bricks" for use in IC design libraries. Logic bricks exploit chip design methodologies and how IC patterns are best printed using ...
Research, Relevance Reaffirmed at DSSC Spring Review
Original at ece.cmu.edu
• Fri, Apr 3
Nearly 100 members of academia and industry gathered in Roberts Engineering Hall at Carnegie Mellon University on March 24 for the Data Storage Systems Center's (DSSC) Spring Technical Review. Held twice each year, the center's technical reviews provide an opportunity for the DSSC to...
Carnegie Mellon Engineering Scholar Alfred A. Thiele Leaves Legacy of Innovative Research for University Community
Original at ece.cmu.edu
• Wed, Apr 1
Alfred A. Thiele, a distinguished scholar in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department's Data Storage Systems Center, died suddenly March 26 in Pittsburgh. Thiele, 71, contributed to the fundamental understanding of the physics behind magnetic bubble domains and invented...
DSSC Featured in Carnegie Mellon Engineering Magazine
Original at ece.cmu.edu
• Fri, Mar 27
The Data Storage Systems Center was one of several College of Engineering research centers featured in the spring 2009 issue of Carnegie Mellon Engineering magazine. In the article "Returns on Investment," author Sherry Stokes outlines the college's long, prosperous relationship w...
Opinion: Artist activists bring ideas to Carnegie Mellon
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sat, Nov 29
PA - Nov 29, 2008 On the third floor of the gallery, for example, the largest wall contains a mural in the form of an apocalyptic version of Pittsburgh. ... Too many messages can overpower art Pittsburgh Tribune-Review all 2 news articles
How To: Thomson Reuters Forecasts Nobel Winners
Original at Physics and Physicists
• Wed, Oct 1
By ZapperZ Chemistry - Charles Lieber of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who figured out how to build and use tiny, molecular-scale nanowires. - Krzysztof Matyjaszewski of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh who used electric ...
Newsmaker: Duen Horng 'Polo' Chau
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Jun 12
PA - By Tim Puko Education: Master's degree in human-computer interaction, Carnegie Mellon University; bachelor's degree in information engineering, ...
Opinion: Carnegie Mellon University
Original at CollegeRecruiter.com
• Mon, Jun 9
By Candice A Out-of-state tuition for this private university is $35580. According to Prinecton Review, "the workload at Carnegie Mellon is pretty daunting, so it's no surprise that students say the typical undergraduate is 'extremely studious and ...
How To: Monkeys learn to feed themselves with robot arm
Original at smart-machines (Blogspot)
• Wed, May 28
By Joe In a report published in “Nature” that describes the experiment, scientists working at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University taught the pair of simians how to use a prosthetic arm using a joystick to feed ...
Opinion: Man who helped transform CMU retires
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Wed, May 28
PA - By Bill Zlatos In 38 years at Carnegie Mellon University, Bill Elliott helped transform it from a respectable regional school to a national and even ... Can't you beam up another name for Scotty? Pittsburgh Tribune-Review all 5 news articles
Opinion: Quantum still edgy in 2008-09 season - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette
• Tue, May 13
Quantum still edgy in 2008-09 season PA - Even more to the Quantum point, these will variously involve the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, overlapping audience seatings, flamenco, ... TRIBUNE-REVIEW THEATER CRITIC Pittsburgh Tribune-Review all 3 news articles
Opinion: Woman sexually assaulted at Carnegie Mellon - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Original at post-gazette.com
• Mon, Apr 21
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - An 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning at Carnegie Mellon University, according to campus police. In a campus crime alert, ... Man sought in sex assault on CMU campus Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Robots do a little networking - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Tue, Apr 8
Robots do a little networking PA - a facial recognition system for robotic toys. But it isn't Kee's first visit here. He has been to Carnegie Mellon University several times in the past year.
CMU appoints College of Science dean - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sun, Apr 6
CMU appoints College of Science dean PA - By The Tribune-Review Carnegie Mellon University appointed Fred Gilman as dean of its Mellon College of Science, effective April 1. ... MCS appoints new dean CMU The Tartan Online all 2 news articles
Magnetic Levitation Haptic Interface
Original at Medgadget.com
• Mon, Mar 10
Unlike most other haptic interfaces that rely on motors and mechanical linkages to provide some sense of touch or force feedback, the device developed by Ralph Hollis, research professor in Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, uses magnetic levitation and a single moving part to gi...
Women's basketball beats CMU, falls to Rochester
Original at Case Western Reserve University Observer
• Thu, Feb 28
By observer@case.edu (Rishi Jain) Horton recorded her 11th double-double of the season in the second game of the weekend, as her Spartans overcame a tough crowd in Pittsburgh and defeated Carnegie Mellon University 63-49 on Sunday in another UAA matchup. Horton finished with 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
Opinion: Annual cost of attending CMU soars past $50000 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Original at post-gazette.com
• Fri, Feb 22
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Feb 22, 2008 By Eleanor Chute and Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For the first time, the total cost of attending Carnegie Mellon University will top $50000 a ... CMU hikes tuition according to class Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
CMU stuns nation's No. 1 team, 86-55 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sun, Feb 3
CMU stuns nation's No. 1 team, 86-55 PA - By The Tribune-Review The Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team scored one of the biggest victories in school history today on its home court, ...
Theater: New take on an old musical - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Wed, Nov 28
Theater: New take on an old musical PA - But the guys and dolls of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama will be infusing it with their youthful spirits and fresh performing skills in a ...
CMU professor stumps his doctors - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Tue, Oct 23
CMU professor stumps his doctors PA - Oct 23, 2007 By Allison M. Heinrichs Celebrated Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch still expects to die, but maybe not as soon as doctors predicted. ...
India's ex-president lauded by CMU - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Wed, Oct 17
India's ex-president lauded by CMU PA - Kalam tapped into that resource yesterday when he addressed more than 600 students, faculty and Indian-American families at Carnegie Mellon University. ...
Tech hub expansion for CMU in works - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Wed, May 23
PA - May 23, 2007 Carnegie Mellon University scored what is believed to be a national first two years ago by attracting researchers from three technology industry giants ... Good Decision-Makers May Be Made, Not Born, Says Carnegie Mellon Study Medical News Today (press release)
Pittsburgh colleges have disaster plans - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Mon, Apr 16
Pittsburgh colleges have disaster plans PA - Pitt and neighboring Carnegie Mellon University -- along with Chatham College, Carlow University, Duquesne University, Point Park University and the ...
CMU team computes to compete in Tokyo - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Fri, Mar 9
CMU team computes to compete in Tokyo PA - In a classroom full of computers, three Carnegie Mellon University students huddled around just one. Nathan Bauernfeind, Lawrence Tan and Young Sub Bae were ...
The Future is now - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Fri, Feb 23
The Future is now PA - A co-op between Carnegie Mellon University and the Cultural Trust, which donates the space, Future Tenant offers art students an opportunity to manage a ...
Pitt, CMU students sued over copyrighted music - Pittsburgh Tribune
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Wed, Nov 30
Pitt, CMU students sued over copyrighted music PA - Six people at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University accused of illegally distributing copyrighted music over the Internet have been sued ...
Carnegie Mellon Announces Establishment of Heinz School Branch in ...
Original at Yahoo! News (press release)
• Tue, Nov 29
29 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University Provost and Senior Vice President Mark Kamlet has signed an agreement with South Australian Premier Mike Rann to ... Carnegie Mellon plans Australia branch Pittsburgh Post Gazette CMU goes Down Under for an Aussie first Pittsburgh Tribune-...
Severinsen trumpets enthusiam for music - Pittsburgh Tribune
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sat, Nov 12
Severinsen trumpets enthusiam for music PA - is a generous musician who is donating his time on Saturday for a master class at "Trumpet Day in Pittsburgh," a public event at Carnegie Mellon University. ...
Smackdown! Carnegie Mellon Prof v. RIAA
Original at essays & effluvia
• Tue, May 10
By ritholtz It pleased us immensely to see Carnegie Mellon Professor Roger Dannenberg calling out RIAA President Cary Sherman on the hypocrisy of their position: Cary Sherman's opinion piece on Sunday, "Mellifluous Discord: Universities' High-Speed ...