![A mosaic of the faces from Orientation 2020.](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/Class%20of%202024%20%20Mosaic.jpg.webp?itok=y4Jq2VSA)
The Graduates: A Look Back at the Class of 2024
As the Class of 2024 pack up their CMU education and prepare to take on the world, or further their studies, the university celebrates their success.
![Ananya Sen](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/ananys-sen-bio.jpg.webp?itok=_txQ8oVc)
Heinz College Professor Named Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Carnegie Mellon University’s Ananya Sen has been named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
![JoJo Huczko running with pole on field](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/Huczko_4.27.2024_UAA_T-F_Championships_1193_1920_0.jpg.webp?itok=BieCQFPh)
Student-Athletes Excel In and Out of the Classroom
Successful student-athletes at Carnegie Mellon University say the journey requires determination, discipline and a willingness to grow personally.
![A robot opens a drawer.](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/dia_teach_fig1-900x600.jpg.webp?itok=YRbvwveq)
Teaching Robots To Move by Sketching Trajectories
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute are creating new ways to chart trajectories that are clear of obstacles and doable for robots.
![(from left to right) The CMU team consists of Carolina Da Cunha Carreira, a Ph.D. student, Cleotilde Gonzalez, Anu Aggarwal, a research associate, and Maria Ferreira, a post-doctoral fellow in the Gonzalez lab.](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/240403A_Gonzalez_Lab_Team_JC_20%20%284%29.jpg.webp?itok=3sq9TrxF)
Leveraging Human Psychology to Thwart Cyber Attacks
The team of Cleotilde Gonzalez, research professor in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, is merging research on human decision biases with cognitive modeling.
![Joyce (Xinyi) Wang](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/wang-01.jpg.webp?itok=bQRu_l5k)
CMU Alumna Selected for Schwarzman Scholarship
Joyce (Xinyi) Wang, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts, was selected in December 2023 as a recipient of the Schwarzman Scholarship.
![Theresa Mayer, vice president for research at Carnegie Mellon, gave the opening remarks at the PQI conference.](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/0503_pqi-conference_mayer.jpg.webp?itok=725z_Ebs)
Carnegie Mellon Hosts Pittsburgh Quantum Institute Annual Event
The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute recently held its annual event at Carnegie Mellon's campus for the first time, drawing over 200 registrants from around the United States.
![Farnam Jahanian speaks at CMU-Q Commencement.](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/qatar-graduation-001.jpg.webp?itok=M8XbvH9-)
CMU-Qatar Celebrates Largest Graduating Class
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar celebrated the Class of 2024 — the largest in campus history, with 120 graduates.
![Kasey Creswell](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/kasey-creswell%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=24idVwyR)
Young Adults Reduced Drinking During and After Pandemic
A new study examined the drinking levels and patterns of young adults before, during and after the pandemic.
![A participant at the He Lab looking at a screen.](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/Bin%20He-header%20option.jpg.webp?itok=H0MezxM4)
Refined AI Approach Improves Noninvasive BCI Performance
In a recent paper, Carnegie Mellon's Bin He demonstrates significant advances in noninvasive brain-computer interfaces.
![Farnam Jahanian](/news/sites/default/files/styles/listings_desktop_1x_/public/2024-05/UA_240224B_Election_2024_0010-min.jpg.webp?itok=FHK64Zr9)
Research and Innovation Critical for Pittsburgh Region Post-election
Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and the Brookings Institution hosted an event on CMU’s campus to explore how regional and local economic development opportunities and public policy affect the potential for innovation in the context of the 2024 election.