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CMU Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation has awarded CAREER awards to more than a dozen CMU researchers in 2023.
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Children’s Museum Presents Great Friend of Children Award to President Farnam Jahanian
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh honored CMU President Farnam Jahanian with the Great Friend of Children Award for Jahanian’s and CMU’s efforts to create lasting and impactful experiences for K-12 students across the Pittsburgh region.
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CMU Team Develops Autonomous Robot To Stave Off Spotted Lanternflies
TartanPest pairs computer vision with a robotic arm attached to an electric tractor to detect and destroy spotted lanternfly egg masses.
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Sweater-Wrapped Robots Can Feel and React to Human Touch
RobotSweater, developed by a research team from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, is a machine-knitted textile "skin" that can sense contact and pressure.
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CMU Celebrates 125th Commencement
On Sunday, May 14, Carnegie Mellon University held its 125th Commencement ceremony.
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CMU Hacking Team Defends Title at MITRE Cybersecurity Competition
For the second year in a row, Carnegie Mellon’s competitive hacking team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), has taken home the top prize at the MITRE Embedded Capture-the-Flag cybersecurity competition.
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Coming to an Alexa Device Near You: ScottyBot
A simulated robot developed by students in the Language Technologies Institute has made the final round of Amazon's Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge.
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CMU, Amazon Expand STEM Summer Research Programs for Underrepresented Students
CMU will be a host institution for Amazon's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program.
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Machine Learning Method Developed by CMU Researchers Illuminates Fundamental Aspects of Evolution
A team of CMU researchers have developed new methods to identify parts of the genome critical to understanding how certain traits of species evolved.