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Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center To Build Supercomputer That Puts Quantum Computing to the Test

Caroline Sheedy — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:41 -0400

A new hybrid quantum-classical computing platform led by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center will help researchers understand what the supercomputer of the future may look like.

Children and Monkeys Share a Common Understanding of Geometry

Lucy Perkins — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:44:02 -0400

With their ability to use tools, remember faces and even learn how to communicate with humans through sign language, non-human primates are considered to be among the smartest creatures on earth. However, some concepts — geometry, for instance — have traditionally been thought of as beyond the abilities of humanity’s closest cousins.

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Lead Three DOE Genesis Mission Awards to Advance the Future of AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery

Caroline Sheedy — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:05:48 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University, working with researchers, partners and collaborators at Department of Energy national laboratories and other universities, will lead three projects selected for funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Genesis Mission, positioning CMU at the forefront of a national effort to transform how scientific breakthroughs are made.

Powering the Future of Cosmology With AI

Caroline Sheedy — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:40 -0400

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are partnering with colleagues at the University of Washington and the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on a new Genesis Mission-funded project to help scientists use artificial intelligence to better understand the universe.

Harnessing AI to Find Critical Minerals

Caroline Sheedy — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:40 -0400

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University will develop a new artificial intelligence framework to better identify critical minerals in the ground, increasing America’s access to these valuable materials and reducing the cost and time for exploration and extraction.

Connecting Autonomous Laboratories to Speed Scientific Advancement

Caroline Sheedy — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:39 -0400

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University will develop AI-based tools that will enable autonomous laboratories to work together as one connected research ecosystem. The project has been selected to receive funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Genesis Mission.

Carnegie Mellon's AI Science Foundry Selected by NSF To Help Build National Infrastructure for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery

Caroline Sheedy — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:15:50 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University's AI Science Foundry, one of the world's most advanced AI-powered research facilities, has been selected as a node in the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Programmable Cloud Laboratory (PCL) Testbed, a national initiative to build a network of AI-enabled laboratories.

CMU Study Finds New Forever Chemicals in Firefighters After Fires

Lucy Perkins — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:22:37 -0400

In a new study CMU researchers found that firefighters had significantly higher levels of two novel PFAS that people are not typically tested for.

Snake Robots Support Earthquake Search and Rescue in Venezuela

Caroline Sheedy — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:18 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University researchers worked alongside international search and rescue teams in Venezuela to explore collapsed buildings with snake robots following two massive earthquakes that devastated cities.

Thriving at the Intersection of Athletics, Engineering and Naval ROTC

Kelly Saavedra — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:22:45 -0400

Surrounded by a supportive community at Carnegie Mellon University, Dylan Provencher is engineering a future of service on the football field, in the classroom and for the nation.

CMU Advances Defense Manufacturing and Military Education at Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit

Caroline Sheedy — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University announced new initiatives to strengthen autonomous systems manufacturing and expand access to AI-enabled education for future military leaders during the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit.

Carnegie Mellon Expands Learnvia to Military Colleges

Alexander Johnson — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:15:48 -0400

Valley Forge Military College to become the first military college to join Carnegie Mellon's national learning collaborative, bringing AI-powered learning and decades of learning science research to the education of future military leaders.

Carnegie Foundry, Carnegie Mellon and American Drone Manufacturers Launch Initiative to Supercharge America's Drone Manufacturing Base

Alexander Johnson — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:30:17 -0400

Carnegie Foundry, Carnegie Mellon University and U.S. drone manufacturers announced a new national initiative to build the advanced manufacturing capabilities needed to rapidly scale secure, domestically produced autonomous systems in the United States.

Carnegie Mellon Partners To Lead NSF Initiative Advancing Energy Innovation and Economic Growth Across Appalachia

Caroline Sheedy — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:25:10 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University will play a central role in a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engine designed to strengthen energy technology, manufacturing competitiveness and economic opportunity across Appalachia.

When One Drone Isn’t Enough: CMU Builds Swarms for High-Stakes Response Efforts

Lucy Perkins — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:08:48 -0400

Response teams in high-stakes environments like natural disasters, mass casualty events and battlefields face a lot of risks. Carnegie Mellon University is developing coordinated groups of drones — called drone swarms — and AI systems that can be deployed to keep more people out of danger.

CMU Researchers Build Missing Infrastructure to Move AI Between Robots

Caroline Sheedy — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 16:00:43 -0400

Researchers in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science have developed an open-source software framework designed to make it easier to deploy AI systems across different robots without rebuilding software from scratch.

Carnegie Mellon’s Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences Enters New Phase of Construction

Alexander Johnson — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 09:12:36 -0400

The Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences entered its next phase of construction as the last steel beam was hoisted into place, “topping off” the facility’s structural phase.

Fujitsu Joins CMU Robotics Innovation Center

Kelly Saavedra — Wed, 8 Jul 2026 10:00:39 -0400

CMU's Robotics Innovation Center welcomed global technology company Fujitsu Limited as its latest corporate tenant in the university’s robotics and artificial intelligence research facility at Hazelwood Green.

Heisman Taps Carnegie Mellon University to Enhance Heisman Hopefuls Fan Voting and Analytics

Stacey Federoff — Wed, 8 Jul 2026 09:35:00 -0400

Heisman has signed a memorandum of understanding with Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center (CMSAC) to develop metrics and tools that make it easier for fans to access and evaluate performance data.

K-12 Teachers Explore Experiential Learning Through CMU Summer Camp

Stacey Federoff — Tue, 7 Jul 2026 11:30:00 -0400

Hosted by CMU’s Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning and Outreach, an inaugural Teacher Summer Camp brought together 31 participants who toured the university’s facilities, conducted experiments in CMU laboratories, explored the library’s special collections and took part in workshops in areas such as art, STEM and robotics.

NSF awards $10M for Next-Generation Supercomputer at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Lucy Perkins — Mon, 6 Jul 2026 11:22:03 -0400

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding for Bridges-3, the next-generation flagship supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, expanding access to advanced computing resources that enable breakthroughs across science, engineering, medicine and artificial intelligence.

CMU Researchers Help Close a Critical Security Gap Across AI Platforms

Caroline Sheedy — Mon, 6 Jul 2026 09:52:39 -0400

Software Engineering Institute experts helped develop a new open-source platform for reporting and coordinating responses to AI flaws

How Data and Innovation Are Paving the Way for Student Success in STEM

Lucy Perkins — Wed, 1 Jul 2026 10:06:37 -0400

For many aspiring young scientists and engineers, the first year of college is a crossroads. Introductory classes in math and science can determine who pursues careers in STEM and who changes course. These classes can act as bottlenecks and discourage students early on, preventing thousands of students from pursuing careers in math and science.

Why Pittsburghers Are Already Stressed About the Parkway East Closure — and What They Can Do About It

Caroline Sheedy — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:28:38 -0400

Commuting in traffic is a perfect example of a hallmark of stress: the lack of predictability and control.

How Early Life Experiences Shape Schizophrenia Risk

Caroline Sheedy — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:36 -0400

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to schizophrenia-spectrum disorders — findings that could help researchers identify people at risk earlier and develop interventions before severe symptoms emerge.

Carnegie Mellon University Announces $3 Million Investment in Pittsburgh Community Initiatives

Michael Henninger — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:55:00 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today announced a $3 million investment over the next five years to support initiatives that will directly benefit residents, students, educators and workers across the City of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon and Meta Partner To Develop AI Tools for Emergency Response

Caroline Sheedy — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University’s National Science Foundation AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (NSF AI-SDM) and Meta’s AI for Good program are announcing a partnership to develop dynamic situation reports aimed at helping first responders better address natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes and severe winter storms.

CMU’s Software Engineering Institute and Accenture Release New Framework To Help Organizations Realize AI’s Promise

Lucy Perkins — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:58:35 -0400

As organizations invest billions of dollars in artificial intelligence, most still struggle to translate those investments into measurable results. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI), working with Accenture, have developed a new framework to help organizations adopt AI in ways that deliver predictable, meaningful value.

Dirty Solar Panels Are Less Effective. CMU Researchers Want To Fix That Problem

Lucy Perkins — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:11:15 -0400

As more solar power is added to the energy grid in Western Pennsylvania and across the world, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are thinking about what comes next: how to maintain those solar panels.

Student-Athletes Step Forward as Partners in Football’s Next Era of Safety

Kelly Saavedra — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:13:13 -0400

CMU football players are essential partners in a groundbreaking study led by neuroscientist Brad Mahon to understand how routine hits on the field impact the brain.

Silent Impact: What If Routine Hits Are Football’s Biggest Threat to the Brain?

Kelly Saavedra — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:13:03 -0400

By partnering with athletes and leveraging cutting-edge neuroscience, Brad Mahon is helping to rewrite the playbook for the future of football safety.

Meredith Meyer Grelli Named Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Associate Vice President

Caroline Sheedy — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:37:46 -0400

Meredith Meyer Grelli has been appointed Carnegie Mellon University's inaugural vice provost for entrepreneurship and associate vice president, effective July 1, 2026.

When Abstract Problems Take Shape

Lucy Perkins — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:30:53 -0400

Carnegie Mellon University mathematician Florian Frick studies how problems related to fairness, arrangements and patterns can reveal hidden geometric structure when viewed from the right perspective.