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Derek Ham named director at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center

By Pittsburgh Review | May 31, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University has appointed Derek Ham as the new director of its Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), effective September 1. Ham is currently the head of the Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology at North Carolina State University. His research encompasses game-based learning, algorithmic thinking, and immersive storytelling, focusing on virtual reality and augmented reality technology.

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Carnegie Mellon announces ten Fulbright Scholars for 2024-25 award cycle

By Pittsburgh Review | May 31, 2024

Ten members of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) community have been selected as grant recipients for the U.S. Fulbright Student Program's 2024-25 competition cycle. The program, in partnership with over 140 countries, allows grantees to conduct research, pursue graduate-level studies, or teach English abroad.

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Home sales in Allegheny County during week ending May 18

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

There were 53 reported residential sales in Allegheny County in the week ending May 18, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Pittsburgh Review area weekly mass times

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

The following parishes in the Pittsburgh Review coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Carnegie Mellon University in Africa celebrates 11th graduating class

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University in Africa recently held its 11th graduation ceremony, celebrating the achievements of students from the Master of Science in Information Technology, Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Master of Science in Engineering Artificial Intelligence programs. The cohort represented 16 nationalities.

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Western PA farmers sentenced for using banned pesticide to kill migratory birds

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Two Western Pennsylvania men were sentenced on May 29, 2024, for their use of a toxic, banned pesticide to kill migratory birds, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

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Social justice integral to Carnegie Mellon's comprehensive sustainability efforts

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability through a variety of initiatives, integrating environmental, social, and economic justice. This effort aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Carnegie Mellon develops robotic system for collaborative painting

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) have developed a robotic system that interactively co-paints with people. The Collaborative FRIDA (CoFRIDA) can work with users of any artistic ability, inviting collaboration to create art in the real world.

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Nick Cosentino, former Pittsburgh Capa 6-12 baseball player will compete for a chance to play for the College World Series

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

His team enters the tournament as a number three seed.

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William Ray, former Central Catholic High School baseball player will compete for a chance to play for the College World Series

By Pittsburgh Review | May 30, 2024

They open the tournament against VCU Rams.

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Pioneering computer architect C. Gordon Bell dies at age 89

By Pittsburgh Review | May 29, 2024

C. Gordon Bell, a pioneering designer of computer systems and former Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) faculty member, passed away on May 17 at his home in Coronado, California. He was 89.

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Engineering course uses Minecraft for hands-on learning

By Pittsburgh Review | May 29, 2024

Students in Reeja Jayan’s upper-level course, Materials and Their Processing for Mechanical Engineers, are combining homework with video games. Over the past seven years, Jayan has refined a syllabus that uses Minecraft to teach materials science and engineering concepts. This approach allows students to conduct virtual experiments like chemical vapor deposition (CVD) polymerization, observing processes at an atomic level while learning to operate lab equipment.

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Economist argues for near-ban on harmful economic impacts of non-compete agreements

By Pittsburgh Review | May 29, 2024

Liyan Shi, an assistant professor of economics at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, argued in a study published in Econometrica that noncompete agreements harm the economy. She suggested that a near ban on these agreements may be the best policy.

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Carnegie Mellon's women’s golf wins first NCAA Division III title

By Pittsburgh Review | May 28, 2024

The Carnegie Mellon University women's golf team made history on Friday by winning the first NCAA Division III Championship for any women's program in the university's history. The Tartans posted a final round of eight-over par 296, finishing with a 14-stroke advantage at the 2024 NCAA Division III Championships in Nicholasville, Kentucky. They recorded a 72-hole score of 1,187 (298-299-294-296) to become national champions.

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2022: 7% of Allegheny County students played sports on collegiate teams

By Pittsburgh Review | May 27, 2024

Allegheny County universities had 7% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.

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CMU researchers join NSF-funded projects targeting sustainability

By Pittsburgh Review | May 23, 2024

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science will contribute to two multi-institution research initiatives aimed at reducing carbon use and creating sustainable computing. The projects recently received funding through the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Expeditions in Computing Awards program, which is providing $36 million to three projects selected for their potential to revolutionize computing and make significant impacts toward reducing the carbon footprint of the lifecycle of computers.

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Christopher Phillips appointed new head of Carnegie Mellon's History Department

By Pittsburgh Review | May 22, 2024

Christopher Phillips, a professor of history, will be the next head of the Department of History in Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Phillips succeeds Nico Slate, who has served as department head since 2020 and will step down on June 30.

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Study finds voters justify politicians’ falsehoods based on moral grounds

By Pittsburgh Review | May 22, 2024

In a recent study, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Rice University, the University of Colorado-Boulder, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have revealed that both Republican and Democratic voters often provide moral justification for politicians' factually inaccurate statements when these align with their personal political beliefs. The study is set to be published in the American Journal of Sociology.

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Carnegie Mellon Ph.D. student Zoë Marschner awarded prestigious Hertz Fellowship

By Pittsburgh Review | May 22, 2024

Zoë Marschner, a Ph.D. student in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, has been selected as one of 18 recipients of the 2024 Hertz Fellowships. This fellowship, awarded by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, is recognized as one of the most prestigious in the country and provides five years of funding for students in applied science, engineering, and mathematics.

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Rep. Lee votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress

By Pittsburgh Review | May 21, 2024

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) was joined by 201 other House Democrats in unanimously voting against the Equal Representation Act, which would prevent the inclusion of illegal aliens in the count for seats in the Electoral College.