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Dec 20

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Taking a chance on ambition Opens in new window

The Dowd Engineering Seed Fund for Graduate Student Fellowships funds innovative research proposals.

Dec 17

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Professor Leon Zhao joins project on whole eye transplants

CMU is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts hand-picked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye transplants a reality.

Dec 05

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CMU-developed artificial lung gives lift to DARPA project Opens in new window

Keith Cook joins a multi-institutional, DARPA-funded project to create a novel ECMO and advanced life-support system device capable of rapid deployment to support wounded military personnel.

Nov 18

Katherine Wu, who is the current president of CMU SWE, Siya Scindia, and Katie Eisenman, the current vice president of CMU SWE.

Alumna receives Society of Women Engineers award Opens in new window

Siya Scindia was chosen from among thousands of student members for her outstanding leadership.

Nov 12

CMU BME Ph.D. student awarded highly competitive NIH fellowship

Dhruv Bhattaram has been awarded a prestigious three-year NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship to support his research on lung tissue engineering and disease modeling.

Oct 18

Peter Strick and Jay McClelland with images of brain scans

30 years of cognitive shifts Opens in new window

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint interdisciplinary neuroscience program between CMU and the University of Pittsburgh.

Oct 02

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Carnegie Mellon lands ARPA-H award for implantable bioelectric medicine project Opens in new window

A CMU-led project team secured an award of up to $42M from ARPA-H to accelerate the development of implantable bioelectronic devices that deliver patient-specific therapy and monitor disease status.

Oct 02

CMU-led project to fight obesity, Type 2 diabetes receives ARPA-H backing Opens in new window

A CMU-led team of researchers has secured an award of up to $34.9 million from ARPA-H to develop a new bioelectric medicine-based treatment for obesity and Type 2 diabetes patients.

Oct 01

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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham named Mellon College of Science dean

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham has been named the eighth dean of the Mellon College of Science, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Sep 30

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A reason to smile

Carnegie Mellon University alumna Belinda Lau is the co-founder and chief executive officer of ELIMS, a sustainable oral care company that makes clinically backed, 100% recyclable toothbrushes, toothpastes, and teeth whitening masks.

Sep 27

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Exploring how melanin influences clinical oxygen measurements Opens in new window

CMU study explores the influence of melanin on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), an optical tool that leverages light-tissue interaction to measure changes in hemoglobin concentration and oxygenation.

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Sep 16

Automated tuning of large-scale neuronal models Opens in new window

Researchers introduce new framework, Spiking Network Optimization using Population Statistics, to intelligently customize models that reproduce activity to mimic what’s observed in the brain.

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Sep 11

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A novel neural explanation for choking under pressure Opens in new window

New research reveals a first-of-its-kind neural explanation for choking under pressure: a deficit in motor preparation induced by an overly large potential “jackpot” payoff.

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Sep 05

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Battling chronic pain with noninvasive focused ultrasound Opens in new window

New research demonstrates the effectiveness of novel tech that is able to stimulate and modulate specific brain circuits with sub-millimeter spatial precision to suppress pain hypersensitivity.

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Aug 21

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Carnegie Mellon core partner in new center to improve robot dexterity selected to receive up to $52 million Opens in new window

Carmel Majidi will lead a research thrust in a new multi-institutional collaboration to launch an NSF ERC dedicated to revolutionizing the ability of robots to amplify human labor.

Aug 07

Student spotlight: Bilal Chaudhry Opens in new window

During his summer research internship at a top-ranked cancer center, undergraduate Bilal Chaudhry is drawing from his engineering courses and his research with Professor Jim Schneider.

Jul 23

First healthcare device powered by body heat made possible with liquid-based metals Opens in new window

Researchers address battery-life concerns with a new material system that can power a pulse ox with bodyheat alone.

Jul 03

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Engineering for older adults Opens in new window

As an undergraduate student in the College of Engineering, Justin Lam was able to design his own major track inspired by his passion for helping aging populations, which he called geriatric engineering.

Jun 13

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Engineering students awarded Fulbright Scholarships Opens in new window

Six students and alumni from the College of Engineering will research and study abroad on Fulbright program scholarships.

Jun 11

Breakthrough approach enables bidirectional BCI functionality Opens in new window

For the first time, researchers successfully integrated a novel focused ultrasound stimulation to realize bidirectional BCI that both encodes and decodes brain waves using machine learning.

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May 16

Undergraduates present research at Meeting of the Minds 2024 Opens in new window

Engineering undergraduate students had a wonderful showing at Meeting of the Minds, displaying posters, giving presentations, and demonstrating projects they have worked on this past academic year.

Apr 30

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Refined AI approach improves noninvasive BCI performance Opens in new window

Researchers used AI technology to improve the decoding of human intention and control a continuously moving virtual object all by thinking about it, with unmatched performance.

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Apr 24

Four BME Students honored with 2024-25 College of Engineering fellowships

The Department of Biomedical Engineering extends its congratulations to four of its graduate students who have been awarded fellowships from the College of Engineering for the 2024-25 academic year.

Apr 17

Engineering faculty awarded professorships Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University has awarded professorships to five exceptional faculty members in the College of Engineering.

Apr 15

Inaugural alumni awards celebrate success and service Opens in new window

On April 11, distinguished guests from across the university and alumni communities, gathered in Scaife Hall to honor eight individuals whose leadership, creativity, and volunteerism underscore what can be achieved with an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

Mar 25

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How does learning something new not overwrite what we know? Opens in new window

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh examine what happens in the brain when it’s presented with learning a new task, but also asked to recall a familiar one.

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Mar 15

Safety first: DNA armor protects regenerative medicine Opens in new window

Using DNA origami, researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering have developed a synthetic cell armor to protect cells during the stress of clinical practice.

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Feb 16

At the top, text reads "Virtual Event: Working at Medtronic." Below are four headshots for the speakers: from left to right, a woman in a black shirt, another woman in a black shirt, a man in a black shirt, and a woman in a black shirt.

Insights from Medtronic alumni

CMU BME organized an online event with alumni working at Medtronic. The event had the dual goals of helping current students find work at Medtronic while also reconnecting with alumni who are employed there.

Feb 08

A woman in a black shirt uses a pipette at a lab desk.

Mia Carrarini researches medical solutions

CMU senior Mia Carrarini is investigating potential pharmacological solutions for premature babies who are likely to be affected by bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease that damages the tissue.

Feb 05

A woman in a white ball cap and a red running jersey jogs through the woods.

Endurance engineer

When Carnegie Mellon University alumna Leah Yingling approached the starting line at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) in September, she knew what to expect—a 106-mile race through Italy, Switzerland and France with more than 33,000 feet of total elevation gain—and how to succeed.

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