Carnegie Mellon

Developing treatments for rare diseases presents many challenges: small patient populations, fragmented data and long, complex paths to new therapies. But rare doesn’t mean few. More than 400 million people worldwide live with a rare disease, yet about 95% of the 10,000+ rare diseases don’t have an approved treatment.To help change that, Carnegie Mellon University is a founding partner in a Pittsburgh-based partnership that brings together leaders in medicine, biotechnology…

As Pittsburgh faces hotter summers and persistent air quality problems, Carnegie Mellon University researchers are turning environmental data into tools that residents, advocates and policymakers can use to identify risks, make smarter planning decisions, and improve the health of the city and its residents.  New environmental research from CMU offers new insights into which areas of Pittsburgh are the warmest and how different kinds of buildings and road surfaces can affect…

A Carnegie Mellon University-led team coordinated a global observing campaign that began within hours of the explosion and continued for months, using space- and ground-based telescopes to reconstruct the event in unprecedented detail. Their observations revealed that the supernova, designated SN 2026gzf, shares many characteristics with the powerful stellar explosions typically associated with gamma-ray bursts, yet showed no evidence of producing one. The findings, published in a new paper(opens in new…

This summer, middle school students from Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood stepped inside world-class research laboratories at Carnegie Mellon University, explored advanced manufacturing technologies, discovered robots that have traveled to the moon and built robots of their own — all within blocks of their homes. For many students, the experience offered something even more powerful: a chance to imagine themselves as future engineers, researchers and innovators. Ph.D. mechanical engineering student Gala Solis…

As Carnegie Mellon prepares to welcome thousands of students back to campus in the coming weeks, the university is reminding the community about the longstanding traditions and expectations governing the Fence following several recent troubling incidents.Over the last several weeks, the university has received multiple reports of vandalism and reports of non-CMU students and individuals unaffiliated with the university participating in painting the Fence. Officers routinely patrol campus and may…

A new hybrid quantum-classical computing platform led by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center(opens in new window) (PSC) will help researchers understand what the supercomputer of the future may look like. Supported by a $5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Rigetti Computing, TangleLab will serve as a national testbed where researchers and educators can investigate how quantum computing technologies can be integrated…

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.But a new study from Carnegie Mellon University published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls that…

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(opens in new window) 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. Carnegie Mellon researchers will also contribute to five Genesis Mission projects led by partner institutions, extending the university's…

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. The CMU research team will work with Sandia National Laboratories, Colorado School of Mines and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center(opens in new window) to use AI to identify geologic and biological clues that could indicate…

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and partners at the University of Washington are collaborating with 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.Modern astronomy is producing more data than ever before. Powerful telescopes and instruments from around the world are collecting detailed information about billions of stars, galaxies and other cosmic objects.…

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. The CMU research team, led by Herman Herman(opens in new window), director of CMU’s National Robotics Engineering Center(opens in new window) (NREC), will partner with Argonne National Laboratory…

Carnegie Mellon University's AI Science Foundry(opens in new window), 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(opens in new window), a national initiative to build a network of AI-enabled laboratories. The CMU facility will receive up to $20 million over four years to help establish a national network of AI-enabled laboratories(opens in new window) that…

Forever chemicals are so prevalent in consumer goods that they can be detected in nearly everyone. But firefighters are exposed to these complex chemical compounds, also called PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), more frequently than the general population. There are thousands of different kinds of PFAS, and they’re found in foam used to put out fires and in protective firefighting gear. Carnegie Mellon University’s Carrie McDonough(opens in new window), an associate professor in the Mellon…

On any given weekday, Dylan Provencher is up and running at Carnegie Mellon University long before most students hit snooze. By 5:30 a.m., the junior mechanical engineering major is already at physical training with the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). Later in the morning or afternoon, he’s lifting weights or practicing with the Tartans football team. In between, he’s immersed in demanding engineering coursework — while also leading a…

CMU and Carnegie Foundry,(opens in new window) in partnership with American drone manufactures, launched an initiative to develop reusable production, inspection, testing and automation capabilities to help U.S. manufacturers produce autonomous technologies more efficiently and at greater scale. The university also announced that Learnvia, its nonprofit learning collaborative, will expand to military colleges, beginning with Valley Forge Military College near Philadelphia. The partnership will bring AI-enabled courseware and decades of CMU learning science research…

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today announced that Learnvia, its nonprofit learning collaborative, will expand to military colleges, bringing AI-enabled courseware and decades of Carnegie Mellon research in learning science to the education of America's future military leaders.The expansion will begin with Valley Forge Military College(opens in new window), Pennsylvania's only military college, with additional military colleges expected to join the initiative over the coming year.Launched by Carnegie Mellon with support…

Drone warfare has fundamentally changed modern conflict, exposing one of America's most pressing defense industrial challenges: the ability to manufacture secure, domestically produced autonomous systems at the speed and scale national security now demands.Today, Carnegie Foundry(opens in new window), a Pittsburgh-based venture studio that builds and scales companies, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and U.S. drone manufacturers announced a new national initiative to build the advanced manufacturing capabilities needed to rapidly scale…

Carnegie Mellon University will play a central role in a new U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engine(opens in new window) designed to strengthen energy technology, manufacturing competitiveness and economic opportunity across Appalachia. Led by West Virginia University(opens in new window) in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and more than 60 regional partners, the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium(opens in new window) will receive up…

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.Training drones to autonomously assess human vitalsResearchers at CMU are building AI systems for drone swarms that can use cameras to scan people’s bodies and…

Robotics researchers often spend weeks, or even months, simply getting a new robot up and running before they can begin testing new behaviors. Researchers in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science(opens in new window) have developed an open-source software framework designed to eliminate much of that setup work, making it easier to deploy AI systems across different robots without rebuilding software from scratch.The framework, called Robot I/O(opens in…

On a sunny June afternoon, the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences(opens in new window) entered its next phase of construction as the last steel beam was hoisted into place, “topping off” the facility’s structural phase.“The Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences is a bold investment in the future of science, and will serve as a hub for discovery, collaboration and learning,” Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian says of the project.…

Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Innovation Center(opens in new window) (RIC) welcomed global technology company Fujitsu Limited as its latest corporate tenant in the university’s robotics and artificial intelligence research facility at Hazelwood Green.The move builds on nearly 30 years of collaboration between Carnegie Mellon and Fujitsu and expands the company’s presence in Pittsburgh.Fujitsu will expand its Pittsburgh operations to the RIC as part of the recently announced Fujitsu-Carnegie Mellon Physical…

Since 1935, the Heisman(opens in new window) Trophy has recognized the most outstanding college football player in the United States. To further honor excellence wherever it appears on the field, Heisman has signed a memorandum of understanding with Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center(opens in new window) (CMSAC) to develop metrics and tools that make it easier for fans to access and evaluate performance data for all…

A new weeklong event brought K-12 teachers to Carnegie Mellon University’s campus to foster curiosity and discovery as they transform their students into future-ready innovators.Hosted by CMU’s Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning and Outreach(opens in new window), the inaugural Teacher Summer Camp reflects Carnegie Mellon’s broader commitment to supporting K–12 educators and strengthening the region’s educational ecosystem. By investing in teacher professional development, CMU extends the impact of its expertise…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding for Bridges-3, the next-generation flagship supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center(opens in new window), expanding access to advanced computing resources that enable breakthroughs across science, engineering, medicine and artificial intelligence. Backed by a $10 million NSF award, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center — a joint research center with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh — will build the new system to meet growing…

An AI flaw that can be found today in one model could be quietly replicated across dozens of products and services built on the same underlying technology. Until now, the AI community has lacked a formal pathway to report those flaws, alert affected vendors and coordinate a response. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute(opens in new window) (SEI), alongside collaborators from academia and industry, helped build one. Flaw Reporting for…

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. David Yaron “Students are going to need to understand how modern technologies work, and STEM gateway…

Before the upcoming closure of the Parkway East(opens in new window), many Pittsburgh commuters are already feeling the stress.Beginning July 10, the I-376 Parkway East will close in both directions between the Edgewood/Swissvale interchange and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel for approximately 25 days while crews replace the Commercial Street Bridge. The disruption is expected to affect roughly 100,000 daily vehicles(opens in new window) and create significant congestion along detour routes and surrounding…

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.The idea that social determinants of health — nonmedical conditions in which people are born, grow, live and work — have an outsized…

Carnegie Mellon University 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. The investment reflects CMU’s longstanding commitment to the city and underscores the deep connection between the university’s success and the vitality of the region.The $3 million commitment will see Carnegie Mellon supporting projects and answering Mayor Corey O’Connor’s call…

Carnegie Mellon University’s National Science Foundation AI Institute for Societal Decision Making(opens in new window) (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.NSF AI-SDM researchers will analyze aggregated mobility and connectivity data already collected through Meta’s AI for Good program and incorporate it into clear, simple…

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(opens in new window) (SEI), working with Accenture(opens in new window), have developed a new framework(opens in new window) to help organizations adopt AI in ways that deliver predictable, meaningful value. Despite growing investment and optimism around AI(opens in new window), 95% of companies report realizing little or no return(opens…

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. The technical term for when dust, pollen or other particles in the air inevitably settle on top of solar panels is called ‘soiling’ and it can significantly reduce how much light a panel can absorb.  That can…

Carnegie Mellon University football players are essential partners in a groundbreaking study led by neuroscientist Brad Mahon(opens in new window), a professor of psychology at CMU. The research is developing new ways to understand how routine hits on the field impact the brain. While Mahon refines predictive models and explores future innovations like digital twins, the Tartans are providing something no lab alone can generate: authentic game data and firsthand insight…

With every collision in football, the stakes rise — fueling the urgency for researchers like Brad Mahon(opens in new window), a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, to answer a pressing question: How can we protect the brain without sidelining the sport? Mahon is tracking football players across multiple seasons to understand how they can stay healthy while playing hard. By partnering with athletes and leveraging cutting-edge neuroscience, he’s helping to…

Meredith Meyer Grelli has been appointed Carnegie Mellon University's inaugural vice provost for entrepreneurship and associate vice president, effective July 1, 2026.In this new role for the university, Grelli will oversee a comprehensive review of entrepreneurship educational offerings across the university and report jointly to James H. Garrett Jr.(opens in new window), provost and chief academic officer and Theresa Mayer(opens in new window), vice president for research. She will lead the…

Magic Eye books from the 1990s hid three-dimensional images in what looked like a swirl of dots and colors. At first glance, you see only noise. Change your focus, and suddenly a shape appears. Carnegie Mellon University mathematician Florian Frick(opens in new window) studies something similar in mathematics. His work explores how problems related to fairness, arrangements and patterns can reveal hidden geometric structure when viewed from the right perspective. “Mathematics is a…

The Pittsburgh arts scene thrives on a unique spirit of community collaboration, a fabric into which Carnegie Mellon University’s creative community is tightly woven. Rather than creating in isolation on the Oakland campus, CMU’s alumni, faculty and students actively engage with the city's public spaces, grassroots initiatives and community partnerships, ensuring their work both shapes and is shaped by the city’s vibrant arts scene.Perspectives and projects from the College of Fine Arts(opens…

Carnegie Mellon University alumni shone among Broadway’s brightest stars at the 79th Annual Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, June 7. Hosted by music superstar and global icon P!NK, The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards broadcast LIVE to both coasts on the CBS Television Network, and streamed on Paramount+*. Prior to the broadcast, Tony® Award-winner and five-time Tony® Award nominee Laura Benanti and six-time Emmy and SAG-nominated actor, musician,…

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across generations and adapt their behavior to changing environments all without a brain or nervous system. The research could shape how scientists think about bacterial infections and antibiotic treatment.In a study published in PRX Life(opens in new window), researchers from CMU’s Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department(opens in new window) and Mellon College of Science(opens in…