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Thursday, April 30, 2020

New AI Enables Teachers To Rapidly Develop Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown they can rapidly build intelligent tutoring systems by, in effect, teaching the computer to teach.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Nico Slate to Head Carnegie Mellon’s History Department

Nico Slate has been selected to head CMU’s Department of History, effective July 1. Slate, a professor of history, succeeds Donna Harsch.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Ulloa-Shields & Gómez Honored with Advising, Teaching Awards

Ulloa-Shields & Gómez honored with advising, Teaching Awards at CMU's annual Celebration of Education Awards.
Thursday, April 23, 2020

COVID-19 Treatments: A Call for Rigorous Clinical Research

Ethicists from Carnegie Mellon and McGill universities provide recommendations for conducting clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Carnegie Mellon Unveils Five Interactive COVID-19 Maps

Carnegie Mellon University today unveiled five interactive maps displaying real-time information on symptoms, doctor visits, medical tests and browser searches related to COVID-19 in the United States, including estimated disease activity at the county level.
Monday, April 20, 2020

Self-reported COVID-19 Symptoms Show Promise for Disease Forecasts

Carnegie Mellon will soon be forecasting coronavirus activity several weeks ahead.
Friday, April 17, 2020

CMU Professor Creates Innovative App to Anonymously Trace Exposure to COVID-19

A team of researchers have developed an innovative new contact tracing app that uses ultrasound technology to more accurately follow people’s exposure to COVID-19.
Thursday, April 16, 2020

Children’s School Shares Resources For At-Home Learning

The Carnegie Mellon University Children’s School is sharing its resources with the public as a way to help families who are home with preschoolers or kindergarteners, as well as educators who are teaching students from home.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Mindfulness Mediation Matters

Dietrich College Associate Professor David Creswell shares the science behind what makes us resilient in stressful times.
Lisa DiBenedetto Wysocki (DC 1979) Focuses on a New Fix for Animals in Need
Monday, April 13, 2020

Lisa DiBenedetto Wysocki (DC 1979) Focuses on a New Fix for Animals in Need

Lisa DiBenedetto Wysocki is she’s helping connect family and friends to new pets — and making some shelter pets even easier to adopt.
The Desire for Information: Blissful Ignorance or Painful Truth?
Wednesday, April 08, 2020

The Desire for Information: Blissful Ignorance or Painful Truth?

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern and Harvard universities developed a test to measure individuals’ desire for information across different areas of life. Take the test here.
The Ethics of Developing COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccination
Wednesday, April 08, 2020

The Ethics of Developing COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccination

The Department of Philosophy’s Alex John London and David Danks explore ethical issues surrounding the development of COVID-19 treatments and vaccination.
Facebook and Carnegie Mellon Team to Gather COVID-19 Symptom Data
Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Facebook and Carnegie Mellon Team to Gather COVID-19 Symptom Data

Ryan Tibshirani, associate professor of statistics and machine learning, is leading a Carnegie Mellon effort with Facebook to help researchers forecast the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exploring the Brainstem’s Role in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Exploring the Brainstem’s Role in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Researchers examine how dysregulation in the brainstem may underpin characteristic behaviors associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Solidarity During the Coronavirus Crisis
Monday, April 06, 2020

Solidarity During the Coronavirus Crisis

CMU Center for Ethics and Policy researcher created a Virtual Tip Jar that has been replicated to help service workers without work.
Your Guide to Digital Humanities is Here
Thursday, April 02, 2020

Your Guide to Digital Humanities is Here

Scott Weingart and his team recently launched the Digital Humanities Literacy Guidebook as a capstone to a Mellon Foundation grant.
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