A protest to one is a riot to another. CMU studies the polarization of our words
Even our words have become polarized. It's Black Lives Matter on one network, All Lives Matter on another.
10 Nov 2020
Ecotone Renewables, founded by local college students, turns food waste into fertilizer
Over seven days, the system turns 385 pounds of food waste into 50 gallons of fertilizer for use in Swissvale's community garden and public works projects.
02 Nov 2020
Carnegie Mellon’s COVIDcast tracks mask use and testing nationwide. Where do we stand?
COVIDcast tracks Covid symptoms across the country, via a Facebook survey and tells us the percentage of people wearing masks where we live.
14 Oct 2020
Meet LittleMoochi, the AI-powered virtual pet that helps kids develop healthy eating habits
A tech startup based at CMU developed LittleMoochi, an AI-powered virtual pet that encourages children to form positive eating habits.
11 May 2020
CMU team designs Wireality to simulate feel of walls and objects in virtual reality
The device uses strings and a spring-loaded retractor to simulate the feel of solid objects.
29 Apr 2020
That Facebook and Google survey designed by CMU to predict virus hotspots? It’s working.
Carnegie Mellon University is tracking valuable info on COVID-19 cases with a public survey via Facebook and Google.
20 Apr 2020
CMU partnering with Facebook to gather, analyze data about COVID-19 symptoms nationwide
CMU and Facebook create a survey to help gather data to help forecast the spread of COVID-19.
09 Apr 2020
Phipps Conservatory will host April symposium on air quality in Pittsburgh
Topics will include outdoor and indoor air quality, fracking, Shell’s cracker plant and policy questions to consider going forward.
10 Mar 2020
Trek Gum wins AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup for its teeth-cleaning gum
A portion of the proceeds from every pack of biodegradable Trek Gum goes to organizations that help water-deprived areas.
28 Feb 2020
Hazelwood Green gets innovation hub with newest Silicon Valley tenant GSVlabs
GSVlabs is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., and has more than 20,000 members, 450 investors and more than 100 enterprise partners.
26 Feb 2020