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Beef and beer are the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in Pittsburgh’s food system, says study

The study found that Allegheny County’s entire food system produces 3.7 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, with each person responsible for 3.1 tons.

18 May 2020

CMU and RoboTutor are educating thousands of kids in East Africa

Working with the Zambian government and long-established charity groups, the next step is fundraising.

20 May 2019

Check out the winners of the VentureWell Hackathon & more from CMU Energy Week

Now in its fourth year, CMU's annual Energy Eeek is all about advancing energy policy and innovation.

27 Mar 2019

U.S. Army launches AI Task Force at CMU, stirring concerns about lethal machines

The U.S. Army AI Task Force puts Pittsburgh at the center of a growing debate over the future of warfare tech.

04 Feb 2019

City.AI, a global group pushing for ethical AI, now has a Pittsburgh chapter founded by Kenny Chen

Pittsburgh AI, our local chapter of this global advocacy network, will host public events throughout 2019.

28 Jan 2019

CMU spinoff Titan Robotics moves to HQ on South Side

Ready to leave their incubator space at CMU, Titan Robotics chooses a new headquarters and home for research on Pittsburgh's South Side.

24 Jun 2018

Nine new cameras at 5 locations. Breathe Cam is now watching Mon Valley pollution 24/7.

Cameras will monitor pollution from 3 Mon Valley US Steel plants in near real-time, validating and helping monitor air quality concerns.

07 Jun 2018

Here’s what Pittsburgh might look like in 10 years

Pittsburgh's future is looking pretty bright. Like “I hope you didn’t throw out your eclipse glasses” bright.

25 Sep 2017

Smart signals are part of a $30 million plan to beat traffic jams in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is taking a smarter approach to gridlock.

28 Aug 2017

Uber’s move to Pittsburgh could turn city into a power player, says CityLab

Uber's move here could turn Pittsburgh into a power player in the driverless car industry and, eventually, a major tech hub on par with Silicon Valley, says Richard Florida.

05 Jun 2015

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