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Practical Problem Solving

A Relevant Impact on the World

Knowledge is worth its most when solving problems and it's this fundamental belief that guides the academic experience at 麻豆村. We look for ways to make a positive impact on the world around us through our students, faculty and alumni across the globe. By harnessing novel and sometime unlikely combinations of talent and resources, Carnegie Mellon is solving the major scientific, technological and societal challenges of our day.

Summer 2008

  • : Closing the Reading Gap
  • : Paying the Price
  • : Possible Epilepsy Link Uncovered
  • : Lighting the Future
  • : No e-Wasted Opportunity

Spring 2008

  • : Website Taps into Human Factor
  • : Speeding Up Medical Discoveries
  • : Johnny Chung Lee
  • : A Celebration of Student Research
  • : Making H20 Toxin-Free
  • : Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders
  • : Focus on Climate Change, Biomed
  • : Scientists & Designers Unite 

Winter 2008

  • : Cell Phones Impair Driving
  • : Navigating Toward Success
  • Computer Users Get Sense of Touch
  • : University Receives $1.85M Grant
  • : Friendly Competition is Habit-Forming
  • : $1.6M from NSF for Quake Research
  • : Clarke Shares Turing Award
  • : $1.1M Keck Grant for Research
  • : With Environmental Focus, Prof Shares Nobel Peace Prize
  • : GE's Immelt Visits Campus 

Fall 2007 

  • : Grad Student Co-Authors Report Offering Environmental Solutions
  • : Helping People Make Better Choices
  • : Device Responds to Bio-Signals
  • : Design Unleashed at Football Game
  • : Carnegie Mellon's Tartan Racing Wins $2M DARPA Urban Challenge
  • : A Maggie Murph's 50th Reunion
  • : Focus on Women in Research
  • Revolutionizing Computer Science Education
  • : Pittsburgh Wins Inaugural Award
  • : Historic Gift to Support Carnegie Mellon's Life Sciences Initiatives
  • : Professor Babcock, Girl Scouts Team Up
  • :  Robots to the Rescue?
  • : Good Things Come in Small Packages

Summer 2007

  • : Top 35 Innovators Includes von Ahn
  • Students Create Beauty, Functionality from Trash
  • : Spider-like Bot Walks on Water
  • : Scientists Learn Clue to HIV Infection
  • The Evolution of Criminal Behavior
  • Student Monitors Animal Stress
  • Brings Expertise to New Position
  • Alarm Clock Tells Kids When They Should Stay in Bed

Spring 2007

  • Computer Scientists Help Patients Waiting for Kidney Donors
  • Gecko-like Bot Has Sticking Power
  • reCAPTCHAs Solve Scanning Hitch
  • Got Trash? Think Green: Carnegie Mellon Initiative Receives Governor's Award
  • Solar Decathlon 2007: Sustainable Solar Design
  • Researchers are Hopeful, Cautiously Optimistic
  • Tiny Dots on a Big Mission
  • Creative Posters Raise Environmental Consciousness
  • Cultivating Student Scientists
  • Milestone Reached by CERN

Winter 2007

Fall 2006