CMU Study Finds New Forever Chemicals in Firefighters After Fires

Forever chemicals are so prevalent in consumer goods that they can be detected in nearly everyone.

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Powering the Future of Cosmology With AI

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 Miss...

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CMU Study Uncovers How Dangerous Bacteria Build and Break Down Biofilms

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a powerful new approach to studying how bacteria form and dissolve biofilms, and this method is already providing new insights into Streptococc...

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Matyjaszewski Named 2026 Blaise Pascal Medal Laureate in Chemistry

The European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) has named Carnegie Mellon University’s Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, a recipient of the 2026 Blaise Pascal Medal in Chemistry.

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Carmella Li Brings Physics Knowledge to AI Research

Recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate Carmella Li applies physics principles to understand artificial intelligence.

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PittCell Brings Region’s Cell Biology Community Together

In labs throughout Pittsburgh, scientists work across disciplines and institutions to better understand how cells function and how cellular processes shape human health.

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CMU Researchers Capture the Randomness of Lipid Flip-Flopping

Cell membranes are dynamic, two-sided structures made of asymmetric lipid layers. While lipids can randomly flip-flop from one layer to the other, membrane proteins sort lipids between the two sides. ...

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Built for Discovery

The new Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences will provide new laboratories for the Department of Biological Sciences, enhancing student learning.

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Katherine Wang Codes New Tools for Biologists

Carnegie Mellon University graduate Katherine Wang is creating bioinformatics tools to make NCBI analysis more accessible and accelerate breakthroughs in the fight against bacterial diseases.

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Direct Visualization of Gate-Tunable Flat Bands in Twisted Double Bilayer Graphene

The evolution of moir\'e minibands under varying carrier density and displacement field may be directly visualized using microfocused angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.

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Your home, particularly the damp areas, may be crawling with microbes. Here's how to contain them.

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From pantry staple to social media darling: BeanTok is fueling interest in the humble bean

The social media trend known as #BeanTok has turned lowly legumes like lentils, chickpeas and black beans into unlikely internet celebrities. Videos showcasing...

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CMU-Q Researchers Discover Novel Mechanism To Suppress Tumors in Breast Cancer

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) have discovered a genetic molecule that could provide new approaches to treating certain types of breast cancer. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation ...

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Fonseca Recognized as a 2026 Fields Institute Fellow

Irene Fonseca, Kavčić-Moura University Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named a 2026 Fields Institute Fellow, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding contributions ...

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Study Reveals How RNA Organizes Cellular Proteins

A new study from Carnegie Mellon University identifies a mechanism that controls how cell condensate patterns form and how they play a key role in a cell’s function.

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New Precision Technology Helps Rewire Brain Circuits

A groundbreaking study reveals a precise new way to rewire brain circuits — opening the door to potential treatments that go beyond the traditional approaches of medication or external stimulation and...

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Understanding the biomechanics, neuroscience of athletes in the FIFA World Cup

The sport of soccer features countless moments where movement and judgment calls happen in less than a second. For athletes, what separates the good from the great — and the elite on the FIFA Wo...

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Bacteria Can Learn and Form Memories Without a Brain

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When Abstract Problems Take Shape

Carnegie Mellon University mathematician Florian Frick explores how problems related to fairness, arrangements and patterns can reveal hidden geometric structure when viewed from the right perspective...

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CMU Mathematician Elected Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Carnegie Mellon University mathematician Mykhaylo (Misha) Shkolnikov has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), one of the highest honors in the fields of statisti...

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Physicists Show How Cell Membranes Take Shape

Carnegie Mellon University physicists have confirmed some of the mechanics behind cellular membrane motions through a mix of experiments and mathematical modeling.

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PPG Scholar Teams Program Supports Mentored Research in Chemistry

Graduate students play a key role in mentoring undergraduates in CMU’s Department of Chemistry through the new PPG Scholar Teams program.

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Parkinson’s Symptoms Trace to Distinct Brain Circuits

Carnegie Mellon University’s Aryn Gittis and colleagues suggest the most recognizable symptoms of Parkinson's disease result from disruptions in different motor circuits of the brain, an insight that ...

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How REAL CHEM Uses Technology to Support Instruction and Learning in First-Year College Chemistry

REAL CHEM is helping reimagine one of higher education’s most important gateway courses: first-year chemistry. In this latest installment of his Doubling Down series, Allan Golston explores how facult...

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CMU Startup Accelerates Cancer Drug Discovery

A Carnegie Mellon University startup is using advanced chemistry and artificial intelligence to help speed up the search for new cancer drugs. Pierogi Therapeutics’ AI accelerated computational models...

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Physics Alumnus is Part of the KC Royals Analytical Lineup

Calvin Hoffman, who graduated in 2024 with a major in physics and a minor in computer science, is the Kansas City Royals amateur draft analyst, a role at the intersection of scientific problem solving...

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PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood – researchers are figuring out how forever chemicals transform in your body to read these clues

Your body likely contains an accumulation of various PFAS types, making it difficult to trace them to their sources.

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Learning to Listen: Jingjing Xu Brings Humanity to Medicine

Recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate Jingjing Xu earned the Mellon College of Science Gilman Award.

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Hackney Builds Community Through Science and Service

Recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate Ashley Hackney earned a Gilman Award for her commitment and growth over her time in the Mellon College of Science.

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Mahitha Chaturvedula Earns Fugassi and Monteverde Award

Mahitha Chaturvedula earned the Mellon College of Science Fugassi and Monteverde Award for her work in genetic research.

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