MCS News of 2026

Jingjing Xu stands outside of Mellon Institute. She smiles at the camera.

May 14, 2026

Learning to Listen: Jingjing Xu Brings Humanity to Medicine

Ashley Hackney stands on stage during her speech at the CMU125 celebration. She smiles at the audience.

May 14, 2026

Hackney Builds Community Through Science and Service

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May 11, 2026

Kaplow Named 2026 Searle Scholar

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May 08, 2026

Carnegie Mellon Tackles Global Science Diplomacy in the AI Era

Tom Bohman sits in his office and talks to a student.

May 06, 2026

Tom Bohman Honored with 2026 Richard Moore Education Award

Gillian Ryan sits with three students in her office and talks to them. She smiles as she does.

May 06, 2026

Gillian Ryan Earns 2026 Ashkin Award

May 05, 2026

On the Right Route

Mahitha Chaturvedula stands in a lab, pipetting into a vial.

May 05, 2026

Mahitha Chaturvedula Earns Fugassi and Monteverde Award

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May 01, 2026

Six Projects Awarded Jones Interdisciplinary Seed Funding

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Apr 29, 2026

Shaun Ranadé Pursues the Art of Medicine

Kyungmin Park stands outside of a glass building. She smiles at the camera.

Apr 28, 2026

Park Wins Guy C. Berry Graduate Research Award

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Apr 28, 2026

Rare Co-Winners Named For Hugh Young Teaching Award

Bashu Aman, Savannah Talledo, and Ashwini Karanth stand in front of a purple CERAWeek sign. They smile at the camera.

Apr 27, 2026

CMU Grad Students Reflect on CERAWeek 2026

Michael Young and Marena Keys sit next to each other on a light blue couch, and are talking with Young gestures with his hands.

Apr 22, 2026

Michael Young Recognized for Outreach

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Apr 21, 2026

Pennsylvania Universities and Commonwealth Leaders Launch Keystone AI + Quantum Factory

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Apr 17, 2026

10 Out of 12

Apr 16, 2026

Attention To Detail Defines Tabbitha Gordon’s Impact on CMU Math

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Apr 15, 2026

CMU Teams Recognized in Moonshots AI Competition

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Apr 15, 2026

DESI Completes Planned 3D Map of the Universe, Will Continue To Explore

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Apr 13, 2026

Remembering William “Bill” Hrusa

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Apr 06, 2026

MCS Names Seven Graduate Student Funding Award Winners

Leon Zhao, in a white lab coat, glasses and gloves, looks through the eyepieces of a microscope

Apr 01, 2026

New Imaging Tools Aim to Reveal How Microbes May Drive Aging at the Molecular Level

10 headshots of 2026 seed grant winners.

Apr 01, 2026

Scott Institute Announces 2026 Seed Grant Winners

Anish Pyne speaks at the Three Minute Thesis Championships.

Mar 31, 2026

Innovative Research Meets Concise Storytelling at CMU’s 3MT Finals

Abhirami Harilal stands in a hallway and smiles at the camera.

Mar 30, 2026

CMU Alum Uses AI to Advance CERN’s Search for New Particles

Huaying Zhang stands next to a microscope and smiles at the camera.

Mar 27, 2026

AI4BIO Selects Inaugural Projects for Biomedical Discovery

Mar 26, 2026

Anna O’Grady Named NASA Hubble Fellow

Irene Fonseca sits at her desk and smiles at the camera.

Mar 26, 2026

From Materials to Medical Imaging, Fonseca’s Work Shapes the Future of Innovation

Vlad Kozii writes equations on a whiteboard in his office.

Mar 25, 2026

NSF CAREER Award to Fund Study of Exotic Superconductors

Antonia Simakova smiles at the camera. The text "Tartans on the Rise" is on the side.

Mar 20, 2026

Targeting Cancer at the Source

Rebecca Alford with the text "Tartans on the Rise."

Mar 20, 2026

Accelerating Drug Discovery with AI and Chemistry

A series of photos of the Tartans on the Rise Class of 2026.

Mar 20, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University Recognizes the 2026 Class of Tartans on the Rise

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Mar 19, 2026

Hidden Helpers: Pittsburgh’s Industrial Past Might Hold the Key to a Cleaner Future

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Mar 17, 2026

A Life of Discovery and Leadership: Susan Armstrong Henry

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Mar 16, 2026

High Stakes and Fair Values

Wendy Wang, Shixiang (Woody) Zhu and Wenbin Zhou stand in front of a brick arch and a hallway. They smile at the camera.

Mar 13, 2026

CMU Researchers Help Reduce Energy Grid Uncertainty

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Mar 13, 2026

MSCF Program Adds Accelerated Option for CMU Undergraduates

Sunreeta Bhattacharya stands in front of an image of neurons. He smiles at the camera.

Mar 12, 2026

Big Ideas in Three Minutes

Teresa Pollard sits outside of Scott Hall. She smiles at the camera.

Mar 12, 2026

Pollard Lines Up a Future in Mathematical Sciences

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Feb 27, 2026

Neurosurgeons Are Really Good at Removing Brain Tumors, and They’re About To Get Even Better

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Feb 26, 2026

Avleen Chawla Encodes Biochemistry Breakthroughs

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Feb 25, 2026

Small Models, Big Insights into Vision

Christopher Our stands in front of a set of windows in a white room. He smiles at the camera.

Feb 17, 2026

Eur Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow

Saurabh Vyas sits at a wooden table in an office. He smiles at the camera.

Feb 16, 2026

Saurabh Vyas Thinks Through Neuroscience Research

Zheng Kuang stands in his lab with his arms crossed. He smiles at the camera.

Feb 12, 2026

Kuang To Investigate How Microbes May Rewrite Genetic Messages

Eric Yttrium stands in his lab in front of cabinets full of equipment and a lab bench. He smiles at the camera.

Feb 10, 2026

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Rethink Chronic Pain

An animation of a sphere-like object changing colors. It is the Ising model, a simple, 2D or 3D grid-based framework in physics that simulates magnetic materials.

Feb 10, 2026

Half a Century Later, Theoretical Physicists Take a Historic Discovery Further

Hockey rink with the title ‘Frozen on the Ice: The Brain Science Behind Perfect Olympic Timing’ displayed across the surface.

Feb 05, 2026

Frozen on the Ice: The Brain Science Behind Perfect Olympic Timing

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Jan 27, 2026

MCS Graduate Student Conference Funding Award Winners Announced for Spring 2026

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Jan 26, 2026

Scialog: Early Science with the LSST Awards Palmese, Collaborators

Maysam Chamanzar holds a steel neural probe, known as a steeltrode, to the camera. He smiles at the camera.

Jan 21, 2026

A Breakthrough in Brain Sensing

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Jan 20, 2026

Steve Awodey Selected for British Royal Society Fellowship

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Jan 20, 2026

CMU Offers New Master's in Neural Technologies

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Jan 13, 2026

David Badre To Lead Carnegie Mellon’s Neuroscience Institute

Danith Ly stands at the lab bench wearing a white lab coat and holding a pipette and test tubes

Jan 09, 2026

Breakthrough in RNA Research Could Lead to Treatment for Neuromuscular Disorders

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Jan 07, 2026

MCS Dean's List Fall 2025

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Jan 05, 2026

Junior Physics Major Helps Rubin Observatory Find Elusive Stars

A collage of images from throughout the year including a photo of Barbara Shinn-Cunningham with Farnam Jahanian and Jim Garrett. Other photos include grad students doing research and professors posing for the camera.

Jan 05, 2026

2025 Year in Review