Jonathan Henninger, an assistant professor of biological sciences, is part of a growing movement in the life sciences exploring how ribonucleic acid, known as RNA, can be harnessed to develop ...

At Carnegie Mellon, undergraduates are building mobile robots, creating documentary films, investigating cultural trends, and developing new digital communication technology. These student researchers ...

Students interested in any form of research may apply. You can work alone or in a group, in a traditional or interdisciplinary field, in a professor’s lab or in a studio—it’s up to you. The Office of ...

One goal of this website is to share course- and program-level assessments that have been developed here at Carnegie Mellon. We encourage Carnegie Mellon instructors and programs to contribute ...

Note: This news item was originally posted Sept. 20, 2025; it was updated with additional information and reposted Sept. 22, 2025 and again on Oct. 21, 2025. President Donald Trump signed an executive ...

The Pre-College Program in Computational Biology immerses students in cutting-edge laboratory techniques and the computational methods that bring biological data to life. Computer science has ...

You must enroll in health and welfare benefits within 30 days of the date you become eligible (i.e. hire date, change in employment status). You can only make changes during Open Enrollment, or if you ...

Unfortunately, groups can easily end up being less, rather than more, than the sum of their parts. Why is this? In this section, we consider the hazards of group projects and strategies instructors ...

The Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University breaks down the silos that impede innovation. We believe that by uniting the disciplines of engineering, business and design we can ...

Allow students to choose the topic for their project or paper (and have them run it by you in advance). Allow students to choose the format of their final project (oral presentation, recorded podcast, ...

We are tethered to reality through the material world. Yet competing interpretations, motivations, and claims to truth muddle our ability to (co-)construct and engage in a meaningfully shared sense of ...

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development works with current Carnegie Mellon undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni, in fulfilling their intellectual and ...