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A research university like no other, Carnegie Mellon is home to experts who lead their fields and create new ones.

From computing to the arts to the environment to biotechnology, CMU students, faculty and staff are shaping the future with a strong focus on finding practical answers to complex problems.

Home to more than 100 centers and institutes, CMU affords its researchers the freedom to look across disciplines for solutions, benefiting from many perspectives.

Latest Research

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Graduate Student Wins Department of Energy Award

Christopher Lee Hanselman has been working at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Researchers Consider Ways To Add Fairness in Automated Systems

CMU's Anupam Datta is leading an NSF project to work on ways to balance intellectual property rights and the privacy of users.
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Polarization Over Controversial Scientific Issues Increases With Education

CMU researchers have found that people's beliefs about science become increasingly polarized the better educated they are.
Friday, August 18, 2017

CMU's Walker To Shine Light on Famous Experiment During Eclipse

The total solar eclipse provides a unique opportunity for North American scientists.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Researchers Explore Graphene’s Potential Use in Nanotechnology

Graphene is an excellent material to use in devices that interface with the nervous system.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

AI, Crowdsourcing Combine To Close "Analogy Gap"

Researchers have devised a method enabling computers to mine databases to identify ideas that can be repurposed.

Strategic Plan

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Research is at the core of Carnegie Mellon and touches nearly every corner of the university. It's not by accident.

Learn how research plays an important role in the university's Strategic Plan. 

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