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8 Fence painters subjected to IEX investigations, 7 restricted from campus

Carnegie Mellon’s Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX (IEX Office) is investigating eight individuals involved in recent Fence paintings, and has placed seven on interim partial campus ...
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CMU Habitat for Humanity uplifts families, students

Most students spend spring break relaxing at home, exploring new places with friends, or studying in Pittsburgh. But for a select few Tartans, the week was spent across the country, building houses ...
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PRT board approves emergency budget to protect local public transit system

PRT’s proposed service reductions for Fiscal Year 2026. On Sept. 26, the board of Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) voted to approve an amended budget that will use $106.7 million of their capital ...
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‘Little Women’ at City Theatre brings a timeless story to Pittsburgh

“Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women,” as put on by Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, is nothing short of a success. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday evening than watching this timeless story ...
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CMU professor takes audiences pre-Prospero in ‘Isle of Noises’

This past weekend, PICT Classic Theatre presented a staged reading of TJ Young’s tale of magic and intrigue. Young, a Carnegie Mellon dramaturgy professor and an established Pittsburgh playwright, ...
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Staff Spotlight: Custodian Clem Wagner will be your grandma

Clementine Wagner knows that her true calling is to work with and inspire young people. In her four years as a custodian in Morewood Gardens, she has met and connected with more students than she can ...
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CMU Cloud Lab to bring remote science into mainstream

Nestled in the corner of an old warehouse in Bakery Square, the Carnegie Mellon Cloud Lab is one month away from becoming the nation’s first remote academic laboratory after six years in development.
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CMU undergraduate women’s enrollment declines across colleges

In 2025, Carnegie Mellon University welcomed a cohort of 1,804 new undergraduate students at its Pittsburgh campus. Though the university’s overall population has 42.2 percent of students identify as ...
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Astrology vs. Astronomy: A 2,000-year Ecliptic Drift

Astronomy and astrology once existed as the same discipline, but they diverged during the Age of Enlightenment. Although astrology and astronomy once existed as a singular discipline, the ...
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The “cure” for deafness? New gene therapy sparks identity debate

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that a new gene therapy drug used to cure congenital deafness was clinically effective in improving hearing for 92 percent ...
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CMU sees Record-High 47% yield

A record-setting 47 percent of admitted students chose to join the Carnegie Mellon class of 2028+. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Carnegie Mellon University has recently experienced a surge in its ...
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Scientists find way to remove chromosome in Down syndrome, raises ethical questions

For genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia or Huntington’s disease, doctors have often focused on how effectively patients’ symptoms can be managed. Recently, scientists have discovered how to ...