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Dow To Explore Collective Innovation Through NSF CAREER Award
NEWSToday's big problems — becoming more energy independent or caring for an aging population — can't be solved in a vacuum. And while the Internet makes it easy to find and engage large group...
Anderson To Attend White House Workshop
NEWSJohn R. Anderson, the Richard King Mellon University Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, will participate in the White House Workshop on Bridging Neuroscience ...
Schwarz Named to Forbes "30 Under 30"
NEWSHCII Ph.D. student Julia Schwarz has been named to Forbes' "30 Under 30 in 2015 Science" list, which recognizes the movers and shakers who are doing everything from bringing physics to med...
HCII Celebrates Tiniest New Member
NEWSThe HCII and Entertainment Technology Center's students, faculty and staff gathered recently to mark the impending arrival of the departments' newest — and youngest — member. Assistant Pro...
Hong Receives HCII Career Development Fellowship
NEWSHCII Associate Professor Jason Hong has been awarded the HCII Career Development Fellowship for his research accomplishments and contributions to both the HCII and the university....
Think Outside the Box? Not So Fast.
NEWSTraditional thinking holds that great design concepts stem from sources distant from the original problem. Velcro, for example, came into being when civil engineer George de Mestral had to...
Ringly Makes Jewelry Smart
NEWSNo one wants to be that person constantly looking at a smartphone to check for important text messages or updates. Or the one whose annoying ringtone interrupts a quiet lecture hall. But w...
Here's to Another 20 Years!
NEWSHCII Community Gathers to Celebrate Institute's 20th Anniversary The HCII threw open its doors and welcomed more than 275 of its nearest and dearest back to campus Nov. 14–16 to celebrate...
Rosé Leads CMU Efforts in $1.6 Million Digital Learning Research Network
NEWSAssociate Professor of LTI and HCII Carolyn Rosé will lead Carnegie Mellon's contributions to the new Digital Learning Research Network (dLRN), a collaboration of 10 institutions across th...
Harrison Named Packard Fellow
NEWSHCII Assistant Professor Chris Harrison joined 17 of the nation's most innovative early career scientists and engineers as a recipient of a 2014 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineer...
HCII Marks 20th Anniversary With Weekend Celebration
NEWSMore than 250 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute will gather this weekend to celebrate the institute's 20th anniversary at HCII20. The...
Hong Leads Effort to Give Apps Privacy Grade
NEWSSmartphones wouldn't be so smart without their apps, yet many free apps pinpoint a user's location to deliver targeted ads or share contact lists with third parties without alerting the us...