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Learning Science Grants to Advance Educational Technology Research
The Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University received two new grants to advance research in the area of i...
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HCII Faculty Part of Team That Wins Four-Year, $2.8 Million NSF Grant
Siewiorek, Klatzky Will Connect People to Wearable Cognitive Assistance Two HCII faculty members are among a group of Carnegie Mellon res...
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Ogan Will Use NSF Grant To Study Intercultural Communication in the Classroom
International teaching assistants often struggle to find success in their teaching and research careers because of communication breakdown...
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FIGLAB Wins Four Awards in One Week
The HCII's Future Interfaces Group (FIGLAB), led by Assistant Professor Chris Harrison, won four awards this past week for its research in...
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HCIIers Part of CMU Team Competing for Global Learning XPRIZE
Can children learn to read, write and do basic arithmetic without a teacher or classroom, relying only on tablet computers, each other and...
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CMU Researchers Earn Honors at ASSETS
Carnegie Mellon celebrated a strong showing last month at ASSETS 2015, where a team of researchers earned the Best Demonstration Award and...
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EM-Sense Mentioned in More Than 80 Media Outlets
A team from the HCII and Disney Research has developed a technology that could enable smartwatches to automatically recognize the objects ...
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HCIIers Take Second Place in Accessibility Hackathon
Three HCII Ph.D. students teamed up with peers from the University of Maryland to take second place in evoHaX SE last month. The hackathon...
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HCII, Disney Research Design System That Recognizes Objects Touched by User
A new technology developed by researchers in the HCII and Disney Research could enable smartwatches to automatically recognize what objec...
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3-D Printed Hair's a Hit
HCII researchers have found a way to produce hair-like strands, fibers and bristles using a common, low-cost 3-D printer — and the world h...
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Dey Delivers Closing Keynote at ASC 2015 Fall Convention
HCII Director Anind Dey delivered the closing keynote address last month at the 2015 Adhesive and Sealant Fall Convention and Expo.
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Kittur, Kraut Earn NSF Grant to Study Analogical Innovation
Great innovations in science and technology often result from analogy. Someone may see a video online or read an article that inspires the...
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Transit App Earns Small Business Innovation Research Grant
A team of Carnegie Mellon researchers that includes HCII Associate Professor John Zimmerman has earned a grant from the National Institute...
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HCII Researchers Fabricate Hair With Inexpensive 3-D Printer
3-D printers typically produce hard plastic objects, but HCII researchers have found a way to produce hair-like strands, fibers and bristl...
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Dow Receives Cyberlearning Grant
Steven Dow, an assistant professor at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, will receive a $449K grant f...
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Cassell Explores Impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution at WEF Summit
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is already upon us and Justine Cassell, associate vice provost for technology strategy and impact and HCI...
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Slate Calls Out Koedinger's Contributions to Learning Technologies
Artificially intelligent software is changing the face of the American classroom, and Slate's recent article "No More Pencils, No More Boo...
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Study Shows Game Design Can Reduce Stereotypes, Social Biases
HCII Assistant Professor Geoff Kaufman, who joined the department this semester from Dartmouth's Tiltfactor Lab, is making headlines for a...
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Louw Receives NSF Grant for Citizen Science
Learning Media Design Center Director and HCII faculty member Marti Louw will receive a three-year, $1.7 million National Science Foundati...
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Forlizzi to Deliver Keynote at DeSForM 2015
Jodi Forlizzi, professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University, will be on...