How Pittsburgh Bounced Back

Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon describes in this CNN commentary how Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh have been drivers of "Pittsburgh's renaissance" and how other cities around the world can leverage the resources of research universities to stimulate economic growth.

Gecko Toes Inspire Company

Earlier this year, MechE Professor Metin Sitti launched the startup nanoGriptech LLC to commercialize his research findings on the adhesive properties of gecko toes. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review featured the early growth of the company and the research it is based on.

Studying the Earth from the Air

CEE Ph.D. student Daniel Tkacik was featured by NPR for his participation in NASA's Student Airborne Research Program (SARP), a six-week session aboard a DC-8 flying laboratory. NPR followed Tkacik and his cohort as they collected data on a flight over California. Read or listen to the NPR coverage.

Pittsburgh: There's an app for that

Pittsburgh is the first city with an iPhone app: iBurgh. iBurgh allows residents to report problems—such as potholes and graffiti—directly to city government. The free app, developed by YinzCam founder and ECE Prof. Priya Narasimhan, is part of the city's effort to be a leader in "e-Democracy." Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Times and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

CIT Ranked #7 in Undergrad Engineering

U.S. News & World Report has ranked CIT as the #7 best undergraduate engineering program—up two spots from last year. Electrical and environmental engineering programs each rose a spot to #9, while the computer engineering program is ranked #4. 

The Carbon Case for Downloading Music

It's not just about convenience—downloading music is also better for the environment than buying it in a store. The New York Times describes research by CEE Professors Chris Weber and Scott Matthews that shows how downloading music slashes carbon emissions by 40-80% of traditional music purchase methods.