COVID-19

As the world experiences an unprecedented situation due to coronavirus, the Carnegie Mellon University community is responding with innovative approaches to education, impactful research, and a commitment to service.

Below are stories of some of the efforts we have underway in the College of Engineering to apply our technical skills and determination to fight the outbreak, as well as move teaching and research online.

Jan 7

COVID-19

Transit inequity increased during pandemic

Preliminary results from study of Allegheny County’s public busses finds transit inequity directly contributes to higher infection rates among members of low income and ethnic minority groups.

Oct 15

Artificial Intelligence

Intelligent, automatic contact tracing

CMU ECE alumnus Patrick Lazik and his team at Yodel Labs have developed a system that creates contact networks to contain COVID-19.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, Michele Blazek (CEE EPP ’87) and her team at Stanford Health Care jumped into action to keep their staff safe and their patients cared for—all while creatively tackling the challenges of limited space and personal protective equipment.

The multidisciplinary way

Jul 24

COVID-19

A new perspective in the fight against COVID-19

Elizabeth Wayne has received funding through the NSF RAPID program to study an often-ignored cellular factor in the mortality rate of COVID-19.

Jul 17

Health & Biomedicine

Engineering ways to keep doctors safe from COVID-19

When Allegheny Health Network and Magee Plastics needed help perfecting their simple intubation boxes, they turned to Carnegie Mellon engineers Ryan Sullivan and Coty Jen.

Jul 9

Energy & Environment

COVID and pollution

A team of Carnegie Mellon researchers found that Pittsburgh’s air pollution levels decreased during the stay-at-home order—but the overall impact remains small.

Jun 16

Advanced Manufacturing

Molding masks against coronavirus

Kenji Shimada and Erica Martelly team up for the America Makes Fit to Face Challenge, creating one of the top two designs in the competition.

May 4

Health & Biomedicine

Working against the clock

Alumnus Raj Kapoor teamed up with health-tech startup Clara Health to create World Without COVID to connect people from all over the world to clinical trials in their local communities.

Osman Yağan seeks to understand the spread of coronavirus and how public health measures can reduce that spread.

Yağan receives emergency NSF grant to help fight COVID-19

Apr 17

COVID-19

Behind the shield

Tech Spark is fabricating face shields for essential workers at the front lines of the COVID-19 response.

Apr 10

Artificial Intelligence

Outsmarting a virus

Can machine learning help us to accelerate the antibody discovery process to fight highly infectious viral diseases like COVID-19 and save thousands of lives?

Research paper

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Apr 7

Advanced Manufacturing

An alternative to the syringe

Carnegie Mellon University will provide microneedle drug delivery patches to support COVID-19 vaccination and treatment research.

Apr 3

COVID-19

CMU-Africa mobilizes to continue classes during COVID-19

When the Government of Rwanda implemented a nationwide lockdown because of coronavirus, CMU-Africa transitioned to remote learning in less than a week

Staff and administrators are implementing creative ways of keeping community members engaged and connected with each other in the face of adversity.

The Remote Student Experience at CMU-SV

Mar 27

COVID-19

Move to remote research invites innovation

While much of our lives can now function remotely, the transition to online poses unique challenges for academia—particularly for research universities like Carnegie Mellon.

Mar 2

Cybersecurity

To predict an epidemic, evolution can’t be ignored

In a new study, a team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers show for the first time how important evolutionary adaptations are in predicting epidemics.

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Centers & Institutes

Next Manufacturing Center

As one of the world’s leading 3-D printing research centers, the NextManufacturing Center is defining the future of advanced manufacturing from metals to bio-printing. With more than 20 researchers from across disciplines, the center remains at the cutting edge of this field by exploring the interrelated processing, materials, cost, and design challenges of 3-D printing.

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