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HCII Researchers Awarded $2M Grant To Test AI-Based Mobile Tutoring Software
NEWSHomework can be extra difficult for middle school students facing limited access to technology, lack of parental support or other factors that could hinder their learning....
CMU Team Advances to Final Round of $1M XPRIZE Competition
NEWSDigital Learning Challenge seeks to improve learning outcomes with effective tools Carnegie Mellon University learning science researchers John Stamper, Norman Bier and Steven Moore are...
The Future of Classroom Experimentation
NEWSWith access to some of the best digital tools and learning systems ever seen, it's a wonder that there is currently no easy way for teachers to conduct experiments to see what is working b...
CMU Experts Help Reach Learners in Uganda
NEWSFinancial constraints and physical distance from schools kept more than 75% of school-aged learners in Uganda out of the classroom, even before the COVID-19 crisis. By 2021, the pandemic w...
AI-Powered Museum Exhibit Shows Technology's Potential in Education
NEWSA project from the School of Computer Science's Human-Computer Interaction Institute that uses artificial intelligence to assist children in hands-on educational experiments is one of six ...
Machine Learning Model Predicts Health Conditions of People With MS During Stay-at-Home Periods
NEWSResearch led by Carnegie Mellon University has developed a model that can accurately predict how stay-at-home orders like those put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic affect the mental ...
Five SCS Students Named Siebel Scholars
NEWSFive graduate students in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have been named Siebel Scholars for 2023. Victoria Dean, Shivam Duggal, Isaac Grosof, Divyansh Kaushik and...
SCS Maintains Top Ranking for Computer Science From U.S. News and World Report
NEWSCarnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science maintained its No. 1 overall position for undergraduate computer science in U.S. News and World Report's 2023 Best Colleges rankings...
Discerning the Influence of Gender in the Effectiveness of Learning Games
NEWSEight years ago, Bruce McLaren's research team worked with Jodi Forlizzi, the Herbert A. Simon Professor in Computer Science, to design a mathematics learning game called Decimal Point as ...
CMU Team Celebrates Sixth Super Bowl of Hacking Win
NEWSCarnegie Mellon University recently showed off its computer security talent by winning DEF CON's Capture the Flag competition — the "Super Bowl of hacking," — for the sixth time. The team ...
HCII Software Uses AI To Get Students To Do More Math
NEWSSoftware designed by members of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute's (HCII) LearnLab to improve math learning outcomes for marginalized K-12 students received a top award from the In...
Summer 2022 Edition of The Link Now Online
NEWSGood work isn't enough for School of Computer Science faculty, students and staff. They strive to make sure their work does good, too — whether it's forging the path to designing, developi...