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The learning game Decimal Point aimed to help all students, but has helped middle school girls more than boys. CMU researchers are using a $1 million NSF grant to study gender-based differences more broadly in these types of games.

Discerning the Influence of Gender in the Effectiveness of Learning Games

Eight years ago, Bruce McLaren's research team worked with Jodi Forlizzi, the Herbert A. Simon Professor in Computer Science, to design a ...

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CMU recently demonstrated its computer security prowess by winning DEF CON's Capture the Flag competition for the sixth time.

CMU Team Celebrates Sixth Super Bowl of Hacking Win

Carnegie Mellon University recently showed off its computer security talent by winning DEF CON's Capture the Flag competition — the "Super...

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Software designed by the HCII's LearnLab to improve math learning outcomes for marginalized K-12 students received a top award from the International E-Learning Association. (Photo courtesy of Remake Learning.)

HCII Software Uses AI To Get Students To Do More Math

Software designed by members of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute's (HCII) LearnLab to improve math learning outcomes for marginali...

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The latest issue of The Link, the magazine of the School of Computer Science, is now online and features stories of good work that does good.

Summer 2022 Edition of The Link Now Online

Good work isn't enough for School of Computer Science faculty, students and staff.

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A group of HCII students sought to recreate the feeling of in-person thanks that can get lost in remote work environments through Co-Orb, a spherical desk lamp that lights up when a user receives a nice message via platforms like Slack or Teams.

HCII Students Seek To Increase Workplace Gratitude With Co-Orb

Thanking co-workers through Slack or Teams is a nice gesture, but it doesn't measure up to saying it to them in person. But remote work ha...

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CMU's Livehoods project, which redefined how people looked at location data and at their cities and neighborhoods, recently earned the Test of Time Award from the International Conference on Web and Social Media.

CMU's Livehoods Project Honored for Contributions to Understanding Cities

Location data is collected everywhere. Social media posts, Bluetooth or WiFi connections, ATM or credit card transactions, and many more a...

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Roberta Klatzky, the Charles J. Queenan Jr. Professor of Psychology and a faculty member in the HCII, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Klatzky Elected Into National Academy of Sciences

Roberta Klatzky — an expert in cognition whose research examines the relationships between human perception and action — has been elected ...

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