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CMU to Lead National Study of AI in Arts Education

Chair of CMU's Board of Trustees David Coulter, Director of the Richard King Mellon Foundation Sam Reiman and CMU President Farnam Jahanian sign a beam for the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, outside the Simmons Auditorium.

AI & Health

Rare Ventures, a First-of-its-kind Platform for Accelerating Rare Disease Thera…

CMU's Herb Simon and Allan Newell are considered the godfathers of artificial intelligence.

AI & Learning

Researchers Explore What It Means To Say AI 'Thinks'

This image displays the progenitor of supernova SN 2026gzf as a bright blue dot in the galaxy at the top center. Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA

Space

Rare Stellar Explosion Gives Astronomers a Front-Row Seat to a Massive Star’s D…

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CMU Celebrates America250

How our history is woven into the fabric of the nation.

From developing lifesavers like Kevlar and pioneering the foundation of Wi-Fi to standing at the forefront of AI-enabled scientific discovery, Carnegie Mellon’s evolution exemplifies the American experience.

As the nation marks its semiquincentennial, CMU is hosting a yearlong slate of America250 programming. Together, we will reflect on our founding documents, explore untold stories of our past, and engage with the profound questions that will shape our human-centered future.

Building the Future: Carnegie Mellon Is the Quintessential American Story

Faculty Who Are Leaders in Their Fields

We have gone from a trade school with a muddy campus to one of the leading research universities in the world — and to have done that in 125 years is a really improbable story. To have had ambitions that great, and to have carried it out, is really a microcosm of the American story.
Julia Corrin
Michael and Lonna Smith University Archivist and Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections

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Our professors bring their expertise to classrooms and labs, mentoring students and advancing research across disciplines.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians serve as distinguished faculty in our School of Music to inspire the next generation of talent.

Nobel Prizes

Our faculty and alumni have received this prestigious award, widely recognized as one of the highest honors an individual can receive, in 5 of the 6 possible categories.

The Birthplace of AI

Carnegie Mellon University has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence since its early days, helping to shape the field through bold ideas, pioneering research and visionary leadership. From founding key institutions to launching entirely new areas of study, CMU has played a central role in advancing computing and AI. Today, our work continues to drive innovation and make a lasting impact across industries and society.

Learn more about AI at CMU

Herbert Simon and Allen Newell in a discussion at a desk — **First Artificial Intelligence Program**
Herbert Simon and Allen Newell create Logic Theorist, a computer program that could solve logic puzzles in the same way a human might in a game of chess.

Terregator at 3 different angles outside on CMU's campus — **Terregator**
Terregator pioneered exploration, road following and mine mapping. It was the world’s first rugged, capable, autonomous outdoor navigation robot.

snippet of speech recognition code — **First Language Recognition System**
Kai-Fu Lee, Raj Reddy and Roberto Bisiani create SPHINX, the first real-time recognition of speech to programming with AI techniques.

PhD student adjusting a dual arm manipulator robot — **First Robotics PhD Program**
The world’s first doctoral program in robotics is offered at CMU.

Navlab 5 outside on campus — **First Self-Navigating Automobile**
Scientist Dean Pomerleau and Ph.D. student Todd Jochem’s Navlab 5 drives from Pittsburgh to San Diego, the longest continuous test of an autonomous vehicle in a real-world setting.

Student on VR driving simulator — **First Machine Learning Department**
Considered the world’s first machine learning academic department.

BOSS self-driving vehicle — **First Self-Driving Vehicles**
CMU’s and General Motors self-driving SUV “BOSS” wins the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, a driverless car competition.

Three students looking at a robot and smiling — **First AI Undergraduate Major**
The first offered by a U.S. university in response to extraordinary technical breakthroughs in AI and the growing demand by students and employers.

A group of three people in a workshop setting work with wires, meters and circuit components on a wooden table. — **First AI Engineering Degree**
CMU announces a new first-of-its-kind Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Engineering degree, combining AI and machine learning with engineering domain knowledge.

What I love most about the College of Engineering is that everyone you meet carries a genuine passion for making the world a better place.
Shagun Maheshwari
Materials Science Engineering Graduate, Class of 2025

Lameck Beni, a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon Univeristy, and Rales Fellow

At the end of the day, I want to be someone who is helping people in a way that has the broadest impact possible.
Lameck Beni
Graduate Student and Rales Fellow

From left: Elizabeth Knox, Alexandra Knox and Roy Huang at the front of the CMU Pipes and Drums band at Spring Carnival opening on April 7, 2022.

Before hearing about CMU, I didn't think it was possible to pursue and thrive in such unrelated fields together. I've learned to use my concentrations to help one another succeed.
Roy Huang
Recent BXA Graduate