Many hearing loss patients have the same complaint: They have trouble following conversations in a noisy space. Carnegie Mellon University’s Barbara Shinn-Cunningham has spent her career conducting research to better understand this problem and how it... read more
Roberta Klatzky, the Charles J. Queenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She is an expert in cognition whose research examines the relationships between human perception and action, with a focus on touch.... read more
CNBC colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh, Helen Schwerdt, Peter Strick, Bill Stauffer, and Rob Turner are featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” discussing the latest in Parkinson’s Disease research. Read or listen to A... read more
A new, multi-institutional MS-to-PhD program will help strengthen collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh campuses and expand access to graduate education in the growing fields of artificial intelligence, robotics... read more
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, director of the Neuroscience Institute and George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Auditory Neuroscience, is part of an interdisciplinary team that won the 2021 Misha Mahowald Prize for Neuromorphic Engineering. This year ... read more
David Touretzky, a research professor in Carnegie Mellon University’s Computer Science Department, will receive the 2022 AAAI/EAAI Outstanding Educator award for his work with the Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Initiative (AI4K12.org). The award i... read more
Mort Mishkin, an American neuropsychologist, and winner of the National Medal of Science, passed away on October 2, 2021. Dr. Mishkin, in his role as the Chief of the Section on Cognitive Neuroscience, Laboratory of Neuropsychology at the National Institu... read more
Brett Bankson featured on Bravo’s Top Chef Amateurs CNBC student, Brett Bankson, will be featured on Bravo’s Top Chef Amateurs in an episode airing on September 2 at 9:30 pm EDT. Bankson is a PhD student in Psychology at the University of Pitt... read more
Lori Holt Talks Crowd Noise on CBS News Sunday Morning Lori Holt speaks with CBS’ David Pogue about the sounds of the Super Bowl. Although sporting events have continued in the time of COVID-19, stadiums have largely remained empty while fans watch ... read more
The American Psychological Association (APA) has awarded Nazbanou (Bonnie) Nozari an award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, in the area of human cognition and learning. The APA cited Nozari for her “incisive exper... read more