CMU Professor Innovates Weather Model, Combats Delhi’s Pollution and Airport Delays
The city of Delhi, India is plagued with fog, air pollution, the burning of agricultural fields, very hot summers, and very cold winters. Together, these factors...
Petition on Gender Studies courses
Students at Carnegie Mellon University are organizing a petition advocating for an increase in gender studies courses. It has garnered over 260 signatures — from...
Pittsburgh Start-Up noVRel Transforms Neurosurgery Through Augmented Reality
Students from the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and Carnegie Mellon University are entering the augmented reality (AR) industry through their startup company,...
CMU Democrats, Republicans debate divisive topics raised by the Trump administration
On April 12 in the McConomy Auditorium, a debate was held between the Carnegie Mellon College Republicans and College Democrats. The event was moderated by the Undergraduate...
Paralyzed Man Stands Thanks to iPS Cells
By By Katherine Casarrubias Gallardo The March 24 issue of The Tartan introduced Dr. Robert J. White, a neurosurgeon who performed cephalic transplants on rhesus...
La Prima Introduces Happy Hour
Listen up, all you caffeine addicts! La Prima is going to extend their hours of operation from 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays....
Who needs Superman when you have Batman?
While writing this article, my writer’s block was rooted in my inability to decide where I stand when it comes to Superman. I have always loved Batman. His...
Strange Science: ‘Doctor Frankenstein’
The scene is like any ordinary operating room. The surgeon overseeing the operation is methodically preparing himself and his medical instruments for the transplant...
Reintroduced bill for student tenants
On Jan. 8, Pennsylvania State Representative Joe Ciresi referred House Bill No. 24 to the Committee on Housing and Community Development. The bill, known as the...
Senate discusses poster maintenance, sexual health survey, campus improvement
The Undergraduate Student Senate held its last general body meeting before spring break on Feb. 27 to discuss poster management on Student Government bulletin boards,...
Rare Genetic Disorder Treated in the Womb for the First Time
During an amniocentesis test, a long, thin needle is guided by an ultrasound and is inserted through the abdominal wall, passing into the amniotic sac that surrounds...
A look back at CMU Drama’s ‘Ghosts’ with director Carlos E. Martínez
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama’s production of “Ghosts” was showcased from Feb. 26 to March 1 in the Philip Chosky Theater at the Purnell Center for the Arts....