CMU History
This year marked the founding of Caringe Mellon University
What is the 1900s
The creator of the "Star Trek" franchise and CMU alumnus.
Who is Gene Roddenberry?
CMU’s School of Computer Science created the first software that allowed robots to interact autonomously with humans in real-time. This system is known as:
What is the CMUcam?
The name of the popular annual CMU event that celebrates the end of the academic year with a series of fun activities and traditions.
What is Carnival?
CMU is located in this Pittsburgh neighborhood, known for its proximity to both the university and local tech companies.
What is Squirrel Hill?
The founder of CMU, who was a wealthy industrialist and philanthropist
Who is Andrew Caringe?
This actor, famous for roles in "The Office" and "A Quiet Place," graduated from the School of Drama.
Who is John Krasinski?
This CMU team created the first ever autonomous car to drive across the country without human intervention.
What is the CMU Tartan Racing team?
A well-known CMU event where students dress up as "The Robots" and participate in a friendly competition.
What is the CMU Rube Goldberg Machine Contest?
CMU's main campus is just a short distance from this world-famous museum, home to both contemporary art and natural history.
What is the Carnegie Museum of Art?
CMU was originally formed by the merger of the Carnegie Technical Schools and this institution
What is The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
A famous inventor of the artificial intelligence programming language LISP, who taught at CMU for many years.
Who is John McCarthy?
The CMU Robotics Institute developed an early version of this technology, which allows machines to navigate with precision by using a 3D map of their surroundings.
What is LIDAR?
The name of the CMU festival that showcases student art, music, and performances, and is named after a historic building on campus.
What is "The Purnell Festival"?
The city of Pittsburgh is home to this famous sandwich, often filled with french fries and coleslaw.
What is the Pittsburger (also known as the Primanti Brothers sandwich)?
CMU's mascot, known for representing the university’s strength and resilience.
Who is Scotty ?
The first female astronaut of African descent to travel to space, an alumna of CMU's College of Engineering.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
CMU’s groundbreaking research in human-computer interaction led to the creation of this popular technology for motion sensing and game control.
What is the Kinect?
This beloved Carnegie Mellon tradition involves the entire student body singing a special song at the end of Carnival.
What is the "Fight Song"?
Pittsburgh is known as this "city" due to its legacy as a hub for the steel industry.
What is Steel City?
The first woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in computer science from CMU, who would later become a prominent researcher
Who is Jean Sammet
This tech entrepreneur and CMU graduate co-founded the popular mobile payment platform, PayPal.
Who is Peter Thiel?
This CMU program is known for launching the very first "digital assistant" as part of a human-computer interaction project.
What is the CMU’s "Siri" precursor, the “CMU Sphinx”?
Every CMU student participates in this event during their first year, which is often associated with the school spirit and camaraderie
What is "Welcome Week"?
This major bridge in Pittsburgh connects the two halves of the city, and is often associated with the CMU campus area.
What is Fort Pitt Bridge?