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Senate discusses petition, proposed communication initiative

By Aren Framil, Junior Staffwriter Senate President senior Francesca Cain talks about the 2026 fiscal year budget. Aren Framil/ Junior Staffwriter On Thursday at its Oct. 9 General Body Meeting ...
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19.39% entering Female undergraduates at School of Computer Science; female enrollment drops across almost all colleges

In 2025, Carnegie Mellon University welcomed a cohort of 1,804 new undergraduate students at its Pittsburgh, PA campus.
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CMU Cloud Lab to bring remote science into mainstream

Nestled in the corner of an old warehouse in Bakery Square, the Carnegie Mellon Cloud Lab is one month away from becoming the nation’s first remote academic laboratory after six years in development.
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CMU undergraduate women’s enrollment declines across colleges

In 2025, Carnegie Mellon University welcomed a cohort of 1,804 new undergraduate students at its Pittsburgh campus. Though the university’s overall population has 42.2 percent of students ...
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Are All Bacteria Bad, or are Some Actually Vital?

Beverage companies such as Olipop have been adding fibers to their products to help improve gut health. Courtesy of Brad via Unsplash In a world with a looming fear of bacteria and their aversive ...
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Toward a New Era of Kidney Engineering

At every moment, your kidneys are working hard to keep you alive and healthy. Shannon Horning/ SciTech Editor While you are drinking, running, sleeping, or simply breathing, two loyal organs at the ...
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Astrology vs. Astronomy: A 2,000-year Ecliptic Drift

Astronomy and astrology once existed as the same discipline, but they diverged during the Age of Enlightenment. Although astrology and astronomy once existed as a singular discipline, the ...
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Mexican Cartels Lure Undergraduate Chemistry Students

A photo of Culiacán, the capital and largest city of Sinaloa. It is also the stronghold of the Sinaloa Cartel and the center of fentanyl production. “Temple of La Lomita, an image taken from Canal 3 ...
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CMU sees Record-High 47% yield

A record-setting 47 percent of admitted students chose to join the Carnegie Mellon class of 2028+. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Carnegie Mellon University has recently experienced a surge in its ...
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Review: Waxahatchee creates a lasting favorite on ‘Tigers Blood’

On one of my long nights of summer boredom, I stumbled across an NPR Tiny Desk Concert by the band Waxahatchee. I was initially drawn in by lead singer Katie Crutchfield’s cool oversized sunglasses ...
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Scientists find way to remove chromosome in Down syndrome, raises ethical questions

Researchers from Mie University in Japan used the gene editing tool CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome 21, the copy responsible for Down syndrome. Courtesy of digitale.de via Unsplash For genetic ...