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Snowstorm, Arctic temperatures expected through Monday

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning in Pittsburgh in effect from 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, to 12 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23. A Cold ...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette shutters after 240 years of publication

The closure of the Post-Gazette is a call to arms for all of us to lean in, seize this moment, and do more,” said Andrew Conte, managing director of Point ...
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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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Let them have it

Every summer, my mother’s midlife crisis manifests itself as an absurdly expansive garden — her pride and burden. It grows rife and unruly with fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and nearly every ...
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Scientists find way to remove chromosome in Down syndrome, raises ethical questions

For genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia or Huntington’s disease, doctors have often focused on how effectively patients’ symptoms can be managed. Recently, scientists have discovered how to ...
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Silence, systemic gaps, and a petition: CMU community pushes for mental health reform

CaPS is a university-operated mental health service for students. Editor’s note: This story includes conversations about suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 for the ...
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First-ever map of brain cell development leads recent advances in neuroscience

A map of over 1,000 neurons, reconstructed from an analysis of one cubic millimeter of mouse brain tissue. Courtesy of The Allen Institute. Made up of 86 billion neurons interacting with each other ...
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CMU Professor Innovates Weather Model, Combats Delhi’s Pollution and Airport Delays

Students in the Gordon Group are testing the DM-Chem model by looking at other foggy regions of the world, such as over the Atlantic Ocean. Stephen Makin / Staff Photographer The Tartan spoke to Dr.
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The sad, slow, decline of corporate research labs

Editorials featured in the Forum section are solely the opinions of their individual authors. Courtesy of Wikimedia creative commons via user Ckaack I really wanted to write a eulogy to Bell Labs, but ...
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World’s largest spider web found in Balkans

Researchers have just discovered the world’s largest spider web — and no, it’s not in Doherty. Located in Sulfur Cave along the Albania-Greece border, the web spans over 1,140 square feet and is home ...
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The Invisible Shift: Fear and Fatigue Define CMU’s Overnight Ug2 Staff

“I’m so beat up, I don’t have the energy to go home and spend time with my children and my wife. What’s the point?” said Alex, a custodian who has worked the night shift at Carnegie Mellon for over ...
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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 ...