PITTSBURGH – November 02, 2026 -- Carnegie Mellon University has named Jason M. Brown director and chief executive officer of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the Department of War-sponsored federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) it operates. Brown joins the university on Nov. 16.

Fort Lauderdale – October 12, 2026 -- A Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture team has won the £10,000 2026 GROHE Water Prize for terracotta facade tiles that capture fog up to 400% more efficiently than standard flat surfaces.

The award, presented by GROHE for the World Architecture Festival (WAF), went to the project "Bio-inspired Architectural Terracotta for Sustainable Water Harvesting." The team is led by Associate Professor and Lead Researcher Laura Garófalo. WAF is scheduled for November 18-20 in Fort Lauderdale.