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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

More than a Milestone: Twenty-five Years of the Friedman Fellowships

黑料正能量’s Spring Carnival weekend is a longstanding tradition full of creative craftsmanship and competition, along with rides and reunions. Amid this year’s celebration, the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST) took the time to commemorate a different kind of construction—the building of a bridge between scholarly pursuits in Pittsburgh and professional practice in Washington, DC, a connection established by Cynthia Friedman twenty-five years ago.
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Faculty Spotlight: Connor Halloran Phillips

Connor Halloran Phillips is an assistant teaching professor in the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology (CMIST). His research examines interest groups, parties, legislatures and elections in the United States, and he teaches classes on American political institutions.
Monday, April 20, 2026

Agentic AI Analysis from a CMIST National Security Fellow: Major Gabrielle Nesburg

Cyber operations are increasing in speed and complexity, placing new demands on cybersecurity analysts to translate intelligence into actionable plans capable of keeping pace with automated adversaries. Major Gabrielle M. Nesburg participated in the National Security Fellowship Program at the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology (CMIST), and used the fellowship as an opportunity to develop a working AI prototype that addresses an operational problem she encountered in the field.
From Academics to Athletics: Student-Athletes in CMIST
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

From Academics to Athletics: Student-Athletes in CMIST

From competing on the field, court, course, and pool to engaging with intellectual pursuits in the classroom, student-athletes bring unique perspectives to the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST). Interviews with a cross-section of CMIST athletes reveal a pattern: The same skills that drive performance in competition also shape how students engage with complex, interdisciplinary coursework.
Identifying Autocratizers with Ignacio Arana Araya
Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Identifying Autocratizers with Ignacio Arana Araya

Reports that democracy around the world is decreasing to levels last seen nearly fifty years ago bring renewed urgency to better understand the causes of democratic backsliding. Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST) assistant professor Ignacio Arana Araya has found that personality traits can explain authoritarian behavior, and his research into Latin American presidents offers timely insights on political leadership and democracy around the world.
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