Claire Gianakas

Articles

• SciTech Briefs

  Genetic researchers identify four distinct species of giraffe

  Researchers have recently discovered that there are four genetically distinct species of giraffes. The findings, which were published in the journal Current Biology, were unexpected; all giraffes are quite similar in appearance, which had previously led to the conclusion that all giraffes were part of a single species.

  SciTech | September 12, 2016
• Mike McCaffrey and Olivia Cannizzaro focus on students

  Claire Gianakas (Editor-in-Chief, The Tartan): First off, how did you get interested in running for these positions?

  Special | March 21, 2016
• EOC changes to address crowds, cater to younger students

  The Employment Opportunities Conference (EOC), a job fair hosted by the Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) each semester at Carnegie Mellon University, is an essential step in the job search process for most students on campus.

  Special | February 8, 2016
• BrainHub scientists visualize basal ganglia pathway

  Neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, affect millions of people worldwide, making them ideal targets for future research. In the United States alone, Huntington’s disease affects nearly 30,000 people, according to the Family Caregiver Alliance, while Parkinson’s affects approximately one million, according to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. The prevalence of thes...

  SciTech | August 31, 2015
• SciTech Briefs

  3-D printed fish robots help detox water supplies

  SciTech | August 31, 2015