Research Centers
The Heinz School hosts or is closely associated with these Carnegie Mellon University research centers:
Center for Arts Management and Technology (CAMT)
CAMT investigates existing and emerging information and communication technology, and the practical application of this technology for arts managers. Heinz School Professor and Program Director Dan Martin is the director of CAMT, which is a member of the Institute for the Management of Creative Enterprises (IMCE).
Center for Behavioral Decision Research (CBDR)
The Center for Behavioral Decision Research (CBDR) supports new and
existing research in the realm of Decision Science at Carnegie Mellon. Behavioral decision research builds on the fields of psychology, economics, neuroscience, and public policy to answer applied and theoretical questions of decision making. These goals are met through the Center's seminar series, small grants program, working paper series, and public experiment scheduling site.
Center for Economic Development (CED)
As an applied research center, the CED brings academic resources to bear on key issues in regional economic development. Research areas include regional economic development, entrepreneurial vitality, links between economic growth and environmental sustainability, and globalization of technology and innovation.
Institute for Social Innovation
The Institute for Social Innovation (ISI) produces research and provides education that promotes leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation within the social sector. We bring a uniquely Carnegie Mellon spin to the field - a focus on applied research, using the latest in science and technology, taking advantage of our Pittsburgh location, which is home to a number of innovative nonprofits - to make an impact on the public interest. Collaborators on the Institute include the College of Fine Arts School of Design and the Tepper School of Business. Current program offerings include new courses, a concentration in social entrepreneurship and innovation for Heinz School masters students, and a lecture and podcast series featuring successful social innovators.
National Consortium on Violence Research (NCOVR)
NCOVR is the largest single social science project ever funded by the NSF. The consortium brings together researchers from around the world to study the dynamics that surround violence in urban areas and to develop policy initiatives aimed at reducing such violence. Heinz School Professors Alfred Blumstein and Daniel Nagin are director and research director, respectively, of the consortium.
Program of Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS)
The Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS) seeks to undertake and disseminate research on issues related to gender equality and to develop partnerships with other organizations to help women gain equity in society. Women often suffer from gross economic inequities in society and PROGRESS strives to address these disparities by targeting young women to teach them the importance of negotiation and how to do it effectively. Working with partners that focus on young women, we hope to overcome socialized behaviors in them that may be hindering the progress of women as they become adults and enter the workforce.
Center for Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems (CASOS)
A multidisciplinary, university-wide initiative, CASOS brings together faculty and students from computer science, social networks, and organizational science disciplines. Core strengths include computational organizational theory, computational economics and distributed artificial intelligence.
CyLab
Advances in computer technology unfortunately come along with security vulnerabilities that can harm everyone from the home computer user to small businesses, large corporations and anyone dependent on the nation's telecommunications and financial systems. To counter that threat, Carnegie Mellon University has launched a security initiative designed to protect all computer users from interference by cyber terrorists and hackers. The interdisciplinary team that will make up CyLab includes more than 50 researchers and 80 students from Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering, School of Computer Science, the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management and the CERT Coordination Center.
