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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A Message From Dean Scheines

Dietrich College shares a message of care with the community and highlights faculty experts who are joining in the national conversation about the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, March 30, 2020

Finance Panel Kicks Off WiDS Virtual Conference

The Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference takes place annually at satellite locations around the world and, despite coronavirus, 2020 was no exception. More than 100 participants connected virtually for the opening talk of WiDS Pittsburgh@CMU on March 20.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Research Training Courses Open for Registration

Are you a first- or second-year student interested in gaining more research experience? The Dietrich College Research Training Program (RTC) is a pathway for you to gain the experience you need to further your pursuits in academic research.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Why Can’t People Agree About Climate Change?

A new study at Carnegie Mellon University explores why local perceptions often differ on contentious global issues, like climate change.
Monday, March 23, 2020

Graduate Student Teaching Award Winners Announced

Alexis Adams and Patience Stevens are the 2020 recipients of the Dietrich College Humanities and Social Sciences’ awards for teaching.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Pittsburgh Welcomes Women in Data Science

Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences will host a virtual Women in Data Science event.
Monday, March 16, 2020

A Legacy of Continuity and Transformation

Michal Friedman, visiting assistant professor of history, will be the inaugural recipient of the Jack Buncher Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies.
Friday, March 13, 2020

Carnegie Mellon Extends Forecasting of Flu-Like Illness

Ryan Tibshirani, associate professor in CMU’s Statistics & Data Science and Machine Learning departments, is part of a team working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on forecasting COVID-19.
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Raja Sooriamurthi Wins Dietrich College’s Elliott Dunlap Smith Award

Information Systems Program’s Raja Sooriamurthi was named the recipient of the Elliott Dunlap Smith Award in the Dietrich College.
Tibshirani Receives Department of Defense MURI Award
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Tibshirani Receives Department of Defense MURI Award

Ryan Tibshirani is part of a multi-institutional team that has received a 2020 Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative award.
Carnegie Mellon Reimagines the English Degree
Friday, March 06, 2020

Carnegie Mellon Reimagines the English Degree

Carnegie Mellon University has relaunched its undergraduate English degree as the Bachelor of Arts in Literature & Culture.
Self-Deception Can Guide Financial Advice
Thursday, March 05, 2020

Self-Deception Can Guide Financial Advice

A multi-institutional team of researchers explored different scenarios to evaluate the degree of self-deception when financial advisors make recommendations for their clients.
Anne Lambright Appointed Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Modern Languages
Thursday, March 05, 2020

Anne Lambright Appointed Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Modern Languages

Anne Lambright has been named the next head of Dietrich College’s Department of Modern Languages, effective July 1.
Her Life’s Work
Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Her Life’s Work

Carnegie Mellon University alumna Heather Arnet (DC 1997) never met her great-grandmother, but for her entire life, she’s been inspired by stories of her struggles and success as a suffragette.
Pre-College Prepares High School Students for Campus Life
Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Pre-College Prepares High School Students for Campus Life

The newest Pre-College summer program, Writing & Culture, has an intensive, integrated humanities curriculum.
Behrmann Honored for Contributions to Science
Monday, March 02, 2020

Behrmann Honored for Contributions to Science

Carnegie Mellon University’s Marlene Behrmann, Thomas S. Baker University Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, has received the Cognitive Neuroscience Society’s Fred Kavli Distinguished Career Contributions Award as well as the Vision Sciences Society's 2020 Davida Teller Award.
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