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Monday, September 27, 2021

Students Gain Valuable Skills at Pittsburgh Internships

The Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program (PSIP) connects students from the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences with nonprofits, startups or small businesses in Pittsburgh. Over the summer, Tim Wang, Emma Reed and Jordan Gilbert all participated in PSIP and worked in a variety of fields, from tech to education.
Friday, September 24, 2021

Williamson Seeks Path Forward for Inclusive Education

The pandemic has altered how children attend school, but this period has been particularly difficult for children special needs. Madison Williamson surveyed parents, teachers and administrators in the Pittsburgh region to identify gaps in learning experiences to create more accommodating learning opportunities for these students in the future.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Receives $20 Million to Establish Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics in Dietrich College

The Center aims to improve global access to mathematics, improve the power of computational proof-assistants, and increase collaboration among educators, researchers, learners.
Thursday, September 16, 2021

Peter Spirtes Named Marianna Brown Dietrich Professor and Head of Philosophy

Peter Spirtes has been named the Marianna Brown Dietrich Professor of Philosophy. Spirtes was previously named the head of the Department of Philosophy.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Gao Awarded Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship

The Neuroscience Institute has awarded its inaugural Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship to Emma Gao, a first year Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Systems Neuroscience (PSN).
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Leveraging Twitter to Understand Natural Disasters

A new study suggests that monitoring social media during hurricanes could help communities better plan for and mitigate the impacts of climate change
Monday, September 13, 2021

Going for Gold

Alumnus scores dream job at the Tokyo Olympics and takes the CMU community behind the scenes with him.
Thursday, September 09, 2021

Student Government Leaders Seek Unity

This spring, Alexis Ozimok and Catherine Taipe were elected Student Body President and Vice President. They are already on the job, attempting to seize upon the political and social climate and grab students’ attention.
Thursday, September 02, 2021

Alessandro Rinaldo Named Associate Dean for Research

The Department of Statistics & Data Science’s Alessandro Rinaldo will serve as the next associate dean for research in Dietrich College.