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Friday, May 29, 2020

Alumni With Dietrich College Ties Awarded Fulbrights

At a time when most people are staying close to home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnegie Mellon University graduates are looking to future travel as Fulbright Student Grantees.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Students Past and Present Start Food Delivery Service

Social distancing and quarantine have led to the increased usage of services like GrubHub and DoorDash. However, students living in Pittsburgh without a steady source of income may find themselves unable to access these options. Enter the student-founded food delivery service “Chutoro.”
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Chabassol Persists to Become College Grad

A user interface designer and web developer at Carnegie Mellon, Steve Chabassol became a first-generation college graduate on Sunday.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Enrichment Programs Help Children Build Knowledge

Experience is the cement that holds the building blocks of knowledge together. New research suggests enrichment programs help children solidify the information they have added to their wall of knowledge.
Monday, May 18, 2020

How Morals Influence Spatial Decision-Making

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University explored how context frames an individual’s decision-making during two simulations that either helped their allies or harmed the enemy and the resulting collateral damage in each.
Friday, May 15, 2020

CMU's First AI Grad — From 32 Years Ago

Dietrich College alumnus Jared Leinbach earned the first AI degree from CMU in 1988, when he graduated with a self-defined major.
Friday, May 15, 2020

Roeder, Trotter Named University Professors

The Dietrich College’s Kathryn Roeder and Joe William Trotter, Jr. are among seven CMU faculty named University Professors in 2020.
Friday, May 15, 2020

International Film Festival to Stream “Sorry We Missed You”

Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival presents a special virtual screening and Pittsburgh premiere of the film “Sorry We Missed You” May 16-23.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Gelfand Center Honors Student for Their Educational Outreach

Shannon Werntz, a sophomore in the Social and Decision Sciences Department, is a recipient of Gelfand Center’s Educational Outreach Awards.
Student Speakers Represent Dietrich College
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Student Speakers Represent Dietrich College

The Class of 2020’s Virtual Conferral student speakers are Shannon Gallagher, a three-time CMU alumna who is earning her Ph.D. in statistics and data science, and Ana Torubara, who is earning her bachelor’s degree in social and decision sciences with a minor in cognitive neuroscience.
Sawyer Series: “Bread and Water,” Food Insecurity and Sickness
Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Sawyer Series: “Bread and Water,” Food Insecurity and Sickness

The “Bread and Water” series ended earlier than expected due to the outbreak of COVID-19. As the global pandemic continues to impact food security and water access in urban environments, issues raised by the Sawyer Seminar continue to grow in relevance.
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