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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Herzog’s “Lo and Behold” To Screen at CMU

The film seeks to chronicle the virtual world from its origins to its outermost regions. On the way, Herzog encounters a number of Carnegie Mellon researchers and projects.The entire CMU campus is invited. Admission is first-come, first-served; a CMU ID is required.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Off to a Great Start

With the new academic year officially underway, learn all about how the Class of 2020 was welcomed into the Dietrich College community, the college's newest faculty members, what professors are most excited about and much more.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Class of 2020 Welcomed to the Dietrich College Community

Freedom of speech and opinion. Evidence and rigor. Diversity. Civility and respect. According to Richard Scheines, dean of the Dietrich College, these are just a few of the core values of Carnegie Mellon University.
Meet the Newest Dietrich College Faculty Members
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Meet the Newest Dietrich College Faculty Members

As Baker Hall fills with students who are eager to learn from the Dietrich College's world-class faculty, freshmen aren't the only new faces. The college is welcoming professors and post-doctoral researchers across a range of disciplines.
Professors Are Excited About Back-to-School, Too
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Professors Are Excited About Back-to-School, Too

When you were a kid, "back-to-school" probably meant newly sharpened pencils, crisp notebooks full of blank paper, maybe a new backpack or lunchbox-all symbolizing a fresh start and infinite possibilities.
Writing Contest Helps Students Deal
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Writing Contest Helps Students Deal

When Deborah Monti was a high school junior, she wrote a poem that expressed her feelings about not seeing herself reflected in the images of Latinas she saw in the media. Her poem won first place in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Awards.
Robert E. Kass To Receive Maurice Falk Professorship
Monday, August 29, 2016

Robert E. Kass To Receive Maurice Falk Professorship

Carnegie Mellon University's Robert E. Kass will receive the Maurice Falk Professorship in Statistics and Computational Neuroscience in recognition of his outstanding contributions to statistical theory and applying statistics in neuroscience.
Convocation Sets Stage for a New Beginning
Friday, August 26, 2016

Convocation Sets Stage for a New Beginning

CMU welcomed the Class of 2020. Dietrich College Senior Sree Unnava and Associate Professor of History Scott Sandage both spoke to the incoming freshmen, offering advice and inspiration.
With a Pogo Stick, the Sky’s the Limit
Thursday, August 25, 2016

With a Pogo Stick, the Sky’s the Limit

Nick Ryan (DC'11) was still a student at CMU when he co-founded Xpogo. Today, as the company's CEO, he works tirelessly to transform the perception of pogo from a toy to a sports lifestyle through events like Pogopalooza.
No-Homework Policy? CMU’s Steven Schlossman Responds
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

No-Homework Policy? CMU’s Steven Schlossman Responds

CMU's Steven Schlossman has extensively researched the history of homework as a divisive problem in American schooling between the 1820s and the present.
Shakespeare, Austen and the Cult of Celebrity
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Shakespeare, Austen and the Cult of Celebrity

A new exhibition at the Folger Shakespeare Library examines "Will and Jane" and their literary afterlives. Co-curated by CMU's Kristina Straub, it shows how milestone events and artifacts (like the shirt Colin Firth wore in the BBC mini-series "Pride and Prejudice") affected their legacies and popularity.
Simplify and Standardize Health Insurance Plans, Advise CMU Behavioral Economists
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Simplify and Standardize Health Insurance Plans, Advise CMU Behavioral Economists

Choosing a health insurance plan - whether through an employer, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Medicare - is complicated and stressful and often leads to consumers making costly mistakes.
Spring 2016 Dean’s List Announced
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Spring 2016 Dean’s List Announced

Congratulations to all of the undergraduate students who have been named to the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester.
Incoming Freshman, Father Bond Over Cross-Country Bus Journey
Friday, August 19, 2016

Incoming Freshman, Father Bond Over Cross-Country Bus Journey

In the months leading up to the start of his freshman year, Darian Cohen worked with his father, Graeme Cohen, to turn a school bus from Tennessee into a functional home, complete with composting toilet, refrigerator, kitchenette, bed and other amenities.
Still Something Rattles
Friday, August 19, 2016

Still Something Rattles

As a poet and spoken word artist, you could say that storytelling is in Terence Degnan's blood. But it does not end there. Degnan is also interested in how the world around us makes us who we are.
Three Research-Backed Tips for Back-to-School
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Three Research-Backed Tips for Back-to-School

With more than 205 trillion ways to teach and learn, it is easy to understand why going back to school can be overwhelming for students at any level-and their instructors. Here are three research-backed tips to help start the school year off on the right foot.
Honors Fellows Wrap Up Summer Research
Monday, August 15, 2016

Honors Fellows Wrap Up Summer Research

Eleven Dietrich College Honors Fellows are poised to begin their senior year with a head start on piloting psychological studies, conducting field research and laying the groundwork for film and writing projects. They recently shared their works-in-progress.
Forty Years of CMU Statistics and the National Academy of Sciences
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Forty Years of CMU Statistics and the National Academy of Sciences

For more than four decades, faculty members from CMU's Department of Statistics have played a vital role in analyzing research data, helping to shape policy decisions that impact our lives through their work with the National Academy of Sciences.
Pittsburgh's Universities Go to Summer School
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Pittsburgh's Universities Go to Summer School

CMU's Simon Initiative collaborated with the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education (PCHE) to hold the first-of-its-kind PCHE Simon Summer School to support educators in incorporating Simon technologies and approach into their instruction at their home institutions.
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Awarded Coveted NEH Grant
Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Awarded Coveted NEH Grant

The interactive online project that allows anyone to trace the personal relationships among figures like Bacon, William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and many others has received a coveted National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities grant.
Beyond the Binary: Q&A with Satvika Neti & Ashley Sobhani
Thursday, August 04, 2016

Beyond the Binary: Q&A with Satvika Neti & Ashley Sobhani

Apps are ubiquitous. We use them to order food, teach our kids and track healthy habits. And with the help of CMU alumnae Satvika Neti (DC'16) and Ashley Sobhani (DC'16), apps are bringing attention to sexual violence and bystander culture on college campuses.
Snapshots of CMU Psychology Alumni and Their Achievements
Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Snapshots of CMU Psychology Alumni and Their Achievements

Stuart Card (DC'78), a consulting computer science professor at Stanford University, is one of the co-founders of the human-computer interaction field. Kevin Gluck (DC'99) is a principal cognitive scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Jessica Cicchino (DC'09) is the vice president of research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Learn about their accomplishments as well as many others in this slideshow.
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