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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Driven by Safety, Trust Concerns

Almost half of adults younger than 65 who are hesitant to receive a COVID-19 vaccine say they are concerned about side effects, with people in certain occupations reporting five-fold higher rates of hesitancy than others, according to a new analysis by University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) scientists.
Monday, April 26, 2021

Kristina Straub Wins Dietrich College’s Elliott Dunlap Smith Award

The English Department's Kristina Straub has won Dietrich College's Elliott Dunlap Smith Award for Distinguished Teaching and Educational Service.
Thursday, April 22, 2021

“My Wonderful Wanda,” Final Film for CMU Festival Season

Set in a gorgeous lakeside Swiss villa, director Bettina Oberli explores the microcosm of family relationships in this nuanced drama with tinges of humor involving class relations, family politics and a surprise pregnancy that throws everyone off-kilter.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The Urban League Movement: Q&A with Joe W. Trotter, Jr.

Joe W. Trotter, Jr.’s latest book explores the Urban League of Pittsburgh to provide new insights into the organization and its impact.
Monday, April 19, 2021

Social Justice and the Arab World

Modern Languages offers a new course in the spring semester that explores diversity, equity and inclusion in Arab societies.
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Farinacci Leads Spring Carnival Adventure

Spring Carnival Chair Victoria Lugo Farinacci, a senior global studies major, previous one of CMU’s most beloved annual traditions.
Monday, April 12, 2021

Shining A Light on Radicalized Language

Tom Werner, associate teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy, is offering the course, “Disagreeable Language: Talk in the Age of Polarization” this spring to provide CMU students with the tools they could use to reduce the heat of a contentious conversations and shine light on the facts of a situation to escape the “untruth matrix.”
Monday, April 12, 2021

Dietrich Faculty Among Six Grants Awarded by Google

Six Carnegie Mellon University faculty members received grants through Google's inaugural Research Scholar Program. The program provides up to $60,000 to support the research efforts of early career professors.
Thursday, April 08, 2021

“For Sama” Documents Plight of Wartime Mothers in Syria

Waad al-Kateab documents the birth of her daughter amidst the siege of Aleppo in a film about life, family and motherhood under the Syrian civil war.
CMU Senior Named a Gaither Junior Fellow
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

CMU Senior Named a Gaither Junior Fellow

CMU senior named a Gaither Junior Fellow.
Three Humanities Faculty Receive Endowed Professorships
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Three Humanities Faculty Receive Endowed Professorships

Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members Michal Rose Friedman, Andreea Ritivoi and Ed Russell have received endowed professorships.
Hagan Named Dean’s Innovation Scholar
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Hagan Named Dean’s Innovation Scholar

Susan Hagan, associate teaching professor in Information Systems, is the 2021 recipient of the Dean’s Innovation Scholar award.
Verdict in on CMU Mock Trial
Monday, April 05, 2021

Verdict in on CMU Mock Trial

Dietrich College undergraduate students Daniel McNulty, Derya Ozcan, Molly Niehaus, Ryan Driscoll and Samuel Kim of CMU’s Mock Trial team recently advanced to this year's American Mock Trial Association's Opening Round Championship Series.
Making History Possible
Monday, April 05, 2021

Making History Possible

Vincent “Vince” Brown (DC 2013) was one of two CMU alumni who helped to plan the 59th U.S. Presidential Inauguration.
A Legacy of Love
Friday, April 02, 2021

A Legacy of Love

Alumna Barbara Bessey describes her CMU experience and decision to establish the Kevin J. Gilmartin and Barbara L. Bessey Undergraduate Scholarship Fund, which provides need-based scholarship support to undergraduate students enrolled in the Department of Psychology.
Connecting Peacemaking and Community Building with Policing
Thursday, April 01, 2021

Connecting Peacemaking and Community Building with Policing

Alumna Dr. RaShall Brackney is a leader transforming law enforcement.
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