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Friday, March 30, 2018

Kevin Zollman Receives Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship

New Directions Fellowships are designed to enable mid-career scholars to pursue systematic training in areas outside of their specializations. The award will enable Zollman, a philosopher and game theory expert, to study behavioral and complexity economics.
Thursday, March 29, 2018

David A. Tepper to Deliver Commencement Keynote, Dietrich College Senior To Give Student Address

Tepper will receive an honorary degree, in addition to Ted Danson, Shafi Goldwasser and Ada Yonath. Cognitive science major Kevin Wainczak will be this year's student speaker.
Thursday, March 29, 2018

Gender Equality at Work and “Thankless Tasks” for Women

Necessary job and office duties that come with little or no thanks and have no relevance for career growth or promotions are predominately undertaken by women. CMU’s Linda Babcock is part of a research team that has investigated how this impacts gender equality at work.
Deconstructing Inequality
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Deconstructing Inequality

As part of the Dietrich College Grand Challenge Seminar, nearly 60 students are examining different demonstrations of inequality.
“Sweet” Events To Learn About Dietrich College Majors
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

“Sweet” Events To Learn About Dietrich College Majors

Undergraduate students interested in pursing additional or alternative majors won’t want to miss these upcoming events each department is hosting.
Lisa Tetrault Wins Dietrich College’s Elliot Dunlap Smith Award
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Lisa Tetrault Wins Dietrich College’s Elliot Dunlap Smith Award

The Department of History’s Lisa Tetrault has won the 2017-18 Elliot Dunlap Smith Award for Distinguished Teaching and Educational Service.
Satirist Gerald Costanzo Returns With “Regular Haunts”
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Satirist Gerald Costanzo Returns With “Regular Haunts”

Never one to shy away from using wit and satire to poetically describe American life, Costanzo deconstructs a fleeting, popular and consumer culture in his new book, “Regular Haunts.”
Two Jim Daniels Books Named Finalists for Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Two Jim Daniels Books Named Finalists for Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Awards

The awards are designed to highlight, review and share the best books from university and independent publishers. Daniels’ books, “Challenges to the Dream: The Best of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Awards at Carnegie Mellon University” and “Street Calligraphy” are nominated.
CMU Neuroscience and Engineering Team Receives Chuck Noll Foundation Grant
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

CMU Neuroscience and Engineering Team Receives Chuck Noll Foundation Grant

Neuroscientists Marlene Behrmann and Michael J. Tarr will work with engineers Pulkit Grover and Shawn Kelly to further refine a custom EEG that is the first non-invasive, high-resolution system of its kind.
RSVP to the Dietrich College Declaration Dinner
Monday, March 26, 2018

RSVP to the Dietrich College Declaration Dinner

The Declaration Dinner is a night for Dietrich College sophomores to celebrate the halfway point in their academic journeys.
Advocating for the Humanities in D.C.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Advocating for the Humanities in D.C.

Carnegie Mellon's David Shumway and Christopher Warren participated in the events aimed at advocating for federally funded humanities programs. Their involvement highlights CMU’s strong standing in the humanities.
Save the Date: “Brunch and Buggy” During Spring Carnival
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Save the Date: “Brunch and Buggy” During Spring Carnival

Spring Carnival 2018 is just around the corner, and Dietrich College has a front-row seat to all of the action.
Alumnus Honors Mister Rogers Legacy
Monday, March 19, 2018

Alumnus Honors Mister Rogers Legacy

Fifty years after "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" first aired on PBS, Carnegie Mellon graduate Junlei Li continues to preserve Fred Rogers' legacy.
CMU Celebrates Pittsburgh Women in Data Science
Monday, March 19, 2018

CMU Celebrates Pittsburgh Women in Data Science

Women in Data Science (WiDS), a conference made up of many satellite events in cities around the world, came to Pittsburgh for the first time in March.
Have an Unpaid or Low-paying Summer Internship?
Friday, March 16, 2018

Have an Unpaid or Low-paying Summer Internship?

The Summer Internship Opportunity Grants Program is designed to help undergraduate students achieve their career goals without having a large overhead. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 6.
Applicants to Carnegie Mellon Surge to Record High, Building in Quality and Diversity
Thursday, March 15, 2018

Applicants to Carnegie Mellon Surge to Record High, Building in Quality and Diversity

Carnegie Mellon University attracted a record-breaking 24,351 applicants for admission to the Class of 2022, a 19 percent increase over last year's pool. Specifically, Dietrich College applicants increased by 29 percent.
In Two New Books, Sharon Dilworth Takes on Pittsburgh and Paris
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

In Two New Books, Sharon Dilworth Takes on Pittsburgh and Paris

In two new books out this year, Dilworth uses her fiction to explore two very distinct places.
A Transformation to Learning Engineering
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A Transformation to Learning Engineering

Bror Saxberg, vice president of learning science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, gave the fourth annual CMU Simon Initiative Distinguished Lecture. Saxberg discussed challenges in education, different learning science applications, examples of learning engineering and what his learning science group at CZI is trying to do.
Children's School Family Festival Goes Wild
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Children's School Family Festival Goes Wild

Family Festival is designed to be student-led to allow children to switch roles with adults as the experts. They could tour nine rooms of demonstrations, displays, activities and games by 96 preschool and kindergarten students.
#StatMadness: Pitt, CMU and Schell Games Team Takes On Yale in Round Three
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

#StatMadness: Pitt, CMU and Schell Games Team Takes On Yale in Round Three

The educational technology game “Night Shift” has advanced to round three of #StatMadness. Voting ends Thursday, March 15 at midnight.
The Learning Brain is Less Flexible Than We Thought
Monday, March 12, 2018

The Learning Brain is Less Flexible Than We Thought

New research from Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh finds that, when learning a new task, the brain is less flexible than previously thought.
Film Screening: Talking Black in America
Friday, March 09, 2018

Film Screening: Talking Black in America

The film will screen for the first time in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 11 on CMU’s campus. Walt Wolfram, executive producer, will introduce the film.
Farnam Jahanian Named President of Carnegie Mellon University
Thursday, March 08, 2018

Farnam Jahanian Named President of Carnegie Mellon University

Known for his enthusiastic engagement with students and his deep understanding for the CMU experience, Jahanian has been appointed as the 10th president of the University.
Revolutionizing the Study of Talk
Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Revolutionizing the Study of Talk

The advent of systems such as Google, YouTube and Wikipedia has made it seem as if all types of information are accessible at all times. Yet, for people who study spoken language in realistic conversations, none of those resources really help. Psychology Professor Brian MacWhinney has spent the past three decades addressing this gap.
Recap: Everything I Learned in the 17 Years Since I Graduated
Friday, March 02, 2018

Recap: Everything I Learned in the 17 Years Since I Graduated

Sanjay Patel is a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of GuestBook, a hospitality enablement software platform. He returned to CMU's campus for a lecture in the Dietrich College Entrepreneurship Series.
Pitt and CMU’s "Night Shift" Advances to Round Two of #StatMadness
Friday, March 02, 2018

Pitt and CMU’s "Night Shift" Advances to Round Two of #StatMadness

Research led by the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has advanced to the second round of the bracket-style tournament designed to pick the best ideas in biomedical science.
CMU To Host Conference on Ethics and AI
Thursday, March 01, 2018

CMU To Host Conference on Ethics and AI

Sessions will explore topics such as equity of access and impact, trust in human and human-machine relationships, policy and regulation of technological advances and how technology can empower people.
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