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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Busy Pictures Hinder Reading Ability in Children

A new study published by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University shows extraneous images draw attention from text, reducing comprehension in beginning readers.
Friday, September 25, 2020

New Student Coalition Drives Civic Engagement

Jacob Feldgoise, a senior in Dietrich College and the College of Engineering, is co-president of the Roosevelt Institute, one of multiple student organizations combining efforts to launch CMU Votes.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

English Alumnus Wins Second Emmy Award

Javier Grillo-Marxuach (DC 1991) won a 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Programming for “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.”
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Eight Dietrich Seniors Named Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

ACS Scholars are Carnegie Mellon University undergraduate students who combine high academic standards with extracurricular activities, such as volunteering, playing sports, taking on leadership roles and participating in student organizations and the arts. They are selected each year by their deans and department heads to represent their class in service and leadership.
Thursday, September 17, 2020

Connecting and Thriving

Alumni Kishan Patel and Will Sanders are bringing together Tartan alumni and students through new CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship chapters.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

2019 Dietrich College Year in Review

The 2019 Dietrich College Year in Review provides a sampling of the accomplishments, awards and honors of our faculty, students and alumni. These articles show the strength of the College’s programs and reinforce the idea that our work is bridging disciplines to tackle important global issues.
Thursday, September 10, 2020

Google.org Donates $1 Million, Personnel To CMU's COVID-19 Forecasting Project

CMU’s Delphi Research Group, co-led by Ryan Tibshirani, associate professor of statistics and machine learning, has received a $1 million donation for its COVIDcast project, along with a pro bono team of 12 Google.org Fellows for the next six months.
Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Transcending Virtual and Cultural Barriers

Through the Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program, CMU sophomore Elizabeth Rodriguez had an impactful experience with Casa San Jose.
Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Dietrich College Interns Help Local Organizations Blossom

CMU students interning at Paramount Pursuits through the Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program used their skills to make an impact this summer.
Leading with Heart
Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Leading with Heart

Josefina and Stuart Card began their story at CMU, and together, they’re making an impact for fellow Tartans.
SURF Study Explores the Question: What Makes Someone Attractive?
Friday, September 04, 2020

SURF Study Explores the Question: What Makes Someone Attractive?

Dominique Powell, a senior in biological sciences and biopsychology, received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) grant to create and test a better way to understand how people select mates.
Bending History’s Arc
Thursday, September 03, 2020

Bending History’s Arc

Alumna Cassie Miller uses the lessons of history to combat hate and extremism at Southern Poverty Law Center.
Facebook Launches Competition To Improve Detection of COVID-19
Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Facebook Launches Competition To Improve Detection of COVID-19

Carnegie Mellon University’s Delphi Research Group is among Facebook’s COVID-19 Symptom Data Challenge partners.
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