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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Dietrich Joins in NSF-Funded AI Research Institute

Dietrich College joined the School of Computer Science in fundamental and cutting-edge research in a government-led push to bring about life-changing advances through artificial intelligence.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Shifting the Culture

This fall, Kevin Jarbo will be co-teaching the course, ”We’re Not Beyond Race: Race and Identity in America,” as part of Dietrich College’s Grand Challenge Seminar.
Monday, July 26, 2021

Researchers Identify Groups Hesitant about COVID-19 Vaccine

Researchers have determined demographic and belief factors behind vaccine hesitancy that could be used to craft messaging for reluctant groups.
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Remote Schooling Reduced COVID-19 Deaths in Ohio Communities

Ohio counties where the majority of kindergarten through 12th grade school students participated in fully remote learning during the 2020 fall semester had slower progression of COVID-19 and fewer deaths than schools with predominantly in-person learning.
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Psychology Ph.D. Candidates Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships

Two Ph.D. students in Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Psychology, Chisom Obasih and Sophie Robert, have received Graduate Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). These fellowships will assist Obasih and Robert in their research efforts.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Podcasts Across CMU

"Cut Pathways," a podcast drawing from over 50 hours of oral history interviews with 34 subjects, released its premiere episode on various streaming platforms June 29.
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Obituary for William Keech

William “Bill” Robertson Keech, an emeritus professor of political economy, social and decision sciences and head of the Department of Social and Decision Sciences (SDS) at Carnegie Mellon University from 1997 – 2001, died on May 20, 2021. He was 81.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Health Starts at Home

With recent promotion, Dietrich College alumna’s research continues to help new moms weather the storm.
Tuesday, July 06, 2021

Leveraging ‘Unreality’ for Good

A Grand Challenge Seminar examines how virtual technologies can be used to benefit society.
CMU Spinoff Marinus Analytics Awarded AI XPRIZE Third Place
Monday, July 05, 2021

CMU Spinoff Marinus Analytics Awarded AI XPRIZE Third Place

A CMU spinoff company from a Dietrich College alumna won third place and $500,000 in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition in June.
Researchers Explore How Children Learn Language
Friday, July 02, 2021

Researchers Explore How Children Learn Language

New research pinpoints how young children quickly learn language, opening new paths to leverage for machine learning.
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