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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Children’s Books Solidify Gender Stereotypes in Young Minds

A new study from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found children’s books may perpetuate gender stereotypes.
Friday, October 22, 2021

Senior Eyes Using Fractals in Architecture to Reduce Stress

Senior Alice Russell is conducting research as part of her Dietrich College Honors Fellowship Program, which folds together neuroscience and architecture to understand how to design urban environments that can reduce stress.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

How Jessica Cantlon Has Responded to Tumultuous Times

Jessica Cantlon, the Ronald J. and Mary Ann Zdrojkowski Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, was included in a special edition of Science News.
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, May 05, 2021

A Mural of Stories

Psychology major Elise Delgado’s senior honors project paints a picture of empathy and hope for underrepresented voices at CMU.
Tuesday, March 02, 2021

When Drinking Alone Becomes A Problem

The pandemic has isolated people in their homes. For some, drinking has taken on the role of self-medication to manage negative emotions, like stress and anxiety.
2021 Graduate Student Teaching Awards Announced
Thursday, February 04, 2021

2021 Graduate Student Teaching Awards Announced

Nuria Ballesteros Soria and Cassie Eng are the 2021 recipients of the Dietrich College Humanities and Social Sciences’ graduate student awards for teaching.
A Call a Day Keeps the Pandemic Blues Away
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

A Call a Day Keeps the Pandemic Blues Away

Social connection, social support and physical exercise key to overcoming adversity.
Researchers Explore How to Make AI More Human
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Researchers Explore How to Make AI More Human

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University received a $500,000 grant from the National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes program to design a new class of Turing Tests that assess both biological intelligence and AI.
Nozari Receives Early Career Award
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Nozari Receives Early Career Award

The American Psychological Association (APA) has awarded Nazbanou (Bonnie) Nozari an award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, in the area of human cognition and learning.
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