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Friday, May 27, 2022

Congratulations, Graduates!

CMU’s classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022 celebrated Commencement this May.
Thursday, May 26, 2022

Obituary: Ilsedore B. Jonas Was an Influential Teacher of German Language and Culture

Ilsedore Jonas shared her deep appreciation for language, culture, literature and art with her students.
Monday, May 23, 2022

Stop, Hammer Time!

Kendra Noneman, a Ph.D. student in the Program in Neural Computation, recently set a Carnegie Mellon record in hammer throw, propelling her to the top spot in Division III and securing her place in the upcoming NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships on May 26-28 in Geneva, Ohio.
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Politics, Persuasion and the Press

Alumnus Dan Gilman, a former Pittsburgh city councilman and chief of staff to the Mayor of Pittsburgh, co-taught a course in spring 2022 with David Shribman, a special faculty lecturer at CMU and Pulitzer Prize-winning former executive editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Monday, May 16, 2022

Alumni Spotlight: Sim Ahuja

Sim Ahuja, a 2020 CMU graduate in International Relations and Politics and Decision Science, began her career focused on pandemic preparedness.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Ukrainian Language Lessons Support Instructors in Need

Tatyana Gershkovich, associate professor of Russian Studies, and David Parker, assistant teaching professor of Russian Studies, have found a small way to help people impacted by the Russian war in Ukraine.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Werner Receives Elliott Dunlap Smith Teaching Award

Tom Werner, associate teaching professor in philosophy, has received the 2022 Elliott Dunlap Smith Award for Distinguished Teaching and Educational Service in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Orientation Set Path to Commencement for Quaye

Senior Q Quaye, who graduates with a major in statistics and data science and a minor in creative writing, reflects on their time at Carnegie Mellon University.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Klatzky Elected into National Academy of Science

Roberta Klatzky, the Charles J. Queenan, Jr. University Professor of Psychology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She is an expert in cognition whose research examines the relationships between human perception and action, with a focus on touch.
Student Athlete Breaks Records while Pursuing Double Major
Monday, May 09, 2022

Student Athlete Breaks Records while Pursuing Double Major

Rising senior Bonnie Wang, a member of the Women’s Varsity Swimming and Diving Team, has renewed her commitment to swimming despite some setbacks during the pandemic.
Arons Named Director of the Center for the Arts in Society
Friday, May 06, 2022

Arons Named Director of the Center for the Arts in Society

Wendy Arons, professor of Dramatic Literature in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, has been appointed the new director of the Center for the Arts in Society (CAS).
Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain
Thursday, May 05, 2022

Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain

New research explores how abstract concepts are represented in the brain across cultures, languages.
Hur Recognized With Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford Award
Wednesday, May 04, 2022

Hur Recognized With Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford Award

Susanna Hur (DC 2022) has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford Award. The award is given to a graduating senior in CMU’s Dietrich College for outstanding academic achievement who plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career in education.
Guerrero Awarded Beinecke Scholarship
Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Guerrero Awarded Beinecke Scholarship

Arianna Garcia Guerrero, an international relations and politics major, is one of 16 students nationally to receive a 2022 Beinecke Scholarship for graduate education.
Faculty Spotlight: Don Holmes
Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Faculty Spotlight: Don Holmes

Don Holmes, a lecturer in writing and communication in the Department of English, is bringing his interest in eighteenth and early nineteenth-century African American rhetoric, literacy and language to CMU.
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