Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences Carnegie Mellon University February 2021

Dietrich College News

Surveys Show Northeast, West Coast Most Likely To Accept COVID-19 Vaccine

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have begun daily nationwide surveys to determine U.S. acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines to pinpoint the localities where people are most skeptical of the shots. Read more about vaccine acceptance

Lamb Presses On With Book Publishing

Despite the pandemic, the business of book publishing at Carnegie Mellon University presses on. Cynthia Lamb, who has served the Carnegie Mellon University Press for more than 20 years, edits and proofreads every one of the 12 to 18 books published by the Press annually. Read more about Lamb's work

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. The awards are given to graduate students who have shown an outstanding dedication to educating students and improving their teaching abilities. Read more about their achievement

Piquing Your Creativity

By day, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences alumnus Arnav Jhunjhunwala helps build an infrastructure foundation for India’s sustained growth though his company Alom Poly Extrusions’ reliable, high-quality and recyclable piping. At night, he engages his creative energies through writing. Read more about Jhunjhunwala's work

Nugent Honored by National Academies Rebecca Nugent, the Stephen E. and Joyce Fienberg Professor in Statistics and Data Science, said democratizing data allows everyone to make informed decisions about all aspects of their lives.

Upcoming Remote Alumni Events

Alumni Community. The new community can be found at community.cmu.edu. Online events. A number of online events are planned. Register here. The archive of past webinars is available at any time. Social media. Follow university channels to connect and view news. A directory of many channels can be found at community.cmu.edu/s/cmu-social. Share stories. The university wants to highlight stories of Tartans who are volunteering, working in a critical field or brightening the world during this time. Submit stories here: https://www.cmu.edu/engage/about-us/news/alumni/doing-good.html.

Dietrich College in the News Forbes Do Covid-19 Risk Calculators Help People Make Informed Decisions In a Pandemic? The New York Times Why Paying People to Be Vaccinated Could Backfire   NPR Shots Without Clear Pandemic Rules, People Take On More Risks As Fear And Vigilance Wane

Class Notes Find out what's new with Dietrich College students and alumni, including Joe Chvasta (DC 1982) and Vineet Agarwal (DC 2010), in Class Notes. Have something to share? Network with other alumni in the Dietrich College Alumni LinkedIn Group.

Personal Mentions Read about news and accomplishments from the college's faculty and staff, including Lauren Shapiro, John Soluri, Kathryn Roeder, Coty Gonzalez, Bonnie Nozari, Tatyana Gershokovich and Timothy Verstynen, in this issue's Personal Mentions.  Share your news.

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