Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Carnegie Mellon University
November 2020
Dietrich College News
An Interdisciplinary Look at American Elections
In "How We Vote," a Grand Challenge Seminar, three Carnegie Mellon University faculty bring a multidisciplinary perspective to a remote examination of the process of voting in American democracy. Lisa Tetrault, Teddy Seidenfeld and Aaditya Ramdas conceived the idea for the class, which includes many first-time voters, in order to take a deep dive into a complex and unstandardized system.
As the United States celebrates the centennial of the 19th Amendment in 2020, Lisa Tetrault, associate professor of history and a leading scholar of women’s suffrage, has been at the forefront of projects nationwide to inform and remind the public that the fight for voting access was a long, multi-generational movement fueled by diverse, complex women that remains unfinished and ongoing.
Tornadoes are spontaneous, destructive vortexes of air that descend to the Earth during particular atmospheric conditions. A new study from Carnegie Mellon University has found most people are familiar with the risk associated with Great Plains tornadoes, leaving residents in the southeastern United States vulnerable to increased storm risk.
When alumnus Jamie Quinterno decided to become a Tartan, he never imagined he was taking his first step in revolutionizing pediatric heart surgery. But that’s exactly what his biomedical company PECA Labs is doing — with an eye toward using their disruptive technology to change cardiothoracic and vascular surgery for adults, too.
Join the new director of the Master of Statistical Practice (MSP) Program, Jamie McGovern, and Joel Greenhouse on Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern for a “fireside chat.” During the chat, Jamie will provide an update on the MSP experience during the pandemic, share his vision on the growth and future of the program, and discuss opportunities for alumni to engage with the program in meaningful ways. Contact Brittany Powell bpowell2@andrew.cmu.edu with any questions. Register here.
Surviving the Pandemic: A Historical Perspective. Listen as Nico Slate, head of the Department of History, provides an overview of previous pandemics that have afflicted civilizations through time. Tune in here
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.
Read about news and accomplishments from the college's faculty and staff, including Emanuela Grama, Joel Greenhouse, Kathryn Roeder, Zach Branson, Sara Moussawi, and Sina Fazelpour, in Personal Mentions.
