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

May 2020
Dietrich College News
Alumni Virtual Lunch with Dean Richard Scheines
It’s the lunch hour (or breakfast for our friends on the west coast) so join Dean Richard Scheines on May 4, 2020 12:30 PM Eastern for a virtual Dietrich College alumni forum to get his thoughts on how this unprecedented pandemic may impact the landscape of higher education moving forward. You may register for this virtual event and submit questions in advance.

The Ethics of Developing COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccination
Researchers and doctors around the world are in a race to save lives, not only through caring for patients sick with COVID-19, but in the hunt to discover an effective treatment or vaccine. In the rush to do science quickly, CMU ethicist Alex John London says it is easy to make mistakes. 

Carnegie Mellon Unveils Five Interactive COVID-19 Maps
CMU unveiled   COVIDcast, a collection of maps that displays real-time, daily information on symptoms, doctor visits, medical tests and browser searches related to COVID-19 conducted across the United States, including estimated disease activity at the county level.
The project is a collaboration between CMU researchers and Google, Facebook, Quidel Corp. and a national health system.

Alumni Spotlight: Connecting Families with Pets
During the pandemic, adoption and fostering rates are on the rise. CMU alumna and co-founder of animal welfare organization Fido Fixers, Lisa DiBenedetto Wysocki (DC 1979) helps connect family and friends to new pets — and making sure some shelter pets are even easier to adopt.

Calling for Your Contribution - Dietrich College Diaries
Upcoming Alumni Events
CMU staff and Alumni Association board and volunteers are working to provide ways to engage virtually:


  • Mindfulness: David Creswell led a guided mindfulness meditation practice and discussion about the emerging science of how mindfulness meditation can reduce stress and improve health. It is now available as an on-demand video.



Dietrich College in the News
Class Notes
Find out what's new with Dietrich College students and alumni, including  Phil Simon  (DC 1994),  Kary Myers  (DC 2006),  Sarah Hancock ,  Shipra Kanjlia ,  Steve Ferrigno ,  Eric Vazquez  (DC 2015), Heather Steffen  (DC 2004, 2015) and Bart Astor (DC 1969) in  Class Notes .


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  Robin Mejia in Personal Mentions . 

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