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Daniel Williams Cited in Article For Volcanic Research

Daniel Williams, an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Geology and Science at the Dietrich School, was cited in a recent article for his research into using infrared technology to study volcanic activity.

Your Habits Could Be Linked to Your Political Ideologies

Nick Rogers, a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Sociology in the Dietrich School was interviewed for a New York Times article on how political ideology correlates with things like shopping, businesses, and leisure activities.

Lara Putnam Interviewed on Pennsylvania's Political History

Lara Putnam, a professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School was interviewed in TribLive about the history of how the GOP started to turn Pennsylvania red over the years

Feeling the Election Stress? Emily Lindsay Has Some Tips For You

Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Dietrich School, Emily Lindsay, talked to PublicSource about election day stress.

Happy Halloween: The Dietrich School Zombie Survival Guide

It’s two in the afternoon, you’re starting to feel that after-lunch sleepiness when suddenly sirens go off and the Cathedral is thrown into chaos. A day you thought was only reserved for fiction has arrived: it’s a zombie apocalypse, and it’s time to use your brain before your brain gets used.

Sam Woolley Talks Influencers and the Election

Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was recently interviewed for a Washington Post article

Lara Putnam Interviewed in Technical.ly Article

Lara Putnam, a professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, was interviewed by Technical.ly about AI fakes and the upcoming election.

GES Students Help out the Pitt Pantry Through Their Sustainability Course

The Sustainable Food Source course, taken by Department of Geology and Environmental Students, spends most of their weeks at an urban farm learning and working with community leaders.

Fine Art Appreciation Day at Pitt: Don’t Brush off the University Art Gallery!

It’s Fine Art Appreciation Day and the Dietrich School has a lot of fine art to offer. No this isn’t a pigment of your imagination, we do have an art museum located on our campus.

Sam Woolley Speaks on Election Misinformation

Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was interviewed for an ABC News article about election misinformation, especially concerning Elon Mus

Jackie Smith Interviewed by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jackie Smith, a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Dietrich School was interviewed for a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article highlighting the affordable housing market crisis and how most Pennsylvanians favor making housing more affordable.

Lara Putnam Discusses the Upcoming Election

Professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, Lara Putnam, was interviewed for a Pittsburgh Union Process article.

Archaeology Day: Pitt Takes a Trip to Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village

The Department of Anthropology took a group of students, faculty, and staff to the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village this past weekend for Archaeology Day.

Did You Know at Dietrich: The Cathedral is Haunted

Boo! Did we scare you? If we didn’t, maybe knowing that the Cathedral of Learning is haunted might spook you.

Peng Liu Part of Research Team Published in Science

Peng Liu, a professor in the Department of Chemistry in the Dietrich School, and a team of nine other researchers were published in Science on October 10.