Dela Kuma Interviewed for Sapiens
Dela Kuma, an assistant professor in the Dietrich School’s Department of Anthology was interviewed for an article in Sapiens about her research into 19th-century Afro-European trade.
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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. You can read the article here.
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.
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. The article covers how influencers are being paid to get people's votes for different political candidates, but they don’t have to disclose it.
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.
Sam Woolley Speaks on Election Misinformation
Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was interviewed for an
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. This is the third high-profile publication from Liu and the research group this year.
Lara Putnam Interviewed by CNN on Swing States in the Upcoming Election
Lara Putnam, a professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, was interviewed by CNN for a story on voters in swing states.
Fossil Day at Pitt: Why You Shouldn't Take Rocks for Granite
Today is National Fossil Day and the Dietrich School has some bone-afied fossil history of our own!