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.
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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!
Lara Putnam Discusses Falling Voter Registration
Lara Putnam, a professor in the Department of History at the Dietrich School, was interviewed for an article in The Hill. The article focuses on how the shift in voter registration could be hurting Kamala Harris’s campaign.
Sam Woolley Interviewed by ABC News About Hurricane Misinformation
Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, was interviewed for an
Graham Hatfull Discusses Stubborn Bathroom Germs in Everyday Health
Graham Hatfull, a biotechnology professor in the Dietrich School was interviewed by Everyday Health about how your bathroom routine might be causing germs to stick around.
Sam Woolley featured in WIRED and CIGI
Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies Sam Woolley, was recently interviewed for an article in WIRED on Russian-backed media outlets. Woolley says that native English speakers are not the primary target of Russian propaganda.
Rachel Bezanson Talks to KDKA About Pittsburgh's Moon Tree
Rachel Bezanson, observational astronomer and associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy was interviewed by KDKA about the moon tree that is coming to Pittsburgh from NASA. The moon tree, which is a sweet gum tree, will be coming to Riverview Park and the Allegheny Observatory on October 6. You can read the full article here.
Sam Woolley Talks AI and the Upcoming Elections
Sam Woolley, the Dietrich School’s Endowed Chair of Disinformation Studies, spoke to MIT Technology Review recently about how AI could possibly affect upcoming elections.
Oscar Swan Interviewed for The New York Times
Oscar Swan, a professor emeritus of Slavic languages and literatures in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in The New York Times. The article, “Harris Courts Polish American Votes in Pennsylvania, " looks into how Polish Americans are typically overlooked in politics and usually vote Republican, but Harris wants to change that.
Lara Putnam Interviewed in Spotlight PA Article
Lara Putnam, a Professor in the History Department in the Dietrich school, who studies election data, was interviewed for a Spotlight PA article on voter registration.