In the Media
The Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences makes news in media outlets far and wide, from local stories on how the college鈥檚 research impacts Pittsburgh to faculty experts who weigh in on important national and international issues. Below is a small sample of recent media coverage.听
2026: January 螜 February 螜 March 螜 April 螜 May 螜 June 螜 July 螜 August 螜 September
September 2026
Sept. 3, 2026, : Daniel Oppenheimer (Social and Decision Sciences) is cited in an article about the value of taking handwritten notes while learning, a practice that up to 80% of NFL players use while planning plays.
Sept. 6, 2026, : David M. Shribman (Dietrich College Scholar in Residence) writes an opinion column reflecting on the last 25 years since the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Sept. 9, 2026, , , : Jeremy Avigad (Philosophy) interview talking about AI solving complex math problems.
Sept. 9, 2026, : Ron Yurko (Statistics & Data Science) is quoted in an article about sports gambling.
Sep.t 10, 2026, : Javier Grillo-Marxuach (English) is featured in a story about his work in Hollywood and why he is happy to relocate back to Pittsburgh to teach at 糖心Vlog视频.
Sept. 15, 2026, : (originally appeared in The Conversation) Silvia Saccardo (Social and Decision Sciences) and two colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California, San Diego, wrote about their study that paid college students about $5 a night to sleep seven hours, which got them a quarter more nights of adequate sleep 鈥� and better grades.
Sept. 15, 2026, : Janine Dutcher (Psychology) is interviewed in an article about the effectiveness of AI in mental health as the age of rapid optimization for productivity鈥檚 sake is upon us, and mental health treatment is no exception to the trend.
Sept. 17, 2026, : Features Ron Yurko (Statistics & Data Science) in a conversation about CMU鈥檚 partnership with the Heisman organization.
Sept. 22, 2026, : Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) believes that Texas and Florida will gain seats in the U.S. House and California, New York, and Illinois will lose seats due to population shifts.
Sept. 25, 2026, : Seth Wiener (LCAL) discusses a new trend: American billionaires encouraging their children and grandchildren to learn Chinese amid China's growing influence.
Sept. 25, 2026, : Mieke Eoyang (CMIST) is part of a feature article asserting that, while we鈥檙e often told that Chinese advances could have catastrophic consequences, being the first to innovate does not guarantee success in the long run.
August 2026
Aug. 2, 2026, : George Loewenstein (Social and Decision Sciences) is cited in an article about the human drive to learn and be creative.
Aug. 2, 2026, : Daniel Holland (History) discusses the Esplanade plans impacting Manchester.
Aug. 2, 2026, : David Shribman (Dietrich College Scholar in Residence) authored an article about the Democratic National Committee changing the location of the first presidential primary from New Hampshire to South Carolina for the first time in over a century.
Aug. 5, 2026, (Japan), (Argentina),, , , , , , : Benno Weiner (History) contributes to coverage of the impact China鈥檚 鈥渆thnic unity鈥� law has on the country, particularly Tibet.
Aug. 5, 2026, (India), , : Silvia Saccardo (Social and Decision Sciences) collaborated with faculty from Pitt and UC San Diego in a study that proved improving sleep has a direct effect on improved academic performance.
Aug. 5, 2026, : Kevin Zollman (Philosophy) authored an op-ed about President Trump鈥檚 science budget and the president鈥檚 鈥榞old standard鈥� pledge.
Aug. 13, 2026, : George Loewenstein (Social and Decision Sciences) (originally in The Conversation) co-authored an article about public debate over polarization often starts with a simple idea: People prefer others who think like them.
Aug. 14, 2026, : George Loewenstein (Social and Decision Sciences) (originally in The Conversation) new research finds that people are more disturbed by others鈥� beliefs when they feel those beliefs are based on incorrect information.
Aug. 27, 2026, , , , , : Ron Yurko (Statistics & Data Science) explains the weight of a vote in the new platform being used in this year鈥檚 Heisman process. CMU鈥檚 Sports Analytics Center has partnered with Heisman to create the Heisman Hopefuls platform for fan voting for the Heisman Trophy.听
Aug. 24, 2026, : George Loewenstein (Social and Decision Sciences) is quoted about what people look for when they plan trips in an article about times things went wrong for travelers.
Aug. 24, 2026, : Susan Polanski (Dietrich College - Emeritus) shares her experience reviewing documents from the 16th and 17th century while working at 糖心Vlog视频.
Aug. 28, 2026, : Research conducted by Brooke Feeney (Psychology) is cited in an article about relationships strengthening through deep connections and support that allow room for independence.
Aug. 31, 2026, : Harry Krejsa (CMIST) discusses electrical organization hacking.
July 2026
July 7, 2026, : Cassidy Sugimoto (Bess Family Dean) is interviewed in an article about a new academic 鈥榟umanizer鈥� tool that aims to personalize the tone of research papers written with an artificial-intelligence program, in part by erasing apparent signs of AI usage. Some researchers praise the tool 鈥� but others are voicing concerns.
July 7, 2026, : David Creswell (Psychology) talks about the stress the closure of I-376 could cause people and how to manage it.
July 8, 2026, : Jessica Cantlon (Psychology) is featured in the Lost Science series after losing research funding.
July 11, 2026, , , ,: Ron Yurko (Statistics & Data Science) comments on polymarket鈥檚 evidence for odds in discussion about whether Cristiano Ronaldo cried when Portugal was eliminated from the World Cup.
July 19, 2026, National Commercial Radio / : Danny Oppenheimer (Social and Decision Sciences) explains the difference between handwritten and typed note taking and the cognitive processing involved. Broadcasted by 23 stations across the U.S.
July 20, 2026, : Jessica Cantlon (Psychology)explains that children and monkeys have the same understanding of geometry.
July 21, 2026, : Alex John London (Philosophy) offers insight on the use of AI in local government.
July 28, 2026, : Thomas Costello (Social and Decision Sciences) is named as the lead author of a cited study, and creator of DebunkBot, in an article about combating conspiracy theories.
July 29, 2026, : Russell Golman (Social and Decision Sciences) is interviewed for a story about information avoidance.
June 2026
Phys.org | June 6, 2026
TribLive | June 11, 2026
The Economic Times | June 14, 2026
PennLive.com | June 16, 2026
MSN | June 17, 2026
Neuroscience News | June 17, 2026
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 18, 2026
El Pais | June 21, 2026
Psychology Today | June 24, 2026
Yahoo! News | June 25, 2026
Pittsburgh鈥檚 Public Source | June 25, 2026
Pittsburgh Tribune Review | June 29, 2026听
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 29, 2026听
May 2026
MSN | May 1, 2026
The Straits Times | May 1, 2026
Associated Press | May 4, 2026
South China Morning Post | May 5, 2026
USA Today | May 5, 2026
The Los Angeles Post | May 6, 2026
Bloomberg Law | May 13, 2026
Medscape | May 20, 2026
April 2026
Psychology Today | April 7, 2026
TribLive | April 10, 2026
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 14, 2026
New York Times | April 15, 2026
Tech Briefs | April 15, 2026
Miami Herald | April 20, 2026
Yahoo! Life | April 21, 2026
Forbes | April 21, 2026
90.5 WESA | April 21, 2026
WTAE | April 22, 2026
CBS News | April 22, 2026
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 22, 2026
South China Morning Post | April 27, 2026
March 2026
Public Source | March 10, 2026
Asia News Network | March 12, 2026
Quanta Magazine | March 16, 2026
Bloomberg Law | March 16, 2026
The Independent | March 26, 2026
The Korea Times | March 30, 2026
The Conversation | March 31, 2026
February 2026
Arirang News | Feb. 3, 2026
The New York Times | Feb. 10, 2026
90.5 WESA | Feb. 11, 2026
90.5 WESA | Feb. 12, 2026
The Boston Herald | Feb. 22, 2026
Nature | Feb. 23, 2026
Science | Feb. 26, 2026
January 2026
Bloomberg | Jan. 26, 2026
New York Post | Jan. 27, 2026
Publishers Weekly | Jan. 28, 2026
Politico | Jan. 28, 2026
Media Coverage Archive
December 2025
Washington Examiner | Dec. 2, 2025
NBC Sports | Dec. 4, 2025
The Huffington Post | Dec. 4, 2025
The Diplomat | Dec. 6, 2025
The Wall Street Journal | Dec. 9, 2025
NEXT Pittsburgh | Dec. 10, 2025
The Texas Tribune | Dec. 11, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Dec. 14, 2025
November 2025
MSN听螜 Nov. 5, 2025
MSN听螜 Nov. 6, 2025
The Boston Globe 螜 Nov. 10, 2025
New Scientist 螜 Nov. 18, 2025
Associated Press 螜 Nov. 19, 2025
90.5 WESA 螜 Nov. 24, 2025
Atlantic Council 螜 Nov. 25, 2025
October 2025
Pittsburgh Business Times | Oct. 3, 2025
New York Times | Oct. 6, 2025
New York Times | Oct. 6, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Oct. 14, 2025
New York Times | Oct. 14, 2025
WBUR | Oct. 15, 2025
Associated Press | Oct. 15, 2025
Toledo Blade | Oct. 16, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Oct. 26, 2025
TribLive | Oct. 27, 2025
MIT Technology Review | Oct. 30, 2025
Huffington Post | Oct. 31, 2025
September 2025
Mashable | Sept. 5, 2025
CNN | Sept. 5, 2025
MSN | Sept. 5, 2025
WTAE | Sept. 7, 2025
The Conversation | Sept. 8, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 11, 2025
WBUR | Sept. 15, 2025
Newsweek | Sept. 17, 2025
The Washington Post | Sept. 16, 2025
NBC News | Sept. 20, 2025
Inside Higher Ed | Sept. 24, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 25, 2025
August 2025
Salon | Aug. 8, 2025
Scientific American | Aug. 12, 2025
The Washington Post | Aug. 18, 2025
Psychology Today | Aug. 19, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Aug. 20, 2025
Yahoo! News | Aug. 21, 2025
MSN | Aug. 24, 2025
SBC Americas | Aug. 25, 2025
TribLIVE | Aug. 22, 2025
AXIOS Pittsburgh | Aug. 27, 2025
July 2025
Fast Company | July 2, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 4, 2025
Ars Technica | July 17, 2025
Citizen Tribune | July 22, 2025
Pittsburgh Tribune Review | July 23, 2025
iHeart Radio | July 25, 2025
New York Post | July 26, 2025
USA Today Network | July 28, 2025
June 2025
CBC | June 6, 2025
The Athletic | June 10, 2025
Science | June 17, 2025
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NPR | June 18, 2025
Pittsburgh City Paper. | June 19, 2025
ABC News Live | June 19, 2025
The Atlantic | June 19, 2025
NEXT Pittsburgh | June 23, 2025
May 2025
The Japan News 螜 May 2, 2025
The Globe And Mail | May 6, 2025
Pittsburgh Magazine | May 7, 2025
The Miami Times | May 13, 2025
The New York Times | May 17, 2025
Times Higher Education | May 22, 2025
WLRN (Miami's NPR Affiliate)听| May 23, 2025
April 2025
The Cool Down (MSN) 螜 April 3, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 螜 April 6, 2025
South China Morning Post | April 18, 2025
Nature 螜 April 23, 2025
TribLive.com | April 25, 2025
March 2025
The Washington Post听螜 March 4, 2025
Pittsburgh Business Times听螜 March 10, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette听螜 March 12, 2025
WESA (Pittsburgh's NPR affiliate)听螜 March 12, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette听螜 March 15, 2025
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette听螜 March 20, 2025
February 2025
NPR's The Indicator | Feb. 4, 2025
Note: CMU's Kevin Zollman discusses game theory and the new presidential administration.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Feb. 9, 2025
Post-Tribune, part of Chicago Tribune Media Group| Feb. 15, 2025
Pittsburgh Business Times| Feb. 15, 2025
KDKA News: Pittsburgh's CBS affiliate| Feb. 22, 2025
BBC Newshour听| Feb. 22, 2025
First day of German election campaign
Note: A segment about the U.S. scientific research landscape beginning 45 minutes into the program includes an interview with CMU's Jessica Cantlon.
TechXplore| Feb. 25, 2025
December 2024 and January 2025
KBS | Dec. 21, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Dec. 22, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Dec. 29, 2024
Washington Post | Jan. 12, 2025
New York Times | Jan. 15, 2025
France 24 | Jan. 16, 2025
(article in Spanish)
PublicSource听| Jan. 28, 2025
December 2024
Gothamist| Dec. 10, 2024
November 2024
The Economist听| Nov. 7, 2024
Bloomberg听| Nov. 2, 2024
The Washington Post听| Oct. 31, 2024
October 2024
Liberal Currents听| Oct. 30, 2024
The New York Times听| Oct. 25, 2024
Salon听| Oct. 19, 2024
Foreign Affairs听| Oct. 19, 2024
September 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 27, 2024
The Hill | Sept. 26, 2024
BBC | Sept. 23, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Sept. 19, 2024
The Conversation | Sept. 19, 2024
August 2024
NPR | August 12, 2024
Foreign Affairs | August 7, 2024
Slate | August 3, 2024
July 2024
Futurity | July 30, 2024
Psychology Today | July 27, 2024
Daily Nous | July 18, 2024
New York Times | July 17, 2024
Times Higher Education | July 17, 2024
Inside Higher Ed | July 15, 2024
Lawfare | July 7, 2024
Fortune | July 1, 2024
June 2024
Daily Mail | June 28, 2024
New York Times | June 24, 2024
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AP | June 24, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 23, 2024
Bloomberg | June 19, 2024
The New Yorker | June 24, 2024
BBC | June 14, 2024
CNN | June 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs | June 3, 2024
May 2024
Institute of Alcohol Studies | May 28, 2024
Wall Street Journal | May 25, 2024
Popular Science | May 23, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | May 22, 2024
PNAS | May 21, 2024
STAT | May 16, 2024
Los Angeles Times | May 16, 2024
Scientific American | May 2, 2024
Big Issue | May 2, 2024
Forbes | May 2, 2024
April 2024
War on the Rocks | April 30, 2024
Modern War Institute | April 30, 2024
Scientific American | April 25, 2024
Knowable Magazine | April 23, 2024
BBC | April 20, 2024
WESA | April 3, 2024
ABC | April 1, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 30, 2024
CNBC | March 28, 2024
Daily Beast | March 28, 2024
Choiceology podcast with Katy Milkman | March 25, 2024
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March 2024
New York Times | March 24, 2024
Lawfare | March 17, 2024
Bloomberg | March 8, 2024
Inside Higher Ed | March 1, 2024
Axios | March 1, 2024
February 2024
The New York Times | February 29, 2024
WESA | February 5, 2024
CBS News | February 1, 2024
January 2024
Psychology Today | January 29, 2024
NPR | January 22, 2024
Daily Mail | January 9, 2024
The Messenger | January 5, 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | January 3, 2024
December 2023
Association for Psychological Science | December 20, 2023
CNN | December 19, 2023
The Messenger | December 15, 2023
Daily Mail | December 10, 2023
The Washington Post | December 5, 2023
November 2023
El Pa铆s | November 28, 2023
Psychology Today | November 27, 2023
Pittsburgh Inno | November 21, 2023
CBC News | November 18, 2023
The Christian Science Monitor | November 13, 2023
Scientific American | November 10, 2023
Washington Post | November 7, 2023
October 2023
The Wall Street Journal | October 29, 2023
Vox | October 20, 2023
NPR | October 19, 2023
Politico | October 16, 2023
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 17, 2023
Foreign Affairs | October 15, 2023
Politico | October 10, 2023
The Washington Post | October 9, 2023
Wired | October 1, 2023
September 2023
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| September 30, 2023
Vulture | September 26, 2023
The Messenger | September 15, 2023
The Atlantic | September 13, 2023
STAT | September 12, 2023
Deutsche Welle听 | September 7, 2023
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Oprah Daily | August 31, 2023
August 2023
The Atlantic | August 30, 2023
Pittsburgh Business Times | August 28, 2023
New York Times | August 26, 2023
War on the Rocks | August 25, 2023
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The Washington Blade | August 24, 2023
Pittsburgh Business Times | August 21, 2023
New York Times | August 21, 2023
Pittsburgh Business Times | August 21, 2023
Foreign Policy | August 17, 2023
NBC News | August 16, 2023
Inverse | August 15, 2023
Time Magazine | August 10, 2023
McKnights Long-Term Care News | August 7, 2023
July 2023
Washington Post | July 22, 2023
June 2023
USA Today | June 27, 2023
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | June 24, 2023
AARP | June 23, 2023
The Economist | June 21, 2023
UPI | June 7, 2023
May 2023
NPR | May 31, 2023
Quartz | May 11, 2023
Tribune-Review | May 11, 2023
Yahoo! News | May 11, 2023
Technical.ly | May 9, 2023
Pittsburgh Business Times | May 8, 2023
Pittsburgh Business Times | May 3, 2023
April 2023
USA Today | April 25, 2023
March 2023
Everyday Health听| March 23, 2023
The Straits Times听| March 17, 2023
CNBC听| March 7, 2023
News Week听| March 9, 2023
February 2023
Pittsburgh Business Times听| Feb. 28, 2023
Psychology Today | Feb. 23, 2023
The Washington Post | Feb. 20, 2023
NPR | Feb. 19, 2023
The Washington Post | Feb. 13, 2023
January 2023
The Wall Street Journal | January 27, 2023
Forbes | January 23, 2023
NBC News | January 14, 2023
Washington Post | January 5, 2023
December 2022
The New York Times | December 13, 2022
November 2022
New York Times听| November 23, 2022
The New York Times | November 18, 2022
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Toronto Sun | November 17, 2022
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Archetypes | November 15, 2022
The 74 | November 15, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 7, 2022
October 2022
Psychology Today | October 31, 2022
Christian Science Monitor | October 28, 2022
Fast Company | October 26, 2022
Fortune Well | October 6, 2022
Self-affirmations can improve your confidence. Here鈥檚 how to start
September 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 30, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | September 7, 2022听
CNN Health | September 6, 2022
August 2022
Futurity | August 29, 2022
The New Yorker | August 24, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 22, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 19, 2022
Bloomberg | August 19, 2022
Popular Science | August 11, 2022
Pittsburgh Magazine | August 10, 2022
The Guardian | July 30, 2022
July 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 24, 2022
Money | July 21, 2022
The Hill | July 16, 2022
EdSurge | July 13, 2022
Today | July 12, 2022
CNN | July 11, 2022
The Sun | July 11, 2022
CBS | July 11, 2022
June 2022
Moms | June 25, 2022
ABC News Radio | June 17, 2022
May 2022
Education Week | May 24, 2022
CNN Business | May 20, 2022
听U.S. News & World Report | May 19, 2022
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The Wall Street Journal | May 17, 2022
STAT | May 17, 2022
The New York Times | May 13, 2022
Financial Times | May 9, 2022
CBS News | May 8, 2022
The Boston Globe | May 6, 2022
Daily Pilot | May 3, 2022
Psychology Today | May 2, 2022
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The Washington Post | May 2, 2022
April 2022
Politico | April 26, 2022
Forbes | April 25, 2022
The Washington Post | April 22, 2022
Scientific American | April 19, 2022
Quartz| April 19, 2022
The Wall Street Journal | April 18, 2022
The Atlantic | April 12, 2022
Scientific American | April 1, 2022
March 2022
The Federal Reserve of Minneapolis | March 29, 2022
NBC News | March 28, 2022
KDKA-TV News | March 23, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 22, 2022
The Atlantic | March 18, 2022
Christian Science Monitor | March 15, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 13, 2022
Chronicle of Higher Education | March 7, 2022
Yahoo News | March 5, 2022
February 2022
CNBC | February 22, 2022
Ms. | February 15, 2022
WESA | February 15, 2022
Inside Higher Ed | February 10, 2022
Penn Live | February 9, 2022
Business Insider | February 6, 2022
January 2022
Wired | January 28, 2022
The Hill | January 27, 2022
Discover | January 26, 2022
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Wired | January 25, 2022
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Discover | January 24, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 23, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | January 22, 2022
Pittsburgh Magazine | January 21, 2022
Trib Live | January 20, 2022
The Atlantic | January 10, 2022