2013 News Archives

SMU prepares for mosquito season - Because mosquitoes are especially active in North Texas from May to September, the City of University Park has been spraying for mosquitoes to diminish the threat of West Nile virus. SMU is working with area authorities in addressing the mosquito problem. (5/21/2013)

Severe Weather Forecasted for North Texas - The SMU area is currently under a tornado watch, which means conditions exist for the formation of tornadoes. In the event of a tornado warning, you will be told to immediately seek shelter inside the nearest building and remain there until notified to resume normal activities. (5/21/2013)

Congrats to the Grads Video - Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison received an honorary degree during commencement Saturday. (5/21/2013)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Shareholders care about executive pay - Mel Fugate, management professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about shareholder's concerns over executive pay. (5/21/2013)

Forbes: Medical care obstacles - Eric Bing, professor of global health at SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, writes about overcoming obstacles of distributing medical care in developing countries. (5/21/2013)

National Geographic: Women scientists overlooked - Anne Lincloln, sociologist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about women scientists who were snubbed due to sexism. (5/20/2013)

'A Life in Letters' - Author and alumnus Joe Coomer's donated papers are featured in a DeGolyer Library exhibit that runs through May 24. (5/20/2013)

Chronicle of Higher Ed: Mrs. Shipley keeps first no-fly list - "Mrs. Shipley's Ghost: The Right to Travel and Terrorist Watch Lists" by Jeffrey Kahn, law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, is nicely reviewed. (5/20/2013)

ABC DFW: One family, one weekend, six degrees Video - Rosa Essaw '13, graduated this week with Bachelor's degrees in political science, human rights and communications. But those are only three of the six degrees received by her family this weekend. (5/20/2013)

Dallas Business Journal: Biofuel mandate a 'terrible idea' - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, opines against a biofuel mandate. (5/20/2013)

Congrats to the Grads - Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison received an honorary degree from SMU during commencement ceremonies Saturday. (5/18/2013)

Exemplifying the American dream - If ever there was an SMU family living the American dream, it's the Essaws of Wylie, who moved to this country 12 years ago after seeking political asylum from Ethiopia. (5/17/2013)

Birmingham: If you care about the poor  Video - W. Michael Cox, director of SMU’s William J. O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, talks about the benefits of markets and a market economy. (5/17/2013)

CNBC: Mass honeybee deaths worsening - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the economic impact of bees dying off. (5/17/2013)

Elle: SMU alumna designs jewelry - SMU alumna and jewelry designer Lauren Craft is nicely profiled. (5/17/2013)

Simmons School presents '‘Noise. Knowledge. Action.' - ‘Noise. Knowledge. Action.: Linking Data, Relationships and Student Outcomes’ is the Center on Communities and Education’s (CCE) first public presentation of community, nonprofit and school data on The School Zone-West Dallas. (5/17/2013)

Dallas News: Robert Caro among next Tate Lecturers - Author Robert Caro, discussing ‘JFK 50 Years Later,’ is among the headliners in the new season of the SMU's Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. (5/17/2013)

Dallas News: Politics of forgiveness - William Lawrence, theology professor and dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about the politics of forgiveness, specifically as it applies to recently elected Mark Sanford. (5/17/2013)

FW Star-Telegram: Tale of two tacks - Robert Rasberry, management professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about how two companies are considering their options in wake of garment-factory disaster in Bangladesh. (5/17/2013)

Dallas News: "Epic" creators are SMU alumni - A writer and an executive producer of the new animated movie "Epic", William Joyce and James V. Hart, are alumni of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts. At a recent private screening for the Meadows School Division of Film and Media Arts, the two spoke to students, alumni and supporters. (5/17/2013)

The Hill: Immigration fight risky - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about risks associated with the White House strategy for immigration reform. (5/16/2013)

Reporter-Telegram: 'Acts of Congress' at SMU in July - SMU to host George Washington's personal copy of "Acts of Congress," which includes the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and other legislation passed by the first session of Congress. The document will be on display at SMU's DeGolyer Library July 14-27. (5/16/2013)

Dallas News: Martin Rico at the Meadows Museum - The Meadows Museum at SMU features an exhibit by artist Martin Rico until July 7. (5/16/2013)

New Haven Register: Connecticut encourages natural gas - Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the state of Connecticut testing the exanded use of natural gas. (5/16/2013)

Dallas News: Editorial: Task Force report starts cultural shift - Editorial on the recommendations by a SMU's Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures for maintaining and improving programs related to sexual misconduct. The recommendations were accepted on May 8, 2013, SMU President R. Gerald Turner. (5/16/2013)

National Geographic: Lost continent found? - Louis Jacobs, paleontologist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, comments on lost lands found by scientists. (5/16/2013)

Student wins national award in green chemistry - Shannon R. Woodruff, an SMU graduate student in chemistry, was one of four national recipients of the Ciba Travel Award in Green Chemistry awarded annually by the American Chemical Society (ACS). (5/16/2013)

Dallas News: All Stars honor Stephanie Hunt - Stephanie Hunt, co-founder of the Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity at SMU, was honored last month by the All Stars Project of New York at a national gala benefit at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. More than 450 guests attended the black tie event. (5/16/2013)

SMU graduate student issues invitation on Facebook - Junghyun Park, who will be getting her Ph.D. in geophysics from SMU at Saturday’s Commencement Convocation, got to meet former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. (5/15/2013)

Encouraging Reading - SMU joins Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings in kicking off the Mayor’s Summer Reading Club. (5/15/2013)

Living Green - The SMU community makes a strong showing for sustainability during spring 2013. (5/14/2013)

Honorary Degree Symposia - Groundbreaking inventor James Robert (Bob) Biard and internationally respected educator Francis Christopher Oakley, who are receiving honorary degrees from SMU, will be featured at symposia in their honor on Friday, May 17. (5/14/2013)

Spring Commencement - SMU's commencement weekend includes graduation ceremonies and symposia. (5/13/2013)

Railroad Collections - As we mark the 144th anniversary of the completion of the U.S. transcontinential road, many of the documents and photographs associated with the development of the U.S. railroad industry are housed in SMU's DeGolyer Library. (5/10/2013)

SMU statement on Friday's campus lockdown - SMU was locked down briefly Friday morning in response to a potential threat. (5/10/2013)

Jambo 5K Run - The Jambo 5K Run, benefiting Friends of the Lost Boys DFW, begins at 7 p.m. May 23, 2013, at SMU. (5/10/2013)

Gifts to Libraries - Renovation and updating of two SMU libraries will be advanced through gifts totaling $8.5 million. (5/10/2013)

Washington’s copy of U.S. Constitution at SMU - George Washington’s personal copy of the Acts of Congress, which includes the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and other legislation passed by the first session of Congress, will be displayed July 14-27 at SMU’s DeGolyer Library. (5/9/2013)

Sexual Misconduct Task Force report accepted - Recommendations from Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures accepted. (5/8/2013)

Summer Camps - SMU offers a variety of camp programs, including Legos, the arts, athletics and academics. (5/7/2013)

The Globe: Thriving at the box office - Zannie Voss, chair and professor of arts management and arts entrepreneurship in the Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business at SMU, talks about the changing financial landscape of the arts and their need to change to survive. (5/6/2013)

Engineering Prof. emeritus Jack Holman dies - SMU Professor emeritus and alumnus Jack Holman, a renowned engineering researcher and educator who spent more than 50 years at SMU, first as a student and then as a faculty member, died in Dallas May 1 while recovering from surgery. (5/6/2013)

Tate presents former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe - SMU's Tate Distinguished Lecture Series presents former Columbian President Álvaro Uribe on May 7, 2013. (5/3/2013)

DC Supporters - SMU celebrates over $5m in gifts and commitments from DC area alumni, parents and friends. (5/3/2013)

HuffPost: Radical Muslims not good Muslims - SMU Daily Campus Editor-in-Chief Rahfin Faruk writes about the need for Muslim leaders to make it clear that radical Muslims are not good Muslims. (5/2/2013)

Dallas News: Meadows at Winspear 'exhilarating' - "Meadows at the Winspear" receives an excellent review by Dallas Morning News Classical Music Critic Scott Cantrell. (5/2/2013)

ESPN: Hunt drafted by Cincinnati Bengals - SMU defensive end Margus Hunt, a native of Estonian who had blocked more kicks than anyone in NCAA history, was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft on April 26, 2013. (5/2/2013)

WFAA: What Bush Center means to history  Video - Jeffrey A. Engel, director of SMU’s Center for Presidential History, and Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Foundation, talk with news media about the importance of the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. (5/2/2013)

Levi Olan Recordings Digitized - Bridwell Library at SMU's Perkins School of Theology will celebrate completion of a major project to preserve and provide digital access to 210 audio recordings featuring Rabbi Levi A. Olan. The event is planned for May 5, 2013. (5/1/2013)

Dallas News: Syrian torture hits close to home - Nora Abdullah, a Syrian American majoring in biology at SMU, writes about Syria and the government's torture of its citizens. (5/1/2013)

Marc Christensen new Engineering dean - Marc Christensen, a nationally recognized expert in light technology, is the new dean of the Lyle School. (5/1/2013)

Two Mustangs sign pro football deals - Former SMU standouts Chris Banjo and Marquis Frazier have signed professional football contracts. Banjo will join the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL, while Frazier will head north to the Winnipeg Jets of the CFL. (5/1/2013)

NPR: Environmental regs and the TX economy Audio - Daniel Millimet, an environmental economist at SMU, talks about fears that increased environmental regulations will hurt the Texas economy. (4/30/2013)

KERA: TX and OK fight over water rights Audio - SMU Assistant Professor of Law Sarah Tran weighs in on what the Supreme Court may consider in a dispute over water rights between Texas and Oklahoma. (4/30/2013)

Dallas News: I'm Muslim but an American first - Daily Campus Editor-in-Chief Rahfin Faruk, who was born in Bangladesh, writes about being a Muslim child of immigrants, but always an American first. (4/30/2013)

Dallas News: Student seeks grilled cheese title - While presidents and dignitaries were celebrating the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus earlier in the week, an SMU librarian from another campus library (Fondren) was basking in the glow of competing in the Grilled Cheese Invitational in Los Angeles. (4/30/2013)

Engaged Learners - 51 students to take on Engaged Learning projects in 2013-14. (4/30/2013)

Dallas News: Imagine 2020 draws DISD students - More than 6,000 kids from economically disadvantaged Dallas ISD campuses attended Imagine 2020 by SMU Football Coach June Jones. (4/29/2013)

Bush Center dedication makes headlines - These are links to some of the stories related to the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU. (4/29/2013)

Dedman Law presents New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson - SMU Dedman School of Law will host New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson on May 2. (4/26/2013)

Meadows Chamber Music Honors Concert - The chamber music program ends its 2012-13 season with its spring Honors Concert, featuring exciting performances by Meadows music students, some of them playing on campus for the last time before launching their careers. (4/26/2013)

Opera Free For All - Join the Meadows Opera Theatre for an hour filled with some of the most beautiful, inspiring, thoughtful, powerful and popular arias, duets and scenes by Mozart, Humperdinck, Mascagni, Donizetti and Richard Strauss. (4/26/2013)

Meadows Presents Three Plays - See "Shakespeare Project," "Assistance," and "The Water Children," which will be performed in rotation from April 23 to May 5. (4/26/2013)

Bush Center Opens - The Bush Center dedication brought together a sitting president and four former presidents. (4/25/2013)

Dedication Headlines - These are links to some of the stories related to the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU. (4/25/2013)

Tweets Page Feed - Tweets from the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. (4/25/2013)

Bush Center Ready - Former First Lady Laura Bush talks with news media the day before Thursday's dedication of the Bush Center. (4/24/2013)

Prestigious Recognition - SMU Anthropologist David Meltzer has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (4/24/2013)

Student Conference - Students attended the Clinton Global Initiative University to examine global issues. (4/24/2013)

Student Interns - Three student interns, including Alexus Selio, tell of their time at the Bush Center. (4/24/2013)

'Meadows at the Winspear' on May 1 - SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts will present its 20th annual benefit concert, “The 2013 Meadows at the Winspear,” on May 1 in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in Dallas. The concert will feature the critically acclaimed Meadows Symphony Orchestra and the Meadows Dance Ensemble. (4/23/2013)

Dallas News: Bush Center special coverage - The Dallas Morning did a special section on the upcoming dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center and is offering continuing coverage online. (4/23/2013)

Dallas News: Historian on Bush Center impact - Acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley talked with The Dallas Morning News Points about how presidential centers have transformed over the years and what will set the Bush library apart. (4/22/2013)

Big iDeas Symposium - SMU’s Big iDeas program has awarded grants to nine student teams to investigate big challenges facing the Dallas area, including illiteracy, poverty and environmental and health issues. (4/22/2013)

SMU welcomes the Bush Center Video: - SMU welcomes the Bush Presidental Center with featured remarks by the former president. (4/19/2013)

SMU celebrates Founders' Day - SMU celebrates Founders’ Day Weekend April 18 – 20 with events ranging from the official ceremony welcoming the George W. Bush Presidential Center, to musical performances, to special activities for families. (4/19/2013)

UMC News Service: Caring for Boston - Rev. Rebekah Miles, professor at SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about love as a response to fear with in light of the explosions at the Boston marathon. (4/19/2013)

Business Journal: Computer glitch ground flights - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about American Airlines' recent computer glitch that led to widespread flight cancellations. (4/19/2013)

NY Times: Elected office perks - Rita Kirk, director of the Southern Methodist University Maguire Ethics Center, talks about the perks associated with elected office. (4/19/2013)

Explorer's Journal - SMU celebrates opening of the Bush Presidential Center with donation of journal by early American explorer. (4/19/2013)

NY Times: Fruit flies thrive on organic - Johannes H. Bauer, biology professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about recent research showing fruit flies fed an organic diet fared better than those fed nonorganic. (4/19/2013)

FW Star-Telegram: JCP customers 'abandoned' - Edward Fox, marketing professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the missteps made by ex-JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson. (4/19/2013)

Dallas News: Texas law school grads finding jobs - John Attanasio, dean of SMU's Dedman School of Law, talks about the increases in job placements for law school graduates. SMU's Dedman School of Law had the best placement rate - 86 percent - in the state last year for permanent, professional full-time jobs. (4/19/2013)

Dallas News: 'Musical fruit" computing Video - Marc Christensen, dean ad interim of the SMU's Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, talks about senior computer science student Christian Genco. Genco uses a MaKey MaKey kit from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to show the fun of figuring out technology. (4/19/2013)

George Shackelford: 'Mad on Color' - SMU's Meadows Museum will feature the Kimbell Museum's George Shackelford on 'Mad on Color' on April 18, 2013. (4/16/2013)

Perkins Youth School of Theology presents 'Lift Your Voice' - Perkins Youth School of Theology (PYST) celebrates its 10th anniversary on April 20 with an Alumni Weekend featuring a special event highlighting the gifts and talents of young people from throughout the Metroplex. (4/16/2013)

Family Day at SMU - Don’t expect to hear any whining at SMU’s Family Day on April 20th, as activities are planned for every childhood interest. (4/16/2013)

Silver Heart Award - Film Prof. Lisa Kaselak won a DIFF award for her documentary about a slave plantation. (4/16/2013)

Gift to the Arts - A $1 million gift from Linda and William Custard endows directorship at Meadows Museum. (4/16/2013)

Deseret News: Utah Sen. stops gun bill debate - Matthew Wilson, political scientist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about the effectiveness of tactic by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to stop debate on gun control bill before it began. (4/12/2013)

ABC DFW: Next steps for JCP Video - Edward Fox, marketing professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the next steps for JC Penney after departure of ousted CEO Ron Johnson. (4/12/2013)

Libraries Cookout - SMU's Central University Libraries will hold cookouts on April 16-17, 2013. (4/12/2013)

Multicultural Gala - Multicultural Gala set for April 27 at SMU. (4/12/2013)

Wedded Bliss - SMU study finds that those satisfied with marriage are more likely to gain weight. (4/12/2013)

SMU's Altius Quartet takes first prize - The Altius Quartet, a group of four graduate students in the Division of Music at SMU Meadows School of the Arts, took first place in the strings and piano division at the biennial Plowman International Chamber Music competition in Columbia, Mo., over the weekend of April 6-7. (4/12/2013)

SMU to host death penalty symposium - As the State of Texas draws closer to executing the 500th death row inmate since capital punishment resumed here in 1982, a multidisciplinary symposium on the SMU campus will address “Death By Numbers: What Moral, Legal and Economic Price Are We Paying to Maintain the Death Penalty?” April 15-18. (4/11/2013)

'From the Hart' - SMU Director of Athletics Rick Hart launches column to engage fans. (4/11/2013)

Fox 4: SMU's Water Tap dedicated to Spotz  Video - The Water Tap at SMU’s Living Village was dedicated during Engineering and Humanity Week 2013 to Katie Spotz, adventurer and safe water activist. (4/11/2013)

Earth Day - The third annual Earth Day Dallas is scheduled for April 20-21, and SMU will host three booths at the Fair Park festival designed to elevate environmental awareness and influence the way North Texans think, live and work. (4/10/2013)

Relay for Life - SMU will celebrate a decade of the anti-cancer Relay for Life on April 12. (4/9/2013)

Fighting Cancer - SMU's 10th annual Relay for Life raises $136,000 for the American Cancer Society. (4/9/2013)

Expert panel to discuss drones - Judicial and ethical dilemmas surrounding the use of unmanned aircraft will be explored by some of the nation’s top law and human rights scholars during the panel discussion at SMU on April 11. (4/9/2013)

'War Against the Weak' - Investigative journalist Edwin Black will be at SMU April 8 to discuss the horrors of genetic discrimination and the quest to create a superior race. (4/8/2013)

SMU hosts Engineering & Humanity Week - SMU kicks off a series of events focused on water and sustainability, including Engineering & Humanity Week. (4/8/2013)

SMU to host Engineering & Humanity Week April 6-12 - Engineering & Humanity Week 2013, with a focus on water and protecting the planet, will be held on the SMU ca.m.pus and Dallas's Fair Park April 6-12. (4/5/2013)

Election Winners - Ramon Trespalacios elected student body president with Katherine Ladner as secretary and Jaywin Singh Malhi as vice president. (4/5/2013)

White Rock Lake Weekly: Focus on water conservation - Andrew Quicksall, engineering professor at SMU's Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, talks about a new report by the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center that touts conservation over reservoirs. (4/5/2013)

UMC News Service: Who was Mary Magdalene? - Mark Chancey, religious studies professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about Mary Magdalene in time for Easter. (4/5/2013)

Express-News: Hutchison gone, so is money for Texas - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about federal funding for Texas may be gone with the departure of former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. (4/5/2013)

NPR: Trials go on in absentia - Christopher Jenks, law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, talks about legal trials in absentia. (4/5/2013)

Inside Higher Ed: Ode to the chalkboard - Jose Bowen, dean of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, wrote "Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning", on which this essay is based. (4/5/2013)

Dallas News: Not quite homeless - SMU journalism student Stephanie Embree writes about a recent night spent in a local shelter for the homeless. (4/4/2013)

Dallas News: Don't fear blended society - Neil Foley, history professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences,talks about the American Southwest always being a blended society. (4/4/2013)

Dallas Child: Kids hurting themselves - Sarah Feuerbacher, director at SMU's Center for Family Counseling, talks about children and self-injury. (4/4/2013)

CS Monitor: Gun control moment passed? - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about gun control, says there is still opportunity for some action. (4/4/2013)

CBS 11: SMU and the Dallas Film Festival - Lisa Kaselak, assistant professor of Film and Media Arts in SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, talks about the Dallas International Film Festival and her documentary, Tomlinson Hill, about the history of slavery in Texas. (4/4/2013)

Fox: Talking about the U.S. Federal Reserve  Video - W. Michael Cox, director of SMU’s William J. O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, talks to Fox Business News about an upcoming news conference by Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, on March 20. (4/4/2013)

Dallas News: SMU teams up with KIPP schools - Southern Methodist University is partnering with KIPP, a charter school company, to attract greater diversity to the university and help KIPP students succeed in college. (4/4/2013)

CBS News: Being organic Video - Johannes Bauer, biology professor at SMU's Dedman School of Humanities and Sciences, oversaw a study where fruit flies raised on a diet of organic foods performed better on a variety of health tests, including fertility and longevity than fruit flies that were fed non-organic food. (4/4/2013)

SMU presents 'Barefoot on the Boulevard' - SMU’s student-organized “Barefoot on the Boulevard” sustainability and music festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 6, on the Bishop Boulevard lawn, just south of the landmark SMU flagpole. (4/3/2013)

Sun: Happy marriage makes me look fat? - Marital bliss may bulk up your well-being but it also tips the scales when it comes to weight, according to a new four-year study by SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology Andrea Meltzer. (4/3/2013)

Dallas News: SMU and Bush Center opening - Story about SMU's preparations for the dedication and opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. (4/3/2013)

Meadows Prize winners to present public events - Violist Nadia Sirota and interdisciplinary artist Tania Bruguera, winners of the 2013 Meadows Prize at SMU Meadows School of the Arts, will conduct the first half of their residencies at SMU in April. (4/2/2013)

Organic Diets Better - Fruit flies fed organic diets are healthier than flies fed nonorganic diets, SMU study finds. (4/2/2013)

SMU Sustainability Film Festival - SMU will host the Sustainability Film Festival on April 4-5 in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, screening documentary films focused on sustainability and preserving the environment. (4/2/2013)

Dedman Law presents top CEOs Edward Rust and Angela Braly - SMU Dedman School of Law will host two major leaders in business as part of endowed lecture series events in April: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chairman and State Farm Insurance Companies CEO Edward B. Rust, Jr. and former Wellpoint President and CEO Angela Braly. (4/2/2013)

New York Celebration - SMU alumni, parents and friends from the New York area honored for Second Century commitments. (4/2/2013)

Parking information for Bush Center dedication - To accommodate Bush Center dedication events while keeping teaching schedules on track, an SMU staff team has worked for several weeks to develop a parking plan reflecting the following priorities. (4/2/2013)

Understanding the 'God Particle' - SMU physics professor Ryszard Stroynowski, who participated in the recent discovery of the Higgs boson “God particle” that helps explain the “Big Bang” start of the universe, will be featured speaker at the Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility Public Scholar Lecture at SMU April 4. (4/1/2013)

Preserving the Earth - SMU kicks off a month of events focused on water conservation and sustainability. (3/28/2013)

Asian-American Heritage Month at SMU - A variety of events will celebrate Asian-American Heritage Month at SMU during April. (3/28/2013)

NPR: Need not be present for trial - Christopher Jenks, law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, talks about trying defendents in absentia and how common it is around the world. (3/27/2013)

Atlantic: Organic better, for fruit flies - Johannes Bauer, biologist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, led a study that suggests some fruit flies fed an organic diet were healthier than those who consumed a non-organic one. (3/27/2013)

SMU Fashion Week - SMU arts and business students will present SMU Fashion Week April 1-5, bringing fashion designers, bloggers and entrepreneurs to campus. (3/27/2013)

Spring Dance Concert - Featuring world premiere of new interpretation of The Rite of Spring by Dutch choreographer Joost Vrouenraets in celebration of The Rite’s centennial. (3/27/2013)

WOAI: Texas turnout worst in U.S. - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about Texas' low voter turnout in 2012. (3/26/2013)

KERA: Civil rights pilgrimage Audio - Dennis Simon, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, discusses the most recent SMU Civil Rights Pilgrimage through the American South. (3/26/2013)

KERA: 'Spend more, save more water' Audio - Andrew Quicksall, engineering professor at SMU's Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, talks about the need for Texas lawmakers to spend more on water conservation programs. (3/26/2013)

Huffington Post: Houses of Hospitality - Elaine Heath, theology professor at SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about church support for Houses of Hospitality where young Christians can live while serving the community. (3/26/2013)

SMU wins debate association championship - SMU Meadows students took first place honors at the Mid-America National Junior Division Debate Tournament. (3/26/2013)

The Hill: Honor nuclear non-proliferation - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about honoring nuclear non-proliferation obligations. (3/25/2013)

Dallas News: Advice to new pope - William Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about his advice to the new Pope Francis. (3/25/2013)

Dallas News: Arts students learn business - Jose Bowen, dean of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, talks about the school's program to teach business skills to arts students while they sharpen their craft. (3/25/2013)

CNBC: Fights worse than sequester - Jeffrey Engel, director of SMU's Center for Presidential History, talks about 11 historic examples of Washington infighting. (3/25/2013)

Spring Break Bloggers - Students, faculty and staff took advantage of spring break to focus on civil rights, research, service trips and more. (3/20/2013)

Lyle's innovative learning method sparks study - The Center For Creative Leadership will send a team of researchers to SMU Lyle in fall 2013 to study student learning techniques. (3/20/2013)

LitFest at SMU - English Department's annual event features authors, book signings and readings. (3/20/2013)

'A Life in Letters' - Author and alumnus Joe Coomer's donated papers are featured in a new DeGolyer exhibit. (3/20/2013)

Air Law Symposium - Followers and leaders of air law will explore issues shaping the aviation industry during the 47th annual Air Law Symposium March 21-22. (3/20/2013)

Feminism and the Bible in the 21st Century - Dr. Tammi Schneider will speak on “What Do We Do with Genesis? Feminism and the Bible in the 21st Century” at SMU on April 16. (3/15/2013)

Celebrating the Women’s Initiative Fellowship Video - Former First Lady Laura Bush was at SMU on March 8, 2013, to introduce the first class of fellows to graduate from the George W. Bush Institute’s Women’s Initiative Fellowship Program. The event was part of International Women’s Day at SMU. (3/15/2013)

WFAA: Laura Bush honors former professor  Video - Former first lady Laura Bush was the special guest March 9, 2013, at Holmes Middle School of Dallas where the library was named in honor of Dr. Harryette Ehrhardt, who taught Mrs. Bush while a professor at SMU. (3/15/2013)

Dallas South: Holocaust worse than thought - Rick Halperin, director of the Embrey Human Rights Program at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about the new Holocaust numbers. (3/15/2013)

Theatre Jones: TeCo play competition reviewed - The TeCo Theatrical Productions' 11th Annual New Play Competition nicely reviewed. The plays were selected by Will Power, playwright-in-residence at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, and directed by SMU Meadows students. (3/15/2013)

NY Times: Will Power premiers 'Fetch Clay' - Will Power, playwright and artist-in-residence at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, premiers later this year "Fetch Clay, Make Man" at the New York Theatre Workshop. (3/15/2013)

KERA: JC Penney launches store-in-a-store Audio - Ed Fox, marketing professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about JC Penney's launching its first store-in-a-store. (3/15/2013)

Star-Telegram: DFW region still growing - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about continued growth in the DFW region. (3/15/2013)

Observer: Professor's film to premier at festival - Lisa Kaselak, media arts professor at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, has a new film "Tomlinson Hill" premiering in April at Dallas International Film Festival. (3/15/2013)

Spring Youth Forum set for March 23 - Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University presents a Spring Youth Forum, Saturday, March 23, 2013, for high school youth ages 15 and older. (3/14/2013)

Author Reyna Grande to speak at SMU - Reyna Grande, finalist for the National Critics Circle Book Award for her poignant memoir The Distance Between Us, will speak at SMU on March 19. (3/14/2013)

College Hall of Fame to honor SMU linebacker - SMU linebacker Cameron Rogers is one of nine college scholar-athletes The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) will recognize at the NFF Gridiron Club of Dallas' fifth-annual banquet on March 21 (3/14/2013)

DMN: High hopes for new pope - Charles Curran, Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values at SMU, about Dallas-area Catholics' hopes for the new pope. (3/14/2013)

DMN: All-male cast in Dallas' new dance project - SMU alumni and current SMU Meadows School of the Arts students are among the dancers in new all-male dance company The Bruce Wood Dance Project. (3/14/2013)

CS Monitor: Iran may sue Argo - Jenia Iontcheva Turner, law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, talks about Iran's consideration to bring suit against makers of the movie "Argo". (3/14/2013)

CBS DFW: Sales, coupons are back at JCP Video - Michael Davis, economics professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about JC Penney's continuing efforts to win back customers. (3/14/2013)

Pope selection sends a message - SMU experts say the selection of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, as the new pope sends a message about the future of the Catholic Church. (3/13/2013)

Chronicle: Picking a pope for the 21st century - Charles Curran, the Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values at SMU and an internationally respected expert on the Catholic Church, wrote about the challenges facing the new pope in the March 12, 2013, edition of The Houston Chronicle. (3/13/2013)

DMN: JCP ex-CEO criticizes - Mel Fugate, management professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about JCP ex-CEO speaking out against the current efforts of the current CEO. (3/12/2013)

Dallas News: Weber-Clements Prizewinner - Author and conservationist William deBuys recently received the annual David J. Weber-William P. Clements Prize, from SMU’s Clements Center for Southwest Studies, for his book "A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest (Oxford University Press, 2011). The book recently was touted by the Dallas Morning News as an editorial hit. (3/12/2013)

Women's Health: Clear your fear - Jasper Smits, psychologist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about exercise as an anxiety reliever for dealing with phobias. (3/12/2013)

Times-Picayune: Dean speaks at TEDxLSU - Jose Antonio Bowen, dean of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, recently particiated in TEDxLSU, where he talked about his philosophy on the best way to use technology in education. (3/12/2013)

Meadows students win local ADDY Awards - Students at the Temerlin Advertising Institute at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts won multiple honors in the Student category of the annual American Advertising Federation (AAF) ADDY Awards local competition, hosted by AAF-Dallas recently at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. (3/11/2013)

RT: Drones in the U.S. skies  Video - More domestic drones are flying in the skies over the U.S., a trend that raises constitutional and privacy issues. Chris Jenks of SMU’s Dedman School of Law was interviewed by Russia’s RT television network about the legal implications. (3/11/2013)

Houston Chronicle: 'Bible courses mixed bag' - Mark Chancey, religious studies professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, wrote an op-ed piece about the varied ways that Bible courses are taught in Texas public schools. (3/11/2013)

AP: Martin Rico exhibit at Meadows - A new exhbit titled "Impressions of Europe: 19th Century Vistas by Martin Rico" opens at the Meadows Museum on the campus of SMU. The exhibit features about 100 works including paintings, drawings and sketchbooks, and runs through July 7. (3/11/2013)

LA Times: Foreign oil investment in Mexico? - Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about Mexico's moves toward warming up to investment by foreign oil firms. (3/11/2013)

NYT: 'Latinos gain political muscle' - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about the new generation of Latino leaders focusing on tapping money from the Hispanic community to influence elections and public policy. (3/8/2013)

CBS 11: Women succeeding at work - SMU sociologist Anne Lincoln says there needs to be changes in the workplace structure to allow women to succeed. Her remarks came during a recent interview were part of a story on women in the workplace and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s controversial new book. (3/8/2013)

Spanish Master - The Meadows-Prado partnership features works by landscape painter Martín Rico. (3/8/2013)

Distinguished Alumni - Dedman Law honors alumni for their legal and business achievements. (3/8/2013)

Making Better Parents - SMU parenting program tackles child abuse and neglect among formerly homeless families. (3/8/2013)

Annual civil rights pilgrimage leaves March 8 - More than 30 SMU students will depart the campus March 8 for the University’s ninth annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage. (3/8/2013)

Economic historian to speak at SMU - The Tate Distinguished Lecture Series presents Niall Ferguson on March 19. (3/8/2013)

The Limits and Promise of Prediction - This March 21 IMPACT Symposium will engage in an interdisciplinary conversation about the power of prediction—its promise as well as its limitations, focusing in particular on energy, the environment, and economics (3/7/2013)

D Magazine: SMU and TeCo's play competition - SMU Theatre Artist-in-Residence Will Power is serving as a mentor to the finalists in TeCo’s annual New Play Competition, and six SMU theatre directing students are serving as directors of the plays. (3/6/2013)

RecycleMania: The 'Green' battle continues - As the annual RecycleMania competition reaches the half-way point. (3/6/2013)

Mustangs announce 2013 football schedule - SMU announces its 2013 football schedule, opening against Texas Tech on Aug. 30. (3/6/2013)

CBS 11: Sequestration's gradual impact  Video - SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson says sequestration is “going to be a slow-selling, slow developing problem, but it is going to be a problem.” (3/6/2013)

CBS 11: Texas's future as a red state  Video - SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson says the changing demographics of Texas may signal a change in the state’s voting patterns. (3/6/2013)

CNN: Women moving ahead in workplace  Video - SMU sociologist Anne Lincoln says women are flooding many professional fields, especially medicine and law, and they already dominate the fields of veterinary medicine and pharmacy. (3/6/2013)

Highland Park breaks ground on new town hall - Highland Park broke ground March 5, 2013, for construction of its new Town Hall. (3/6/2013)

Spring Commencement - Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will give the main address at commencement on May 18. (3/5/2013)

Great Aridness wins Weber-Clements Prize - Conservationist William deBuys wins SMU book award for A Great Aridness. (3/4/2013)

NBCNews.com: Widening wealth gap  Video - Matthew Wilson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, helps analyze the real reasons behind why the wealth gap between white and African-American familites has widened. (3/4/2013)

NY Times: 'Bible class in Texas' - Mark Chancey, religious studies professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about how evangelical Christian perspectives infiltrate public school Bible courses in Texas. (3/4/2013)

Women's Bball Champs Video - The Mustangs clinch at least a share of the Conf. USA regular season championship. (3/4/2013)

Pakistani Partnership - Funded by a State Dept. grant, SMU Psychology will work with a Pakistani women's university. (3/1/2013)

Global Health Expert - Global health researcher Eric G. Bing joins SMU faculty as a professor in the Simmons School. (3/1/2013)

Moody Rejuvenation - After 57 seasons and some great memories, this weekend marks the end of Moody's current configuration. (3/1/2013)

40th anniversary of occupation of Wounded Knee - Forty years ago members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) were in the midst of a 71-day occupation (Feb. 27-May 8, 1973) of the tiny town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. “Wounded Knee penetrated the national consciousness in a way no other protest had,” said SMU history Professor Sherry Smith. (2/28/2013)

Assessing Pope Benedict XVI and what lies ahead for the Catholic Church - What will history make of Pope Benedict XVI and what lies ahead for the Catholic Church? SMU experts can provide insight (2/28/2013)

Holocaust survivor Max Glauben to speak at SMU - Holocaust survivor Max Glauben will talk about his experiences in a Nazi camp during World War II at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 28, at SMU. (2/28/2013)

Salon: Religious right 'undermining education' - Mark Chancey, religious studies professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, partnered with the Texas Freedom Network to study of biblical education in Texas public schools. (2/28/2013)

Russian TV: '­Orwellian skies' - Christopher Jenks, law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, talks about the increased use of drones in U.S. skies. (2/28/2013)

Calvin Coolidge Expert - Economist Amity Shlaes will talk Wednesday about her highly praised book on the 30th U.S. President. (2/27/2013)

NY Times: In Russia, 'Shooting the Messenger' - Jeffrey Kahn, associate professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, comments about the dangers of Russian President Vladimir Putin's dislike for hearing the truth, even when he asks for it. (2/27/2013)

Forbes: Dallas: best city for job - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about Dallas as the best city to find a job. (2/27/2013)

DMN: Compassion vs. justice in immigration - William Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, Mathew Wilson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences and William Noakes, adjunct at SMU's Cox School of Business and Perkins Theology student, comment on balancing compassion with justice in the immigration debate. (2/27/2013)

Dallas South News: Cupcakes to inspire kindness - Six SMU students launch a cupcake business focused on helping others. (2/27/2013)

2013 SMU Athletics Hall of Famers announced - The SMU Athletic Department, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, has announced the newest class of the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2013 inductees are Cash Birdwell, Russell Carter, Lars Frölander, Lance McIlhenny, Rick Herrscher and the late Earl Stewart. (2/27/2013)

DMN: Harlem Shake - Mustang style Video - SMU students did the Harlem Shake on the steps of Dallas Hall. (2/27/2013)

CS Monitor: Sequester, who cares? - Cal Jillson, political scientist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about most Americans' misunderstanding and/or disinterest in the sequester. (2/27/2013)

Moody Rejuvenation - After 57 seasons and some great memories, this weekend marks the end of Moody's current configuration. (2/27/2013)

Student Research Day - Student Research Day is scheduled for Wednesday,February 27, 2013, in Hughes-Trigg Student Center on the SMU campus. (2/26/2013)

Perkins announces Seals Laity Award recipients - Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University announces the selection of three Woodrow B. Seals Laity Award recipients for 2013. (2/26/2013)

Students show support for state tuition program - Several SMU students are meeting with state legislators at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, February 27, to express their support of increasing funding to the Texas Tuition Equalization Grant program. (2/26/2013)

Ethics Honor - Longtime SMU supporters Nancy Ann and Ray L. Hunt receive the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award. (2/26/2013)

Daily Campus: Shaq visits SMU to talk humor - Shaquille O’Neal visited the SMU campus Feb. 22 to address the Northeast Texas Humor Conference. (2/25/2013)

Advertising Aces - American Advertising Federation names SMU senior "Most Promising" and another to its Honor Role. (2/25/2013)

Men's Swimming and Diving wins C-USA - SMU men's swimming and diving team wins Conference USA championship. (2/25/2013)

McLatchey: William Wells Brown - new details - Ezra Greenspan, English professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, discovers new details about the author William Wells Brown, the first and most prolific black writer published in the 19th century. (2/25/2013)

Discovery: Civil War photos on exhibit Photos - “The Civil War in Photographs: New Perspectives from the Robin Sanford Collection,” exhibition at SMU’s DeGolyer Library, runs through March 15. (2/25/2013)

Chronicle: Innovative research hitting a wall - David C. Croson, Clinical Professor of Strategy in SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about roadblocks to the push for innovative research. (2/22/2013)

WS Journal: Obama's minimum wage hike - Dwight Lee, the William J. O’Neil Endowed Chair in SMU's Cox School of Business, questions President Obama's proposal to raise the minimum wage. (2/22/2013)

SMU hosts geothermal conference - SMU’s renowned Geothermal Lab will host its sixth Geothermal Energy Utilization Conference March 12-14 on the SMU campus in Dallas. Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will be the keynote speaker and Doug Hollett, program manager of the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program, will speak at an evening reception. (2/22/2013)

Free simulcast of 2013 TED conference - SMU students, faculty and staff are invited by the Lyle School of Engineering to attend free simulcasts of the 2013 TED conference sessions Feb. 26 - March 1. (2/22/2013)

‘Why is Death Bad for You?’ - Shelly Kagan is the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and is considered one of the outstanding moral philosophers of our time, writing extensively on the nature of human well-being and harm. He will speak at SMU on March 1. (2/22/2013)

SMU’s Tate Lecture Series presents M.K. Asante, Jr. - Award-winning author, filmmaker M. K. Asante, Jr. will speak at SMU on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. (2/22/2013)

Mitch Hart named SMU Trustee Emeritus - The SMU Board of Trustees has named former trustee Milledge A. “Mitch” Hart, III as Trustee Emeritus. The Board passed a resolution to honor Hart with this designation during its quarterly meeting February 21, 2013. (2/22/2013)

Meadows Wind Ensemble presents 'I Have a Dream' - The Meadows Wind Ensemble presents a Black History Month celebration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, featuring a performance of the iconic speech with narration by distinguished Meadows alumnus and star of opera and oratorio Donnie Ray Albert. (2/22/2013)

Coach Rompola posts 400th Win  Video - Women's Basketball Coach Rhonda Rompola posts her 400th career victory. (2/22/2013)

SMU adds Early Decision to application process - Beginning fall of 2013, SMU will offer an Early Decision option in its application process. Early Decision is a binding application process used by recognized universities nationwide. (2/22/2013)

Dallas News: Rompola closing in on 400th win - SMU Women's Basketball Coach Rhonda Rompola could post her 400th career victory on Thursday night when the Mustangs play Tulsa. (2/21/2013)

Bloomberg News editor to give the 2013 William J. O’Neil Lecture - DALLAS (SMU) – Matt Winkler, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, will give the William J. O’Neil Lecture in Business Journalism at SMU at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Winkler’s topic will be “Truth in the age of Twitter,” a discussion of the intersection of journalism and social media. (2/21/2013)

Art Spiegelman on comics - Pulitzer Prize winner Art Spiegelman, author of the illustrated Holocaust narrative Maus, will discuss the evolution of comics on February 28 at SMU as part of the Al and Sadye Gartner Honors Lecture Series. (2/21/2013)

Prof. Lovin named to Library of Congress chair - SMU Prof. Robin Lovin appointed to a Kluge Center chair at the Library of Congress. (2/21/2013)

A Gift for the Future - A $25 million gift from Harold C. and Annette Caldwell Simmons will fund a new building and academic positions. (2/21/2013)

Dallas News: Country before soul? - William Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about the challenge of reconciling religious beliefs with leadership decisions. (2/20/2013)

DMN: Social resumes are in - Guy Davis, assistant director of SMU’s Hegi Family Career Development Center, talks about social versus paper resumes. (2/20/2013)

DMN: Pope retires, what's next? - Matthew Wilson, political scientist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about the Pope's retirement and what's next for the Catholic church. (2/20/2013)

CBS 11: That's (cyber) extortion Video - Suku Nair, chair of the computer science and engineering department at SMU's Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, talks about identifying and avoiding cyber extortion. (2/20/2013)

SMU and Wiley College debaters to tackle immigration - SMU and Wiley College will debate the controversial immigration issue on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in an unusual meeting that had its originals in 1935. (2/19/2013)

SMU names interim Law School dean - Law Professor Julie Patterson Forrester, an award-winning legal scholar in property law, has been named interim dean of SMU Dedman School of Law, effective June 1, 2013. (2/15/2013)

WFAA: Pope Benedict XVI announces resignation  Video - Charles Curran, SMU's Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values and an expert on the role of the Catholic Church as a moral and political force in society, talks about Pope Benedict's unexpected announcement on February 11, 2013, that he is resigning and what it may mean for the Catholic Church. (2/15/2013)

Fox 4: Student chooses football over fashion  Video - Myles Crosby of Colleyville Heritage High School is heading to SMU, but he's putting a lucrative career as a model on hold to live his dream of playing college football. He has posed in Calvin Klein ads gracing the pages of such national magazines as Esquire, GQ and Vanity Fair. (2/15/2013)

Fox 4: Obama's State of the Union address  Video - SMU's Jeffrey A. Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History, talks about President Obama's State of the Union address and the outlook for his second term. (2/15/2013)

Washington Post: Dead presidential tour - Jeffrey A. Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History in SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about fascination with the deaths of past presidents. (2/15/2013)

Twittweb: Guide to salary negotiation - Robin Pinkley, strategy and entrepreneurship professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about negotiating salaries. (2/15/2013)

Theatre Jones: Meadows' Albert Herring nicely reviewed - SMU's Meadows School of the Arts' Meadows Opera Theatre and Meadows Symphony Orchestra recently performed Britten’s comic opera Albert Herring. The production ran in Feb. (2/15/2013)

Reuters: Texas Sen. Cruz blazing a trail - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's aggressive style in Washington. (2/15/2013)

DMN: Connect career with your purpose - K.Shelette Stewart, associate director of business development at SMU’s Cox School of Business Executive Education, talks about ways to connect your career with your purpose. This from her new book, "Revelations in Business: Connecting Your Business Plan With God's Purpose and Plan for Your Life." (2/15/2013)

DBS DFW: What if minimum wage were raised? Video - Michael Davis, economist at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the ramifications of raising the minimum wage. (2/15/2013)

CBS DFW: What now after AA & US Air merger? Video - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talk about the aftermath of the American Airlines and U.S. Airways merger. (2/15/2013)

SMU students to send ideas to TEDActive - It’s called a TEDActive Takeover, and SMU students are being challenged to brainstorm and chart their best ideas through Feb. 17 on a series of topics to be presented at the TEDActive conference in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 24-March 1. (2/14/2013)

Documentary looks at American meat production - 'American Meat,' a documentary that looks at issues surrounding the production of American meat through the eyes of farmers, will be screened at SMU on Tuesday, Feb. 19. (2/14/2013)

SMU offers transfer students special course - Students who transfer to SMU after beginning their college experience on another campus will have the opportunity to take a class in fall 2013 designed for a smoother transition. (2/13/2013)

SMU announces Ford Stadium upgrades - Continuing its efforts to provide the provide the best in athletic facilities, SMU today announced a more Ford Stadium upgrades, adding a new 233-seat Hall of Champions Club and seven new suites. (2/13/2013)

DFW Child: Raising an introverted child - Sarah Feuerbacher, director at SMU's Center for Family Counseling, talks about raising an introverted child. (2/13/2013)

CS Monitor: Obama's second-term agenda - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences talks about the landscape for Obama's second term goals. (2/13/2013)

First two Human Rights degrees awarded Video - Two SMU students become the first west of Ohio to earn degrees in human rights. (2/13/2013)

Hiding in Plain Sight - Prof. Sunday Eiselt is researching how some Apaches eluded capture and the reservation. (2/13/2013)

Historian Edmund Russell to speak on evolutionary history - Award-winning historian Edmund Russell will speak on “Evolutionary History: The Industrial Revolution, Tuskless Elephants and How Biology Can Help Us Understand Our Past” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 in Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Hall. (2/13/2013)

For Someone Special - Valentines exchanged by J. C. Penney and his wife over 20 years are in SMU’s DeGolyer Library collection. (2/13/2013)

Health, Wealth, and Suffering - Arlene M. Sánchez Walsh, Ph.D. will present a Public Keynote Lecture February 21, 2013, on “Parar de Sufrir: Health, Wealth, and Suffering in the Latino/a Religious Imagination.” (2/13/2013)

Perkins School of Theology presents faith colloquium - Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and contributing editor at TIME, will share informal remarks with a Q&A session at the 2013 Public Life | Personal Faith Colloquium, Friday, February 15, 2013, (2/12/2013)

Supporting the Arts - SMU launches a new center to assess and support the health of arts organizations. (2/12/2013)

Dallas News: Pope Benedict XVI to resign - William Lawrence, dean of SMU Perkins School of Theology, and SMU Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson talk about the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning. (2/11/2013)

Summer Learning - It’s not too early to begin planning for summer learning opportunities at SMU. (2/11/2013)

Civil War Photos - DeGolyer Library is exhibiting rare Civil War photos from the Robin Sanford Collection. (2/11/2013)

Civil War Photos - Rare Civil War photos from the Robin Sanford Collection are on exhibit at DeGolyer Library. (2/11/2013)

10 in a Row - Women's Basketball wins 10th straight game Sunday in 67-50 victory over Marshall. (2/11/2013)

Meadows Opera Theatre presents 'Albert Herring' - This comic opera masterpiece tells the tale of the only virgin left in a small English town, a meek, shy mama’s boy who is crowned May King when none of the local girls are deemed pure enough to wear the crown. (2/7/2013)

Fox 34: West Texas benefits from boom - Bernard Weinstein, (2/6/2013)

Register: Fashion consignment shops thriving - Morgan Ward, assistant professor of marketing at SMU, talks about a study by IBISWorld Inc. and the prosperity of consignment shops for designer fashion goods. (2/6/2013)

Daily Campus: No change for Bangladesh - Rahfin Faruk, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Campus and a sophomore President's Scholar, writes about conditions in Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry. During summer 2012, he interned at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. (2/6/2013)

National Signing Day - Mustangs football adds a strong recruiting class of 19 student-athletes and four Jan. enrollees. (2/6/2013)

KPBS: Texas textbook standards process - SMU Anthropology Professor Ron Wetherington was interviewed for the Independent Lens documentary "The Revisionaries," about the Texas textbook standards process. (2/6/2013)

KERA: Do lawmakers buy Perry's tax cut? - SMU Political Science Professors Cal Jillson and Matthew Wilson talk about Texas Governor Rick Perry's state-of-the-state speech. (2/6/2013)

Apple Praises Meadows - SMU's Meadows School of the Arts has been named an Apple Distinguished Program. (2/6/2013)

Are psychopaths morally responsible for their actions? - Dr. Neil Levy, a recognized authority in neuroethics, will discuss whether psychopaths are morally responsible for their actions at SMU on Thursday, February 7, 2013. (2/5/2013)

National Signing Day - Wednesday is National Signing Day and the Mustangs are poised to add another strong recruiting class. (2/5/2013)

Dallas News: Ruth Altshuler to lead city's JFK commemoration committee - A feature about Ruth Altshuler leading Dallas' commemoration of the JFK assassination this fall. (2/4/2013)

Going for the 'Green' - As the annual RecycleMania competition returns, act 'green' and win. (2/4/2013)

Hamon Library Gifts - Two Hamon Library gifts inlcude an exhibit of actress Linda Darnell memorabilia. (2/4/2013)

Cox accounting students shine in competitions - Students in the SMU Cox accounting program have distinguished themselves in multiple prestigious academic competitions during the fall 2012 semester. (2/1/2013)

Ministers Week at SMU - SMU's Perkins School of Theology will host Ministers Week February 4-6, 2013. The theme is “Hope for a Restless Church: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Leaders.” (2/1/2013)

Career Prep Day on February 7 at Hughes-Trigg - Take a quick trip to networking opportunities, social media insights, career fair tips, and professional attire. (1/31/2013)

Bernard Franklin to speak at SMU - Bernard Franklin is a motivational speaker, consultant and leader in articulating the issues facing youth, urban men and families. (1/31/2013)

Hill Harper to speak at SMU - Hill Harper is an NAACP Image Award winner, best-selling author and actor who portrays “Dr. Sheldon Hawkes” on the hit drama series CSI: New York. (1/31/2013)

2013 Black History Month at SMU - SMU students will celebrate Black History Month this year with community service projects, special programs, featured speakers and the annual Black Excellence Ball. (1/30/2013)

SMU Abroad Summer Programs Fair - Event set for February 6, 2013, in The Commons of Hughes-Trigg Student Center at SMU. (1/30/2013)

Voice: Lady Gaga and her public personna - SMU Film and Media Arts Professor Sean Griffin talks about Lady Gaga and her public personna. (1/29/2013)

JFK, History and the Politics of Memory - Three preeminent scholars of American history will utilize Presidents Day and the upcoming 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination as a springboard for examining the changing nature of memory in “JFK, History and the Politics of Memory.” (1/29/2013)

Residential Commons - The concept for the new Residential Commons was derived from higher learning institutions overseas. (1/29/2013)

Chinese expert to speak on ‘China’s Dangerous Future’ - Ralph Thaxton, a well-published authority on Chinese politics, will speak at SMU’s McCord Auditorium in Dallas Hall at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, on “China’s Dangerous Future: Sources of Instability and the Crisis of Communist Party Rule.” (1/29/2013)

SMU forum on women’s health care legislation in Texas - The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at SMU will sponsor a public forum Jan 31 on the effects of proposed Texas’ anti-abortion legislation that has been criticized by women’s rights advocates as crippling state-funded health care options for all women.
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What Memoirs Reveal - Historian Melvin Leffler to talk about what memoirs reveal about the George W. Bush administration. (1/28/2013)

'Reading Law' - An SMU law professor and a U.S. Supreme Court justice explain legal language. (1/25/2013)

Dream Week at SMU - SMU celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1/25/2013)

Luminary Awards - Simmons School honors educators who promote change for the betterment of students. (1/25/2013)

KERA: Start early talking about college Audio - Sherril English, professor at SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, talks about instilling in kids early the idea of college. (1/24/2013)

Dallas News: America's common creed - William Lawrence, dean at SMU's Perkins School of Theology, talks about America's common creed. (1/24/2013)

Express-News: Texas GOP vs Obama - Cal Jillson, political scientist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about Texas lawmakers partisan divisions. (1/24/2013)

Am. Thinker: Obama vs Palin energy debate - Ben Voth, communications professor and director of debate at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, writes about the energy debate between President Obama and former Alaska gov. Sarah Palin. (1/24/2013)

Game::Business::Law - Video game industry insiders meet at SMU to discuss their most pressing issues. (1/24/2013)

SMU honors retiring ethicist Robin W. Lovin - SMU pays tribute to retiring distinguished Christian ethicist Robin W. Lovin. (1/24/2013)

Jason McKenna Lecture at SMU - Jason McKenna of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center will speak on "Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief" at SMU on January 24, 2013. (1/23/2013)

Star: SMU alum preaches to the president - SMU alumnus Adam Hamilton preached to President Obama and other Washington, D.C., dignitaries at the National Cathedral on January 22. (1/23/2013)

American-Statesman: Texas politics - Cal Jillson, political scientist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about a day in the life of Texas government and politics. (1/23/2013)

Salon: Has Obama changed? - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about how Obama has changed during the last four years. (1/23/2013)

Fox 4: SMU experts on Inauguration Day - As part of the Inauguration Day coverage on January 21, 2013, SMU’s Jeffrey A. Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History, and Matthew Wilson, associate professor of political science, are interviewed about the day’s ceremony, President Obama and the U.S. presidency. (1/23/2013)

Dying Planet author Robert Markley to speak at SMU - Robert Markley, author of the highly acclaimed Dying Planet, will speak on "The Unsustainable Estate: Imagining Nature in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park" at SMU on January 31, 2013. (1/22/2013)

Ceramic instructors to exhibit recent works - Eighteen university ceramic instructors from Texas will exhibit their recent works in SMU's Pollock Gallery from January 22 to February 16, 2013. (1/22/2013)

Making the Most - SMU students and faculty used winter break to conduct research and perform community service. (1/22/2013)

Broadway: Meadows students in 'King Lear' - Students from SMU's Meadows School of the Arts are performing in Shakespear's "King Lear" at the Dallas Theater Center. The production runs through February 18, 2013. (1/18/2013)

From The Inauguration - SMU students are in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, working as journalists and communicators. (1/18/2013)

SMU's 2013 BIG EAST opponents finalized - Opponents for SMU's inaugural BIG EAST season have been finalized, and 2013 visitors to Ford Stadium will include UCF, UConn, Rutgers and Temple. The Mustangs will travel to Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis and USF. (1/18/2013)

American-Statesman: Tx A.G. Abbott invites NYers - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about ads purchased by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott inviting New Yorkers to move to Texas. (1/18/2013)

Chronicle: Are Texans in for tax breaks? - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about possibilities of tax breaks with the new Texas legislative session. (1/18/2013)

Engaged Learning Week - Engaged Learning Week, scheduled for Jan. 23-25, will promote learning outside the classroom. (1/18/2013)

ABC Denver: 'Second-term' curse - Jeffrey Engel, presidential historian at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about how many presidents experience challenge during their second terms. (1/18/2013)

SMU professor's study criticizes Bible courses - SMU Religious Studies Professor Mark A. Chancey is author of a new study targeting bias, factual errors and insufficient curriculum standards in Texas public school Bible courses. (1/17/2013)

Oprah: Stress Myths—Debunked! - Alicia Meuret, associate professor of psychology at SMU, talks about controlling stress with breathing. (1/16/2013)

Globe Mail: Three countries - one degree - Zannie Giraud Voss, chairperson and professor of arts management and arts entrepreneurship at SMU, talks about a unique new three-country master's degree in international arts management delivered by universities in Canada, the United States and Italy. (1/16/2013)

Star-Telegram: Gun shows on public property - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about a coming clash over gun shows held on public property. (1/16/2013)

Phys.org: North Texas hunger study - Tom Fomby and Daniel Millimet, professors of economics at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, partner with the North Texas Food Bank to study causes of hunger in North Texas. (1/16/2013)

Dallas South News: Meadows students cast in 'King Lear' - SMU Meadows School of the Arts students are among the cast of "King Lear" presented by the Dallas Theatre Center. (1/16/2013)

USA Today: PAC for gun control - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about the new gun control political action committee created by former representative Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly. (1/16/2013)

Allure: Anxiety causes eating - Lindsey DeBoer, doctoral student in psychology at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about her study showing that anxiety, and the fear of it, can trigger an eating binge. (1/16/2013)

What’s ahead for lawmakers - As the U.S. Congress and Texas Legislature reconvene, SMU experts weigh in on issues facing lawmakers. (1/16/2013)

Chance meeting leads to life changes - When SMU junior Austin Michelsen attended his senior ring ceremony in December, he was quick to credit SMU alumna Eva Parks for that special day. (1/16/2013)

Media violence: A thorny constitutional issue - Tony Pederson, the Belo Distinguished Chair in Journalism at SMU and former executive editor of The Houston Chronicle, writes about violence in the media. (1/16/2013)

Winners of the Meadows Prize announced - Meadows Prize goes to musician Nadia Sirota and artist Tania Bruguera. (1/15/2013)

MLK Remembered - Dream Week at SMU celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1/14/2013)

Ways of Knowing Video - Engineering students build robots to collect and remediate water samples for U.N. project. (1/14/2013)

SMU joins the Clinton Global Initiative - SMU joins a group of universities that mentor and fund student innovators and entrepreneurs. (1/14/2013)

New Semester Begins - Tips for making the most of the spring semester, plus flu shot information. (1/11/2013)

Fox News Latino: Texas GOP towing immigration line? - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about Texas Republicans' stance on immigration. (1/11/2013)

FW Star-T: DFW CEO to retire - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the impressive record of current DFW airport CEO, Jeff Fegan, set to retire in September 2013. (1/11/2013)

Oscar Nomination - Alumnus Ron Judkins has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Lincoln. (1/10/2013)

Chronicle: Perry for president in 2016? - Cal Jillson, political scientist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about Texas Gov. Rick Perry worthiness as a presidential candidate in 2016. (1/10/2013)

Parenting: Children's inherited traits - George Holden, psychology professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanties and Sciences, talks about traits that parents pass on to children. (1/10/2013)

DMN: SMU: a JFK assassination resource - SMU's DeGolyer Library is included among the list of JFK resources in advance of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (1/10/2013)

Parents: Ways to make reading fun - Jill Allor, professor and chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning in SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, talks about how to make reading fun for children. (1/10/2013)

Dallas News: Dallas County drops ball, criminal may go free - Meghan Ryan, law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, talks about what happens when the right the a speedy trial is violated. (1/9/2013)

NY Times: Should TX lawmakers meet more? - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about a newly introduced bill that would require the Texas legislature to meet more often than every two years. (1/9/2013)

SMU Tower Center hosts ‘Women In Politics’ symposium - The SMU John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies will host a daylong “Women In Politics” symposium on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Meadows Museum at SMU. Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will deliver the keynote address. (1/9/2013)

Business Journal: Fiscal cliff: North Texans react - Scott MacDonald, adjunct professor at SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about North Texas reaction to the recent fiscal cliff deal. (1/9/2013)

Science Daily: Jurassic ecosystems were similar to modern - Timothy Myers, paleontologist at SMU's Dedman College of Humanites and Sciences, talks about the results of a new study that set out to find whether ancient ecosystems worked like modern ones. (1/9/2013)

American-Statesman: Dewhurst's missing campaign funds - Cal Jillson, political science professor at SMU's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, talks about how missing funds from Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's campaign coffers highlights the need for campaign donation oversight. (1/9/2013)

Fox 4: Energy independence for America?  Video - Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about America becoming energy independent, which would help the economy and mean more jobs. He says the future looks bright. (1/9/2013)

Fox 4: Fossils found near Lake Lewisville - SMU Paleontologist Timothy Myers is interviewed about a fossil discovery near Lake Lewisville. (1/9/2013)

Perkins School announces DAA recipients - Roberto Escamilla and William K. McElvaney have been named recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Alumni/ae Council of Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. (1/9/2013)

Comparing Ecosystems - Study of Jurassic ecosystems suggests human changes to climate will impact plant and animal life. (1/9/2013)

Human Rights - SMU professors, students and others travel through Poland studying the Holocaust. (1/9/2013)

Philanthropist and alum Ann Maguire dies - Ann Thompson Maguire, civic leader, philanthropist and SMU graduate, died Jan. 3, 2013. She was the wife of Cary M. Maguire, former member of the SMU Board of Trustees. (1/4/2013)

Green Source: Eco-friendly acts of 2012 - SMU Paleobotonist Bonnie Jacobs, chair of the University's Sustainability Committee, talks about supporting sustainability in higher education. (1/4/2013)

SA Express: Texas debate on gun limits - SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the Texas Legislature and gun legislation. (1/4/2013)

Parents: Toddler learning activities - SMU Education Professor Sheril English talks about ways to help your toddler learn shapes, numbers, colors and letters of the alphabet. (1/4/2013)

Wash. Post: The end of spanking? - SMU Psychology Professor George Holden, an internationally recognized expert on spanking, talks about ending the practice of spanking. (1/4/2013)

Press TV: Tax on rich heals economy - SMU Economics Professor Ravi Batra talks about the recent US bill aimed at averting the so-called fiscal cliff. (1/4/2013)

Dallas News: Texas gains 576,000 jobs in boom - Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU’s Maguire Energy Institute, talks about a study showing Texas has gained 576,000 jobs in the oil and gas boom. (1/4/2013)

Dallas News: Future of religion in America - William Lawrence, dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology, addresses a question from the Texas Faith blog of The Dallas Morning News: "How do you see the future for religion in America, especially the communal aspect?" (1/4/2013)

Dallas News: Paleontologist's passion for fossils - Dallas Morning News reporter Katharina Marino covered the research of Anthony Fiorillo, who is Perot Museum Curator of Earth Sciences at the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Victory Park. (1/3/2013)

More Than Vegetables - Think of SMU's Community Garden as the ultimate growth opportunity. (1/2/2013)

A Helping Hand - SMU students travel to New Orleans in December to help rebuild the city. (1/2/2013)

Into The Desert - A new book by SMU presidential historian Jeffrey A. Engel takes an insightful look at the 1991 Gulf War. (1/2/2013)

The SMU Inclement Weather Policy - The SMU inclement weather policy. (1/1/2013)

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Dallas News: U.S. Justice Scalia visits SMU - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says a key part of interpreting the law properly is reaching decisions even when they contradict one’s beliefs.

CBS DFW: Kaselak's 'Tomlinson Hill' Video - Lisa Kaselak, film professor at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, talks about her film "Tomlinson Hill". The film is showing at the Dallas Film Festival, which runs April 4-14.