Four professors named SMU 2021 Ford Research Fellows

Cash prizes will support their noteworthy research

Four outstanding SMU faculty researchers have been named as 2021 Ford Research Fellows. This year’s recipients are Alejandro Aceves, Joseph Camp, Heather DeShon, and Xin-Lin Gao, all of whom will be honored by the SMU Board of Trustees this fall.

Juneteenth message from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Juneteenth is a celebration of the beginning of the long march toward weaving the African American experience into the larger tapestry of American history.

Ten years of ancient genome analysis has taught scientists 'what it means to be human'

A ball of 4,000-year-old hair frozen in time tangled around a whalebone comb led to the first-ever reconstruction of an ancient human genome just over a decade ago.

Economics professor and campus leader Tom Fomby receives SMU Faculty Career Achievement Award

SMU’s Tom Fomby, Professor of Economics in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, is the 2021 recipient of the Faculty Career Achievement Award for his contributions to the teaching, scholarship and service missions of the University.

P-glycoprotein removes Alzheimer’s-associated toxin from the brain

A team of SMU biological scientists has confirmed that P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has the ability to remove a toxin from the brain that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Janille Smith-Colin awarded National Academies 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship

Janille Smith-Colin, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in SMU's Lyle School of Engineering, has been named one of the seven recipients of the 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowships by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

SMU Law's Covid-19 Helpline Recognized by State Bar of Texas for Free Pandemic-related Legal Services

SMU Dedman School of Law’s COVID-19 Legal Helpline has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 State Bar of Texas’ W. Frank Newton Award for its exceptional dedication to legal services for low-income North Texans. The award, which recognizes individuals and groups whose work exemplifies a deep commitment to pro bono service, will be presented during the State Bar’s virtual Annual Meeting on Friday, June 18.

SMU Student Researcher Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Carefully nurturing the cancer cells she uses in SMU biology professor Pia Vogel’s research lab is routine for SMU junior Gabrielle Gard, who has been working in sophisticated research labs since she was a junior in high school. Her dogged pursuit of hands-on research is just one of the reasons she has received a 2021-22 Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious national science awards presented to undergraduate students.

SMU Student Body President Austin Hickle Sees the Road to Change Through Public Policy

Receiving a prestigious Truman Scholarship will help SMU student body president fuel the journey

Austin Hickle had something of an epiphany last summer: If college campuses like SMU were going to successfully return to on-campus learning in fall 2020, student engagement would be key to compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

Remembering George Floyd

SMU Law's Deason Center releases report that highlights role race plays in marijuana enforcement

SMU professor receives NASA funding to study distant galaxies built around massive black holes

Game. Set. Match.

Jennifer ’86 and Mark Styslinger ’87 and the Altec/Styslinger Foundation commit $4 million to name the new Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex at SMU.

Not just for finding planets: Exoplanet-hunter TESS telescope spots bright gamma-ray burst

SMU research provided basis for ruling on Paralympic runner Blake Leeper’s prostheses for the Tokyo Olympics

SMU and Japanese paleontologists find second hadrosaurid species

Dr. Turner speaks to the SMU community about the Derek Chauvin trial

Death and driving: SMU statistical model predicts the odds tying behavior, other variables to car accidents

SMU's ChemGen completes essential drug discovery work in days

"A revolution in archaeology": SMU professor Mark D. McCoy to be honored with prestigious Society for American Archaeology book award

Dallas Morning News: SMU meets the opportunities of the data-driven world with cutting-edge research and data science programs

As a research and data science powerhouse, SMU helps Dallas extend its reach nationally and internationally.

Energizing Business Education

Sharoll and Bryan S. Sheffield ’01 commit $15 million to the Cox School of Business

A $15 million gift from Sharoll and Bryan S. Sheffield ’01 to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will empower future entrepreneurs by creating new technology-equipped collaborative spaces.

Award-Winning Theatre Artist Regina Taylor Partners With SMU Meadows School of the Arts on New Initiative – the black album

Taylor’s the black album mixtape invites collaborators from various fields and in a variety of media to explore and tackle questions about the current moment on a national and international scale

SMU chemist and team to study how photosynthesis uses sunlight to support growth in changing environments

Human Frontier Science Program grant provides more than $1 million in support

Killer asteroid that deleted the dinosaurs also created the Amazon rainforest

Bridwell Library to house World Methodist Museum collections

Important collections from the World Methodist Museum incorporating material from the lives of John and Charles Wesley are moving to SMU's Bridwell Library.

A message from Dr. Turner

Dr. Turner shares a letter of support for the Asian community

Researchers issue policy agenda: Texas growth depends on urban investment

Whitney Wolfe Herd to speak at Commencement

Bumble CEO/Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, who began sharpening her entrepreneurial skills as a student at SMU, will deliver her alma mater's May Commencement Address.

Dominique Baker recognized with Early Career Award for outstanding research in education policy

Richard Duschl will join the National Academy of Education

SMU remembers Ruth Prouse Morgan Ph.D., professor emerita and SMU’s first female provost

SMU mourns the loss of educator, trailblazer and University leader Ruth Prouse Morgan who served as a professor of political science at SMU for 20 years and as the University’s first female provost from 1986–1993.

SMU to remain test-optional for Fall ‘22 and Spring ‘23

SMU will remain test-optional for first-year undergraduate applicants seeking admission and scholarships for both fall 2022 and spring 2023.

Raytheon Intelligence & Space partners with Virginia Tech and Southern Methodist University on artificial intelligence and machine learning research

Harnessing AI/ML capabilities from research universities for defense systems will strengthen military capabilities in future multi-domain operations

Endowing Excellence in Education and Research

Mary and Rich Templeton commit $5 million to the Lyle School of Engineering

A $5 million gift from longtime SMU supporters Mary and Rich Templeton will bolster student excellence and doctoral research in SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering through endowed scholarships and fellowships.

Study shows enrollment of Black students at HBCUs rose in states with increased hate crime reports

SMU AT&T Center for Virtualization to conduct R&D for Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

Dogs likely migrated to the Americas with humans over 15,000 years ago, study says

SMU community to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with unity circle

Jan. 27 ceremony, ‘Dream Week,’ honors civil rights leader as students begin spring semester studies

Jan. 26-27: Every year SMU honors Martin Luther King Jr. with Dream Week when students return to classes for the spring semester. Contribute service on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and join a Unity Circle on Wednesday, Jan. 27.

When their parents fight: Autistic kids may have a harder time recognizing healthy vs. toxic arguments

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Every year our nation celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. – the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage Americans to improve our communities. But in many ways this year’s MLK Day will be very different than in years past.

'Lab on a Chip' test has potential to detect COVID-19 immune response faster than current antibody testing

Message from President Turner on Violence at Capitol

The violence and disruption at the U.S. Capitol yesterday were deplorable, as is any attempt to erode the rule of law, our founding principles of freedom, and the institutions and symbols of our great nation.