Courtney ’00 and Tye Caldwell launch a salon industry makeover.
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What happens on Earth when you put an ocean where there wasn't one before?
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Engineering student Azucena Milan ’20 brings her research know-how to her neighborhood to study infrastructure issues.
view storyThe Enterprising Spirit of SMU
SMU’s innovation ecosystem attracts problem-solvers, creators and disruptors ready to transform their big ideas into tangible results. Our students and their faculty and community collaborators aren’t afraid to take risks.
SMU Remembers Visionary Patriot H. Ross Perot
The SMU community mourns the loss of H. Ross Perot, who died July 9 at the age of 89.
Watch Doug Parker's speech at SMU’s May Commencement
Doug Parker, chairman and chief executive officer of American Airlines Group Inc. and its subsidiary, American Airlines, was the featured speaker during SMU’s Commencement Convocation on Saturday, May 18, in Moody Coliseum.
SMU’s ‘Titans in a Jar’ could answer key questions ahead of NASA’s space exploration
Researchers from SMU could help determine if Saturn’s icy moon – Titan – has ever been home to life long before NASA completes an exploratory visit to its surface by a drone helicopter. SMU was just awarded a grant to reproduce what is happening on Titan in a laboratory setting, which they are doing by building multiple “Titans in a Jar.”
Stejara Dinulescu ’19 came to SMU as a pre-med student, but found her passion for coding and neuroscience research when she added psychology and creative computation to her fine arts major. Her unique interdisciplinary interests led to her acceptance to three Ph.D. programs.
“It’s surreal. It’s like a pop-up book: we had the exhibit laid out on paper, and then you walk in and see all the work that’s been done. It’s so cool to see a specimen that you’ve spent so much time with lit up and on display.”
DNA From 31,000-Year-Old Human Teeth Reveals New Ethnic Group Living in Siberia During Last Ice Age
An international team of researchers, including SMU anthropologist David Meltzer, discovered a new group of ancient Siberians. The research was published June 5, 2019 as a story in Nature.
Campus Events
August 18: SMU Day @ Texas Rangers
July 28: Drawing from the Masters
August 22-25: Stampede
Campus Exhibits
Goya’s Visions in Ink: The Centerpiece of the Meadows Drawings Collection
Meadows Museum — through November 3, 2019
Texas Women Artists: Selections from Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon Arts Library Second Floor — through August
Presidential Retreats: Away from the White House, at the George W. Bush Presidential Center — through October 6 , 2019