News
Largest alumni gift in University history transforms business education
Carolyn L. and David B. Miller ’72, ’73 make unprecedented $50 million commitment to SMU and the Cox School of Business
New SMU law clinic to focus on First Amendment issues
Legal Clinic is funded through $900K gift and led by leading First Amendment expert, Tom Leatherbury
Mickey's Wild Ride
From bobsledding to the Oklahoma State Legislature, Mickey Dollens ’11 never quits.
Still perfect: SMU erases 21-point deficit to beat Tulsa in triple overtime, remain undefeated
SMU Football improves to 6-0, claims bowl eligibility, and validated the voters that gave the program its first ranking in 33 years.
SMU paleontology grad named one of the AAAS IF/THEN ambassadors
The ambassadors are encouraged to share their stories of being women innovators, in hopes it inspires the next generation of women to get into science, technology, engineering and math [STEM].
SMU researcher, Garland students are using smartphones to monitor bridge safety
SMU professor Brett Story has worked with Garland students for a new way to continuously monitor bridges by gathering information collected by smartphones in passing cars.
SMU welcomes a Boulevard game changer
“The Indoor Performance Center has long been a goal for our University, and we thank all the donors for making it a reality,” SMU President R. Gerald Turner said.
DART station renamed SMU/Mockingbird Station
DART's Mockingbird Station has been renamed SMU/Mockingbird Station making it easier for visitors to find the campus and cementing the rail station’s role as a gateway to the University.
Attackers could be listening to what you type
SMU research shows that the bad guys can use your nearby smartphone to learn information you enter through a keyboard.
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.”
Campus Events
November 7-10: Homecoming Weekend
October 17: The Extended Dickens Family: Lucinda Dickens Hawksley - Free and open to the public. Reception at 6 p.m. and lecture at 6:30 p.m.
October 22: The Last Card in the Deck: Inside George W. Bush’s Decision to Surge in Iraq - Free and open to the public, but you must RSVP.
November 11-12: Mission Quest: Finding Your Place in God's World Perkins Fall Convocation 2019 with guest speaker Rick Steves.
Campus Exhibits
Goya’s Visions in Ink: The Centerpiece of the Meadows Drawings Collection
Meadows Museum — through November 3, 2019
Dan Wingren: The Image and Magic, Hamon Arts Library Second Floor — through August 1, 2020
"All Goes Onward and Outward": Walt Whitman at 200, at the DeGolyer Library — through November 15 , 2019
El Greco, Goya, and a Taste for Spain: Highlights from The Bowes Museum, at the Meadows Museum — through January 12, 2020