2010

Students Kathryn Sharkey and Amy Andrus write about attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting from February 17-22.

SMU acting graduate student Abbey Siegworth has received a two-year contract with the Dallas Theater Center.

Anthropologist Nia Parson to study the mental health care needs of abused Mexican women immigrants.

With the Academy Awards set for Sunday, you need look no further than the SMU libraries for samples of Oscar history.

On St. Patrick's Day, help support SMU’s participation in Recyclemania 2010 by cleaning up your space.

SMU athletes take an acting class because it builds their self-esteem and makes them more effective against opponents.

The Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, is the 2010 Perkins School of Theology Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Hear or read the text of his acceptance.

From Houston to South Africa, students and faculty share their summer experiences in blogs at SMU Adventures.

Class researches church's intricate history to help the congregation understand its present and future.

In documenting the history of St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, an SMU class is uncovering the city's past.

Professors at the three colleges, including SMU, collaborated on an advertising class assignment in which students solicited volunteers to do without something they normally consume for two weeks.

A newly identified flying reptile with claws, teeth and a nine-foot wingspan once frequented the North Texas skies.

Aida Ahmed, a KERA reporter and managing editor of The SMU Daily Mustang, reports on using social media to find a job.

Alan Bromberg, University Distinguished Professor of Law and an authority on securities law, talks about the Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud suit against Goldman Sachs.

SMU Law Professor Alan Bromberg talks the SEC's new aggressive posture.

Feature story about Al Armendariz, associate professor of enviornmental and civil engineering in SMU's Lyle School of Engineering and newly appointed Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Al Armendariz, who has spent most of his professional life on the faculty at Southern Methodist University, is the news EPA regional chief.

SMU Engineering Professor Al Armendariz, currently on leave while he serves as a regional EPA administrator, is at the center of a battle between the EPA and Texas Gov. Rick Perry over Texas' air quality.

Al Armendariz, SMU associate professor of environmental and civil engineering, was sworn in Tuesday, Feb. 2, as the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6 Administrator.

Albert Niemi, dean of SMU's Cox School of Business and an expert on why businesses leave states, talks about the state of the American economy.

The big problem with the economy now and for next year, SMU Cox Dean Albert Niemi and some of his faculty said Thursday, is unemployment and the lack of job creation.

Albert Niemi, dean of SMU's Cox School of Business and an expert on why businesses leave states, says California is the next Michigan.

Albert Niemi, dean of SMU's Cox School of Business, explains how the Federal Reserve's second round of "quantitative easing" is supposed to help the American public.

The U.S. economy should see sluggish growth for the next two years, but North Texas will fare better because of its tax structure, business incentives, central location, and quality of life, SMU Business School Dean Albert Niemi said Tuesday in an annual forecast.

Professor Alicia Meuret,a psychologist and panic disorder expert at SMU, has developed a new treatment that teaches people who suffer from panic disorder how to reduce the terrorizing symptoms by normalizing their breathing.

From deserts to rainforests, rodents flourished in prehistoric Africa, making them a stable and plentiful source of food, says paleontologist Alisa J. Winkler, an expert on rodent and rabbit fossils. Now rodent fossils are proving their usefulness to scientists as they help shed light on human evolution.

Professor Al Niemi, dean of SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the state of the North Texas economy.

SMU students, faculty and staff will spend a week traveling and helping others in need.

During Spring Break, students and faculty volunteered in Uganda with a nonprofit that supports women and children.

During Spring Break, students and faculty volunteered in Uganda with a nonprofit that supports women and children.

Hunt Sports Group Chairman Clark Hunt today (June 21) named Douglas Quinn president and chief executive officer of FC Dallas. Quinn will begin his tenure with the club Aug. 2. Quinn graduated from SMU in 1985 with degrees in marketing and English.

SMU MBA graduate Gabriella Draney is co-founder of a boot camp to offer seed money and support to help others turn a cool idea into a business.

Retired Marine Corps officer Georgia Lee Swickheimer runs her family's ranch in South Texas.

At this year’s largest game developer conference, GDC 2010, SMU alumna Jennifer Canada gave a presentation to developers from around the world titled “Paint-by-Gender: How to add ‘pink’ gameplay to your ‘blue’ title (and still keep all the boys happy)” based on her SMU thesis.

Former First Lady Laura Bush, an SMU trustee and alumna, is the author of a newly published memoir, 'Spoken from the Heart'.

Michael Bunnell wins Sci-Tech Oscar for the development of point-based rendering for indirect illumination and ambient occlusion.

Feature story on Morgana Phlaum of Destin, Fla., who recently graduated from SMU, becoming a performer with Le Grand Cirque.

SMU alumna Patricia McGregor returns to the University this spring to direct the Theatre Division's production of Federico Garcia Lorca's once controversial 'Yerma.'

Robert Olivier, who graduated from SMU in 2003 with degrees in environmental science and financial consulting, has invented a no-mess, portable composting system that uses 'speed-eating' grubs to break down table scraps.

S. M. Krishna, India’s Union Minister of External Affairs and an SMU alumnus, will call on U.S. industry on June 2nd as his “first stop” in Washington in advance of the bilateral, government to government U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue.

Saints punter Thomas Morstead studied engineering at SMU.

Alyce McKenzie, who is currently Professor of Homiletics in Perkins School of Theology at SMU, will be named to the George W. and Nell Ayers LeVan Endowed Chair of Preaching and Worship at Perkins, effective June 2011.

Anastasia Suen, an SMU creative writing instructor, is part of a feature on "Frisco Reads" program.

Anne Lincoln, a professor of sociology at Southern Methodist University, says men tend to avoid professions that are dominated by women as part of a feature on the changing face of veterinary medicine.

Twelve SMU undergraduate students dominated the pool of winners in a writing competition sponsored by the Center for Public Anthropology.

SMU Economics Professor Thomas B. Fomby and Statistics Professor Wayne A. Woodward contributed to a new study by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center that raises questions about the need for appendectomies in many cases.

The 2010 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will be played at SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas as Amon G. Carter Stadium recently announced plans for renovation.

Friday night’s women’s basketball game will be played as scheduled at Moody Coliseum.

Seven of SMU's teams score a perfect 100 percent in Graduation Success Rates, the NCAA announces.

The NCAA released the latest round of Academic Progress Rates on Wednesday, and each of SMU's 16 teams exceeded the NCAA's APR requirements for the 2008-09 academic year as well as the multi-year average.

The very public, ongoing speculation on conference expansion might portend a major shakeup that could open doors for the private schools that were passed over during the formation of the Big 12 when the Southwest Conference dissolved in the mid-1990s.

SMU has again finished as the top-ranked Conference USA school in the final Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Division I standings, NACDA announced today.

SMU owns a special place in the integration of college sports in Texas for its signing of Jerry LeVias as the Southwest Conference's first black scholarship football player in 1965.

SMU, Army football teams and spirit squads welcome returning soldiers at DFW International Airport on December 28.

For the sixth time in school history and second year in a row, the SMU Equestrian team will head to Waco for the Varsity Equestrian National Championships.

Following a season which saw them win a Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Championship and Conference USA Western Division Co-Championship, the SMU Mustangs will kick off spring practice on Monday, March 29, as the football team begins its preparations for the 2010 season.

SMU is offering a new all-sports publication in a special online format that includes videos, interviews and tours.

The SMU Athletic Department announces the newest class of its Athletics Hall of Fame.

The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification has announced that SMU and 13 other colleges and universities have been certified as part of the NCAA's regularly-scheduled, ongoing athletics certification process.

The No. 18 SMU men's soccer team defeated Bradley 3-1 in a come-from-behind win Sunday afternoon to close out the Bradley Tournament.

Fans at SMU's home opener on Saturday, Sept. 11, will notice some big changes to Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Among the most noticeable will be the new integrated video and audio system.

SMU’s Therese Svendsen was named the 2010 Conference USA Swimmer of the Year on Friday by the league’s head coaches.

Sophomore Marta Lesniak was named Conference USA Women's Tennis Player of the Year and Shahzoda Hatamova was selected C-USA Freshman of the Year.

So great is the enthusiasm for the Mustangs that for the first time since the stadium was built in 2000 SMU has sold out all of its premium seating for the 2010 season.

The SMU volleyball team defeated rival TCU, 3-1, on Tuesday night. The Mustangs rallied back to win the final three sets after dropping the opening set to the Horned Frogs.

The Mustangs will take on New Mexico in the first round of the 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT.

The idea for a baseball service began as a joke but evolved into something more serious.

Ben Voth, director of debate and speech programs at SMU, writes about the lack of civil discourse on the airways and in public society in America.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, writes about addressing the nation's deficit problem.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the depletion of a state fund meant to spur the growth of emerging technology research and startup companies in Texas.

Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the economies of Texas and California.

SMU economist Bernard Weinstein, associate director of the Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the effect if Congress decides to raise taxes on the wealthy.

Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the surge in home sales in the North Texas area.

SMU's Maguire Institute issues a report on cement plants and pollution.

SMU economist Bernard Weinstein talks with The Dallas Morning News about the state of the Texas economy.

SMU's Bernard Weinstein talks about job growth in Texas and the potential implications of Europe's financial woes.

SMU economist Bernard Weinstein, associate director of the Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the Dallas home prices picture.

Bernard Weinstein, an economist with SMU's Cox School of Business and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the growing influence of Hispanics in Texas.

Bernard Weinstein, director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, discusses the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on the price of gasoline.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, writes about delaying the EPA's greenhouse gas rules.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute and an adjunct professor of Business Economics in SMU's Cox School of Business, writes about the Obama administration's approach to energy.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, writes about a nuclear renaissance by reprocessing nuclear fuel.

Bud Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks with KXAS-TV about growth expectations for the North Texas area.

Economicst Bernard Weinstein of SMU's Cox School of Business talks with NBC 5 News about concerns with spend less this year on back-to-school items.

Bernard Weinstein, economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the latest car sales figures.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, writes about proposed increases in energy taxes.

SMU economist Bernard Weinstein, associate director of the Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the downside of halting off-shore drilling.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, writes about the Administration's moratorium on deep-water drilling.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, writes about the problems associated with banning off-shore drilling.

Eleven student teams presented their proposals to investigate important Dallas issues such as immigration, energy and education during the Big iDeas Symposium on April 12 at Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

SMU Law Professor William V. Dorsaneo III talks about the legal maneuvers in a court fight between Ecuadorians and Chevron Corp

Dallas Morning News Business Columnist Cheryl Hall writes about SMU alumnus Bill O'Neil's contributions to the University.

SMU celebrates Black History Month with performances, screenings and dining.

Bobby B. Lyle, a Dallas businessman and community advocate, will receive the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hearts of Texas Awards Luncheon hosted by the Volunteer Center of North Texas on Feb. 16 at the Hilton Anatole.

Books by members of the SMU community offer a variety of appealing choices for holiday gift giving.

Ford Stadium and The Boulevard mark 10 years of tailgating fun in the heart of the campus.

SMU has accepted a bid from the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl and will play Army on Dec. 30.

SMU will face Army in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 30.

SMU falls to Army 16-14 in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.