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University News Matthew B. Myers intends to step down as dean, return to faculty after sabbatical.

Research SMU researcher uses GIS mapping to document hidden history of Dallas’ once-thriving Oak Cliff Freedman’s Town

Research Research project funded by National Institute of Justice to help state and local leaders improve public defense services in rural, suburban, and urban communities

Research Industry leaders talk about curriculum development at Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub event hosted by SMU, Jarvis Christian University.

Research More than 100 law enforcement agents, nonprofit organizations, government officials, researchers, data scientists and others attended the inaugural SMU Human Trafficking Data Conference.

Research SMU's MinJun Kim and team developed a faster, precise method to aid gene therapy for treating and curing diseases.

University News The governing body of SMU oversees and aligns the University’s strategic direction, educational policy, finances and operations with its charitable mission. 

Research Amidst rising depression rates on college campuses, SMU researchers discovered combining behavioral activation therapy with savoring enhanced students' mental health. This approach improved both positive and negative moods significantly.

University News Linda Wertheimer Hart and Milledge (Mitch) A. Hart III have endowed the leadership of SMU’s Center for Presidential History to honor CNN analyst and former White House adviser David Gergen.

University News SMU is blazing a trail into the next era of business education. Completing a two-year, $140 million renovation and expansion project, the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle – home of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business – provides the facilities needed to prepare students for an ever-more collaborative and technologically integrated world.

Research An SMU-led research team found that ancient Angolan rocks and marine fossils show the South Atlantic Ocean's formation as South America and Africa split.

University News Young innovators from area middle schools and high schools celebrated their prize-winning projects on the SMU campus, where supporting the Dallas regional science fair has been a tradition since 1957.

Student Life To strengthen support for recruiting the most outstanding law students across the nation, SMU Dedman School of Law has launched a new scholarship challenge.

Alumni A civil and human rights leader, Rev. Williams was among the five students who made history as the first Black students to graduate from Perkins School of Theology and SMU.

University News The annual ceremony honors noteworthy accomplishments of SMU’s faculty, including the Faculty Career Achievement Award.

University News Often described as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, Lee will speak at May 9 SMU symposium.

Student Life The team reclaimed the trophy after winning the national championship in ’16, ’17 and ’18. In 2021, SMU cheer was Gameday D1A national champion.

University News SMU was on hand to celebrate when University Park marked its 100th anniversary with a big outdoor celebration on April 13, 2024.

University News Students and their families will hear from an entrepreneurial couple who combine a powerhouse business portofolio with a passion for family.

University News Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Simmons School professor and award-winning poet Mag Gabbert's honor at a City Hall news conference.

University News The Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law and Cox School of Business rank in the top 50 for 2024.

Research FBI and SMU announced plans to exchange resources and information with the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub.

University News Leading scholars in economics and public policy will convene for the 70th annual Jno. E. Owens Conference on April 11 and 12 to explore topics such as global trade, industrial policy, and the impact of shifting trends on the North American economy.

Student Life The telescopes and the viewing screens on campus delivered big. But sharing the April 8 total solar eclipse with a few thousand friends was what made a dramatic experience truly unforgettable. 

Research Interventions need to consider adolescents' exposure to interpersonal racial discrimination alongside other forms of violence when providing care.

Student Life SMU will be prime viewing for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.

Research Study finds autistic teens' anxiety levels remained consistent amid COVID-19 disruptions to education, whether in-person, remote or homeschooled.

Research The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of MinJun Kim, Robert C. Womack Endowed Chair Professor in Engineering at SMU to its College of Fellows.

University News The education leader, honored for his contributions to the IT industry, has led SMU’s digital transformation since 2017.

Research SMU engineering professor receives a five-year NSF grant to try to speed up how AI learns from data to make predictions and decisions.

Research Texoma Tech Hub leaders will be speaking to Taiwanese tech investors and partners, who are interested in possibly investing in the U.S. semiconductor industry.

Research What exactly happens at the tiny scale at which individual atoms exist and interact? SMU chemist Elfi Kraka and her colleagues have been working on developing a computational tool aimed at providing answers to that mystery.

University News New managing director brings 20 years of international experience to Cox School's Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Research The unique center at SMU Lyle combines research innovation and industry partnerships to explore how digital twins, AI, virtual reality, and more will shape the future of manufacturing.

University News Dallas County residents and SMU community may vote at Hughes-Trigg Student Center March 5

University News The annual J. Erik Jonsson Award from SMU’s Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility honors people for moral leadership and public virtue.

Research Could a family’s obsidian blade be a clue to the expedition’s trail?

Research Researchers from SMU and two other universities have received funding from the NSF to refine and streamline coordination between robotic 3D printers.

Research Study analyzes how, why young children use digital media.

Research SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim helped a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin to develop a less expensive way to detect nuclease digestion.

University News Starting with small-town gatherings in snowy Iowa and ending with balloting on Nov. 5, SMU political experts help journalists explain the drama of the presidential election season.

Research The consortium behind the Tech Hub is charged with growing the regional economy and strengthening U.S. production of semiconductor chips and products.

Research The Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub consortium met at Austin College to continue developing the group’s application for up to $75 million in federal funds.

University News SMU will honor the life, legacy, and influence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Dream Week, a series of campus-wide events planned to celebrate King’s legacy.

Research Restorative Farms, founded by SMU faculty and partners, is tackling food disparities and driving economic opportunity

Alumni Eddie Bernice Johnson ’76, passed away on December 31, 2023, at the age of 88. Johnson had served Congress for 30 years when she left office in January 2023.

Research A new study led by SMU medical and psychological anthropologist Neely Myers indicates that while young people diagnosed with early psychosis understand the importance of discontinuing use of substances like cannabis, many are ambivalent about stopping.

Research From studying a gene that is mutated in many human cancers to learning more about an age-old volcano on the Moon, SMU professors and students kept making international headlines in 2023. Here are some of the highlights.

Research SMU cultural historian Alexis McCrossen’s forthcoming book, Time’s Touchstone: The New Year in American Life, reveals what New Year’s has meant to Americans since George Washington was president.

Research More than 160 people from 41 institutions met at SMU on Dec. 13 to discuss key components of the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub economic development initiative.

Alumni Former SMU student body president Austin Hickle has been named a Marshall Scholar for 2024, a prestigious opportunity for distinguished young Americans with leadership potential to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Research J.-C. Chiao, the Mary and Richard Templeton Centennial Chair and professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the SMU Lyle School of Engineering, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

University News SMU celebrates the future of Mustang swimming and diving with the dedication of the Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool. With the new pool, SMU becomes one of the few prestigious collegiate institutions with both indoor and outdoor 50-meter long-course pools in the same complex.

Research SMU researchers did a detailed, computational study – utilizing the same technique widely-used by researchers to predict what head injuries might occur if there was a car or plane accident – to assess how likely tennis was to cause serious head injury.

Research A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth sheds new light on the formation of the East Coast of the United States – a “passive margin,” in geologic terms – during the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea and the opening of the Atlantic Ocean around 230 million years ago.

Student Life SMU junior transfer student Raissa Umwali is following the right steps to a great campus experience. She is attending SMU on a full-tuition North Texas Community College Scholarship, awarded each year to 10 transfer students from surrounding community colleges.

Research A Federal Highway Administration awarded to SMU aims to develop a computer program that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance the safety and efficiency of intersections for both vehicles and pedestrians.

Research SMU nanotechnology expert’s team won an extremely competitive NIH R01 grant for gene therapy research.

University News K.C. Mmeje, SMU’s vice president for Student Affairs, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Pillars of the Profession Award by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation.

University News The Guildhall, SMU’s premier graduate-level video game development program, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this November. With a highly experienced faculty and specializations in all four cornerstones of game development, the program has helped hundreds of students achieve rewarding careers in the gaming industry.

Research NASA and SMU engineer received a patent for a digital assistant that can easily and quickly sort through terabytes of Earth science data, so researchers can answer scientific questions.

Research SMU leads a federally-funded initiative to boost the semiconductor supply chain in 29 North Texas and Oklahoma counties through collaboration and workforce development.

Research The quality of any artificial intelligence (AI) model relies on the data it is given. That is why researchers at SMU are creating large datasets to address bias and fairness issues found in facial recognition (FR) technology.

University News SMU mourns the loss of James T. “Brad” Bradley, renowned SMU photographer, World War II veteran and Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame member known throughout Dallas and North Texas for over 70 years. An active working photographer, Bradley passed away at the age of 101 on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Research A recent study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker suggests shyness can influence a child’s performance in language assessments, depending on the level of social interaction required to complete the test.