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Douglass viewed in present context

The Collegian Originally Posted: Feb. 13, 2018 SMU English professor Ezra Greenspan discusses Frederick Douglass’ life, views and work as an abolitionist Feb. 6 on NE Campus. Photo by Ian Stover/The CollegianA local expert on abolitionist Frederick Douglass offered a Black History Month lecture to students Feb. 6 on NE Campus.   Ezra Greenspan, an […]

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SMU study finds earthquakes continue for years after gas field wastewater injection stops

EurekaAlert Originally Posted: Feb. 13, 2018 High rates of injection and large volumes can perturb critically stressed faults, triggering earthquakes years after wastewater wells are shut in IMAGE: STUDY AREA FOR THE DFW AIRPORT EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE. YELLOW TRIANGLES ARE THE 2008-2009 SMU OPERATED STATIONS. BLUE ASTERISKS ARE THE EARTHQUAKES REPORTED BY THE 2013-2016 SMU EARTHQUAKE CATALOG, […]

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Event: Feb 22, Carolyn Smith-Morris presents a free public lecture, “The 1918 Flu Epidemic: A 2018 Perspective”

SMU News Originally Posted: Feb. 9, 2018 SMU Lecture: Lessons from the 1918 flu epidemic Feb. 22, at the Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall in SMU’s Meadows Museum Scientists have learned much about the flu since the 1918 flu pandemic that killed an estimated 50 to 100 million people worldwide, says SMU medical anthropologist […]

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Exploring the mysteries of the universe: Reality in the Shadows

SMU Research Originally Posted: December 21, 2017 New knowledge has caused us to reconsider many previous conclusions about what the universe is and how it works. Despite centuries of scientific advancements, there is much about the universe that remains unknown. New knowledge and discoveries in the last 20 years have challenged previously accepted ideas and […]

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Brief Exposure To Charismatic Career Women Inspires Young Women To Choose Male-Dominated Field

University Network Originally Posted: Feb. 8, 2018 Top female college students were more likely to consider majoring in economics when exposed briefly to inspiring and charismatic women in the field, according to an easy and inexpensive study led by Danila Serra, assistant professor of economics at the Southern Methodist University (SMU). The study was funded […]

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Event: Feb. 23, Women’s and Gender Studies Program Faculty Seminar Series

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The Link Between Earthquakes and Human Activity

Fox 4 Originally Posted: February 5, 2018 SMU Associate Professor of Geophysics Heather DeShon and Senior Research Scientist Cliff Frohlich of the Institute for Geophysics talk about the link between earthquakes and human activities. Earthquakes triggered by human activity have been happening in Texas since at least 1925, and they have been widespread throughout the […]

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The new tax law makes Dallas even stronger

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: February 2, 2018 The rich will get richer, thanks to the new tax law, and Texas will become an even better destination. For many years, Texas has been attracting corporations and residents from high-tax states, in part because there’s no state income tax and the cost-of-living remains relatively affordable. The […]

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Matthew Wilson, Political Science, talks about President Trump on CBS11

CBS11 Originally Posted: February 1, 2018 Associate Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson talks about the current polls on President Trump and his pluses and minuses. WATCH

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History Professor Wins Two Prestigious Book Awards.

  Congratulations to Erin Hochman, associate professor in the Department of History. Her book, Imagining a Greater Germany: Republican Nationalism and the Idea of Anschluss. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2016 (http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100891440) has won the Hans Rosenberg Prize, presented by the Central European History Society for the best book published in 2016. The official release can be […]