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Brexit Symposium

SMU News Originally Posted: July 10, 2019 SMU will be a participant in a symposium held in Oxford, England on July 10 to discuss the ramifications of Brexit and how the negotiations have turned out for the U.K. since the referendum. READ MORE

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Mathematics Professor and Chair Alejandro Aceves Meets With Vice President of Research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität in Germany

Dedman College News Originally Posted: July 9, 2019 While visiting the Max Planck Institute for the Science in Erlangen, Germany, Alejandro Aceves stopped by the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg to meet with Dr. Günter Leugering. Aceves and Leugering discussed common research initiatives between FAU and SMU including Data Science and Machine Learning. Pictured: Department of Mathematics […]

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History Professor John Chávez Chairs Panel For World History Association Annual Conference

Dedman College News Originally Posted: July 8, 2019 History Professor John Chávez of SMU organized and chaired a panel for the World History Association’s annual conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 29, 2019.  Presenting with him were John Mwangi Githigaro of St. Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya, and Dittmar Schorkowitz of the Max […]

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‘Titans in a Jar’ Possible Answer to Crucial Questions Ahead of 2026 NASA’s Space Exploration

Science Times Originally Posted: July 3, 2019 It may be possible for Southern Methodist University (SMU) researchers to determine if icy moon of Saturn, Titan, has ever been home to life long before NASA completes an exploration visit to its surface by a drone helicopter. In late June, NASA announced that its “Dragonfly” mission would […]

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SMU Physics Major Bryson DeChambeau Hopes To Hit His Stride Ahead Of FedEx Cup

Forbes Originally Posted: June 25, 2019 Bryson DeChambeau hasn’t played Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey, before but that doesn’t mean the 25-year-old golfer isn’t prepared for The Northern Trust. DeChambeau hadn’t played Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, but that didn’t prevent him from winning the first event that comprises […]

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Never-before-seen fossils from Angola were uncovered, thanks in large part to SMU’s Louis Jacobs

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Three Dedman College students receive prestigious fellowships and awards

Dedman College News Originally Posted: June 24, 2019 Congratulations to three accomplished Dedman College students. Megan Brown and Megan Latoya are 2019-2020 Fulbright Fellowship winners and Siddhakshi Solanki won the highly competitive Boren and Gillman Scholarships. According to an SMU press release, Brown and Latoya, both Ph.D. candidates in the Department of Anthropology, “are two […]

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Could a trade war trigger the next recession, and how would that impact Colorado?

Denver Post Originally Posted: June 9, 2019 Ravi Batra, SMU professor of international economics was interviewed for this article. The U.S. economic expansion marks its 10th year this month, matching the 1990s recovery for longevity. But rising tensions caused by trade disputes are raising worries that the expansion could tumble to the ground, taking the […]

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Matt Alexander, Dedman College alumnus and executive board member is opening a second store in NYC

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: June 20, 2019 Neighborhood Goods, which said in February that it’s taking the big leap of opening its first store in New York, has found a space in the city’s Meatpacking District. The Dallas-based startup, which is attempting to come up with a new type of department store, opened its first […]

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New power generation technology using waste heat from geothermal plants tested at SMU

Think GeoEnergy Originally Posted: June 13, 2019 A research project by the Geothermal Lab in SMU has sparked optimism for the use of PwrCor technology to generate additional power from ultra-low-grade heat typically discarded by geothermal facilities. Source GlobeNewswire The Geothermal Laboratory at Southern Methodist University (SMU) has just completed a research project that aims […]