Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News History Political Science

Trump’s State of the Union Address: Touchy Topics and Words to Own

SMU News Originally Posted: February 5, 2019 This is an excerpt from an SMU news release. To read the full article click here. SMU experts are available to analyze political landmines and presidential goals in the runup to the Feb. 5 State of the Union address. Ignore the Talk of Impeachment? Jeffrey Engel, director, SMU […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News Graduate News Statistical Science Undergraduate News

Event: Feb. 6, ManeFrame II (M2) Introduction

Event Date: Wednesday, February 6 Location: Fondren Library East Room 110 Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM The Spring 2019 CSC workshop series will provide a hands-on experience that will guide researchers from the basics of using SMU’s supercomputing resources to advanced parallelization and application specific usage. The topics will cover information useful for researchers to […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News History

The Big Screen: ‘The Favorite’ Vs. History

NPR Originally Posted: January 30, 2019 In “The Favourite,” a pair of attendants in the Court of Queen Anne battle it out for the monarch’s attention. The film is nominated for 10 Academy Awards, and this week we continue our Oscars preview series by looking at how it depicts life in 18th Century England. Our […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Economics Faculty News

What 4 economists say about the state of the union

The Conversation Originally Posted: January 30, 2019 This is an excerpt of a January 30 article from The Conversation. Read the full version here. The State of the Union is back on after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she invited President Donald Trump to address Congress and the nation on Feb. 5. Earlier, she had disinvited the […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Economics Faculty News

Watch Live: Policies to Promote Inclusive Urban Growth

Youtube Originally Posted: January 31, 2019 THEMES TO BE FEATURED What can American cities do to better promote upward mobility among people who feel left behind by economic growth in their city and nationwide? How can American cities successfully stabilize neighborhoods, revive the urban middle class, and address the growing attainable housing crisis? IN DEPTH How […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News Psychology

No Pleasure in Life—SMU Scientists Test Treatment

Dallas Innovates Originally Posted: Jan. 25, 2019 Can’t find pleasure in any aspect of your life? Researchers studying a treatment If you’ve never heard of anhedonia, it’s the inability to find pleasure in life—any part of it—and it’s a core symptom of major depression and other mental health disorders. Now, researchers from Southern Methodist University […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Events Graduate News History

Dallas’ lost neighborhood, “Little Egypt,” is focus of free presentation at African American Museum

SMU News Originally Posted: January 30, 2019 Clive Siegle, a professor at Richland College, received his PhD in history at SMU. (Dallas) – When Richland College faculty members Clive Siegle and Tim Sullivan started collaborating on the joint project “Finding Little Egypt,” little did they know how far they and their students would delve into […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News Political Science

SMU professor discusses shutdown agreement

FOX 4 Originally Posted: Jan. 28, 2019 Feb. 15 is the next deadline for Congress and the President to avoid another partial government shutdown. SMU political science professor Cal Jillson provides some perspective. President Trump said the odds of a deal to avoid another shutdown are 50/50. WATCH

Categories
DCII Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Events Faculty News History Undergraduate News

Event: Feb. 7, The Godbey Lecture Series: Catherine de Medici: The Contested Power and Controversial Reputation of a French Queen

Event Date: Feb. 7, 2019 Location: Meadows Museum Time: 5:15 PM Reception, 6:00 PM Lecture An in depth lecture on the life of Catherine de Medici, who died on January 5, 1589 after being integrally connected to the French monarchy for nearly sixty years. This lecture will discuss the powerful sixteenth-century woman, who was queen, […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News Graduate News Statistical Science Undergraduate News

Event: Jan. 30, ManeFrame II Open Help Session

Event Date: Wednesday, January 30 Location: Fondren Library East Room 110 Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM The Spring 2019 CSC workshop series will provide a hands-on experience that will guide researchers from the basics of using SMU’s supercomputing resources to advanced parallelization and application specific usage. The topics will cover information useful for researchers to […]