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Category Archives: Research
Research: SMU students discover two new supernovae
SMU graduate student researchers have discovered two new supernovae, and their observations of these massive exploding stars will help improve the astronomical “tape measure” that scientists use to calculate the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. A supernova discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged Farley Ferrante, Govinda Dhungana, graduate student research, Margaret Allen, Robert Kehoe, Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment, ROTSE3b, supernovae, supernovas, Virgo Cluster
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SMU Psychology partners with Pakistani women’s university
The Department of Psychology in SMU’s Dedman College, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State, will work with a women’s university in Peshawar, Pakistan to strengthen that institution’s psychology studies and promote better understanding between the United … Continue reading
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Tagged academic partnerships, Christina Voss, faculty research, George Holden, grants, Javed Azam, Lorelei Simpson Rowe, psychology, Robert Hampson, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women's University, U.S. Department of State
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Research: How hiding in plain sight saved the Jicarilla Apache
North America’s Jicarilla Apache tribe cloaked themselves in trade, diplomacy, and intermarriage and nearly escaped incarceration on an American Indian reservation. How they did it has been a mystery of the historical American Southwest – until now. “In some ways, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, archaeology, B. Sunday Eiselt, Dedman College, enclavement, ethnohistory, faculty books, faculty research, Jicarilla Apache, Margaret Allen, Native American history, Ronald H. Towner, Southwest studies
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Research: Texas public-school Bible courses skirt state law
Most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer courses on the Bible aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that those courses be fair as well as academically and legally sound, according to a new study by … Continue reading
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Tagged Dedman College, Denise Gee, faculty research, Mark Chancey, religion in public schools, Religious Studies, SMU Research, Texas Education Agency, Texas Freedom Network, Texas public education, Texas public schools
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SMU fossils, expertise to be an ongoing part of new Perot Museum
SMU faculty and students, the University’s Shuler Museum of Paleontology, and the SMU Innovation Gymnasium have teamed with the nation’s new premier museum of nature and science to provide everything from dinosaurs and sea turtles to technical assistance and advice. … Continue reading
Posted in News, Research
Tagged Anthony Fiorillo, Bonnie Jacobs, community involvement, Dallas Museum of Natural History, Dedman College, dinosaurs, faculty news, faculty research, fossils, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Innovation Gymnasium, Louis Jacobs, Lyle School of Engineering, Malawisaurus, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Shuler Museum of Paleontology, student news
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SMU economists examine fighting hunger through social networks
SMU economics researchers will analyze the roles social networks and isolation play in fighting hunger in North Texas. Recent studies have found that household economic resources are not the only factor contributing to food insecurity, according to SMU economist Tom Fomby. About … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Millimet, Dedman College, economics, faculty research, food banks, food insecurity, hunger, hunger issues, Nancy George, North Texas Food Bank, nutrition assistance, Thomas Fomby, Tom Fomby
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Research: SMU paleontologist identifies new Texas fossil species
A new species of coelacanth fish has been discovered in Texas. Pieces of tiny fossil skull found in Fort Worth have been identified as 100 million-year-old coelacanth bones, according to SMU paleontologist John Graf. The coelacanth has one of the longest … Continue reading
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Tagged coelacanth, Cretaceous, Cretaceous Period, Dedman College, fossils, graduate student research, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, John F. Graf, John Graf, Margaret Allen, paleontology, Reidus hilli, Texas fossils
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Research: After-school programs improve academic achievement
School-age children who participate in structured after-school activities improve their academic achievement, according to new research by SMU faculty members. The study by researchers in the University’s Simmons School of Education and Human Development measured academic performance of students enrolled in … Continue reading
Bob Kehoe named SMU Director of Undergraduate Research
Associate Professor Robert Kehoe, coordinator of SMU’s Undergraduate Research Assistantships program and director of undergraduate research in the Department of Physics, has been named the University’s new Director of Undergraduate Research. He reports to James Quick, Associate Vice President for Research. Kehoe sums up undergraduate … Continue reading
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Tagged appointments, Dedman College, James Quick, physics, Robert Kehoe, undergraduate student research
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Research: A new look at the Native American movement
When several hundred Native Americans took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 1972, it was with the backing of a hodgepodge of supporters ranging from hippies to Methodists to Hollywood celebrities. SMU History Professor … Continue reading
Posted in For the Record, Research
Tagged Clements Department of History, Dedman College, faculty books, faculty research, Native American history, Red Power movement, Sherry Smith, Trail of Broken Treaties, Wounded Knee incident
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