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For the Record: Feb. 26, 2013
Jodi Cooley, Physics, Dedman College, was named by the American Physical Society’s Committee on the Status of Women Physicists as its December 2012 CSWP Woman Physicist of the Month. She was nominated by students as “a physicist who has had … Continue reading
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Tagged A. Azfar Moin, Azfar Moin, Cox Executive Education, Cox School of Business, Dedman College, Donna Dover, economics, history, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Jodi Cooley, Jon Haghayeghi, K. Shelette Stewart, Louis Jacobs, Michael McLendon, physics, Provost's Office, Wes Abel
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SMU panel to explore the history (and future) of privacy Oct. 31, 2012
A panel of SMU faculty members from a wide range of disciplines will examine the history of and emerging ramifications for the concept of privacy in the 21st century at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis McCrossen, Beth Newman, Computer Science and Engineering, Dedman College, Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, Dedman Foundation, Dedman School of Law, economics, Embrey Family Foundation, English, free events, George Holden, history, IMPACT Symposium Series, Kimberly Cobb, Law, Lee Cullum, Lyle School of Engineering, Mary Spector, privacy, privacy issues, psychology, Santanu Roy, Suku Nair, Sukumaran Nair, symposia
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Research: A field-changing view of divine kingship in Islam
In a new and potentially field-changing study, SMU historian Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in the early modern era began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling but widespread phenomenon, Moin shows how the charismatic pull of … Continue reading
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Tagged Azfar Moin, Clements Department of History, Dedman College, faculty books, faculty research, history, Islam, millenarianism, Mughal Dynasty, Muslim history, Muslim world, South Asia, The Millennial Sovereign, William P. Clements Department of History
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Calendar Highlights: Sept. 15, 2009
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Tagged Belmont Report, Bridwell Library, Constitution Day, Darwin Year, Darwin's Evolving Legacy, Dedman College, exhibitions, Guildhall at SMU, history, Holocaust Legacies, Human Rights Education Program, lecture programs, Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, Nigel Biggar, Ronald Numbers, Stanton Sharp Lecture Series, Tate-Willson Lecture Series, Thomas Beauchamp, visitors
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