Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering

Center for Creative Leadership to study innovative learning method of SMU Lyle School

Lyle School of EngineeringThe Innovation Gym in SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering was buzzing and clanking on a recent morning as students tested robots they built for a specific task — collecting and remediating water samples.

The strong work dynamic among members of the first-year design class and their embrace of the inter-disciplinary team approach has drawn the attention of the Center For Creative Leadership. Continue reading

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SMU-North Texas Food Bank study will analyze causes of hunger in Dallas and rural North Texas

Economists at SMU 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 Thomas B. Fomby, SMU professor of economics. Continue reading

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