SMU News Originally Posted: July 15, 2015 The White House announced Tuesday, July 14, that the United States and other nations had struck a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear programs in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. Joshua Rovner, the John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and […]
Month: July 2015
Houston Chronicle Originally Posted: July 21, 2015 As Trump shoots from the hip, Lone Ranger Perry fires back WASHINGTON – With Donald Trump under fire, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry sat for an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday night via satellite hookup, appearing by himself in the corner of a room beside […]
ScienceMag.org Originally Posted: July 21, 2015 The Americas were the last great frontier to be settled by humans, and their peopling remains one of the great mysteries for researchers. This week, two major studies of the DNA of living and ancient people try to settle the big questions about the early settlers: who they were, […]
ECNmag.com Originally Posted: July 20, 2015 The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded the STEMPREP Project at Southern Methodist University a $3.78 million grant to support its goal of increasing the number of minorities in STEM fields. The grant follows a $2.6 million grant in 2014. According to a report just released from the Executive […]
LEVO Originally Posted: July 16, 2015 Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe has always called the shots. An entrepreneur since she was quite young (she had three companies before she graduated from Southern Methodist University), she was always “eager to start, to create, to do” and definitely be her own boss. And that she has certainly done. […]
WGNtv.com Originally Posted: July 14, 2015 Dr. Tom DiPiero, Dean of Dedman College at Southern Methodist University answered some of the WGN Morning News Crew’s questions about the sequel to the American classic “To Kill a Mockingbird.” WATCH
Business NH Magazine Originally Posted: July 17, 2015 More than seven years after the Great Recession began in 2007, many Americans are still struggling to put their economic lives back together. Factors such as low wages, high interest rates on credit cards and a mediocre job market continue to make a lot of families feel […]
Midland Reporter Telegram Originally Posted: July 15, 2015 Excavator of “Midland Man” site dies at age 90 DALLAS — Noted archaeologist Fred Wendorf — who excavated the so-called “Midland Man” site and who is credited with discoveries in Africa and the American Southwest — died in Dallas Wednesday following a long illness. He was 90. […]
KERA NEWS Originally Posted: July 14, 2015 Nearly two decades after an ancient skeleton was discovered in Kennewick, Washington, scientists finally have a better idea about its hotly-debated origins. SMU anthropologist David Meltzer co-authored a recent study into what’s been dubbed the Kennewick Man. LISTEN HERE
New York Post Originally Posted: July 12, 2015 Forget the controversies – ‘Go Set a Watchman’ is worth reading By Thomas DiPiero It’s strange to think of Scout, eternally a 10-year-old desperado, as an adult. Strange to think that Jem is dead. Strange to think that “Go Set a Watchman,” the original draft of the […]