Is there any way to get parents to change their minds and stop spanking? Child psychologist George Holden, who favors humane alternatives to corporal punishment, wanted to see if parents’ positive views toward spanking could be reversed if they were made aware of the research. READ MORE HERE
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The recent release of the Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch has started a new wave of rumors about the much-anticipated iWatch, including the prediction by at least one research firm that Apple could sell as many as 10 million of the devices. But the history of wearable technology says otherwise — and in fact, I think […]
Journalist Jim Malewitz with The Texas Tribune tapped the expertise of SMU geophysicist Brian Stump, whose research has looked at the operation of saltwater injection disposal wells and small earthquakes that have occurred in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. READ MORE
The new building will support research facilitated by SMU’shigh-performance computing capabilities, among other projects. It also will be the home of the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, established in May 2012 through a gift from the Dedman family and Foundation. The building will be located at McFarlin and Airline. READ MORE HERE
SMU Magazine Fall/Winter Seats of Excellence In September, when SMU announced that it had attracted an internationally recognized expert in cyber security to the faculty, as well as a scholar in international politics and national security, it was evident that the University was expanding research and teaching in areas critical to a global society. They are among […]
Dr. Heather DeShon leads a team of SMU geophysicists in monitoring earthquake activity using NetQuakes in the Azle-Reno area. READ MORE
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Holiday Reading
Dedman College faculty and alumni help populate SMU’s holiday book list. Review and satisfy your gift list with stories ranging from historical to fictional to inspirational. CLICK HERE for more.
A new report by SMU religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey has received widespread coverage by the media. The report by Chancey, “Reading, Writing & Religion II,” found that most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer Bible study courses aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the courses be fair as well […]
Lisa Siraganian’s book Modernism’s Other Work: The Art Object’sPolitical Life (Oxford 2012), was shortlisted for the Modernist Studies Association Book Prize, 2013.
Congratulations to Dr. Abhijeet Bapat. Dr. Bapat was recently selected as one of the four finalists for the DSM Science and Technology Award, Americas 2013. The four finalists were invited to present their graduate research at a special award symposium at the Fall 2013 American Chemical Society meeting in Indianapolis, IN. Here is a link […]