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Dedman College Student Athlete Learning to Make Difference for Human Rights

SMU Mustang Athletics Originally Posted: April 6, 2018 Sophomore human rights major and track star, India Simmons is making a difference both locally and abroad!  For SMU track and field athlete India Simmons, a passion of hers was kindled early in life. Her grandmother, an avid reader, would often read books on human right’s topics such […]

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Listen: Jeffrey Engel, CPH, Unpacking The Confusing Signals We’re Getting from the Mueller Probe

WDET Originally Posted: April 11, 2018 We have become accustomed to the weekly news cycle being interrupted by the quarter turn of information about Robert Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 presidential election. But this week saw a blockbuster emerge. FBI agents raided the office and home of Michael Cohen, the personal attorney of President Trump. The federal agents reportedly […]

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APA Div. 50 Features Dr. Lui

Department of Psychology News Originally Posted: April 12, 2018 Division 50 of the American Psychological Association, the Society of Addiction Psychology, featured Dr. Priscilla Lui as an Early Career Psychologist in their Spring 2018 newsletter. Click here to see the spotlight on Dr. Lui.

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SMU to Launch Incubator for DFW Startups

D Magazine Originally Posted: April 11, 2018 Southern Methodist University soon will have its own incubator for tech-based startups as it aims to boost the local economy. The incubator, which SMU announced Wednesday morning, is expected to occupy  5,000 square feet on the first floor of The Foundry Club, a 25,000-square-foot entrepreneurial club, at Mockingbird […]

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Political review on border security and the trade dispute

Fox 4 Originally Posted: April 8, 2018 Dr. Victoria Farrar-Myers from SMU takes a look at the topics from Washington D.C. this week and the impact on the 2018 midterm elections. http://www.fox4news.com/good-day/political-review-on-border-security-and-the-trade-dispute  

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Until Dallas County Embraces Criminal Justice Reform, There’s the Community Bail Fund

D Magazine, Frontburner Originally Posted: March 30, 2018 Even before a lawsuit took Dallas County to task for a cash bail system that unjustly keeps poor people behind bars, some officials had already recognized the need for change. But until there is meaningful bail reform, hundreds of people, convicted of no crime but unable to pay […]

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Animations that are true to life

UC Merced UC Merced News highlighted Department of Mathematics visiting assistant professor, Vu Thai Luan’s research collaboration. Professor Luan is developing computational tools that will allow animators to produce the next generation of true-to-life simulations. Imagine going to see the latest Pixar movie. You’re sitting in the theater enjoying the film, when you begin to notice […]

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Event: April 17, Dr. Lee Berger presents “Almost Human: The astonishing tale of Homo naledi”

Event Date: Tue, April 17, 2018 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT Location: Fondren Science Building, SMU 3215 Daniel Avenue Room 123 Dallas, TX 75205 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-lee-berger-presents-almost-human-the-astonishing-tale-of-homo-naledi-tickets-44560756422 SMU Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences and the Lyda Hill Foundation welcomes Dr. Lee Berger, a well-known anthropologist, as he presents, “Almost Human: The astonishing tale […]

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North Texas Student Creates App to Prevent Texting While Driving

NBC5 Originally Posted: April 8, 2018 A Carrollton woman studying at Southern Methodist University created an app in hopes of reducing the amount of people texting while driving. “Just Drive” was created by Neha Husein, a junior at SMU. Husein was rear ended by a driver who was texting a few years ago and began […]