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DRSEF Award Winner Has Unique Connection With SMU Department of Mathematics

March 8, 2016 (Dallas, TX) – Over 1,000 prize-winning students from across the Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex competed in the 2016 Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair (DRSEF) on Saturday, February 28, in Fair Park. Co-sponsored by SMU, participants — who have won their school or district science fairs — were awarded […]

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Save the date: SMU Research Day Feb. 10

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Scott A. Norris, Mathematics, on odds of winning $1.6B Powerball jackpot

Associated Press Originally Posted: January 14, 2016 $1.6B Powerball jackpot to be split three ways Winners bought their tickets in Florida, Tennessee and a Los Angeles suburb An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6 billion became a national fascination will be split three ways. The winners’ identities remain a mystery, but they […]

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There’s no way to guarantee winning money on Powerball

New York Post Originally Posted: January 11, 2016 For all you wise guys thinking of buying every Powerball combo and scooping up a guaranteed $1.3 billion: Think again. Professional numbers crunchers have done the math and found there’s no way for a New York Powerball player to land in the black by snatching up every possible […]

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Scott Norris, Mathematics, has one good tip for winning the Powerball jackpot

WINA News Radio Originally Posted: January 8, 2016 It’s easy to sum up your chances of winning tomorrow’s huge Powerball jackpot: slim to none. The math whizzes put the odds of winning at more than one in 292 million. One statistical expert at the University at Buffalo – Jeffrey Miecznikowski – says that’s like flipping […]

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SMU is closed December 24-January 1. Have a safe and happy holiday!

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SMU books fulfill your holiday gift giving list

Books published in 2015 by the SMU community, including faculty, staff, alumni, libraries and museum, can complete your holiday gift list. Need to satisfy a history buff? This list has it covered in genres from art to film to science to the Southwest. Find selections for readers of poetry, as well as personal, political and […]

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Save the Date: 2016 Career Fair, Feb. 18 from 4-7 p.m.

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Meet Dedman College Faculty during Family Weekend

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 2:00PM 3:00PM DALLAS HALL 1ST FLOOR ATRIUM Dedman College, the heart of SMU houses the vital disciplines the underlie great accomplishment. Denman College offers 85 exciting majors and minors in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Their award winning faculty will be available to discuss their teaching and research interests. READ […]

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Seven Dedman College professors receive emeritus status in 2014-15

Congratulations to the following professors who received emeritus status in 2014-2015. The professors, and their dates of service:   Christine Buchanan, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, 1977-2015     Bradley Kent Carter, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, 1970-2015     Anthony Cortese, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, […]