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Dedman College News – The SMU Maguire Ethics Center awards Public Service Fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students interested in volunteer work or research in ethics during the summer months. Recipients are required to complete 200 hours of public service during the summer term. For 25 years The Maguire Ethics Center has awarded summer fellowships […]
SMU News – While youth and teens struggling with psychosis benefit the most with early intervention care, 20 to 40 percent of them drop out of care programs, if they begin them at all. But a recent study shows that ethnoracially minoritized youth, especially, are less likely to utilize an early intervention program and are […]
NPR – It’s the end of a long day of cooking and serving customers at Nicaraguita-Mex restaurant in Dallas. Jimmy Salmeron and a couple of workers are sweeping, washing dishes and scraping grease and food off a grill. Here you can find a number of Nicaraguan favorites — Baho, Nacatamales and Chanco con Yuca. Salmeron, […]
Dedman College News- Here are some of the Dedman College 2022 research highlights. For the full article please visit SMU News: A study led by fire anthropologist Christopher Roos suggests bringing “good fire” back to the U.S. and other wildfire fire-prone areas, as Native Americans once did, could potentially blunt the role of climate in triggering today’s […]
Newsweek – Ancient Native American populations may have “back-migrated” into northeastern Asia, findings from a study published in the journal Current Biology indicate. The paper sheds light on the history of human migration between Asia and North America and how ancient peoples in the region mixed. There is a consensus among scientists that the Americas […]
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) There’s no denying: we have a fixation for fashion. The average consumer buys 60% more clothing today than 18 years ago, and keeps it half as long. And with fast fashion companies churning out monthly – or weekly – trends, that cycle is repeating at breakneck speed. Hundreds of shoppers lined up […]
PBS News Dr. David Meltzer is a guest on PBS News Hour April 4, 2022. When humans first populated North America and how they arrived has long been a matter of spirited debate. A recent study detailing what archeologists believe are the oldest known footprints in the United States is sparking new questions and upending […]
SMU News Originally Posted: September 12, 2021 This week, President Turner and Provost Loboa welcomed community members and distinguished guests to a ceremony honoring Dr. Caroline Brettell, University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, and Dr. Tom Fomby, Professor of Economics as the 2020 and 2021 recipients of SMU’s Faculty Career Achievement Award. The Faculty Career Achievement […]
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: August 4, 2021 Kelly McKowen is an assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University. He wrote this column for The Dallas Morning News. Any parent who has visited a park in Dallas on the weekend has likely seen something like this: a dad, dressed more or less like a […]