SMU NEWS DALLAS (SMU) – The Scientific Literacy Series at SMU kicked off last fall with discussions on why learning about science is important and how scientists can better communicate their findings to the public. This spring, the series returns with a lecture commemorating one of the greatest scientific discoveries of modern times: Einstein’s Theory […]
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Event Date: Friday, Febuary 12, 2016 Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Owen Fine Arts Center 1060 Join guest lecturer Barbara Dancygier of the University of British Columbia as she lectures on the self. For more information visit http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events.
Event date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Time: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. with Refreshments Location: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall How should you package and disseminate your ideas for widest readership and maximum impact? How are digital platforms and the Internet changing the nature of publishing? Join us for a roundtable discussion on the opportunities and the […]
Event date: Thursday, February 4, 2016 Time: 5:15 p.m. Reception, 5:45 p.m. Lecture Location: Meadows Museum, Jones Hall SMU Associate Professor of Physics, Stephen Sekula, as he kicks off the 2016 Spring Godbey Lecture Series. Please RSVP at https://godbey2016.eventbrite.com or 214-768-3527 For more information visit http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events
The Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute is now soliciting proposals from faculty for an Annual Fellows Seminar for the 2016-2017 Academic Year. For application details, please see link below. http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Programs/AnnualFellowsSeminars Deadline for submission is March 4, 2016.
Event date: December 7, 2015 Event time: 12:15 p.m. Location: Heroy Hall 153 An Event with Jonathan Koehler, Professor of Law, Northwestern University In recent years, forensic scientists in some areas have been taken to task for over claiming, failing to test their assumptions, and neglecting to explain to judges and jurors how the risk of […]
SMU Daily Campus Originally Posted: November 19, 2015 Tucked away in one of the many lecture rooms inside Heroy Hall, full of professors but lacking in students, was a lecture presented by acclaimed scientist Roger Malina. The lecture was hosted by the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute on Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. and centered on […]
Event date: November 18th Event time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Heroy Hall 153 Roger Malina, founder of the UT Dallas ArtSciLab, which explores the gap between data generation and representation, will present his work with neuroscientists, astronomers, and geoscientists. He will also talk about the new born “digital hybrids” whose existence give lie to the “two cultures” […]
Daily Campus Originally Posted: October 20, 2015 Society should trust science because it’s a long, time-tested process of accumulated expertise, Harvard University Professor of the History of Science Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D said Thursday night. Speaking at the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute’s annual Allman Family Lecture, Oreskes explained that some of society’s misconceptions of science exist […]