It is with great sadness that we write to inform you that Dr. U. Narayan Bhat passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Dr. Bhat served SMU for 38 years, beginning in June 1969 as associate professor, Statistical Science and Operations Research in Dedman College of Humanities & Sciences. He was promoted to full Professor in 1971 […]
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Park Cities People Originally Posted: Feb. 23, 2021 The theme of the Dallas Literary Festival, hosted by SMU, is a fitting one for the times — turbulence. The free, virtual program will be from March 26-28. For the full schedule and to register, visit dallasliteraryfestival.org. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. March 26, with Alice […]
Dedman College News Originally Posted: Feb. 12, 2021 Each year, the United Methodist Church’s Division of Higher Education and Ministry grants Sam Taylor Fellowship Awards to support faculty research that advances the intellectual and social life of our global society. Following a highly competitive selection process, the Sam Taylor Fellowship review committee is pleased to […]
Congratulations to Jill DeTemple, department of religious studies professor and chair. DeTemple was awarded the President’s Associates Outstanding Faculty Award at the spring general faculty meeting on January 27. The award is given annually to tenured faculty for the advancement of teaching and learning.
Dedman College News Originally Posted: January 28, 2021 Alejandro Aceves, professor and chair of the SMU Department of Mathematics, has been appointed to the SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Committee on Science Policy.) According to SIAM.org: SIAM is committed to promoting the value of research in applied mathematics and in ensuring the application […]
CBS News Originally Posted: December 20, 2020 A rare celestial event may be the only holiday light show North Texans were focused on Monday night, Dec 21: The two largest planets in our solar system aligned in a way that hasn’t been seen for centuries. Jupiter and Saturn appear to merge into a single source […]
SMU News Originally Posted: December 10, 2020 Science in the City is a free, family-friendly public event series that connects the Dallas-Fort Worth community with local researchers working at the frontiers of their field. SMU partners with The Dallas Morning News and other research and educational institutions every year to share the great science and technology […]
December 4, 2020 Contact: Vladimir Ajaev, Principal Investigator, ajaev@smu.edu Dallas, TX – SMU Department of Mathematics professor Vladimir Ajaev has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop mathematical models describing the spread of diseases through tiny droplets formed in the respiratory airways. The project focus is on the transmission of tuberculosis however its broader societal impacts include potential applications […]
Religious studies professor Jill DeTemple told CBS-11 the United States is as divided now as it was during the Civil War. Time for students to learn to respect each other’s votes, she says.
Vanity Fair Originally Posted: October 23, 2020 Presidential historian Jeffrey Engel fact checks presidential scenes from movies and television including ‘Frost/Nixon,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Pearl Harbor,’ ‘Vice,’ ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘The Comey Rule,’ ‘W.,’ ‘The Special Relationship,’ ‘The Wind and the Lion,’ ‘Thirteen Days,’ ‘LBJ’ and ‘John Adams’ and analyzes their believability and execution. WATCH