SMU is committed to integrating academic research opportunities in all disciplines starting on day one of a student’s time on the Hilltop. One example of this is Engaged Learning’s First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program. Dr. Eric Godat with OIT’s Research Technology Services team partnered with two FYRE students this term to conduct meaningful research tasks in their first semester! Continue reading First Year Students Work with OIT Researchers for Unique Learning Experience
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Gartner Insights, Advice, and Tools Available for Campus Usage
If you need help finding research on a wide range of IT-related topics, including analyses, opinions, trends, leading practices, and case studies, Gartner is the tool for you. Whether you are a faculty member, staff member, or student, you have access to Gartner’s comprehensive IT online database. Through its online database, “Core Research Campus Access,” you can stay current with new and insightful research that aligns with your priorities and interests. Continue reading Gartner Insights, Advice, and Tools Available for Campus Usage
Grants Portal Provides Improved Budget Visibility for Principal Investigators
Earlier this year, we let you know about the implementation of an improved Grant Management module in my.SMU. This new platform enables SMU to provide improved visibility and clarity to grant information. The next phase of this implementation is taking place this month as the Grants Portal goes live! Continue reading Grants Portal Provides Improved Budget Visibility for Principal Investigators
OIT and Earth Sciences Department Test Distributed Acoustic Sensing on SMU Campus Dark Fibers
With Special Reporting from Chris Hayward, Department of Earth Sciences
In the past several months, SMU’s Earth Sciences Department and SMU’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) networking have collaborated to test a new fiber optic interrogator that can measure tiny strains, the result of seismic noise from traffic, along with up to 100km of fiber optic cable. This technique is called Distributed Acoustic Sensing (or DAS). The first round of testing, which started just before the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, viewed changes in the seismic noise as a result of students returning to campus and of the seismic noise generated as a result of the semester’s first football game. Continue reading OIT and Earth Sciences Department Test Distributed Acoustic Sensing on SMU Campus Dark Fibers
OIT IoT Research Lab Partners with Physics Department for Eclipse
On April 8, 2024, in collaboration with the SMU Department of Physics, the OIT IoT Research Lab will partner in an event that’s been capturing the awe and wonder of humanity since time immemorial—a total Solar eclipse! As this 4.6 billion-year-old ball of gas becomes completely blocked by our Moon, join us by gathering at Late Fountain, conveniently situated between the Airline garage and Dedman Life Sciences building, and catch the action—weather permitting—on two large flat screens powered by a reflection telescope and witness this mesmerizing, fascinating, and awe-inspiring phenomenon firsthand. Continue reading OIT IoT Research Lab Partners with Physics Department for Eclipse
