Celebrating a new home for digital explorers at SMU
SMU took a giant leap forward in the rapidly shifting digital frontier with the groundbreaking of the Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation on February 22.
One day. One SMU. What a difference we made.
Thank you for your support on SMU Giving Day. In just 24 hours, more than 3,200 world changers gave over $1.3 million to support the causes we care about. The impact of this day will be felt around the globe.
A huge win for the SMU-LIFT team and adult learners
A treasure-hunting smartphone app developed by SMU and Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) to help low-literate adults learn to read tied for the grand prize in the competition hosted by the Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE.
Going for more gold after winning conference championship
Junior Chelsea Francis ’20 holds the SMU record in the 60-meter dash and has qualified for the 2019 NCAA Track & Field Indoor Championships, which start tomorrow in Birmingham, Alabama.
Creating a new model for transformative youth ministry
Perkins School of Theology is the recipient of a five-year, $1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. for an initiative designed to strengthen congregational ministries with youth.
Shaping the multicultural leadership pipeline
Ana Rodriguez ’03, director of the Cox School of Business Latino Leadership Initiative, says she is “managerially focused and empirically driven” as she helps top companies recruit, retain and develop diverse workforces.
National award honors engineering leader and mentor
Technical accomplishments, leadership and a commitment to mentoring women pursuing engineering careers earned Professor Barbara Minsker the 2019 Margaret S. Petersen Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Psychology study aims to help people relearn how to feel good
Can psychological muscle memory training help people with anhedonia – the inability to find pleasure in any aspect of life – learn how to experience joy? Funded by a $4 million national grant, psychology researchers are launching a five-year study to find out.
The Wolves: Game, gossip and ‘atomic girl power’
The Wolves continues the close collaboration between the Meadows School of the Arts theatre program and the Dallas Theater Center. See the hit play focusing on an elite squad of female soccer warriors from March 6 through April 14 at the Studio Theatre.
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
Find out why there’s big excitement about the SMU Big Event on March 30, check out the fall football schedule and learn about other interesting events and people making news on the Hilltop.